- Cards’ Losing Streak Ends
- Flag Hopes Reviving
- Doak’s Good Pitching, Plus a Batting Punch, Restore “Goat” to Huggins’ Men
- Pitches Complete Game Shutout, Allowing But 6 Singles with 5 SO, 3 BB, 1 HBP.
- Doak’s Record Now 12-4 With 2.07 ERA
- Cozy Dolan Back in Game, Fails to Lend Much Aid
August 6, 1914 Age 23
By W. J. O’Connor, Of the Post-Dispatch Sporting Staff.
NEW YORK. Aug. 6. LUMBAGO Bill Doak took hold of the vexing Cardinal situation yesterday afternoon and rearranged matters so nicely that the clan of Miller Huggins is again taking an interest in something other than war extras. Doak, although suffering from piercing pains of lumbago, went out there and smeared calcimine on the Superbas, while Chief Wilson broke his long batting slump and altogether the Cards won, 4-0.
It was a great day. The losing streak of five straight was stopped at that mark. Chief Wilson, who bad gone hitless for 22 times, bobbed up with two singles and as many runs. Leo Dressen broke out with a triple and a double, while Kenneth Nash, who learned that Zinn Beck’s charley-horse was being haltered, swatted an even 1000, two hits and two walks out of four times up.
With all these momentous happenings on one day it was to be expected that the Cardinals would win. And it is well that they did. The Braves bagged their eighth straight game and would have passed the cards had they lost. Of course the Giants again flayed the Cubs and maintained their lead of 6 1/2 games, but the Cards gained a lap on O’Day’s gang, who now are only one full contest ahead of the rejuvenated Brltton brigade.
Today the Cards are confident of regaining their pennant stride. Jack Miller, who has been in a slump for 10 days, going to the plate 18 times without reaching first base, has sanguine hopes of joining Chief Wilson in the hit column this afternoon. This alone is needed to put the Cardinals back where they belong.
DOAK’S pitching was the big feature of yesterday’s conquest. He held the enemy to six hits and fanned four men. He walked two but never really was in serious trouble. Reulbach started for the Superbas but didn’t last long, Egan batting for him in the fifth.
The Cards scored two runs in the second on Wilson’s walk, Dressen’s out, Nash’s walk, and singles by Snyder and Huggins. Wilson’s single, Dressen’s triple and Nash’s single netted two more in the fifth.
And, by the way, the custard pie fiend played. Old Cozy was ln left field but he didn’t do much outside of striking out three times. In the first Inning he walked and promptly stole second after two were out, but thereafter his batting orbs refused to work. Reulbach fanned him twice and Aitchison once.
Snyder introduced a trick play in the seventh. With a runner on third and O’ Mara up, with two strikes called, Snyder went out to interview Doak. As Frank returned to the plate, he said something to Byron and then wheeled suddenly to catch a perfect strike from Doak. O’Mara was admiring the scenery and let the ball go over. He kicked, ard walked off the field.
Senator Nash is a change-over hitter. He singled from the right side in the fifth and from the starboard side in the eighth. Zinn Beck Is feeling much better today.
Four games in the National League were won via shutouts yesterday. But the most interesting fact is that Boston again blanked the Pirates.
Cubs Are All Through.
Dopesters in New York figure that the Cubs are through. The Bruins booted away their best chance when they lost two in a row to the managerless Giants. McGraw has been slipped a five-day suspension by President Tener, who in nowise has followed the tactics of Tom Lynch, a Brush appointee, but even with Little Napoleon out of It the Giants have proved too much for the Cubs.
It is to St. Louis and Boston that the fans have turned for the development of a machine that will force the fighting at the Polo Grounds. The Braves are regarded more seriously just now because of their record of 22 victories in 27 games since July 6. However, every man on the Cardinal club figures that the “class” is lacking in Boston and that no matter how bad the Cardinals go, they will finish the season ahead of Stallings’ team. The task of beating out Boston is the least of the worries in Hug’s camp.
Good pitching is one reason why the Cardinals take themselves seriously. In 10 games since the club left home the pitching has been almost perfect. Griner’s bang-up games against the Braves has made him an important factor, and with Doak coming through as he did yesterday, Huggins is now almost sure to have his five regulars in top shape for the Giant series.
He probably will work Perdue against the Superbas today and come back with Griner Friday. Sallee will be saved for the first skirmish with the Giants, and because of a Sunday rest, he should also pitch the closing game. Doak and Perritt will work in between.
In their last six games the Boston pitchers have permitted only four runs to be scored. Think that over!
Sport Salad by L. C. Davis
He’s Better Now.
THERE was a young fellow named Doak,
Who thought he was going to croak;
The Doc said; “You may go
And cure your lumbago
By giving the Brooklyns a poke.”
“Oh, thank you, dear doctor,” said Bill,
Your prescription I’ll certainly fill.”
So he gave them six hits
And the Dodgers had fits,
When they couldn’t connect with the pill.