The sun., 1917-07-07
DOUGLAS HUMBLES
| SUPERBAS, 8 TO1
Dodgers Find Phil's Shoots
Elusive, While Cubs Bunch
Hits on Pfeffer.
ny GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

When Long Phil Douglas, former Red
ana Dodger and now full fiedged Cub,
is right there is no pitcher in the world
harder to beat. Long Phil showed up at
Ebbets Field yesterday with his bag
chock full with everything in a pitchers
repertoire
The result was that Douglas did not
allow solitary earned run and chi
cago beat Brooklyn 3 to 1.
The lone run registered by the Su-
perbas. filtered across the plate through
an error in the NTH inning. Phil
temporarily lost his range finder and
passed Mowrey and Meyers, the first
two men to face him in the fifth. Pfeffer
lifted dinky little fly to Driscoll. who
in an attempt to double up Chief Meyers
before he could get back to first hit
the Mission brave between the shoulder
blades. The ball bounded past Merkle.
allowing Mowrey to reach third and
Meyers to get to second While Wort
man was tossing out Olson, Mowrey
scampered home with the run that saved
the Superbas from a kalsominlng. A
few seconds later Workman made a
great stop and throw on Myers, leaving
Chief Meyers stranded.
PfeRer in Fine Form.
Douglas had to pitch great ball to
offset some corking twirling by Jen
Pfeffer. The big blond Brooklyn box
man allowed only one more hit than the
Dodgers harvested of Douglas. An un-
fortunate boot by Cutshaw in attempt
ing to field wortman's vicious wallop In
the fifth dug a hole from which Pfeffer
could not extract himself until two runs
were scored.
Pfefer found the plate an elusive
bullseye at the start OF the game. and
franked both Flack and Mann to first
via the four ball route. Driscon at
tempted TO sacrifice, but Myers fielded
his bunt gracefully and pegged across
TO Mowrey. forcing Flack at third. Mer-
iSle grounded to Mowrey. who touched
third forcing Mann. Driscoll and Mer-
kle both advanced on a wild pitch, but
Pfeffer frightened up and extinguished the
Cubs by striking out the dangerous
williams.
MOwrey's COrkinE Catch.
Olson scratched a single past Doug
las to Deal in Brooklyns half of the
inning and was sacrificed to second by
Myers. Hickman grounded to Workman,
whose throw to Deal nailed Ivy at third.
Jimmy was marooned when Driscoll
tossed out Stengel. Deal slashed safely
to left at the start OF the second. and
Workman eacrificed. Mowrey made a
corking eaten of Wilson's liner. and
doubled up Deal of second with peg
to Cutshaw.
The breaks went Chicago'e way In
TIE third. and the Cubs changed the
scoring gong With one down. Flack
singled through Cutshsw. Mann slammed
the ball to the right field fence. scoring
Flack. and got three bases when the
ball rolled in the drainage gutter and
had Stengel scrambling wildly around
to get 1t. Driscoll hit to Olson. whose
throw to Meyers got Mann at the plate.
Starting the fifth, Workman hit safely
to Cutshaw and got n two bagger, when
George, making a desperate attempt to
block the drive. booted the ball into
left centre Wilson flied TO Wheat and
Douglas famed Pfeffer walked Flack.
Mann singled to right, scoring Workman.
Flack and Workman pulled off double
pilfer. Flack stealing home. Driscoll
famed.
With one down in the ninth, Wheat
launched the Dodgers of on a rally
with q smoking single over second. CUT
shaw came terough with a savage
smash past Merkle into right. sending
Wheat to third. George stole second.
Then Douglas famed the dangerous
Mowrey. and Deal scooped up Meyers's
grounder and threw the Chief out at
first. ending the agony