New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
CUBS PILE ON AGONY
GTfNTS FAIL TO SCORE.
U'HtsC Pitches Good Bal, but HITS
We're Far Too FC7r.

The cubs hid the Polo Grounds a sad farewell
yesterday. II ought he sad. in all conscience
for II ever a team had luck to help II along The
cubs have had II in winning four games our "t
Eve in the series They beat the Giants yester-
day too by scor- " o. and. while they had
some luck. there good deal or Sk''' inter-
mingled. Apparently tho champions DIDN'T seem
to much yesterday whether they won or LOST
while the Giants full OF ginger and go But
the indifference Of the Cubs. II IL existed at an
WAS s,Iperfcial Tor, yvhene er there was a chance
for the Giants 20 reach tho plate lassttude gave
way to clean vigorous playing that suppressed Nc
Graw's men with swift and remorSeless accuracy
Il was a pretttily played game. with superb
pitching BY Miner Brown Of the three hnEers ana
George wItse to make Il notable. 1t was full
OF crisp sharp fielding Oh both sides. too. Just
error recorded and that one. a "el'd
throw by Shafor Seinfeidt N With the first run
Of the contest Wiltse got what vicarious consoia-
t.on there may bs f. losing ones own game. how
ever because a paIr Of hits combined in the ninth
inning with the sacrifice McCirsW now despises pro-
duced another run. The first Of these hits was by
Chance. a lucky affair. and II there had been no
sacrifice he would nave scored.
Brown really pitched better game than Wntse.
but Il remains a fact that IL Is seldom that any
man pitches as well as the New York 'southpaw'
did yesterday. and. like Leon Ames. he may well
bewaiI his luck The Giants had plenty OF chances
10 win tho game. and little hitting would have
turned the trick. Nan after man fell down. how
the mitts OF the oTnniscient and omniyorous CHI
caso inhelders all the afternoon
Few smaller crowds have ever Witnessed game
between the Giants and the Cubs \ scant five
thousand persons scattered through the
stands. and. altogether. Il Joyless. fuuereal
sort OF afternoon. different indeed from the
strenuous days of 1905
The rcdoubtabe Johnny Eyers. whose delight Il
Is TO FOOL opponents when he gets on the bases.
hoist with hts petard after he had drawn
a base balls IN the first inning lie took second
SheckArGs sacrifice. and started TO come all the
way home when Schultz banged tho ball at Doyle.
Larry jugEcd the ball second. but shot Il swiftly
TO shafsr rs soon az he got his bearings. Evcrs
then being run down by shafer and Meyers.
Larry Doyle Eot a. FAR third in "a" second
haIf of the nrst inning. and the only New
Yorker who did that much. IArry's means %
progress his owu line single TO TiEht. steal
and Scymours out. IIc foolishly tried 20 score
when He-zog grounded Tinker and out by
a yard. That the best chance she Giants hal
% score.
The cubs didn't Eet a hi5 on wlltse until the
Fourth inning. when St~nfcldt. Who has been the
busiest % them all this time started the batting
with a single after two were out. Holman sent a
-lov one bounding along toward third and shator
rnade wonderful stop. only suoi. u by ter
ribIe throw over MerNe.s head. Stciufeidt scored.
and Hoffman took thIrd. but Tinker lifted fou.
back of third. and Shafer made pretty catch.
wil,se got a base on balls IN tho sixth inning
Vith one out. and then took second on DoyieS
second hit. beautiful drive 10 right Seymour
and Ierzog scTared W easy flies. however. and
that fash Ga the pan had duly flashed.
I.ysrs retired the side on three pref.y stops in
the seventh inning. M"rkio saudWichinE On a use
less single The same Ivers tel OF with crash
ing tNo-hagger 10 right IN th' eighth inning and
was a roaring shrickluc victim 30 h-N play by
yIItsc which eliminated him st third when
Sheckard tried 90 sacrifice. swift double play
put sheckard and Schultz out 'oge,h"- when tn"
latter bounced AZ Bridwell
Chance Ted or with single iu the ninth innins.
advanced on SteinfeIdi'S sacrifice and scored on
Tofman.s single Chances drive just escaped Brid-
Ue,ls outstrctchod glove. Seymour started with
, Single when ;he Giants came up. hut T-nney.
batting for Herzog flied 20 Hoffman. Murray struck
or, and Cy himself died IN trying 20 steal second
Tho score follow