New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Lack of Punch
Costs Victory
To Brooklyn
Men Fail to Seize Chances
and Cubs Win in
Ninth

the plnches and poor work on the bases
cost the champion Dodgers to-day's
game. The Cubs won in the ninth ic-
ming, by score of to 8.
Larry Doyle, former idol of the Polo
Grounds, landed the victory for Chi
cago. His pinch hit with two out in
the ninth sent Prendergast home with
the winning run. Larry's wallop beat
Jack Coombs, who had gone to the
rescue of Wheeler Dell.
Though it was a highly exciting
game the class of play was not such
as to be expected in the major leagues.
Seaton and Dell were the opposing
pitchers at the start. Seaton was taken
out for pinch-hitter. Dell was ham
mered from the box in the seventh in
ming.
Dell had every encouragement to
come through successfully. His team
mates got him plenty of runs in spite
of the fact that they tossed off several
golden opportunities by poor judgment
on the base paths. Wheeler, usually a
dependable batter, twice famed in the
pinch. But more ruinous still, he made
horrible muff of an easy throw from
Daubert that let in one run for the
Cubs.
Brooklyn's lack of punch was first
evidenced in the second inning, when
Ivy Olson hit into a double play with
two on and only one out. The compli-
ment was returned by Elliott in the
second half after Mann forced Will
Jams, who had walked.
Brooklyn had the chance of life
time to gather a cluster of tallies in
the third inning. but had to be salts
fled with one. Miller singled to left,
and after Dell flied to Williams john
son doubled TO right. Miller. who
pulled up at third, was caught mapping
on Elliott's quick throw TO Deal. The
nap cost Brooklyn The chance TO sew
up the game on Seaton. for after Smythe
had gone in to run for Johnston Dau-
bert singled TO centre, scoring him all
the way from second base. Jake was
caught when he tried to steal
In their half of this same inning the
Cubs took the lead right away from
Dell. Deal doubled to left and Seaton
doubled to right, but Mann, who ex-
pected the ball to be caught, went no
further than third on the second two
base hit. Zeider popped to Cutshaw.
VOTERS fly to Hickman sent Deal
home with the tieing run. Doyle hit
down the right foul line. but Daubert
headed the ball in plenty of time to
pass il to Dell at first base. Wheeler
muffed horribly as Seaton pranced
home Merkle singled to centre. put
ting Doyle on third base. A double
steal was unsuccessful. Doyle dying at
the plate on Cutshaw's fine return Of
Miller's throw.
In the fifth inning Olson and Zeider
each singled. with one out. but their
successors could not advance them.
Zeider made a wonderful catch Of
Smythe's terrific line drive. spelling an
extra-base hit. This was real damage,
for Daubert moment later beat an
infeld tap. only to have Hickman hit
into double play.
For the second time the Dodgers got
Dell out in front in the seventh inn
ing. and for the second time Wheeler
blew the works. Stengel was safe on
Merkle's muff Of Doyle's throw. Casey
took second on passed ball. Cutshaw
sacrificed. Mowrey doubled to centre,
scoring Stengel. Olson flied to Mann.
but Otto Miller singled to left and
Mowrev counted. Dell struck out
In the second half of the seventh
Deal flied to Hickman. Flack batted
for Seaton and singled to left. Zeider
walked. Wolter doubled to right, send
ing Flack home with the tieing run.
, That was enough of Dell for Robinson.
He called in Jack Coombs. Larry
Doyle popped to Miller and Merkle
fled to Hickman.
There was nothing stirring on either
side in the eighth. Prendergast. who
succeeded Seaton, helped to win his
own game in the ninth. He came up
after Mowrey had thrown out Deal on
p close play and beat hit to Olson.
Zeider flied to Stengel Wolter drew 6
pass. sending Prendergast to second
and Larry Doyle did the rest.
The score: