New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-23
Cutshaw Aids
Jack Coombs to
Humble Cards
Winning Circuit Clout in Sew
enth Causes Uucle Robbie
to Waltz
BY CHARLES A. TAYLOR

Old Jack Coombs is not old except
in experience. And this sort of age
counts, as the st. Louis Cardinals found
to their sorrow in the game yesterday
afternoon at Ebbets Field. The LACED"
Jack held his opponents to four measly
hits, and won lis game BY margin OF
3 TO /.
A cub pitcher Of the Cardinals by
the name of Horstman was pitted
against the veteran for eight innings.
Hortsman did well, but Coombs did
better. Mr. De Fate was called upon
by Miller Higgins for little pinch
hitting, and the cub pitcher retired to
the bench In the eighth inning.
Uncle WiIbert Dances
George Cutshaw shared with Coombs
the laurels that victory brings. Not
content with his homer and triple
Monday, which were unavailng, George,
with the score tic, peeled off cir
cult clout yesterday which sewed up
the game tightly. This smash natu
rally pleased the aggressive second
baseman. but IL did more than that as
far as Uncle Wilbert was CONCERNED.
1t tickled the manager of the Dodgers
10 such an extent that he did hest
tation waltz in the coaching box.
Five hundred fans faced the cold
and tempests which besieged Ebbets
Field They forgot their shivers when
Cutshaw delivered his mighty blow and
made il possible for the league cham
pions TO capture the series with the
rejuvenated Cardinals.
The Dodgers Tailed in the first inn
ing. Johnston worried Horstman so
badly that he gave the Brooklyn centre
fielder a pass. Jake Daubert dropped
a bunt in front Of the Card pitcher
which sent Johnston TO second. Jimmy,
however, figured that he could reach
third on the sacrifice, but was cut down
by a perfect throw of Jack Miller to
+. Smith.
Jimmy Hickman, who has made
goodly contingent of the regulars
forget that such a person as Zach
Wheat ever played in left field on the
Flatbush nine, stepped into the breach
with a double TO right field. Casey
Stengel, after a days rest with the
brought the fleet Jimmy across the
rubber.
The visitors evened the count in the
following inning. and the omnipotent
Hornsby started the fracas by singing
10 centre field. The cruising centre
fielder Of the Cardinals. who often DIS,
closes the fact that he is not equipped
with a sufficient number of knots an
hcnr to patrol the wide territory back
Of second base. initiated the clever
shortstop by driving out single TO the
field this same Cruiser is supposed 10
cover when the other side Is at bat.
Coombs Too Late
Long hunted to Coombs, who at
tempted to catch Hornsby at third.
Ja,k's throw was too late and every
body was safe. 1t looked most serious
for the aged Coombs, but he had gone
through Just such crises before and
was not in the least worried.
The Cuban Gonzales hit fly TO
Hickman IN left, which Tailed Horns
by, Cruise reaching third and Long
second. +. Smith walked. and the bases
were again clogged. Here is where OLD
experience counted, for Coombs teased
both Horstman and Bethel into striking
out.
The day was saved, fer George Cut,
shaw obliterated the tie which resulted
from the activities OF the Cardinals IN
this inning by his timely trip around
the bases in the seventh inning.
The brilliant Hornsby committed the
only error of the game, when he threw
wildly to first on Cutshaw's grounder
in the fifth frame. This was an error
of youth. The aged Coombs had his
brain cells and right arm working IN
psrfcct unison and committed no
errors. He triumphed. Age, not youth,
was served.