The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-15


The Bostons are trimming the Giants
eust as they have been doing the other
teams the only difference being that the
Giants are a bit easier for them than the
others Stallingss earnest and ambitious
young men beat the leaders : to yes
terday. and instead 81 the battle re-
sembllng one between pennant contend
ora It was like q champions polishing off
tail ender. The Giants didn't play first
division baseball from any angle, while
the Braves did, and the former made
poor showing alongside their more sg-
greselve and more spirited adversaries.
The Giants played in a iistless sort of
way. The couldn't hit James 10 amount
10 much and played as Il they were
greatly In need OF stirring up with a
sharp stick Poor judgment both on Of
fence and defence was shown on occa-
sions. and altogether It was weak oppo-
sition TO a team which I, hot after the
Giants crown.
Just as or Thursday the Bostons
damned the ball when r,en were or bases.
going about II as II they didn't intend
doing anything else. They vent after
Tesresu and got him early They either
waited him out or stfaigheteued out what
lie had for hits and they showed dscrlml.
nation as 10 when 10 hit and when TO
wait. In any event they had the faculty
of doing what was best 10 bear scoring
fruit Jsmes's spltball was much more
effective than Tesreaus and the game
had a decided Back Bay favor from the
third inning on.
The Braves showed a belligerent streak
at the outset and an aptitude for picking
out what 10 nit at and what not to-
although Tesreau held them IN that frs,
inning Evers walked with one out and
went 10 third on Connollys two Dagger,
which was shrewdly played of the wall
by Robertson. Neither man scored. how
ever. Robertson took Maranvines short
fly and as Dave has powerful arm
Evsrs stayed where he was. Tesreau
threw out the massive Schmidt.
Having wasted "a whole inning the
Braves crowded two runs into the sec
cnd Smith walked and the sight Of a
man oil base spurrd Mann to make "a
base hit II was to centre. was fumbled
by Bescher and Smith went to third.
Gowdy chopped n safety 10 Doyle, which
became such only because Larry ran IN
on It for a play at the plate and
couldn't handle the bound. Smith scored,
James blasted loose a harsh single ard
Gowdy famed to third. lie came through
Oh Devore's fly to Besoher Bescher made
q nice throw home 10 intercept Gowdy,
but the ball ekiddcd frcalllly along the
ground and neither Bescher nor Meyers
WAS TO blame for Gowdy's tally
Fletcher tailed In the same inning on
m ntft ND N
solid wallop by Stock, who played tip
top game However. he DID show poor
Judgment IN trying to stretch the hit
and WAS thrown out by Connolly There
were two out when he made his hit. 80
possibly his unsuccessful expedition 20
second didn't matter much.
The Braves kept right on scoring.
two run salvage IN the third was the re-
suit OF simple but well executed work,
1tvers walked, Connolly inserted a safe
bunt, Maranville sacrificed and Schmidt
dashed a single 10 right Primitive but
potent Somewhat different IN & get
there way from the New York fourth, In
-.hich Burns led OF with a walk. Robert
non tapped to centre, too far In for Mann
10 effect IA catch. But Mann threw to
Maranvile for force of Burns, who
wasn't far enough down the lane when
the ball fell safe, Consequently Robert
sons hit wasn't hit
In the nth Tesreau struck out the side
Jvers, Maranville and Mann being his
Victims but the Bostons did things TO him
IN between Connolly. who had a mania
Cor reaching first base, took a peck at 4
slow pitch, Tho collision Of wood and
leather made soggy sound but the
hall had sufricient momentum to drift into
the right field stand. Schmidt got around
,n tho same inning on a base on balls, a
hit by Smith and wild pitch. james
scared IN the next inning on a force. hits
- Devore and Evers and Connolly's ny
40 Robertson. Robertson's throw In was
coming straight for the plate. but Merkls
'ooned up In its path and didn't let 1,
come through.
This si%th inning ended with n bizarre
play. Robertson gallopcd for Maranvllre's
v'v and the ball popped out OF his hand.
.n'o Bcscher's. DevSre dropped Merkle',
VT IN the seventh. and stock. for thu
second time, bhtted a comrade home
Doyle, once in tho eighth and once in tn.
ninth, nailed a base runner on the lin.
erd completed double play with tos.
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