The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-05
To-day'- Schedule.
Washington In New York.
Philadelphia in Boston.
81 Louis IN Detroit
Chicago In Cleveland

80 N'N'''"hN
A pitchers bout OF rare quality took
pice at the Polo Grounds yesterday II
was between Ray Fisher and jim Shaw.
and as the washingtons won the game.
to 0. Shaw won the bout Two hits had
been made OF each pitcher up to the
ninth, but in tho ninth the Nationals made
two more OF Fisher and scored the only
run. II was Shaw VIII made the only
run and he made one OF. the hits. There
centre Of the operations
Shaw was wild. bu. he had eItraor-
binary speed. His wildness caused him TO
sprinkle passes here and there, but he
always recovered and either made sue
ceeding batsmen hit OF strike out In
tanning foemen. he must have set new
mark for the =, son. fo- he struck out
fourteen. Fisher whitfield eight making a
grand total Of twenty-five who went out
on strikes during the game. The air
around tho plate was churned to a froth
There wasn't the variety to Shaws
pitching that Fishers had: the latter en-
ployed Il more extensive mixture. But
there was a shoot or a hop or a flicker OF
lightlike dart. something battling. on
Shaw's fast ono that made his pitching
30 effective. assisted by an intrequent
c,.ange OF pace. Fisher had speed too
worked the corners, and between making
his curve bend over the plate and cross
ing the Washington slammers with a fast
one whom they were looking for curve
he hurled on even terms with Shaw for
eight innings. He kept the Wasmngtons
away from the bases in seven OF the nine
/ rounds, "a neat performance In itself. and
used the splitter only once, II he wasn't
blufrlng that tins. Pitching extra dry
and sparkling.
A noisy person who roared like a men
! agerie sat In a front box and was such a
persistent pest that Manager Griffith
/ finally complained TO the umpire about
him. He continued unsurpassed after
Grifrs protest but with diminished vol
ume For a time Nick Altrock answered
with initiative roars. but, not having a
steel lined larynx. left the other TO roar
alone.
shaw passed Maisel and Hartzell In the
first inning and had his catcher Jumping
and grabbing at the wild ones. Mcbride
and Gand,l spoke sedative words to Shaw
and he found the plate. Two forces and
line fly by Mullen 10 Foster kept botf
Maisel and Hartzell from scoring Fisher
and aides >frtired the first nine Washing
ton batters without any OF them reaching
base. Shaw struck the side out In th'
third. giving one pass
The first hitting for each team BIOS
somed in the fourth inning. Moellcr and
Foster singled with none out Milan at
tempted to sacrifice. but only grazed tn
ball. Moeller was moving on the sec
ond attempt 10 sacrifice and Nunamake
whipped the ball TO Peckinpaugh ant
caught him before ne could get back.
sharp and clever play Milan flied out
and balls on the inside struck out Gandil.
Daley opened New Yorks fourth witt
a single, Mullen popped out trying to sac
rifice and Shaw famed Nunamaker ant
Boone after he had walked Peckinpaugh
His fast one sailed past the plate at
tangent too fast for the bats. The secon'
New York hit was made by Hartzel Il
the NTH after Maisel had famed at phan
toms Fisher. on the strength OF Nc
Brides wild throw. was on first at IN
time and went to second. Doc Cook trie
to further a run and hit play, but struc
out, and II was nuts for Henry and Foste
TO double Fisher at third,
Good ArldIng made the pitching all tn
more convincing. Henry got Daley in tn
sixth with a burning throw to first OF IN
batter's chop, and IA beautiful long thro'
; by Peck In the seventh turned MIX
Mitchell back Maisel walked 20 start IN
home eighth and stole second after Mo
Bride had run back and captured Hart
} zelrs fly. Maisel had such a start o
Shaw when he stole that his foot hooke
the bag before the ball got there. Coo
, struck out and Daley. who was less unde
the Shaw influence than any OF his mates
was passed purposely. Mullen trie
bravely 10 hit He got piece OF the bal
II bounded over Shaw's head and qulc
work by Mcbride back Of the box delete
the batter,
shaw singled Clearly to right in III
ninth, took second on a wild pitch an
scored when Moeller pulled a hot drlv
to right through Mullen. Moeller was o
second with none out and Fisher close
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