The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-14
DOUBLE BILLS MAY
BE HELP TO GIANTS
But at That They'll Have to
DO Better in Them Than
They've Been Doing.
NARQUARD UNFORTUNATE
Not All His Fault That Last
Ten Games Have Bccn on
the Debit Side.

condition which has played big part
IN keeping tho pcrccu'ig" of the Giants
Down so that they dropped into second
place H. one arising from their numerous
Soluble headers. 1t Is entirely reasonable
10 believe that had they had fewer post
ponements and consequently fewer double
headers they would have "A bigger win
ming percentage Nut that the Braves
have had any advantage over them In
his respect. The leaders have a. many
games to play as the Giants hence must
have had as many postponements.
The quantity ut double headers the
Giants have played has been a handicap
because Of It's correlation with the way
tho pitching stan has been going. Not
enough Of the pitchers have been depend
able for their share OF effectiveness IN the
extra amount of work which falls on the
mound corps when two games day
come The stan has not shown the pitch
Ing quality as concerns numbers 90 do
much more than break even on the double
headers.
whether or not there is any virtue in
the contention that Il IA harder to win
tyyo games on one day than on two
separato DAYS, whether the stronger team
can mako better use of its excess Of
strength when Il doesn't have to compress
II into one afternoon. II nevertheless is
obvious that In the case of "A team lighting
Tor a pennant the more pitchers II has
to DO a high grade Of work the better
chances IL has for firing we'll in double
headers Numbers with quality arc adj
dttionally valuable under such clrcum-
stances.
Not counting holiday double headers,
which with thcr morning and afternoon
games are not as eNtctng az two after
noon games the Giants have doubled up
on twelve afternoons 80 far OF these
tventy-four games they have won FOURTEEN
and lost ten. ON ten Of the days the best
they did Was to break even. On no day
have they done worse than break even. No
team has beaten them twice on one dag.
sim. the pertinent question arises
whether they wouldn't htv. won NOR"
than fourteen Of thos" twDnty-four had
there been fewer double bills, In which
case there would have been less crowd.ng
Of the pitchers The fact remains. how
ever that. double headers or not the
Hostous with jus, to- sam" opportunities
as the Giants As 10 number OF games
played. have won mpsc. which again
pr!ngs us around 20 the pitchers. During
a grctt,r part - TN. time On which the
Eoatuus ,yp." climbing they had three
pitchers gJ.uE well II two for N"w York
VINO represented the sam" degree of 'it"c-
tVcncss.
lflt ~ flt AtFE f''I'.lIlH''l Nllt'A lhN
helped to i,tard "a" Giants is An pppor-
tGai'y for them 90 rcGiiu first place.
WITH IN. double headers ahead for both
teams There may com" a change. WHAT
his been a SQUIRT" az nudGt'ce Tor tn"
Giants ctu Doe 70 srurr" of pi"Nt. That's
GO III, k5u o: a.. gods. Fr"u'n"'s work
a.'ur,t U.r gUtkDr~ u saturday was
cheering 600 connection with strong
tough losing game hy Mdrqutrd the
sam, day and improved work hE benaro"
the last time out This is promising II Il
l. 10 he enduring and not "a fash. Tyler
OF the Bostuus has been D1pckrd out OF
tie box ia his last two games and lost his
lLsE three. Increased uncertainty In the
box obtains ON both teams, which doesn't
dotract any from the attractivcn,ss of
the remainder OF the race.
Rube Marquard's losing streak had it.
beginning On August :. ON that day
tho Cardinals beat HIN, 10 >. He has
been relieved In ~ least half ~ the ten
straight he has lost, Wnll" In others he
has pitched high sIadc ball only to lose
because OF no hitting In support HIS
other defeats have been as follows ::
August H. by Boston. TO 2 August IS.
by PittsburG. To | August %. by Gin
clnnati, . 10 4 August rs. 10y 81 Louis,
/ 90 0 August 20, by Chicago, ! to o I;
September ., by BrooKlyn. 10 Septem-
her 8, By Brooklyn, to | september s,
by Boston, to 3 September II, by Phla-
delph,a, to o. Every team has beaten
him In the losing period. but Il is only
fair 20 the Rube 10 point out that when
q pitcher can hold an opposing team TO
ono run three times, az he has done, It
isn't all his fault 10y a good d, al that he
has lost ten straight.
The Giants won thirteen games out OF
twenty-five in their series with the
BroolIlyns and In doing so outscored and
outhit them The BrOuklyns helded bet
ter: that was the only detail In which
they eXcelled. They made 81 errors 70
New York's a. The Giants made q
runs. and Brooklyn IS; the Giants made
20s hits, and Brooklyn lS7 The Brook
lyns won one shutout the Giants white
washed them four times. Rucker and
PfefYer for Brooklyn and Matty and
Tesreau for New York were tn. most
effective pitchers.