New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-02
Phillies' Star Pitcher Wins
His Fifth Straight Game
of Season.
BEALS BECKER HITS
MATTY FOR HOMER
Brainerd Takes Merkle's Place
at First and Does Well
Poll Perritt Injured.
Try Telegraph to Tho rhbune.

Philadelphia, May Hard luck In
many guises encountered the Giants
to day. First Of all. Alexander pitched
against them, which was unfortunate,
as he won his fifth straight game Of
the season. The score was I TO 2.
Second, Christy Mathewson was hit
hard, and, last, Poll Perritt was so
severely injured that he will probably
be out of the game for az least a
month. In practice before the game
Poll collided with Bobby Byrne, of the
Phillies. Strangely enough, the little
inielder was not hurt at all, but Per-
ritt's nose was broken, both eyes were
cut and three Of his teeth were knocked
out. He was rushed from the field to
the Episcopal Hospital.
: The absence of Merkle make n shift
necessary in the lineup of the Giants.
Snodgrass is still incapacitated and
McGraw sent Brainerd to the first sack.
The youngster gave a good account OF
himself Mathewson lasted until tho
eighth, when Grant went in to bat for
him.
The old master showed signs OF
rounding back into form, but he was
no match for Alexander. At that the
great highlander of Moran's staff
was by no means invincible. He al
lowed only six hits, but three Of these
were doubles. Two of the extra base
wallops fell 10 the share o. Chief
Meyers. Brainerd made the other.
Beals Becker was around perform
ing his usual stunt of making MeGraw
sorry. The former Giant had much TO
do with the Philadelphia victory. He
made a home run and telling one
hand catch. His home run came in the
first inning and sent the Phillies away
in the lead. Bancroft singled, with a
slash directly over second, and Becker
then put the ball over the right field
fence.
The Giants reduced this lead to one
in the third inning. Chief Meyers
doubled to deep centre, and reached
third when Matty grounded out TO
| Luderus. Murray was tossed out by
| Alexander, but Doyle was ready for the
emergency and shot a single 20 right,
which brought the Indian home.
! From the first until the sixth
/ Mathewson was exceedingly effective,
but in that inning he again received
much attention from the Philadelphia
/ hitters. Byrne began by dropping hit
/ in left. Bancroft laid down a sacrifice
/ for the pitcher. Becker was safe on
Doyle's tumble and Byrne came home
As Cravath famed Becker made a clean
steal of second. His energy had its re-
ward, for George Whitfield drove a sim
! gle to left, which brought the runner
/ home. Dugey ended the inning with a
high fly for Doyle.
Fletcher began the seventh with an
excellent bid for a hit, but Becker
while on the run seized the hall with
one hand and held il, too. In the lat
ter half of the inning Alexander drove
a mighty smash to left which should
have been good for at least three bases
/ but for his failure TO comply with the
formality of touching second.
The last effort Of the Giants oc-
Cured in the eighth. Brainerd drove a
| solid hit to left for two bases and
| Meyers followed with a hit Of equal
worth to centre. Brainerd scored.
/ Grant batted for Mathewson and sin
/ gled to centre, sending Meyers to third.
/ Murray was willing to keep up tho
good movement, but his line hit went
/ straight into the hands of Whitfield.
Luderus got Doyle without assistance,
and Lobert lifted to Cravath.
Schauer replaced Matty and was
lucky to escape being scored against.
! Byrne, the first man up, tripled, but
was called out at third when Paskert,
who was coaching, touched him.