The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-20
To-dny's Schedule.
Brooklyn IN Chicago.
Boston in Pittsburg.
Philadelphia In ~. Louis.

PrrrsBuRo. Aug, 1.-THE Giants took a
drubbing this afternoon in a betters'
battle. This meant a loss of two games
out Of three here. Inability to strike
with mon on bases caused their upset to-
day Tho score was to 1, and II they
don't get together with the wand and
cease wasting base hits tho lead can slip
away from them in very few days
The hitting was brisk and tho Pirates
made Ave r1ins to New York's one because
the former twice punched three hits in one
inning The Giants with eleven had a
facility for following base hits
with force plays. double plays or some
thing else equally futile. The attack was
piecemeal and disJointed and showed
nothing in the way OF productiveness, even
when taking kindly 20 the opposing pitch
ers, except to STAN some mate on the
bases or send HIM forward into an out,
Demaree in the hope that he might
finally have returned to form. was APP
pointed keeper OF the mound. hut the hone
reposed in him didn't last long. As a
keeper his tenure was brief. The Pirates
fell upon him in the second for three runs
and he was excused. Fromme was a little
better. but not much. and II wasn't until
the old reliable wiltse came in that a
pitcher was found who oouh keep the
native clouts scattered
II was little trouble for the Giants to
make hits of Cooper. They went ahead
In every inning tapping him until one
more tap would have meant scoring and
then with one exception they ceased the
tapping policy and shrivelled up. Cooper
being left handler Stock. a right handed
hitter, was returned to third base and to
the little man fell the unique distinction
OF scoring a run for the Giants
The Pirates played an even, strong
game. They are hitting with men on
bases and their defence is good There
Isn't much dash or variety TO their work,
but along old army lines II Is better
than II has been most OF the season
Demaree had rabbits foot or he
would not have survived the first inning
scoreless Viox went out on a terrific
liner TO Stock. which carried the latter
Off his feet but couldn't break his grip
Merkle smothered Koneys passionate
smash and after Kelly had singled Burns
fastened onto a crashing drive by wag-
ner McCarty singled In the second.
Carey struck out and Collins scratched
a hit Demaree then became wild and
passed Coleman. Cooper swung at the
first one and stung II TO right. The un-
expected effort OF the pitcher herded two
runs home and Vioxs fly to Snodgrass
rounded up another.
The Pittsburg polntsman had another
bellicose At In the fourth. Coleman smote
Fromme for a hit. Cooper Jumped one over
tho pitchers head, the two advanced on
an out and when tho New York infeld
gathered close Konetchy pummelled over
Stocks head for two bases There went
game signed. sealed and delivered, for
New Yorks profits We're confined to one
run and tho third inning.
The Giants hit safely In each Of the
FIRST seven innings, The eighth was the
only one In which they failed to hit and
In tho third. fourth and ffth they made
two hits each. After a twobagger by
Burns In the first snodgrass flied out
Fletcher cracked the second apart with
a hit, tried right away TO steal and was