New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-28
Fighting
Hard for First
Division Berth
lark Coombs Holds Cubs
Helpless in Flatbush-Phil
Douglas Hit Freely
Bv Charlie 4. Taylor

-. Doagers appear TO be deter
a % land a berth in the first d.
ION They defeated the chicago
r.,. who have proved TO be especially
.,,,ssor,e 20 the Flatbush clan this
.,,o,. Yesterday by score OF 70 l.
III, meant three victories in row
-, .Ls league champions. They won
.,uss bv the shut-out route from
-. cardinals on Saturday. In twenty
zen innings the opponents OF -'ne
nosgsrs have been able to score on'y
~ Furthermore, the total num-
=, hits secured by the mines OPP
80 the Dodgers in this period has
~, twelve. or,an average Of four 70
- me philles do perchance overtake
$, Giants the Dodgers may play an
.,ortant part in the miracle. Inc
y.craw men have three games with
4, league champions this week, and
=, brand OF baseball as has been
-, az Ebbets Field of late viii GER
";.Iy keep the Giants on their mettie-
Trcle Wilbert Robinson used rare
| a. ~ strategy yesterday in sending Ola
- Coorobs TO the mound 20 oppose
vsiI Douelas, who has defeated lhe
i n.S,ers three times this season. FER,
80 Robbie figured the game as good
fIos, and therefore determined 10
1 20 tbesonly pitchers who have num-
/ IN he Cubs this year in reserve.
Score Three in First
>. v.oe apparent 20 those IN the
IL however. that Colby Jack was
ming ~ ND in a fashion to indicate
-, mi his best wares were IN haho'
Nd more speed than he has DIS
Lied in some time. and IN addltion
,,a1ncsd a pulling drop. The hrst
innings settled all doubt as TO
~ nitcber was in trim. When the
~ inning came Douglas was under
~ sbower bath and old JACK was
4 IN in there moving down the ChI-
ago batters. .l ..o toto If
n.ngIss in the first inning, when trey
40 three runs. Olson singled, Dau-
~, Aisd 20 Williams and Olson stole
..o,5 HI Myers, who has been M
'..liy barmering the ball OF late,
ND IN right centre. scoring Olson.
6,ssv Stengel came TO time with
am. run 10 left centre, tallying Myers
head Of him. ,.
\ PIT the finishing touches on PM Doug
as 0Rourke. who appears TO De PICK,
NJ ID in his hitting, made his second
! mr., Of the game, the ball just eludlng
| ssciptch of Peterkin Kilduff, erstwhiIe
G,rt otto Miller for the second time
/ succession placed perfect sacrihce
L. the pitcher, and O'Rourke sped 10
Aecond. ,-...u
II Coombs drove the ball on line over
Ieidcr's head for triple, scoring
EGRourke. Olson doubled 10 centre
u,nvinc Coombs. Daubert beat bunt.
4.sly TO be thrown out stealing when
He Dodger signals got crossed. Myers
a sest out a hit 10 kllduh, who threw
ESlily 10 first, and Olson crossed the
pste. Stengel singled TO left, scoring
NVJers. but was out trying TO stretch
Ess blow. Four more big runs were on
4 he Score sheets.
Cubs Tally in Seventh
IN the mean time the Cubs wee hav-
E,s most awful time endeavoring to
slve the offerings Of Colby Jack. Up
N,il the seventh inning only two hits
II ss7s harvested by the visitors, single
H. Deal and q double by Flsck. In the
kNsnih Chicago scored its only run and
'rslkin KidufT was the responsible
Ia-y.
Xsrkle opened the frame with q sin
Il, hi 70 right and Williams walked.
Deal m into a double play, but Peter
an Nipled 20 left far over Mack
gAsaiI head. scoring Williams. Kill
~ rnshed at the plate trying for a
te-t I'M.
TIE base running Of the Cubs was
-ss weird and doubtless cost them
70 runs, but these lspses came when
obs Jack had the game well in hand
rd could not have affected the out
lie
be Dodgers are going strong, and
Sbs is in store for every team that
2.ars in their path from now on.
- gfnre.