The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-28
.DOAK Is STUMBLING
BLOCK TO DODGERS
Yields Only Four Hits, While
Cardinals Pound Mamaux
and Win, 4 to 1.
NJ GEORGE n. UNDERWOOD.

ny GEORGE u. UNDERWOOD.
Cesar had his Brutus, Charles I.
his Cromwell" once remarked Patrick
Henry. who launched the first outlaw
league in America and gave us the land
of the ginger pop and the home of the
Ia per cent. II old Pats grafton had
been delivered to-day he probably
would have added, "and Uncle Wilbert
Robinson his Willie Doak." For Willie
ana his well trained splitter gummed the
works completely for Uncle Wilbert at
Ebbets Field yesterday. 1t was like
THE:
with twelve tits scheduled In the
next eight days. due to holiday attrac-
tons and double headers, and the sup
posedly weak Cardinals furnishing tame
opposition at Ebbets Field yesterday,
Uncle wilbert thought the time oppor-
tune to rest JEFF Pfeffer End 70 expert
mont with some OF his reserves 70 see
what can be expected OF them in the
coming hock OF bargain belis.
"rn start Al Mamaux." figured Rob-
bic. al hasn't yet quite rounded into
form, but it's time to test him. Even
IL the Cardinals do make a couple of
runs my boys. the way they now are
hitting, will 60 right out and get them
back Why they can kill these weak
Cardinal twirlers!"
The best laid plans o mice an men
gang aft agley, as once said Bobby
Burns, who led the Scotch league be-.
fore Harry Lauder was even in his
swaddling clothes. 80 Il was with Uncle
Robbie, who forgot to figure about the
aforementioned Willie Doak.
Willie mounted the pitching rostrum
for Branch Hickey. turned the sluggins
Dodgers down with four scattered hits
and returned 81 Louis victorious, 4 to 1.
Just when the homo folk across the
bridge were beginning to disdain ask
ing, who wonr' and simply qusrying.
whats the scorer" the Cardinals
bodied Up from the cellar and admin
| istered q spanking. All that saved the
Dodgers from q kalsomining at the
hands OF Willie Doak was o three sack
soak by zachariah Wheat.
wheat Hits q Triple.
zachariah. VINO has been batting at
o 800 clip the past fortnight tripled
to the far left hand corner Of the field
with one down In the fourth frame. He
| came homo when Hy Myers placed q
slow roller in Just the proper spot. where
the throw had to be made to first, and
expired, J. Miller to Paulette.
Following Myers's out in the fourth
frame Konetchy shot another three base
blow to left. but was maroonsd when
Schmandt flied to Smith. The other
two hits the Dodgers harvested of Doai
was double by Lee Magee In the first
and single over short by 0rifiith ir
the sixth. Both blows put Doak In 9
hole. but each time Willie pulled Out
| with colors flying
Masee's double in the first came after
Olson, first to face Doak. had walked
and 1t planted Ivy on third. With none
out. first and third occupied and the
heavy hitting Grifflth, Wheat and Myer,
up Brooklyn fans hoped to see the thre,
| run lead the Cardinals gained on
Mamaux In their half OF the inning over
come. But Doak showed his pltchinf
I wizardry by tanning Grifflth, makinS
Wheat line to Miller and then him
self tossing out Myers.
| Doae Again Escapes.
Doak worked out Of another danger
Gus chasm In the sixth. Qriffith led of
with a single. 2. Wheat flied out {,
Smith. Myers walked. Two force play
then doused Brooklyn hopes. Konetch!
bounded TO Stock, who touched out Crit
fifth ut third. schmandt forced Ko
netchy. Hornsby to Miller
The Cardinals stood not upon the or
der OF getting to Mamaux. but got 4
him at once, aided and abetted by
shaky Brooklyn defence. Heathcot
pasted a scratch single past Schmand,
Smith sacrificed. but was safe whel
Schmandt unused his bunt all over tn
landscape. Stock sacrificed, and the
Hornsby came through with a belt t
centre that registered Heathcote an
Smith. Hornsby stole second. Paulett
famed. McHenry singled past Mage,
registering Hornsby. and raced to thir
on a wild pitch. Magee tossed out Nil
ler
Uncle wilbert sent Vanguard into tn
box In the second. and until Rube lie
pinch hitter Johnston pop out to Pau
lette for him In the seventh pitche
some great bali. During his seven In
ming administration Rube yielded oni
four scattered hits and kept the Card
nails scortless Cheney Just recovers
from severe illness, took up Brooklyn
pitching burden in the eighth. The Cal
diIals got their fourth run of Larry
the ninth on McHenry's double to lef
a wild pitch and Doaks safe thump I
port. The score:
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