The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-07
Sluggish Motions Make Things
Easy for Tip Tops at
Washington Park.



Otto Knabe's Terrapins appeared quite
we'll named in the first game OF their
second series at Washington Park yes
terday afternoon. They could not get out
Of the way OF the Tip Top wagon and
were crushed under a 10 to load.
In many ways It was a most unusal
game. In spite OF the fact that fifteen
runs were scored, two dozen hits made,
eleven bases on balls given. and fifteen
men left on the bases. the contest was
finished in one hour and three-quarters.
Hap Myers stole four bases.
Otto knabe, who took most OF the day
Off used no less than half a dozen battery
candidates to quell the brain storm of
base hits that afflicted Bradley's team.
Jacklitsch, his veteran catcher. was laid
out with a split finger in the sixth inning.
| Pitcher George Suggs. one of the many
/ Federal deserters from the Cincinnati
Nationals. was dropped out of the box in
/ jig time in the first inning. Each of the
other three pitchers did much better.
Yount and Hughes were lifted for pinch
htters.
It seemed as though Knabe made a
mistake In lifting Suggs. This young
gentleman is perhaps the slowest work.
man in captivity. on yesterdays form
H. probably wouldn't have been able to
retire three OF the Tip Tops before dark.
and that would have saved an official
contest. Five clean hits mixed up with
two passes punched Ave runs of Suggs
in the first at the expense of one out
l This out was somewhat lucky, too, as
| Cooper. the lead of man, was trapped off
first after he had singled on a motion that
resemblcc a balk
Suggs had no one to blame but him
self, as he caught Marion OF an off day.
The young Brooklyn pitcher got away
to bad start and had To bear the burden
of handicap of three runs in the opener.
Meyer, Duncan and Zinn in quick sue
cession pumped along singles for brace
or counts. Swacina sacrificed and
| Walsh's hit brought linn home. Luckily
Walsh was caught mapping. and Simmons
| skied to centre. In this first inning it
looked as II Marion had a great deal of
trouble In controlling the ball n theory
that was borne out later by eight passes.
The deliberate Suggs had nothing of
puzzling nature. The first seven men
20 face him either hit safely or walked
| He was lucky enough to trap Cooper
who made the first single off Swaclna's
pillow. Then he passed Hap Myers, who
easily negotiated the first of his -four
pliers Shaw also walked and scored
behind Myers when Evans trlpled TO left
centre. Hoffman hit safely and Evans
came in. Westerzils single put Art,
on third, the batter taking an extra base
on the throw. Gagniers single. which
tailed Hoffman and Westerzl. knocked
Suggs out of the box. Yount came In
and struck out Marion after Doolan
tossed out Owens.
lount gave two runs in the second
! Myers scratched single or the pitchers
glove with one out. He stole second and
third, and registered on Walshs poor
throw after Hap was trapped between
third and home on Shaw's sharp groundeI
10 the box. single by Evans scored
Shaw. Holman and Westerzill singled IN
order with none out in the fifth, but CIR.
Gus Solly was doubled stealing third az
Gagnier famed.
fine throw by Evans cut down Sim
mons trying 10 stretch single In the
fourth Doolan followed with single
only to he forced by Jaclllitsch. youn,
struck out Doolan opened the sixth with a
blow to right and Jacklitsch strolled
| Russell, for Yount, singled through
| Werterzil scoring Doolan. Meyer forced
| Russell. sending Jacklitsch to third. "a
score n moment later on Duncan's long
fy to loft.
Doubles for Hoffman and Westerzl IN
the seventh took run off Hughes, d
cub southpaw picked up by Knabe In
Pittsburg. walshs low throw on Marion
In the eighth spilled three runs of vii.
helm. Cooper struck out and Myers sac.
| rihced but Shaw doubled to left and
Steve Exams trpled TO the same field
The score: