- Wins 3-0 Four-Hitter, Improving Record to 7-2, Lowering ERA to 2.04
- Between Innings Doak Was Stretched Out on the Floor of the Dugout
- Teammates Took Measures to Cool Him Off
- Aging Hero Honus Wagner Had Tough Day
Game Date: June 24, 1914 Age:23
By Ralph S. David, The Pittsburgh Press
Doak Pitched Well Despite Heat
Full credit must be given Bill Doak, the Knoxville lad who twirled for the Cards. He was in fine form, and, despite the intense heat, pitched super-fine ball. He felt the torridity before the afternoon was over, and when he went to the bench between innings was stretched out on the floor, while industrious mates bathed his brow with cool water and swung towels to give him all the air possible. He allowed but four hits, and gave but two bases on balls, one of them in the ninth inning. 3,500 or 4,000 fans
Loyal Fans Give Wagner An Ovation
Pittsburg fans are loyal! The Pirates can make no complaint over the reception accorded them yesterday, after their return from that disastrous eastern jaunt. The attendance at Forbes Field yesterday was not a record-breaker by any means, but there were probably 3,500 or 4,000 fans in the stands, and they cheered the Pirates on every possible occasion, and helped them fight their battles with the umpires. “No matter how badly the team goes, the fans went to see them win,” said one loyal rooter.
Hans Wagner was given a great ovation on his first appearance at the plate. Patrons of the sport know that Honus has been doing his best, and they are for him to a man. He batted in tough luck his first time up yesterday, Wilson robbing him of a triple by a marvelous running catch. “That’s the way Wagner batted in the east,” said a man who followed the team on its trip. “He tried hard all the time, and made numerous fine bids for bingles, but could not get them safe.”
The Pirates today have not a single representative in the .300 batting class Their last representative, George Gibson, dropped out yesterday when he went through the game hitless.
Other Sports of the Day: Jack Johnson, 216 lb., Is Ready to Fight Moran in Paris. Rumors That Fight is Fixed Have Affected Betting But Are Doubted by Many. The outcome? “PARIS, Sunday. Jack Johnson, the negro, still holds the heavy weight boxing championship of the world. He beat Frank Moran, the American dentist, easily on points in a twenty-round battle last night at the Vélodrome d’Hiver, the largest arena in Paris.”
