The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-17

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Much baseball in all It's various
phases greeted the faithful on hand to see
Chance and his legion repulss Branch
Hickey ct al IN the Bronws first sortle
of IN. second siege Of the Polo Grounds.
II was a remarkable battle and not the
least remarkable angle was the TACT that
Gotham triumphed by "A score or 10 y
New York made Ave hits, -. Louis
made the same. There was not an extra
baser In the lot. yet run was rung up
for each bingle. II took about three
hours to finish the eight and one half
innings after rain called quarter
hours halt In New York; second The
fans saw q pitcher who allowed only one
hit I'm three and one-third innings
knocked out Of the box by little Fritz
Maisel
Anothsr OF the days many surprise
was I'm the box Pitching for trailing
club as he seldom pitched Tor world :
champion Carroll Brown. the Athletic
discard. came back with a vengeance Tor
the Peerless Leader The Brown of yes
terday WAS as good a. any pitcher seen
at the Polo Grounds this season. He
mad speed and curves aud a well tlnies'
change Of pace Nor, important, he had
control. the lack of which has generally
been his main failing Brown pitched the
last FIVE innings and In that time the
Browns gathered only one hit.
Carroll struck out seven batters. c,
Walker and Williams. the heavy slusgerS
Of the visitors. were victims In the
seventh inning he whitfield the side.
Cy Pleh. who has the y. L. worried
because he wishes to pitch all the time,
was started against B.umgsrdner sup
poSedly Branch Rickeys best bet. Cy
didn't do 40 badly before the thunder
storm rumbled up. IL dropped a run
in the second hut II wasn't entiroly his
Cd and
Austin scratched the scratchiest sort of
hit to Truesdale Lavan forced Austin
hut Lavdn and Leary got away with a
double steal Tor the run when Sweeney
threw wretchedlv 10 second base.
Cy didn't relish tho heavy going bit.
The big fellow sl<iddod about the hill and
had the greatest difficulty In locating the
dish Chance sized IN the situation and
rushed Brown to right field to prepare
for trouble Before Carroll could unlim-
her his wing pteh had been taken for an
extra brace Of runs. With one out In the
third he walked Shctton. Pratt singled
20 left and Williams laid a perfect hunt
down the left foul line. &. Walkers hit
to left counted Shotton and Pratt. Will
Jams and c Walker tried a double steal.
but Sweeneys hue throw to third beaded
the former Big I'D then threw out f.eary.
Bsumgardner was very wild from the
start hut the Chancemen were not able 70
MI ana NOulull Wal w INC III 81 lill''-
innings they drew three bases on balls
ms well As hit batsman, yet only one
ynan got so FAR az second couple OF
had errors finally started Baumgs rdncr
on the road to ruin in the fourth inning.
Pratt fumbled on cree, irst up. Mullen
lined to Shotton, but old Doc Cook out
guessed tho twirler and got pass for his
wit Sweeney sacrificed. but Austin FUN
bled momentarily and then threw wide,
filing the bases. Naisel took Baumgard-
ner by surprise with q resounding blow
10 centre that scored Cree and Cook,
Rickey then gave Baumgardner the hook
for James This hig fellow introduced
himself with 4 wild pitch that moved
Sweeney ia third and put Maisel on sec
ond. Chance selected Caldwell az a pinch
hitter for Pieh. Slim obliged with a pretty
s'ngle 10 right that scored both Sweeney
and Maisel Truesdale walked, But
Vartzell tapped 10 the box and Peckin-
ysugh struck out.
Those four runs put New York in the
lead, never To he headed. Another was
knatched from James in the following
timing cree SINGLED tn right and sd-
Sanced on Mullen's sacrifice. Cook blow
10 the same garden gave the run Doc
took second on rho THROWN, but died al
third. as both Sweeney and Maisel
grounded to short field
Though Brown struck out both Lavan
and Agnew IN order in the seventh. Hickey
decided upon y. Walker to do some pinch
ing. This fellow drew CAROLS second
snd last pass, but 1t did him little good
rs Brown made a good job of II by Whit
Ing Shotton too.
Brown drove in New Works last run in
the eighth inning At the expense OF We'll
man, the l3nky left handler Of renown
Welman started the round by winsing
Cook Sweeney sacrificed Maisel hed
20 left. but Brown singled down the lief,
roul line cook scoring easily. Brown
could have taken two bases had he cared
10 run
A two base overthrow by Maisel in the
heginning OF the ninth spoiled Browns
Ehutout performance, though Il led to
n lof of fun for the crowd, which ieereC
Branch Rickev's galaxy of pinch hittcrs
Austn got half way round on tho stronr
erm peg. Rumler sent IN for Lavan
Kindly Obliged ny striking out Their
Howard for hgnew. SINGLED 10 right fol
the score
That didn't please the crowd so we'll AZ
The old feeling was revived that Carol
was o'erdu" 10 explode The fearful
hreathed sigh Of relief when Ricke,
himself grabbed nelghhoring ash rh.
hrlt pitch va insids and Rickev helped
CONNOLLY call II, That got big laugl
from The crowd, which immediately hegar
70 ridicule the sedate manager of tn,