New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-11
Fate, Luck and the Umpire
Bring Defeat to Dodgers
Everything Seems to Break
Right for Cubs, Who
Win Once More
BY W. J. MACBETH

If baseball is still in its infancy il
will have to live long enough 70 grow
chin whiskers before it sees such an
other tough-luck game as that which
carried the Cubs 70 3 to l triumph
at Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon
and second place in the National
League standings.
Everything broke just right for Chi
cago and just wrong for Brooklyn. IL
started in the first inning and il kept
it up all the rest Of the way. Big Jim
Vaughn. the celebrated Windy City
southpaw who shared in the glory Of
Toney's recent no-hit, ten inning psr-
Torrance. outlueked rather than out
pitched three Of Uncle Robbe's toss
ers.
Larry Cheney. Wheezer Dell and
Leon Galore. who twirled in relays .or
Robbie, all pitched shutout ball. Chi
cago got all its runs off Cheney simply
because his cast was open as a si,vc
defensively. Vaughn. saved by the mos.
sensational support, was taken for a
run that should have decided the ~
gument.
Cubs Get Good Start
A comedy Of errors in the very fret
inning spotted the Cubs two runs. Rol-
lie Zeider walked. Harry Wolter lined
to StengeI. who made a horrible mvf
Of the jolt. Johnston. backing up, &c
trieved the ball and whipped 1t TO see
ond TO hold Zeider. Cutshaw mufed.
On this second bobble Zeider raced 10
third and WOlter 20 second
Larry Doyle laid down bunt, which
Cheney heided. Daubert mufed the
throw. Zeider scoring and Voter tak-
ing third. Merkls hit 20 Fabrique, WHO
tossed to Cutshaw. forcing Doyle. but
meanwhile Voter crossed the plate
with the second run. Williams struck
out. Mann scratched a hit through
Daubert. A wild pitch advanced both
base runners, but Wilson rolled 10
FabTique.
In the second half Of this same n
ming Leslie Mann spoiled an extra base
hit from the bat of Jake Daubert BY
wonderful one-handed catch while run
ming back under full steam. The sig
nifcance of the catch was appreciated
a moment later when Johnston singled
TO left. Jimmy was caught stealing.
Wheat opened the second with a
clean single to centre off Vaughn.
Casey Stengel forced him, then stole
the midway. Mowrey boosted high TO
centre and Miller struck out. Cheney
raped Vaughn for a single to left to
begin the following round. he was
forced by Daubert after Fabrique
foated to centre. Johnston whitfield.
Vaughn, first up for Chicago, singled
to centre in the fifth period. Cheney
caught Zeider's attempted sacrifice
bunt on the fly. but in trying 20 double
the runner Off first threw Wild, putting
Big Jim on second. Vaughn took third
while Cutshaw was tossing out Wolter
and scored on Larry Doyle's triple TO
right. Fred Merkle flied to centre.
In Brooklyn's half of this same sec
tion Otto Miller singled. Chief Meyers
batted for Cheney, but the best the
Indian had was an easy hoist to Will
Jams. Fabrique rolled to Zeider, fore
ing Miller.
Dell Toys with Fate
For two innings Wheeler Dell, be-
cause of his lack of aim, toyed with
fate. But he came away scsthless
more through good luck than good
management. After Wheeler had
famed Cy Williams in the sixth he
passed Leslie Mann. Mann promptly
stole second base. Olaf Wilson drew a
pass.
Beal sent Zach Wheat away back
near the fence for line smash and
after the catch the nimble Williams
sprinted 10 third without great diff
fculty. Wilson then stole second, Mil
Ter refusing 10 take chance OF Will
Jams with a long throw. Deal flied
short 10 Wheat. while Vaughn rolled
lszily to the box.
A wonderful one-handed catch by
Mann took a triple off Daubert IN
Brooklyn's part Of the sixth. This
catch killed a run sure. for Jimmy
Johnston followed with whopper ~
IN the same garden good for a sac
rifce any time.
Brooklyn rallied in the ninth for It's
only run. Cutshaw singled and too
third on Mowrey's double to right
Otto Miller went after the first pitch.
which was q foot or two wide. and
fouled to Deal. Galore drove home
the run with a line drive to right
Fabrique missed his third swing.