The sun., 1914-08-25


Death Valley Jim Scott led the White
Box to a brilliant victory over Frank
Chances seventh reservists at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon. Tho score
was TO /. That is just what II should
have been from the scientific analysis,
but not from the opportunities presented.
SCOTT was lucky indeed TO get away with
Q verdict over the earnest Ray Fisher.
Tho Vermont school omaster outpitched his
opponent, or at least presented less scor-
ing opportunities. The striking difference
was the fact that Scott had behind him
Q cast that was not afraid to take a
chance once in n while.
The loss OF the game might be laid
at several doors First OF all the inert
offensive weakness OF the Chancemen In
the pinches prevented an easily turned
triumph Because OF his widness Jim
scott was in hot water almost every In
ming. BY some hypnotic power he fooled
tho home batters into going after every
thing he offered regardless OF circum-
stances. Scott gavo nine bases on balls.
lie allowed six hits. Twelve stranded
base runners furnished the answer to
the one run.
Chance Was not entirely faultless. He
has been with his club long enough TO
know that thinking is absolutely foreign
10 tHt ltlhhtup VI many VI ms diilNl's
and that It Is essential 10 have competent
coaching. or course the Peerless Leader
cannot be at two corners OF the diamond
At once. but ne has one or two helpers
who usually show common sense at the
Job. Marty McHsle Is not one OF them.
As coacher the Irish Thrush Is a cels-
brated tenor. Marty at third base yester-
day prevented sure tie and a possible
victory in the ninth inning. He held
Boone at third. with two out. on Hartzells
scratch double that might easily have
scored Lutte from frst. even II the ball
had been felded properly, which II was
not
Little Boone. who Is an excellent sec-
ond baseman and credit TO the team.
dropped an 20" from his name on n
couple OF occasions too. He should have
scored in that ninth In spite OF McTIale' s
bad Judgment. The throwin pulled
Schalk half way to third. where he muffed
the ball and had TO pursue II almost to
the bag on which Lutte was standing.
Tho home plate meanwhile was un-
guarded. but Boone had his head down
and didn't see the opportunity till II had
taken flight. This oversight only helped
20 make bad day FOR Lutte, as Fournier
stole the winning run of tho youngs te r
in the sixth inning.
Luther Cook also deserves censure, for
he threw the game away iu tho sixth
inning by refusing TO try to score from
first on Cree's long double on tho left
field wall. Tho ball bounded seventy
five feet behind Demmtt With his vel
known speed Cook should have been back
on the bench by the time the ball was re.
turned to the plate There was no OK.
cuse for him lie had the play befor,
his eyes all the time, II was simply ths
outcropplug Of an old fault. Luther will
never snatch the crown from Ty Cobb.
head until he learns TO take the inittativ,
once In IA while.
No doubt the most suilty-though also
most excusahle-slnner against the loca
cause was Leslie Nunamaker. Tn,
enemy got both its runs as the result o
steals with two out. A fair throw 1,
either instance would have been a sov
ereign remedy. These runs came In tn
third and sixth respectively Scot
walked 10 start the third, He was force
by Weaver after Wolfe struck out Blu
Buck stole second and tailed on Collins
double to centre. Collins was caught o,
an attempted double steal with Fournier
who walked
Collins singled in tho sixth. There wa
one out at tho time and he was easil
despatched for the second on a fore,
Fournier got away with a pilrer yhe
Peckinpaugh failed To hold Nunamaker'
low throw. Demmitt scratched a slngl
In behind second, which Boone headed 10
late for IA play. Fournier kept right o
TOT tne piatt' Lutte could have caugl
him before he got half way there. but ev
IDENTIFY the Young inhelder considered tn
dash blum for he threw to Maisel Ir
stead, Fritzs relay was trine higl
though late In any event Nunanak,
made the best Of n bad Job by headin
on pemmitt AT the midway on a throw ,
Peckinpaugh'
outside these two innings Chicop
didn't do much Wolfe singled and sto
IN tNe nrst hut Fisher got the next thr,
batters without allowing any adyanc
pass and wild pitch put Schalk
ne half way mark IN the second I
as left there. Demmitt onened II
fourth with single, hut after SchaI
fouled to NunAmiker RlackLurne hit In
forceout The latter was caught stea
ing, Schalk singled To left to start n
seventh He stole after Rlackhur,
popped, and Breton fied 10 Cook. Sec
struck out. Fisher ended his part of II
game by tanning his contemporary.
the last two innings, King Cole let on
one base runner on Collins singled wi