The sun., 1914-09-13
To-day's schedule.
Pittsburs In Chicago.
ST. Louis in Cincinnati


PHILADELPHIA. Sent. le -- Arthur
Frommes great pitching enabled the
Giants to split the double header
with the Phllics here to-day by winning
the second game, score to o. after hav-
ing been shut out N the opener by to 0,
Thanks to the Dodgers victory over the
Braves the Giants gained half game
on Boston for the National League lead
and are now within two fun games O
Stallings's outfit More than $1,000 fam
attended the bargain day ar'. big crowd
considering the cold threatening day and
the fact that Doo'ns i's;less crew is hrn~.
lessly entrencned in me second division
The first defeat ranl;lcd the Giants, bat
the showing OF Arr Frpmne in the after
piece was like filter o. sunshine tn" ulh
a bank OF dark clouds. II Fromme can
repeat with many oi the same kind OF
games he displayed to-day then M"Graw
will not have to worry about a m-n TO
relieve Mathewson and Tcsreau. The for
mer Red was just as deadly in his exc
cution of local batsmen as Alexander was
to the New Workers in the opener.
The Phnlies were absolutely helpless
before Fromme and up to the eighth in
ming they had not made a hit. Then when
two We're down Marshall who bats
around 100 for season. managed TO
single to left and in the next inning Cra-
vath got IN a long double These blows
were sum and substance of the Quakcrs'
prowess with the bat Fromme passed
four along TO first base, but so powerful
was his pitching that the Phillies could
not get man 20 third base and only two
touched second. During five of the nine
innings the locals were turned back in
order.
The Giants gave Fromme support which
did not show the semblanc- of leak or
break. Larry Doyle and Arthur Fletcher
probably prevented three more hits being
made Larry robbed Pdskert of a hit
in the second inning by making wonder
full stop and throw Fletcher twice got
On the way Of huetlikc raps off the bats
OF Martin and MaEee in the eighth and
ninth rounds. robhIng them OF what
looked to he sure hits.
What the champions lacked in the way
OF accurate club swinging in the opener
they amply made up for in the second
game. They peppered Erstine Mayer
from the mound in four rounds and also
found Cy Marshall anything but an
enigma during the rest of the Journey
They hit for twelve sdfeties and fifteen
total bases Doyle leading with three
singles, two of which drove in three of the
Giants eight runs
Rube Marquard had the misfortune to
draw the assignment against Alexander
in the first game. The Ruhe really pitched
splendid ball. but with Alex working at
an unbeatable gait he had to take the
short end Of the | to game. which was
played in an hour and twelve minutes a
record for the season.
Rube allowed seven hits during the
seven innings he tOiled, but let the PhilHes
bunch three of them i'm tho NTH inning.
the round they scored the solitary but all
powerful run. In this frame Byrne opened
with single To left lie was tossed out
by Burns when he tried to reach third on
Paskerts hit 10 left, Dode taking second
on the throw in. Martin then dropped a
fy into deep right for two bases scoring
Paskert Killifer and Alexander then
were retired but the damage. had been
accomplished.
did to-day He had everything His fast
breaking curve had many of the Giants
swinging at the ball when 1t was in Kiln
fer's mitt, Four hits were all the Giants
could get off Alexander. Only one was
really "A rap which could not be feded
The other three were the sort OF blows
which are played in the category OF
scratchy.
Eight OF McGraws champions famed
during the game Bescher and Murray
acting as pinch htters both were called
out on strikes. SO deadly effective did
Alex work that in six OF the nine round'
the Giants were bowed over In order
They got their four hits in two innings
Each time. the fifth and seventh innings
the first two men up singled. yet the mex
three succeeding batsmen could not get
runner over the plate.
In the nth Robertson hit to tho righ
side Of the diamond. The ball was in
tended for Bobby Byrne, but Magee
covering first, ran In front of Byrne, an'
the latter, baked by this Interference, le
the ball roll to right Then Grant outral
SLOW one TO Martin with men on frs
and second and none out the chances
for the Giants to do sOmeth!ag looked
encouraging, but Merkle and Meyer
lifted feeble flies to Magee and Marquar'
rolled to Lohert.
In the seventh the Giants had a bette
chance to negotiate the ninety feet be
tween third and home, but failed
Fletcher singled sharply to centre. the
Sssed TO second when Magee mufed Alex
cnder's throw to catch him mapping
Robertson beat out bunt to Lohert
Fletcher moving to third The promisn
opportunity was now AT hand. but tn
Giants We're wanting, Grant popped I
Iobert Then Alexander famed Reschel
who hit for McrlNe. and Meyers rs well.
Before the game Alexander received
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