New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-16
STENCILS Home Run Ends
Dodgers Line of Defeats
Pay Day Arouscs Robins to
Old Time Speed-Rcds
Beaten 6 to 2.
By w. J. MACBETH


pay day makes.
With Come Here" Ebbets. the
Squire OF Flatbush, figuring out the
boys dough, the doughty followers Of
Uncle Wilbert Robinson decided IL was
about time to turn over a new leaf till
a new book was made. They won from
Chris Mathewson's raucous Reds by
score OF 20 ?.
There wasn't much cheer out az En-
bets Field aside from the victory. II
was Blue Monday" crowd all right,
But the faithful were entertained To
game that raised ghosts Of memory
OF a year agone, when the Trolley
Dodgers rolled in 20 a championship.
Extensively and defensively Uncle
Robbie's minions, in breaking the
chain OF seven straight defeats, were
right on their toes all OF the time
The rotund manager of the champions
OF the National League shook up his
battle line. lie had Ivory Olson, the
eXecrated coacher Of the previous day,
at short instead of Bunny Fabrique.
who hasn't been hitting the size OF his
collar. Robbie evidently figured that
the best way 20 get rid Of a ink was
TO play IL safe. A. short Olson didn't
have chance 70 scatter ruin and desc
lation over the green pasture. No one
has keener memory for the first and
the fifteenth of the month than this
same friend, Ivory.
Stengel Vital Spark
Casey Stengel, the temperamentsl
right gardener OF Brooklyn, proved the
vital spark OF Brooklyn's triumph.
! This lefthanded sticker OF Robbie's
I queer aggregation came up with the
score tied. two on and two out, in the
fifth inning. He hooked one OF
Schneider's curves over the right field
wall and rung a lead that the Reds
simply despaired of overcoming.
The issue o. the fray gave Rubs
| Marquard a chance 70 shine. The Rube
was injected into the game after Lar
/ ~ Cheney had failed-where Rube had
chance TO win (Which he did and
didn't have ghost of n show TO be
charged with failure. Rube pitched
the last seven innings. He tore
! through the Dutchmen like a torpedo
( through the hull of a schooner.
Cincinnati ilddled around a whole lot
with Cheney before they drove him TO
cover. kopf trpled TO right, with only
one down in the first inning. Kopf
! never got home. Ivory Olson held the
runner at third while he pegged out
Roush; Cutshaw threw out Chase.
The Reds got to Cheney in the sec
ond. Griffith tripled TO right and took
third while Olson whipped out Neale.
wild pitch let the run in. Winco
walked. raced 70 third on a hit and run
play when Shean singled to right and
scored on Schneider's single 90 the
same garden. When Groh raped lus.
tily at Olson old Ivory intercepted and
started double play with the assist
ance OF Cutshaw and Daubert. Cheney
was given the gate when he hit kopf
starting the third. Marquard succeed
ed him and succeeded in blanking the
Reds. OF the RUDE anon
Brooklyn didn't succeed in raising
anything but hard luck until the fifth.
Daubert singled with only one out in
the first. lie stole second after Wheat
/ lined to right. But Stengel lined to
the same field. Cutshaw opened the
second with double. Mowrey hunted.
1t was poor bunt, and Groh sprang in
for a sensational catch. While still
elrrost on his ear the diminutiye Heine
made safe clutch a few inches from
the ground, and. without strengthening
up, shot the ball over TO Shean at sec
OAAN AZ AAilt W hNADit NU iANsHdN w
fore George could slide back Miller
walked starting the third. but two
force-outs killed the opportunity.
Stengel walked with one gone in the
fourth, then stole, but still there was
nothing doing.
Get Going in Fifth
The Dodgers finally got going in the
fifth, when they batted around. Olson
fouled 70 Groh. but Miller shot double
down the left foul line. Marquard
Strengthened hit 70 right field. just
| beyond Shean's reach. Groh managed
10 knock down Johnston's terrific liner,
but couldn't field the ball in time, and
Otto Miller scored on the hit. Dau-
bert's spiral, caught in the treacherous
wind, was carried beyond Eddie Roush's
clutch at the last moment. This scratch
single filled the bases. Marquard reg
istered while Shean was throwing out
Zach Wheat. Stengel then sewed up
the game with a drive out over the
right field wall An enthusiastic fan
gave Casey s. bill for the clout.
The next inning saw the end OF
Schneider. Marquard ratified out his
second consecutive hit with two down.
He moved TO third on Johnston's double
TO left, but, with Johnston. was strand
ed when Jim Thorpe raked in Jake
Daubert's pulling drift
Knetzer. an old Brooklynite, was
lucky TO escape with one run scored
against him in the seventh. lie started
out by passing Wheat. Stengel forced
Zach. Cutshaw singled 20 centre. Kopf
booted Mowrey's roller, Stengel scoring,
but Cutshaw was caught or this play
when ne overran third.
Rube Marquard pitched excellen.
ball through the last seven innings. lie
allowed only FIVE hits, only two Of
which were punched in any inning. the
ninth. Three OF these singles came
with two out after the Rube had