New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-08
Labor Day Defeat Has Il,
Effect-McGraw's Men
Get a Drubbing.
PERRITT AND MATTY
ROUGHLY HANDL IN
New York Team Acts in Field 4.
Though Stricken with
Stage Fright.
BY JEROME BEATTY.

They say that the way to &c. Az,
ander Schauer to strike out C,es.
Cravath is to tel! Schauer tina, Il !
Al Demaree who Is at the bal,
Schauer knows it's Cravath he .r,-
bles and loses his control, and CD
vath hits another home run. The M
to get the Giants 20 beat the Br.y]
is 20 make the Giants think thew.
playing Cincinnati.
Capn Larry Doyle and nj, ~
read in the morning papers yesterJ|
that they had won two games ~
Boston on Labor Day, and they wi
so astounded at their efrontery tkr|
they just crumpled up yesterday ID
ternoon at the Polo Grounds, ana h,
way Of apology handed the Braves N
third and last game Of the series 5,
a score Of 7 TO 2.
The only way TO account for IA,
sudden reversal OF form exhibited N
New York yesterday is 10 surmise th,l
when they won two in one day M
Giants thought they were playing s,
Louis. The Braves reported FOR hi,
series in new, gray uniforms. hayire
discarded the soiled. slouchy old ones
which made them look as II they IA
Just finished cleaning a furnace. Tai
uniforms and perhaps the absence 4
Johnny Evers-fooled the Giants, VII
played great baseball until It'd
learned that these were George ST,
lings's worlds champs. Then N
Graw's men turned pale and their ksI
stood on end-like the drunken trad
per who came home TO his cabin OF
night and found that what he though
was only a bear was his wife, armt|
with a poker.
The Braves opened up on Perritt
the first inning. With one out, ED
singled to left. Compton grounded 1
Doyle. who had double play in fred
of him, but fumbled and was lucky 4
get Egan. Magee singled, send,|
Compton TO third. On an sttemp,|
double steal Fletcher made a rs
stop of Dooin's high throw and n
Giants managed 70 run down Mse,1
but not until Compton had scored.
Doyle and Merkle singled, with ne|
cut, in the second. yet no Giant scor,I
DOYLE was caught of second Al
Fletcher bit into a double play. "
Thorpe opened the Giants third Will
single. Doom flied TO Compton Al
Thorpe ran past second. and was cas-
doubled before he could get bach
first. A moment later Perritt sisgs}
but was out trying to steal secox4
In the fourth Robertson and Gnl
were on first and second. respectful
with one out. Grant was out trying
steal third when hit and run "A
didn't pan out. and Doyle ended \
inning with a high fly.
Butch Schmidt jammed a home 4
into the right field stand at the cr,1
ing of the fourth. Fred Merkle can
back with one for the Giants at
start of the fifth.
Doyle's error in the sixth gave 4
game to the Braves. With one e
Magee aingled to centre. Sehmi6|
grounder rolled between Doyle's ID
Perfect fielding would have ended \
inning with a double play. Asg1
reached third on the error and seenS
on Smiths infeld out.
The Giants put themselves only 4
run behind in the seventh. seriI
walked, and took third on Fletchs'I
double. that bounced over Snodgr
Thorpe famed, but the Indian n
wasn't to be downed. Meyers, bats
for Doom, hit a sacrifice Ay that seo'1
Merkle, putting Fletcher on III
Schang batted for Perritt and linec
Raglan, who blocked the ball, n
caught il as il came down.
The deluge Of hits struck MsttJ
the ninth. He was just lobbing
ball up there. trusting 10 luck thf
fielder would happen TO be in the
Of the ball Gowdy and Ragan sins
and were sacrificed up notch by sr
grass. logan singled TO centre. seof
Gowdy and Raglan. Egan took sees
when Thorpe's throw bounded
Meyers and hit the stand. Com9J
grounded out and Magee's third 81
of the game scored Egan. SehmiG y
safe on Doyle's error. and Msgee ~
nailed trying TO steal third. II
The Giants have left the IN
Grounds until the last OF Septen'
Now we shall have Yankees.