New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09

Watch Pfeffer
Sink in Ninth
Without, in Fine Rally by
Braves, Clinches Game
by 2 to l Score

Boston, May s.-The down rushing
Brooklyn Robins continued their mad
plunge for the cellar at Braves Field
TINS afternoon, and not even the good
right arm of JEFF Pfeffer could stop
them. They dipped their colors 10 the
braves by score of to |. but delayed
inc agony until the ninth inning. when
Iieher weakened sufficiently to allow
three well punched hits. which pro-
duced the winning run.
Nllholts rap to right field. a blow
that whlzzed along the right field foul
inc. was the final stroke in the down
iall OF the Robins. It followed hits by
I'd konetchy and Hank Gowdy. Ko-
netchy. the first man to face Pfeffer.
mt clean single to left field. Sher-
wood Magee made bid for a hit. but
Casey Stengel caught the hard hit ball
without much difficulty. Gowdy then
shot double to left. Konetchy taking
thlrd. Wilhoit stepped into the breach.
and cracked the leather to right, scdr-
ing konetchy with the deciding run of
the game. Gowdy might have scored.
too, but the game was over the mo,
ment the big first baseman crossed the
plate.
Pfeffer One Round Short
For eight innings Pfeffer pitched in
mastery style and held the Braves to
three hits. One run was scored against
hlm IN the seventh inning. but this
tally traced its origin to a grisly muf
by Jimmy Johnson, which permitted
konetchy to get two bases at the start
OF ;he inning. A sacrifice hit and q
single pushed the Big Train around
the remainder of the distance TO the
rubber.
Pfeffer received little encouragement
from his mates and in a sense he
fought lone fight against odds. The
weight OF metal is the deciding factor
in baseball as in war, and Brooklyn's
guns were sadly out Of order. Just
four paltry hits were combed down from
/ the port-sided curves of Watt TYLER.
and with Buck Wheat making two of
these. the rest Of the visitors sank back
into a coma 70 let Buck and JEFF 90 it
alone.
Casey Stengel cast off the lethargy
sufficiently in the second inning to
bang A triple into left field and Mike
Mowrey followed through with single
which produced the solitary Brooklyn
tally. This, however, was the extent
Of the Brooklyn offensive. Tyler
waxed stronger as the struggle went
along and set at naught the efforts of
his rivals.
The fielding was sharp and clever for
the most part. Johnston's bad error
helped Boston 10 one run. That was
the only slip up by the visiting en-
tourage. Wilhoit was guilty of Bos-
toms lone bobble, but few found fault,
inasmuch as it was this same individu-
ais bingle that won the game.
Pfefrer an Extra lnfielder
Pfeifer was busy in his own behalf
He had seven chances TO handle, and
not all of them were easy. The big
! fellow moved around with the ease and
/ speed Of a cat and raked in everything
! that came his way. Bunny Fabrique
played his usual game at shortstop
/ This youngster is winning recognition
! throughout the circuit, and not without
( cause. He performs all his duties in
/ bang up style and uses his wits TO good
advantage.
Rabbit Meanwhile dashed around at
short field. killing off as many bids for
/ hits as came at this station. He had
six assists in the game.
With Brooklyn one run ahead, the
Braves came up on even terms in the
seVenth inning Johnston mufed Ko-
netchy's fly, allowing the runner to get
/ two bases. A sacrifice put him on
third and Gowdy's single sent him over
/ the plate. 1t was even Stephen until
/ the ninth, when Boston won, as told
previously.
| The score follows: