New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
APeaceful Day
For a Few Fans
AtEbbets Field
OodCers Win Again and Will
Register To-day-Risler
May Enlist

o,puty Clerk Joseph Scully is to reg
- all the players Of the Brooklyn
m club Who are eligible for war
% at Ebbets Field this afternoon,
!. /. reported that Umpire William Rig
v,ll attempt TO register as Brook
ia player.
Inc peaceful monotony Of the
,.ss,r Pirate contest in the Flat
"a ball pen yesterday is said to be
,suse Of Umpire William Risler's
,..;,ion TO 90 70 war. Mr.. Rigler is
-.n of action. He dotes on argu-
-.,.s He loves a fight. Yesterday
). couldn't get a kick out of any one of
4. tven,y-one athletes who mingled
!, the peaceful fray.
~ true that Jake Daubert tried 10
., nussy in the fourth. Umpire Will
IN Iirler called a ball on Jake. Rob
SIS initial sscker then courteously
marked to Mr. Rigier, BEG pardon,
su but think that one was strike.
/
Umpire Most Polite
Perhaps you're right. Jake, perhaps
,.s're right. Beg pardon; my mis-
axe"
Umpire William Rigler is man OF
.,.iou. Monotony withers him. II IS
umored he may enlist.
The game was so peaceful that IL
dat even seem close. And yet it was.
p.sbje's men won to 8. Jimmy CAL
,hap's men made a bid in the last
i,,me which threatened TO send the
sn,est 10 extra innings. 1t was so
ally on that peaceful Long Island
...lefeld that none Of the fifteen hun
red fans present was peeved that the
nme ended in regulation time.
With the count 4 TO 5 when the last
svhker started Mccarthy shot hot
azsle to right after Fischer had flied
90; to Carey. Callahan pulled BIT
0. strategy. Grimes was sent in to
nm for Mccarthy and Smith batted for
Jacobs. who went 10 the mound when
the Dodgers began TO hit Southpaw
Cooper too freely. Smith forced Grimes
at second. but took second himself
hen Cutshaw threw wild TO Daubert
on an attempted double play. Carey
'hen ended the peaceful afternoon by
flying TO Johnston.
Manager Robbie chose his masterfuI
1 nouncsman, Leon j. Galore. 10 subdue
/ he Pirates. Leon made good JOB OF
T. He Just breezed along. When the
Plates tried TO make the affair look
4 20 much like a contest Leon would
Il rake a triple. or 2 single, and exercise
b. legs around the bases in order tc
/ ave his arm in the box.
Dodgers Busy Early
Just TO make the afternoon a rea
/ wace party the Dodgers indicated II
H he very FIRST inning that they intended
\ % win. George cuts haw's blow TO lett
i ,cored Hickman. who had singled. The
Robins added another IN the seconc
hen Galore tripled over Kings heae
ster two we've gone. he masterfu
I noundsman tailed when Johnston
. ingled.
Just TO make the day more peaceful
| he Ebbets elan doubled their count III
| he third. Jimmy Hickman went t.
second when Carey dropped his higf
iy Stengels single sent Jimmy &c
bird and then Casey pilfered second
Al this point Mr.. Cutshaw again stepped
/ nto the glare OF the spotlight by ham.
nering the ball 10 centre, Hickman anc
S,engel crossing the plate.
Nowrev followed with hit. and Big
bee ,hrcn out Olson. 1t looked like
puother run Tor the Robins when Otto
Miller lifted a long hy 70 Carey, but
lax shot the ball 20 the plate In time
70 double up Cutshaw.
The Pirates gathered two runs IN the
fourth when Wagner went IN to plncn
BIT IN the place Of Cooper. Brief was
out 70 left. King singled and FISCHER
cot four wide ones. Mccarthy forced
Ming at third, and then Mr.. Wagner
popped a high one back of third thai
seat Fischer and Mccarthy scamperinG
ACROSS the rubber pan. Galore took
nickman's throw and ended the session
by tossing the ball 20 Cutshaw as
Wagner oyerran second.
inc OlUtf run iOi tiit ''"NN'
IN the seventh. Fischer was presented
With q life on first by four wide ones
al in a row. The Pittsburgh backstor
'ook second on McCarthy's out and
hind on Jacobs's hit TO right. Fischer
allied when Carey sent long saerihce
" 70 right.
Il was free hitting game. and
George Cutshaw made two wonderful
plays. both in the fourth, when he
grabbed Hinchman's vicious liner and
seeoped up Kings rapid grounder u
I'm. 10 toss to Daubert. il was only
he peaceful atmosphere of the day
shith threatens 20 send Umpire Bll
Rgler 20 the trenches, that marred the
7ssiime.
In figures the story reads like this:
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