New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-24

when the big catcher sent the ball hop
ping down the chalk line, for Mamaux
is a pitching sensation Of the season,
with a record Of fourteen victories and
four defeats. Thirteen and five would
not sound nearly so we'll They call
him the "boy pitcher" out in Pitts
burgh, because he is only twenty-one
years old Hannibal was nine when he
Joined the Carthaginian army. Her
cules was seeing snakes, and killing
them, too, before he was out OF the
cradle, and Keats wrote his sonnet on
Chapman's Homer at the age OF twenty.
MamauX is not boy.
At twenty-One a male citizen is entl-
tied TO express an opinion as TO
whether silver should be coined at the
ratio of sixteen to one or phOSphates
nut upon the free list. Such decisions
3 man may make at twenty-One without
finching. but still feel weighted with
inexperience when confronted with the
choice of pitching a fast ball or
curve to Fred Merkle.
A pleasant young stripping IS Al
Mamaux lie looks like the men IN the
collar advertisements, and he pltcheS
with a fine free sweep which yields as
much speed as any pitcher has shown
AT INt I O4O hlNO44AN NliAf tNi'f
cepting only Johnson and alexander
Rest Of his curve equipment Is drop
with a singularly fast break. MamauN
had much the better of TeSreau IN
their pitching duel, and the game would
not have been close but for the poor
fielding of the Pirates. Cooper finished
the game after Costello had hit Tor
MamauX.
Tesrcau came in like lamb and
went out that way. His bad innings
were the first and the ninth. In the
other seven he was all but unhittable.
Matty began the first game against
Adam, and was taken out to let Doyle
bat after Pittsburgh had made three
runs against him in the third inning
Ritter finished the game, and was ell
fective in every inning except the fifth.
Babe Adams was steady throughout.
John McGraw has written upon sew
eral occasions that Bill KLEIN IS the
only good umpire in the National
League. Now he would like TO revise
his estimate downward, for he and
KLEIN all but forgot the fact that they
went around the world together IN dis
cussing the question whether UNISON
did or did not drop thrown ball at
The plate in the second inning OF the
second game. Doom undertook 70 dis
CuSS the play WIN 04bHNAA @ @N'' 49,
ings later, but Klein refused to remain
neutral.
pm not talking to you-Im talking
20 Gibson" said Doom. And I'm talk
ing to YOU" insisted KLEIN. Doom went
to the coop.
Later Kiem's sharp ears detected the
word catfish" coming from the New
York b nch, and to be on the
safe side banished all fourteen
men who were sitting there. il looked
like a cavalry retreat. FIRST went the
recruits, moving at top speed. and be
hind came the regulars, retiring on
good order and firing over their shouI-
Gers.
The Giants took the lead in the first
game in the opening inning. Burns be-
gan with a single to right and two
forced plays followed, which left Grant
on first base. Fletcher scored HIM
with a double over Carcy's head.
There were two out in the third
when the Pirates got after Matty.
Carey beat out a hit TO Merkle and
stole second. Collins brought Carey
home with a single to centre and john
son put the ball into the lower tier OF
the Crandstand for home run. A
double by Carey, a pass to Collins, a
double steal. Johnson's single and Rob
er;son's subsequent tumble and Hinch-
mans hit gave the Pirates three more
runs i'm the fifth, when Ritter was
pitching.
The Giants filled the bases in the
sixth. but Babbngton's fine line drive
went straight into the hands Of Collins.
darlington batted for Snodgrass IN
the fifth, and finished the game. In add
ton to making good bid for INT, he
went back nicely TO catch nice ny.
Robertson robbed tombstone in the sew
cnth by making great eaten against
the right field wall.
Tesreau was i'm trouble a few minutes
after the second game began, for pass
20 Carey. safe bunt by Collins and
another hunt by Johnston which les
reau fumbled filled the bases. Hlnch-
mans single scored two runners, and
there the score of the Pirates ended.
even though TcSreau was kind enough
10 let Johnston get back TO third a
minute later after trapping hlm OF
on a tap 'om NioX.
A pass 10 Snodgrass, triple by
Movers. due 20 q freak bound over
the right fcldcr's head, and an error
by Viox. enabled the Giants TO tie the
score an the second inning a pass TO
Grant, Fletcher's single and Loberts
fly TO right put McGraw's men ahead
in the sixth.
Niox singled TO start the ninth, and
Gibson doubled after Baird had pop
flied. Costello's hit scored both run
ners and gave the Pirates the game.