New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27

It is true that the sun came out JUST
in time to prevent the games pe'ns
called at this point, but IN the hght
of subsequent developments that was
no favor TO the men Of McGraw. Ruoe
Marquard had been pitching well dur
ing the first seven innings. Yet wnen
he came out from the bench after ms
enforced twenty minutes rest ne coula
not get going again. He went through
the eighth inning safely, and IN tho
ninth the Braves pummelled him Sc
verely. OF course the objection might
be raised that Rudolph also had to cool
off during the storm, but the delay ola
not affect him so severely because he Is
q Highlander.
II may not be generally known that
when a lefthander is forced to sit down
and think something serious is sure 10
happen. Indeed, it may not be known
that a lefthander does think, but there
is much evidence tending TO prove It.
The musings of a southpaw are al-
ways sad As RUDE ruminated he
thought of Frank Baker and other
mournful topics, and By the time ne re-
turned to the diamond he had come TO
believe that it was not much OF q word
after all. Later he was sure OF 1t. DICK
Rudolph was ever so much wiser than
MarQuard; Wnlle hupe SAT anu lhoushs
Rudolph just sat.
ANYBODY who has ever read Ru-
dolph's syndcated articles on baseball
knows that the Boston pitcher is not
troubled much with imagination. Ru-
dolph could not conceive how anybody
with a four-run lead could be defeated
in the ninth, yet the Giants almoss
forced realization upon him.
A home run which was made ana
one which was merely threatened were
the causes of the defeat for the Giants.
| Gather put the ball into the left field
| bleachers in the sixth inning and
, scored one other runner. Gowdy's part
was just as useful, though he per.
| formed no actual feat Of physicats
I prowess.
In the ninth inning, with a runner
on second and another on third, with
one out, Gowdy stepped up to the plate,
! swinging a large black bat. RUDE re-
membered Gowdy as the gentleman who
had made so many hits in the world
series last year, and he did not feel
that he ought to pitch to him. Instead
he purposey passed the catcher and
filled the bases. At the time this move
seemed the part of good judgment, but
il worked out all wrong. Rudolph, his
brotherhood resting ever so lightly
upon him, drove the first ball into CEN
tire for a single. Snodgrass tried to
throw to third, but the wet ball slipped
out of his hand and rolled into left
field. Every runner who was on base
when Rudolph hit came home. Two
more runs were scored before the rally
ended, making five in all.
Facing a four-run lead in the latter
half of the ninth, the Giants almost
/ a. Tun In
two runners were on when the end
came. Burns destroyed the continuity
of the attack by striking out, and this
dampened the rally. Burns was the
! first man to go out. and the next two
batters were easily retired.
Not all the storms OF the afternoon
were aloft. There were other Byronnio
elements In tho day. Bill Byron
could not suit either side, and Arthur
Fletcher differed from him so radically
that the umpire decided that he or the
player would have to leave the field.
Fletcher was the one who left. Brain
erd played a brilliant substitute role at
short.
The Giants scored the first run Of the
game in the fourth inning. II was made
in a queer half light, which gave
promise of tornadoes and cyclones to
come. But McGraw's men had no luck.
There was no tornado. The Giants
took their time as soon as four and q
half innings had been played, but the
rain held off. The run was scored
when Doyle hit a triple to deem left
centre, and Fletcher followed with an
other three-bagger to right. II was so
dar,: by this time that Robertson could
hardl see to strike out. Merkle fouled
to Gowdy.
Egan batted for Gilbert at the be-
ginning of the sixth, and Doyle muffed
his little fly. Gathers then dropped the
ball into the left field bleachers. lie
was now Boston's turn TO lag. but the
Giants succeeded In tieing the score be-
fore the coming Of the rain. With two
out in the sixth Doyle singled to centre
and Fletcher beat out an infield hit TO
Rudolph. Robertson singled to right,
scoring Doyle.
The rain began while Grant was bat
ting in the seventh. Fabian and his
assistant covered every vital part Of
the diamond with tarpaulin and the
field was not in bad condition when
play was resumed. The Giants imme-
and advanced to third on two infeld
outs. Snodgrass beat out hit to deep
short, and Harvard Eddie came home as
fast as Yale eight.
A bunt by Schmidt and Magee's
double. which sent the runner to third.
put Marquard in hole in the ninth.
The pass TO Gowdy filed the bases and
Rudolph's single cleared them. Fitz-
patrick singled, and when Strand. bat
ting for Moran, hit a little roller to
Marquard, Merkle supplemented the
pitchers assist with a wild throw to
the plate. scoring both men on base.
Singles by Grant and Meyers. pass to
Murray. who batted for Marquard. and
Snodgrass's single gave the Giants two
runs in the latter half Of the ninth.