New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-26
Muffs,
Giving Game
To Dodgers
Two Men Out in the Thir-
teenth When Veteran
Makes Misplay

Pittsburgh, July 25.-Brooklyn's
champions beat Pittsburgh here this
afternoon by score of 4 TO 3, but they
had the time Of their young lives to
effect such happy result. In spite OF
the fact that the Dodgers outhit the
Pirates Is to and outfielded them one
error to four. it took thirteen innings
TO clinch the pastime. Even then the
Robins were lucky to get away with 1t.
A muff by the usually reliable Hans
Wagner, a muf with two out, spilled
the beans.
Up TO the thirteenth the game took
on somewhat the aspect of a pitching
parade. RUDE Marquard, Sherrod
Smith and Jack Coombs all passed IN
review for the visitors. Jacobs was
rushed to the relief Of Grimes for the
home forces. Jacobs had two down in
the thirteenth inning when Jimmy
Johnston singled Jimmy stole second.
Cutshaw, who earlier had put the
Dodgers in the running with a home
run clout, hit wickedly TO short field.
Debus Makes Pretty Stop
Debus made a pretty stop and a fne
throw which should have retired the
side. But for once in his life the
Pirate idol, Hans Wagner, proved but
ter-fngered. He muffed the chuck, and,
what was worse, lost track Of the ball
While the Dutchman was stabbing
around blindly for the pellet Johnston
raced all the way home with the win
ming run.
The Dodgers had plenty of opportunl-
ties. They had one or more men on
the bases most every inning, but did
not apply their blows to the occasions.
Olson started the game with single,
but was doubled stealing as Daubert
famed. Cutshaw and Mowrey punched
singles in the second. but two were out:
Daubert was safe on Debus's wild
throw and Myers singled in the third,
but again two were gone. Stengel llhed
70 Bigbee.
Brooklyn's first run came in the
fourth as the result of two-base er-
ror by Grimes. This bad throw put
Johnston on second with none out.
Cutshaw sacrificed. Johnston tailed
while Wagner was retiring Mowrey.
Pittsburgh in its half came right back
with two runs. Bigbee beat bunt and
King sacrificed. Carey singled to left,
- ia
Boeckel doubled over third, driving
home Bigbee and Carey.
Pittsburgh added run in the sixth
on a squeeze play. Carey laid down
the bunt that redeemed Bigbee's triple.
This run brought Pittsburgh to the
ninth with lead of two runs. When
Grimes threw out Jimmy Johnston
Brooklyn looked like a mighty bad bet.
But Cutshaw hit a home run through
Carey. That wallop put a lot of spunk
into the visitors. Mowrey was killed
off by a great play on the part OF
Debus, but Mack Wheat crossed Pitler
with a pretty bunt, which he beat
handily.
Jack Coombs Singles
Coombs, who had succeeded Mar
guard when the latter gave way to a
pinch hitter, singled to right, putting
Wheat on third. O'Rourke ran for
Coombs and promptly stole second
base. Olson singled to right, scoring
Wheat with the tieing run, but
O'Rourke was caught at the plate on
Kings fine throw to Schmidt.
Brooklyn had great chance to score
in the twelfth, but the slow gated
Sherrod Smith lost close decision at
the plate. With one out Smith got a
life on Pitler's error. Olson singled to
right. Smith tried for third on the hit.
Kings throw to that corner hit the
runner and rolled away in behind third.
OF course the big pitcher tried to score
on this bit of fortune. Boeckel, how
ever, made a wonderfully quick recov.
cry and a perfect throw that nipped
Sherrod by inches.
The score: