New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-07
Phil Douglas
Is Too Clever
For Dodgers
Chicago Pitcher Holds Rivals
to Six Scattered Hits
and One Run
BY w. J. MACBETH


Cubs pitching staff. was much too good
for the Dodgers yesterday. The big
bounder. who sojourned short time
with the champions last year, bumped
of his old team mates at Ebbets Field
yesterday afternoon by score OF 3
TO 1.
Brooklyn was mighty lucky 10 get
the one. A bad throw by Driscoll, who
is subbng for Laughing Larry Doyle.
when there was a wide open chance
for a double play. paved the way for
Brooklyn to sidestcp a shut-out. This
run, more or less gift came pretty
near to representing Brooklyn's main
punch.
The run. too, WAS directly the result
of the only two passes handed out b.
Douglas. He punched these. TO Mowrey
and Chief Meyers, with none out.
Douglas set the champions down with
six hits. Only two of these came in
one inning, the ninth. One was out
when they fell, and Douglas imme-
diately frightened and held his lead.
Dodgers Field Well
JEFF pfeffer pitched for Brooklyn.
lie has done better. though Chicago
found the going pretty tough. Brook
Ign felded eXcellently most of the time.
On no less than three occasions double
plays killed off runners who reached
first safely TO start innings. Galore
pitched the last inning. but only be
cause Uncle Robbie decided to employ
a pinch hitter for Pfeifer In the eighth.
Pfeffer pitched himself out Of tight
place in the first inning. lie got away
badly by passing both Flack and Mann.
When Driscoll hit 10 the box Pfeher
got the ball 20 Mowrey IN time 10 force
Flack. Mowrey then shared Merklc's
lick and stepped on his station, forcing
Mann. Williams struck out
The Dodgers had chance IN their
half. Olson opened with a single, snd
III Myers sacrificed. Ivy, however. was
nipped at third when Hickman rolled
TO Workman. Driscoll threw out stem
gel Deal singled TO left TO start Chit
cago's second and Workman sacrificed.
Wilson, however. lined 20 Mowrey, who
doubled Deal of the bag.
Chicago finally broke the ice IN the
third inning. With one down, flack
singled 10 centre. and scampered,hone
on Mann's triple 20 right centre. Olson
caught Mann at the plate when D7iseoll
rolled TO short. Chief Meyers then
snufed out Driscoll when the latter
attempted a pilfer.
Fine Play by Myers
hi Myers, who is becoming a pretty
fair sort of first basemsn, saved
Pfefer lot Of anguish in the fourth
inning, when he speared q terrific line
drive from the bat Of Cy Williams.
Merkle, who had singled, was on trst
base at the time, with none out, and
was doubled by the embryo first sacker
before he could think Of getting back.
Chicago sewed up the game In the
fifth inning Workman knocked
single of Cutshaw's kneecap. Wilson
skied TO Wheat and Douglas whitfield.
Flack, however, wormed pass out OF
Pfefer Mann dropped a single into
right, scoring Deal and sending Flsek
to third The double steal was sue
cessful, though Cutshaw, who took the
throw, might easily have tagged out
Mann before Fiack scored. lie played
to stop the run at the plate ana re-
turned the ball widely
Brooklyn's third double play was
turned in the sixth inning. Merkle
walked and Williams sacrificed. On a
hit-and-run play Deal lined 20 WhfaL
Merkle, who had rounded third blythe
time of the catch, made no attempt %
get back 70 the midway. Only one
other Cub runner saw first. flack, who
singled into Wheats yard, starting the
eighth, was nipped when he tried TO
stretch the swat.
Two Doubles Wasted
For the champions, doubles by Olson
and Stengel were wasted In the third
and fourth innings, respectively Two
we're out when Olson hit; one was gone
when Casey delivered.
The Dodgers got their run In the
fifth. Mowrey and Meyers both walked.
Prefer lined 10 Driscoll, whose throw
- double Meyers of first was Wild. on
this error the runners took an extra
base. Mowrey tailed while Workman
WAS throwing out Olson.
Brooklyn made faint rally by
punching a couple Of hits with one out
in the ninth. Wheat and Cutshaw got
the bingles. Cutshsw stole second
base, but Mowrey whitfield and Chief
Meyers rolled TO third.
The score:
CHICAGO N. L. BROOKLYN ~ IL