The sun., 1914-09-01
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PIrrsBuRG. Aug. 3l.-The Giants fought
It out to "A finish with the Pirates to-day
In an EFFORT TO 20 East with at least one
game advantage over the Boston Braves
They seemed likely TO do so until the
ninth inning. when Demaree lost his grip
slightly. Before he could recover his ef-
fectiveness the Buccaneers had squeezed
a man over the pan and tied up the game
l to I. whore Il remained at the end OF
the eleventh inning. AS II was o'clock
by that time, and the teams had agreed
to call of then 50 that the Pirates could
catch a train for ST Louis, there was
nothing else for Umpire KLEIN to do. to the
dlsapproval of the 1000 fans present.
The game. therefore, will have to be
played of in New York. when the Pirates
pay their last visit there next month.
Demaree was better to-day than At any
other time on the present trip. for al
though he was nit freely he was unreach-
able when men were on the bases, and the
fact that the Pirates had twelve left
on base shows what the Giant twirler was
doing for his team at critical times. lie
was helped a it'll, by poor base running
of Collins and Carey for the home team.
and runs were cut of at the plate be-
cause the champions took advantage Of
the mistakes u the Buccaneers.
In the first inning the home team got to
Demaree for n single and a double. yet
failed to score. With one man down
Collins singled to short. and when Kelly
sent the ball 10 the far corner of left
field for two bases Collins hesitated at
third and then tried TO score, but was
nipped by Il relayed throw from Burns to
Fletcher to Meyers. The Pirates got two
men on in the second inning. but Harmon
famed with two runners on and the dan.
ger was averted again.
The Pirates became dangerous In the
third Inning. when Collins and Kelly
singled. but the next two men could do
nothing with the shotput delivery OF the
artist pitcher. II was In the NTH inning
however. where the Pirates showed what
poor base runners they are. when they
hit safely three times. YES, failed TO score
With one man out Carey singled to right
went to second on Collins's safety q
left. and when NioN got an inneld single
back of short Carey tried to score. but
was caught at the plate, Fletcher to
Merkle to Meyers. The fine work OF De-
maree was noticeable In the sixth. when
the Pirates filled the bases on two singles
and walk. but Carey popped up and
the Giants breathed easy
In the ninth Coleman led on with d
safety to centre field and Mensor went
in to run for him. Harmon laid dowr
a beautiful sacrifice. Carey hit the bal
back of third. Fletcher brought down
but could not get the runner at first
Mensor had reached third on the play
and but for the fine work OF the New
York shortstop the game would have beer
won by the Buccaneers right there Col
Inns hit the ball over Demarec's heat
and Fletcher made another great play
and put out Collins at second, hut coult
| not get the ball 10 Merkle In time foi
double killing, so Mensor scored thC
tieing run Demaree was pitching In i'm
proved form by this time. and the hom,
/ team did not have another opp ,rtunit,
| to get man over the pan.
While Harmon was good. his supper
was none the less superfine, tho work o
! little Mccarthy at third being on n pa
with that OF the best third baseman il
the business. He robbed George Burn
OF double in the seventh inning whei
! he ran back OF third base and got tn
ball over 10 Konetchy a second In from
of the runner. Meyers also lost a hi
when Kelly ran In and took his hy OF
! his shoetops.
The Giants could not bunch their hit
and In only one inning did they get NOR
than one hit. II was the third MerlL
singled. went to second on Demaree'
sacrifice and scored when Snodgrass hi
to the left corner of the field for tw
bases for the Giants only run.
The score