New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-13
Double Plays By
Robins Help to
Shut Out Reds
Ebbets Champions Get Away
from Cincinnati with an
Even Break

Dodgers got away from Cincinnati with
by shutting out the Reds this after
noon, . to 0. Brooklyn pulled the un-
expected on Matty's men. The title
holders, by judicious behavior on the
bases, made the most OF their five hits
and at the same time stopped Cincin-
MATHS many openings by fielding of the
most sensational kind.
No less than three rafting double
plays were turned by the champions,
where hit might have upset the
meagre lead held by the visitors.
Mitchell was particularly effective in
all but two innings, the first and the
eighth. In each of these Brooklyn
worked in two consecutive singles for
tally.
RUDE Marquard, who opposed Mitch
ell, had a rather stormy passage till
he was relieved by Galore in the
seventh inning, with two runners on
showed flashes of his old-time form.
too hard The class of Marquard's
class of his support. is we'll attested
in the announcement that in all but
the sixth inning of the seven in which
the RUDE was seen at least the first
man up got safely on.
Win Game in First
What would have been the deciding
run was scored by the visitors in the
first inning. Daubert singled, with one
out, and took second on Hickman's
single. Casey Stengel forced Hickman,
sending Jake to third. The double
steal worked. Daubert scored and
Sicngel raced TO third on Clark's bad
throw.
Heinie Groh opened Cincinnati. half
of this first inning with clean double.
Kopf flied to Wheat, Cutshaw threw
out Rousch and Chase flied to Wheat.
Clarke was safe on Cutshaw's low
throw in the second. Thorpe flied to
Wheat, but Neale singled to LETT. Now
rey snatched Shean's hard rap. stepped
on third, forcing Clarke, and whipped
the ball to Daubert in time to complete
double killing.
Mitchell singled 70 left beginning
the Reds third. An easy fly and two
easy infield outs followed quickly. Hal
Chase pried loose the second half OF
the fourth with another clean single.
Thorpe hit to Olson and into a double
play after Clarke had boosted to Stem
gel. Groh. first up in the sixth, singled
to right. Olson snstched Kopf's jolt
and started another fine double play.
Wheat's inability to get out OF the
way OF Cutshaw's wicked line drive
seventh. Zach had reached first, with
one down. when kopf fumbled' AS
Za:n was hit by the drive he not onl y
spoiled an extra base wallop for Cut
shaw. but was out in the bargain.
Robbie Lifts Vanguard
In the second half of this same inn
ing Chase singled. When Marquard
passed Clarke, still with none out,
Uncle Robbie decided it was time to
try another pitcher. Leon Galore sue
cecded. Immediately Chase and Clarke
pulled a double steal on the newcomer.
But this didn't seem to fluster Galore
a bit. He struck out Jim Thorpe; then
passed Neale purposely, filling the
bases. McKechnie ran for Clarke. But
Brooklyn's luck was still rampant. for
Shean hit sharply TO the box, and Ca
dore started Brooklyn's fourth double
play of the afternoon by way OF the
plate.
Brooklyn clinched the argument in
the eighth. Meyers singled and Smyth
ran for the Chief. Galore also
singled. Smyth moved TO third when
Olson forced Cadore. and scored while
Shean was throwing out Daubert In
Cincinnati's half, with one gone, Groh
singled and Kopf walked, but Rousch
fouled 10 Mowrey before Chase struck
out. Griffith. batting for Thorpe
singled. with only one out in the ninth.
Neale forced Griffith; Shean flied TO
Stengel
Thn ccnro.