New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02
Phillies Administer DoubI.
Defeat to the Flatbush
Pennant Chasers.
NOT A RUN FOR ROBBIf|
IN EIGHTEEN INNINGS|
Alexander the Grea,
Scores His 14th Shut.Out
-Rixey Also in Trim.
BY FRANK O'NEILL

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tory repeated itself here this s,,e,
noon, when the champion Phnl,
rolled back the Brooklyn Robins \,
both games OF double-header, chez,
ing the pennantward drive OF the Wis
itors and taking a long stride toys,
the championship themselves. In,
scores were TO o and s to o.
Brooklyn clings 20 the lead by o.,
game. and over the trail looms 3
shadow Of the Boston Braves. Il VI
just a year ago that Wilbert Robins
led his team into the City OF Brothei
Love TO open what proved 90 be q
deciding series in the race for the n.
tional League pennant.
Philadelphia was in front then b. /,
margin Of half game, and was
ready to blow up. The Robins, we
their eyes on the pennant, were read
to do the blowing. But, instead Al
faltering, the Phillies drove on 70 I'd
championship. Conditions are slightl5
reversed this year. The Robins are
out in front, and hoped 10 reap hsr
vest at the expense Of the Quaker CHS
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to act as the grim destroyer.
Nary a Run.
The Robins staggered through .gs
teen innings of scoreless bsseas
while Grover Alexander carved M
name deeper in the annals Of the gan
He won his fourteenth shut-out VI
tory in the opening game. and there
established a major league record n
so happened that IN making the nu
standard he opposed the man wi
shared Tth him the old one.
Jack Ccombs, the famous star Of 81
old Athletics, worked against the B
Ace Of the champions and fought Mr..
nip and tuck at every turn. Coons
won thirteen shut-Outs I'm 1910. II
Young, Ed Walsh and Matty scored j
dozen shut-outs in 1902 and 1898, ri
spectively.
Brooklyn was beaten and that is
there may be said Of the double d,
aster Just once in eighteen inning
did the Robins have a chance to scor
Then George Whitted interjected ]
most beautiful throw 10 the plate ar
Buck Whest's desperate slide was I,
no avail. No other Brooklyn athltp
ever came so close 20 scoring and ~
10000 spectators simply howled then
selves silly as first the Mighty Alel
and then the equally Mighty Epps
Rixey. stood the men from the small
end Of the Big Bridge on their sallsc.
tive ears.
Alexander allowed eight hits r:
three of these came in the second "
ming, when Wheat was thrown out q
the plate on Ivy Olson's smash TO ls''
field. After that. however, the BIZ
Ace took every trick that the oppos
ton led out and took II withes
trouble and RiXey went on his lsn,
way nicely. The few hits that ys''
made off him we're scattered 81.
Wheat's bingle was rather sickly. III
Robins could not break through, an
that was all there was 70 H.
Jack Coombs has just cause Y
complaint. He has pitched thr
games since the team went away, a.,
The Robins have scored the grsr
total OF one run for him. Just ho'
they did that Jack cannot explain, b.
they did it. He had the misfortlr
10 groove the first ball 20 Dode Pas
ert in the opening game and Dode ''
ruped IT into the left field stands for
home run.
Gift from Cutshaw
The other run was gift fro
George Cutshaw who ran back inf
right field and caught fly by White
with a man on third which allowed
run TO count. II was Stengels ball
begin with, and had Casey caught
the man never could have Tailed. II
other run in the first game was score
off Marduard and was the result Of
glistening bone by that eminent leh
handed performer. RUDE get q
crossed up on fielding q bunt snd ,he'
threw into right field, permitting Pa
kert 20 count from second.
JEFF Pfeffer worked the second gam
and accomplished nothing. Big yen ,
showing the effect OF all that hard Soo'
early in the season, and he had notnit,l
that was especially pulling 70 Y
Phillies. He finally was taken out
the box and Whcezer Dell was sent y
Dell was laced for two runs, but tho
was no reason 20 take him out q,
waste another good pitcher, 50 q
Butte giant stayed there.
Lucky George Whitted cut deel
into the Joy of the Robins. lie p!sy'
a spectacular game in the field 8,
capped that off by hitting the bal! VI
might and main. Gayyy Crayath qua
fed with the crowd by hitting the d
into the left field stands for a eireu
clout.
The score follows:
FIRST CANE