New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Fletcher and Doyle Aid
the Enemy by Many
Costly Errors.
BRAVES STILL OUT
IN LEAD OF LEAGUE
Hapeman Fails to Hold Big Adj
vantage, but Lavender
Proves a Puzzle.
BY HAYWOOD BRoUN.

The Boston lines are still holding.
The Giants won from the Cubs yester-
cas-, but they gained no ground, as
tie Braves defeated the Pirates. AL
though the Giants set the Chicago
team down by score Of to 4, it can
70. be said that they showed any very
fsgrant partisanship in their play.
Larry Doyle was at least neutral and
Arthur Fletcher was worse than that.
Neither team showed itself in any way
worthy Of the fine day.
Six errors we're charged against the
Giants, and OF these three fell to the
lot Of Fletcher. Jack Murray will have
70 look TO his throwing laurels. Some
OF Fletcher'S heIves toward first would
have done credit 10 an outhelder in
their speed and length.
JEFF TeSreau did not let Chicago hit
nueh, but he gave FIVE bases on balls
and opened in the most uncertain sort
q fashion The Cubs, off to a three
run lead. could not hold their advan-
taee. as HaCeman was hammered hard.
He was retired after the third inning
ard Lavender. who succeeded him, was
completely master Of the situation, but
the broken pitcher had not been locked
in the stable until he had gone to the
well once too often.
Vic Safer, the Slugging first baseman
Of the Cubs, made some of the depart
ing roOters pause in the ninth inning,
for he slammed the ball into the right
field stand away over by Bakers cor
ner. 1t was Saier's eighteenth home
run this season, and, although two
we're out at the time, there seemed 10
be possibility that the errors of the
Giants might bear fruit after all, for
He:nie Tim, the Prussian atrocity, was
o. bat, and only one run was needed to
lie the score But jeff Tesreau knew
lust what TO serve the Chicago Hes
sian and made him hit little foul fly
10 Merkle.
Great Play by Burns,
In an afternoon of baseball horrors
che play stood out to justify the day
and redeem the game. Arthur Bues,
once Giant recruit, but now budding
Cub, made drive in the sixth inning
Is long as any which will ever fall TO
his lot in baseball. For the sake Of MS
batting average il is to be hoped that
when he hits again there will be no
Burns TO thwart his effort.
The silent man Of the Giants ran
back and back with apparent Needless
ness Of any definite destination, and
when he turned il seemed as If the ball
stii had sufficient drive to clear his
gasp, but as Burns turned he stretched
high and jumped. and the ball came to
his hands and stuck there, though he
stumbled and all but fell as the force
Of his sprint carried him up to the
fence in deep left centre.
Twenty thousand fans saw the game
md 1899 cheered. The other man
Wss a friend Of Bues.
The wild spell which has hung over
the Polo Grounds for the last three
days influenced Tesreau in the first in
hing. He passed little Tommy Leach
and also walked Good. Vic Safer tapped
10 DOYLE and was out at first, but both
runners advanced Heinie Zimmerman
drove two-bagger to right held.
Leach. and Good scored. Schultz was
thrown out by Doyle and Zimmerman
moved around to third.
Bues hit TO Fletcher, who had plenty
Of time, but made a fearfully wild
throw over Merkle's head which enabled
zimmerman 70 score and sent Bues to
second Merkle pegged the ball back
Just as wildly as it had come and Bues
vent to third, but there he was left
when Corriden famed.
Giants Tie the Score.
The Giants set themselves to make
Up the three runs at once and found
the task not so hard. With one out
Larry Doyle doubled and Burns walked.
Fletcher flied to Good, but Davey Rob-
trtson sliced the ball into left field for
atwO-base bit, which scored Doyle and
put Burns on third. Eddie Grant sent
ssolid single to centre and Burns and
Robertson came home with the runs
which tied the score.
In the third the Giants took the lead.
burns walked and took third on Fletch-
Is hit, but the shortstop was tossed
ont at second by Schultz when he tried
70 stretch the single Davey Robertson
'ook smash on his elbow and his base
As well. Grant forced him, to Corri-
cen, but Burns scored. Grant stole
second and took third on a wild pitch,
Aetkle's hit brought him home.
Iesresu after his bad start pitched
steadily in spite of some poor support.
lavender was also effective. In the
yghth inning Knisely hit for him and
"9 Charlie Smith finished the game.
~ Pleh, Of the Yankees, watched the
game from the press box but denied
Is' ne was scouting to get points for
me city eariog
me score follows: