The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-19


PrrrspuRs. Aug ls.--StsrtinE winning
streaks is the most difficult thins there
is for the Giants this season. Their
spur.s don't often attain the dignity Of
streaks. Their fastest squirt ended to-
day. when the Pirates beat them. 3 to ].
As yesterday. the Giants, slow to strike
scoring vein, found themselves with an
uphill battle to wage and didn't show any
signs OF punching hits until the seventh
inning. II looked for short while as
II they we're going to repeat yesterdays
performance and take the game with a
hitting rally. hut they didn't carry their
attack that Ear. They fell short. but still
they kept a stir upper lip battled hard
and we're threatening IN each OF tho last
three inninea The finishing stroke was
missing. however.
Adams and Vanguard met for tho first
time hero since their twenty-one inning
clinch Both did excellent pitching. but
Adams exceled In such pinches as de-
veloped numerous Giants being left on
bases because Of hits strung out through
the innings ike fence posts The Giants
hadn't the timely hits--that was the hong
and short OF II.
with fewer wallops the Pirates applied
them better. Two OF their hits were for
extra buses and for that reason they
nabbed two of their runs They nabbed
the other because OF an error by Bescher,
whose failure 70 stop a single fostered a
round trip for the batter. The Pirates
made two of their runs after the first two
hatters had been put out and these two
were due to clean hits, showing that Mar
guard twice tailed TO survive rounds which
were coming his way
There was little for the New York
infielders TO do, but between fy balls
and ground balls tho outflelders vert
kept on tho move and fine catches wer,
made by Burns and Robertson. They wer,
good at covering ground and on lont
drives. Tho Pirates supported Adams L
perfection. especially Mccarthy.
The New York mach merry in advancing
men who had reached first base was no
working. II came 10 dead stops. Rob
ertson slapped a single through centr'
as an inaugural OF the second inning
Nobody could ship him to second F7etche
tipped II fly to Collins and Merkle drib
bled 10 Wagner for a force. Mclean
bdllooned to Collins.
Robertson launched The fourth innin,
with hit 10 right Nobody had a chanc
to help him. He tried to stretch 1t, bu
the rap was minus elasticity. Collin
| fung him out via Niox, who made a qucl
! lunge at him and nicked him on the line
| Between Robertson's two wasted hit
! Grant busted single TO centre TO ope
tho third mining. Ho for one did advsnc
when Narquard sacrificed. but Besche
put one up in the air and after Doyle
walk Burns, with the count three and tw
and the runners under way. sent Il
| soaring to Carey.
Tho hardest landing on tho ball tn
Pirates did WAS In the third inning, bu
they shouldn't have had a run. Collin
| lined out TO Fletcher and Coleman wa
squeiched when Robertson hustled In an
caught n hard smash NJ his shoe,op.
Adams singled over second, with Besche
squarey in the balls road and set "a
II. II went through him and beyond hir
with Robertson busting after II an
Adams parting from base to base. II
had a sufficient supply of pants to rcac
the plate.
run for tho Pirates In the art
was cleaner. Mccarthy tripled and Care
singled.
The Giants made Ave OF their mir
hits IN the seventh and eighth. F1etchs
singled opening tho seventh. but Merkle
most valiant response to "A run and h
command was a fy to Viox. The ri
and hit was tried again and McLea
singled through the aperture created whe
Wagner went over 10 cover second Graz
grounded to Wagner. who was In II
right place this time. and the Dutchma
started a double play.
Snodgrass tried to hunt in the eight
and was thrown out by McCarth
Bescher Doyle and Burns singled
succession and Bescher scored. Two 4
balls. one by Robertson. the other I
Fletcher suppressed the rally. thoug
Robertson's was ii solid drive TO Collin
in deep right,
With nobody on base and two out
the eighth Konetchy startled the OF
lockers with base hit 1t became
two base hit when 1t took a boundir
DETECTION of BeschePs foot. Kelly
single was the propelling power on Will,
Honey made the acquaintance of Il
plate.
Mike Donlin waited for a pass In q
ninth. Piez did his running and w
headed for second when Mclean land
violently. McCarthy's fine stop did E
Larry, and Pez was at second when 4
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