New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-07
Underhand Ball of Erskine
Mayer Fails to Battle
New York Batters.
MARQUARD TAKEN
OUT IN SEVENTH
Stroud Succeeds Hin and Holds
Opponents Safe-i1ome Run
for Cravath
lBy Telegraph % Tie T-,51-s

Philadelphia, July Ga good team
simply will not be kept down. Once
again the Giants are IN seventh place
Boston has the cellar, which McGraW',
men have occupied now aad again hi,
season. The Phillies afforded tbs
Giants the means Of climbing Hitting
Erskine Mayer hard, Nep York won
from Philadelphia by score o. 5toI
All the tallying of the visitors vas
done in the first and third innings,
when they pounded the underhand
moundsman for seven hits. which In.
cluded a triple and two doubles.
sacrifice fly was thrown In for good
measure.
lineup and Baumgartner BANKED tha
Giants in the last six innings. Mar.
guard was no mystery. The Phiuie,
found him for twelve hits IN seven
and a fraction innings, and get they
scored only once. II took q home run
by Cravath 70 break into the run col.
umn.
Possibly more might have been
scored against the lefthander. but Mc.
raw took him out in the seventh, after
he had been found for four successive
hits. Stroud succeeded on the mound.
and held the Phillies safely until the
end.
The game almost ended In a 10, in
the ninth inning, and dozens OF bottles
we're thrown at Bill Byron by fans in
the bleachers. The trouble arose
through the laziness Of tae Philadel.
phia policemen. After the frs, two
ALTERS had been retired IN the .atts,
half Of the ninth the fans began 10
swarm over the field, and when Ban.
croft singled 20 centre the umpire had
to call a halt.
Byron went cut and gave the police
men a lecture, and by his eloquencs
moved the guardians Of the Law 70 be-
stir themselves in driving back the
crowd. His fervor was, however. lost
upon the fans, and they pe.ted him
with pop bottles. All missiles we're
wide Of the mark
The Giants got of to a splendid start.
After Burns had flied to Whitted Rob
ertson slipped n hit past Paskert for
three bases. Doyle did not wait, but
slammed the first ball pitched into
right. Robertson scored or the single
Fletcher followed the first ball plan,
and his hit also went to centre Doyle
advancing 70 third
second on a hit and run play and
Merkle cut the ball through the vacant
space. Doyle had to leap high 20 avoid
being hit by the grounder, but he re-
covered his stride in time 20 get all
the way to the plate.
The Phillies kicked. asserting that
Doyle had been hit by the ball. but the
umpires refused to allow this claim
Lobert walked and the bases were full
Snodgrass hit 10 the left field fence.
scoring Fletcher and Merkle. Meyers
grounded TO Niehoff and Lobort was
run down between third and home.
Snodgrass reached third during 'he
play, and while Marquard was 10 BAT,
he tried to steal home, but was ou..
The fifth and final run for the Giants
was scored in the third DOYLE singled
and reached third on Fletcher double.
Lobert's sacrifice fly to Waited
brought Larry across the plate
Vanguard was hit pretty regularly
all through the game, but the finish
for him did not come until the eighth.
Cravath began the latter half Of that
inning by hitting the first ball pitched
ever the right field fence Pastert
singled to left. but was out trying %
stretch il. Niehoff beat out an irfe'd
hit and Luderus slammed the bal %
centre for the fourth consecutive f.t
Niehoff reached second on this sing %.
At this point Stroud went in, and hs
Immediately picked Niehoff or secon
Becker batted for +. Burns and force
Luderus at second, from Lobert 90
Doyle.