New-York tribune., 1917-07-25
A Clean Sweep
For the Reds
In Ebbetstown
Christy Mathewson Much
Pleased with His Sojourn
Across Bridge
By CHARLES A. TAYLOR

Christopher Mathewson is satisfied.
His sojourn in Flatbush proved to be
the end of perfect day, if baseball
prowess be measured by a successful
invasion of the enemy's territory
Matty, in the days when he held sway
with his fadeaway, was a dangerous
person to the clubs that faced him
He has deserted the mound for the
managerial post, but he appears TO be
just as dangerous as he was in his
/ pitching heyday.
Charles II. Ebbets, the would-be
Kerensky of Flathasn, sobbed his as
sent 20 this diagnosis of Matty yes
terday afternoon, when the Rhineland
Reds walked away with their fifth
/ straight game at the expense of the
| Dodgers. The score of the final en-
counter was 6 to 5, and the only con-
ISOLATION the handful of fans who wit
messed the contest had was that the
game went ten innings.
A certain Mr.. Kopf, who was gath
cred into the big league net by Connie
Mack when he started to rebuild his
shattered forces, was the man who
made il a perfect day for Mattv and
a most mournful occasion for Charley
Ebbets and Uncle Wilbert Robinson.
Kopf Unties Knot
The score was tied up in an intri-
cate knot when Kopf, Comics discard,
went TO the bat in the tenth inning.
The Red shortstop doubled. Otto Mil
! Ter, the Dodger catcher, figured that
he had a fine chance 70 catch kopt,
who was prancing between second and
third, and therefore made beautiful
| throw to Hy Myers in centre field. 1t
Is, Of course, impossible 70 catch a
man off second by throwing to centre
and Kopf, realizing this diamond ak
ION, hustled along to third. Roush
did his bit by driving out a sacrifice
fy, which tailed Kopf and won the
game.
The Reds were the first to cross the
plate, making their debut in the open
ing frame. Heinie Groh walked. The
Mr.. Kopf aforementioned sacrificed his
mate to second, and Groh took third
as Cutshaw tossed out RouSh. Hal
Chase upset the Brooklyn infeld by
bunting safely, scoring Groh.
The Dodgers had a real big inning
in the fifth, and it did seem to Charley
Ebbets and his little band Of Faithful
Flatbushers that the spell Mattys men
had been casting over Robbie's cohorts
had been broken.
Casey Stengel reached first in safety
when Hal Chase made a poor throw TO
;,Ea1l rnl1ar Inhn efnn
then beat out a hit TO McKechnie. Cut
shaw bunted toward third, and Regan
had all the time in the world to cut off
Stengel at third, but threw wildly,
Casey tallying.
Cheney Makes Hit
Mike Mowrey sacrificed, Regan TO
Chase, and Otto Miller was purposely
passed to first. Larry Cheney, one OF
Robbe's many slugging pitchers,
crossed the dope by singing 70 LETT,
scoring Johnston and Cutshaw, Olson
fouled TO Wingo, but Jake Dauoert de,
livered a safe blow to centre. and
Miller crossed the plate. Myers endei
the scoring spasm by hitting an easy
roller to Kopf.
The Reds picked up another run in
the sixth on singles by Kopf and Rousn
and Chase's infeld out by way OF OIL
son. The Dodgers got this run back
in their half as the result OF Casey
Stengeps homer to deep centre: The
Reds tailed two more in the eighth on
Kopf's double, Roush's triple and
Chase's infeld out Mattys men tied
the count in the ninth on Wingo's
single and a triple by Clarke, pinch
hitting for Ring. ~,
The story Of the tenth has been told
| and Garry Hermann is doubtless burn
/ inc red FIRE to welcome the only team he
| ever had an interest in that came home
/ nsrched on the second rung of the Ma
! ticnal League ladder. Hats on te
Matty," is the Cincinnati slogan.
| The score: