The sun., 1915-07-15
By WILLIAM d. HANNA.

In the first portion OF a compound
clash at the Polo Grounds yesterday the
Giants yanked the Cubs back every time
the latter tried to go to the front. and
beat them 6 to 8. This was a game OF
hard and mixed fighting. In the second
counted for their first victory since they
came shopping into the Eastern theatre
OF baseball activity. They won. TO /.
Divers pitchers graced tho mound. a
majority OF them in the first game. The
best pitching OF the day was done by
Cheney in the second battle His was
the only pitching offered 10 the public
gaze which was both high class and
lasting. He was the only one who -four
ished for nine innings. For various rea-
sons the others had their tenancy OF
the platform Topped of more or less
abruptly.
There were no heaps Of base hits OF
any OF the pitchers, but In the first
game the hitting was more pointed than
frequent, and unsteadiness AFFLICTED both
Vaughn and Stroud, the original occu-
pants OF the mesa. Not being regarded
ayers. they were released early. Schauer
and Schupp did well enough. but the
former retired because OF one of those
exigencies which prompt the summon
ing Of a pinch hitter. while the latter
backed out OF the battle 80 that the
more experienced Tesreau might pitch
through critical ninth inning.
BYg JEFF did better in that heeting
exposure of his wares that he did in
the second game. He was in holes
from the start in the second and finally
eank into one from which he did not
emerge with a whole skin. Still he
made a stiff battle against odds before
the Cubs tailed. though outdone by
Cheney. Adams. Vaushn's relief, had
a lot OF smoky matter on the ball for
a while, bu, In the eighth a swift. wing
ing home run from the Hail OF Fletcher
broke the back OF his usefulness and
won for the Giants.
The games were we'll played in the
fielding department. Such taint OF er-
rors as cropped out had no small bear
ing on run making, but was slight in
quantity compared TO the amount OF
sharp and versatile fielding done. Burns
gave a dazzling exhibition of all around
efficiency in left field Fletcher covered
short field admirably and tidy catches
were made by Snodgrass and Robertson.
Doom didn't play his position well. He
threw poorly to bases.
The umpiring continued poor Scowls
for Byron's decisions gave way to sar-
castle smiles or else the players were
too weary of finding fault TO do any
thing. Those spectators who think BY
ron Is a permanent institution at the
Polo Grounds are mistaken. Other UNI
pires have been here. At that he wasn't
wrong every time player thought so
or professed TO think so. Byron and
Eason changed places in the second game
a scheme which II tried more in the
National League probably would inn
prove the umpiring In any event Il
would mako work for the jumps less
tedious.
Meyers was spiked In the leg In the
second game. He took "A throw from
Burns and doubled Archer at the plate
The Cub catchers spikes caught hin,
Just above the knee and brought the
blood. The Chief repaired 10 the bench
for closer examination OF the wound and
then limred from the field.
The Cubs invaded the sacred precincts
Of the plate In the second inning OF the
first game on a hit by Safer. the same
players steal, Dooin's poor throw and
Williams's fly. In the second hall
Vaughn suffered from the sins of his