The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-08


PfrrsBuRG. July 1.-THE Giants stopped
on here to-day for ono game on their way
10 the West for their second invasion
and suffered a slight setback by losing
to the Pirates, score TO . The Pirates
have been In ana cutters for the last
month. kicking away games 10 the other
Western clubs. but they We're no more like
the Pirates Of the last six weeks to-day
than the Federal Letguers are like real
ball players and their awakening took
the fans off their feet
Manager Mct;raw was particularly
anxious to get off to flying start in the
West by taking to-days game and
groomed his portslder RUDE Marquard,
for the occasion. But the RUDE did not
get much of Il chance, AS he was der
rickcd In tho middle of the third session
af:er he had been nicked Tor "A single
and two triples The difference between
McGraw and Fred Clarke is very apparent
10 the fans here. as shown to-day when
Maruuard was lifted 50 early in the
game because II looked as IL he was going
20 be easy for the rejuvenated Buc-
cancers Adams was hit just as hard
in the fifth inning and change OF
pitchers was looked for hut it did not take
pace, ms tlnlc NldThs HtiI NV iuNN
ON his side and Adams pulled through,
never being in danger after that.
Demaree took the place vacated by
MAruuard and was touched up more
qhan generally Is the case here. lie
always had been a stumbling block to the
Pirates. lie occupied the mound for
little less than four innings and yielded
ive hits aud two runs Fromme tried ms
hand, and in tho two sessions he Off
l,,I tt.rfs. cat fol a
though no runs were garnered off him.
Babe Adams Was in his 1909 form
and after the first inning he had tn,
champions At his mercy. He was II
trouble in the NTH inning. when the bags
were all occupied and Robertson mp, bu
he fooled tho youngstcr with "A drop anc
struck him out. Again In the seventh
the Giants rallied ami go, two men OF
with only one down, but Fletcher an'
Robertson failed and the chance wen
aglimmering.
The Giants started off like winners anC
soon had the Pirates infield up in the air
the usually reliable Wagner being the cui
prit that helped the visitors to couple
OF runs. With Bescher out OF the wa.
Adams could not get the ball over 70
burns. who paraded to first FIetche
then hit the BALL past kon5tchy on lin
TO Mitchell, who let it get past him ant
ertson rolled an easy one down TO Wag
ner. who fumbled, and another run wa
Tailed. Merkle produced single and
looked all over for the Pirates before the
had half started with runners on thir
and second and only one out. Doyle He
to Carey, who came tearing in nearly I
third base for the out, and there was II
chance to score after the catch, Stoc
then raped SHARPLY to right feld but MIX
Mitchell made "A fine catch and the rail-
was over.
A furry was caused in the hfth lnhlni
the weak part of It being that slow me
we're on the bases, or there might nav
been several runs. Meyers started II VII
a single and when Denraree sacrificed III
ball took a bad bound away from Adam
and il was turned into a safe nun
Bescher, instead of sacrificing the me
nearer to the plate, flied to Carey III
Burns singled, and Meyers had TO sto
at third. The bags were crowded, D,
Fletcher popped to konetchy ana ho'
crtson bit on a low ball for the TIM
strike.
McGraw didn't give up the battle nov
ever, and trotted out Snodgrass M
Thorpe as pinch hitters, but Adams ";
too strong and the last man W, r. sche
raouod IN thrnC mitchell balls. Tine score