New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-05
nefeat Police Nine in the
Final Game of Series at
Polo Grounds.
SFGER HERO OF DAY
WITH HOME RUN
Sbortstop Breaks Tie ii the
Eighth Inning by Mighty Clout
Mayor Makes Error.

....erisv afternoon at the POLO
g..,r6s Il was the first real blundcr
" RS administration. Strange 70 say,
". Wild toss brought cheers from
,Sooo larvrNe,. II Larry Doyle had
- basvo q the same sort il would
Lsrs brought forth jeers from may be
,So00 baseball threats. \ word to the
- Is malignant, as the poet doesn't
80 hut the reading populace of base
SsiiSon will naturally demand an eN-
.iarstion for this breach in baseball
IN TIE explanation is that the city
-,s,8isns against turmoil, robbery,
ss'rr5er and ire met on the field of the
Giants Yesterday 20 settle q little dis
,rte on the diamond. with handsome
Silver cup SIS the incentive to do their
hest
words. modified in the historic
stadium 20 determine the baseball
Lsmpionship Of the city. Each de-
rsrtment had captured one game. and
lis wss 20 be the crucial struggle. II
SIS natural. therefore, that the Mayor
~ this great town should be present
"a throw out the first ball
He certainly threw it, C. A. W.
iypch. the star twirler of the fremen,
Who was waiting TO receive the Mayors
,oss kept or waiting. for Mr.. Mitchell
lrrIed the sphere far over his head.
Serer and Goodman, shortStop and
sesonC ba>eUan. respectively, of the
frsrlsn nine. each made a brave try to
rssp the horschidc. but failed. and
Il rolled 20 centre field. Goodman
rsye hot chase. however, and finally
retrieved the ball and sent il TO Lynch,
where il belonged.
Y would seem that this error on the
psr; Of the Mayor brought good luck
10 the fire laidics, for they won the
game and trophy after a struggle that
kept the frerzied thousands in the
stands and 1'cacrer> IN a continual
state Of fermer.. The score was TO 3.
J. Z. Seccr, Of Engine 252, was the
hero Of the conflict. With the score a
ne in the eighth inning, Seger met one
Of Arme,'s shoots square on the nose
and sent the bah on q line over Fen
nelly, the policeman guarding second
base. Il was a terrific drive, and be
fore the sphere was returned to the
irield Secer lad crossed the plate.
The police bst-led vainly in the ninth
10 pull out q victory, inserting pinch
hitter in the person Of Ambrose An
ores. Of the 164th Precinct.
Music had It's inning before the
zane. and the bands of the police and
fremen Wed with each other in rem
dering the various airs that have made
BIZ: on the tango floors of the city
Several popular song writers also en-
.srained the vast throng by spelling
their masterpieces through megaphones
from the roofs of the players benches.
For three innings neither the police
nor the fremen could score. In the
trs, half Of the fourth the police ar
rested the moro.ony. After Fennelly
had gone out Barry singled, only TO
be caught stealing. Romer followed
with a bit and tailed on two wild
throws. The first was made by Moran,
The fremen' catcher, who tossed Saig 5
bunt past Melville on first. The sec
ond error came on O'Brien's weird
heaye to the plate in an endeavor to
catch Romor
The fremen more than evened up
matters in their half Of the same inn
ing With one man out Seger singled
and scored on q two-bagger by Moran.
Bowling then made a safety, tallylng
Moran OBrien was an easy out, but
he ire ladies supporters were salts
led, as evidenced by their wild cheer
iilg and few dlrge strains from their
hand.
In the FRS. half Of the eighth the
cops tied the score, and the police
sslouters, TO the accompaniment of their
band, made the welkin ring. Lynch had
struck both TIcnckeu and Malcolmson
out when the trouble started. With
Nree and two on Fennelly the umpire
igled that the next ball pitched hit the
ponce second basemaa.
The first kick of the game resulted
Nhen the entire fremcn's team rushed
% the plate and expressed in no gentle
terms their opinion of Connolls de-
cson. Captain Barry and few other
Policemen also rushed out from the
bench, and ,t looked for minute like a
ea'te on the Alsnc. The police band
A,ypl to Its seats, and, happily inspired,
Played some soothing ditty which
Crowned the tumult raised by the
ranging players and eventually
Brought peace.
looked O.. though the game would
% INTO extra innings, but Seger, trst
nan up for the tremcu in their half OF
ne eighth, decided it was just the time
70 put IN telling blow. The blow
VEN on line over Fennelly's head
',a Yep: on going 10 the entrance gate
o. the grounds.
oeger bounded around the bases amid
on uproar that could be heard 10 the
iOrtheSt confines of Harlem. He was
ae' at the plate by the entire tiremen
gan and carried 10 the bench. while
1e nremen's band blared forth its dis
"5soant but triumphant notes.
oeger'S blow settled the game, for IN
' g ninth the police fell by ne way
ss1e' although the first man up reached
Ne. ~ on an error and a pinch hitter
vas called upon.
me score follows: