New-York tribune., 1918-04-26
dodgers and Giants Each
Make 1t Eight Straight
0'' lNoo'ns Come Near to Spelling Record by Running
eame into len nnings-Henie Zim Stages
Another Thrilling Foot Race
By Louis Lee Arms

By Louis
Your Runcle Bubble Yubbjnpton
parlng to win that ball game. It
innings yesterday to beat them, 6 to
ways.
When it is recalled that only W.
troupers led right up through the Sc
ten frames for the Flatbush fans wo
diced mind will be willing to grant n
olllty Of Brooklyn's winning ball e.
to become discouraged, but he shoul(
April.
1t did look at times yesterday ass
though Brooklyn were goingn to win
that ball game and become a little more
than spectator in the National League
race. In fact, it took play that was
egreglously freakish to prevent Buncle
1ubbie Rubbington from winning out
IN the ninth inning. 1t was one of the
strangest plays we ever have seen. and
wlthal conclusive argument against
living in Brooklyn.
There are lot of strangers on the
Brooklyn bench this season, but among
them will not be found Franklin Filbert
rate. Esq. If Franklin Filbert, ESQ,
had been playing with your Buncle
Iubble yesterday Larry Doyle would
not have been standing on second base
IN the ninth inning. Then he would not
have speared O'Rourkes line hit and
doubled Johnston off second for dual
murder that just about ruined Brook
lyn.
Brooklyn had tied the score and
Johnston was on second when this
strange play occurred. Johnston was
taking q long lead off second base and
Larry Doyle, who was patrolling that
beat, went over to pull off possible
pinch, providing Perritt tossed the ball
that way.
O'Rourke Lifts Ball
Perritt failed to observe that DOYLE
had run over to second and, being q
gulleless youth, Polonious Pluperfect
pitched the ball at the plate, leaving a
hole between first and second bases
that one could have pushed Benny
Kautf's wardrobe trunks through.
O'Kourke, who was batting at this i'm
portant moment, hit the ball right on
the belt buckle. 1t swept by Perritt
VI. ~" Aluo ana seemed deSrlned to
win the game, but
Larry Doyle, who was sadly out of
position, happened to be right in the
way of the ball. He mtted it like an
Elk and stepped on second for an un-
assisted double play, when by every
baseball law O'Rourke's hit should
nave been a single that scored the win
ming run.
They might beat that in the movies,
or travelling salesman might perform
q greater miracle with an expense ac-
count, but for downright inversion of
baseball possibilities the play of
Doyle will linger as the go-gettingest
of all. Two crocodile tears rolled down
Yuncle Bubbles cheeks. 1t is not a
gay life in Brooklyn, though it is
| trlfie wild lately!
1t was day for freaks and fancies.
Ivan Olson the Terrible stepped right
out and got three-base hit on a simple
leXas Lacquer, and in so doing upset
az the traffic rules known to baseball.
When his three-base hit was at its
apogee Larry Doyle. Benny Kauff and
Arthur Fletcher were assisting Georgia
Burns to play left field, while the
sacond Srea1 zlm M" was .I PLAYING E combination
were running hither and yon and bump
ing into one another as though the din
ing room doors had just been swung
/ open. My Gawd, it was awful!
Zim Does 1t Again
1t was in the fifth inning that Ivan
the Terrible raised his lollypop back
of second. Burns, Kauff, Fletcher and
Doyle raced toward the ball with arms
stretched toward the sky. AS is Gus
tomary in such cases, there was dam
ger to everything and everybody ex-
Scept the ball. According to the by
laws and constitutions of such hits,
the sphere fell safely into left field
! rible sprint to complete a terribly ter
rble double.
Who should come roaring into the
breech but the Great Zim!
Throw the ball to mel" shouted the
Bronnix Mercury
With that he set sail for second
base, thinking to receive the ball from
the Giants quartet in left field,
of "sweet Adeline," or some other
new number like that.
1t seems that Doyle was singing
bum tenor, or something. and in the
excitement no one picked up the ball
and tossed it to the we'll meaning
Hcinie; Consequently, when he and
Ivan the Terrible reached second base
the Terrible Ivan kept right on scoot-
| ing for third.
Here was a pretty kettle of fish!
What could the Great Zim do but
run right along with Ivan the Ter
ribe! Zim is getting so ne could
| hire out as travelling companion for
lot of our leading base runners
| though it is understood that Eddie
Collins has the first call upon his
services.
Zim Plays Thinking Part
|
rible raced for third basc-which Per-