New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-06
ALEXANDER USES
GIANTS TO PROVE
HIS GREATNESS
One Hit All McGraw's
Men Can Tease from
PhillieS' TWirler.
FRED MERKLE
SAVES THE DAY
His Double in Second Frame the
Only Flaw in Growers
Record.

Philadelphia, June 5. Grover Clsy,.
land Alexander would like 70 exchan,.
three one-hit games for one no-b.
game. The great Highlander Of tbs
Phillies shut the Giants out this aftsr.
noon by a score Of 2 20 q, and for ,be
third time in little less than a month
he allowed the opposing side one hi.
More than that, he allowed only one
Giant 20 get % base this afternoon
Fred Merkle prevented him from
eGualling the no-hit. nobody-on record
Of Cy Young The suspense was not
prolonged. The record went by he
boards in the second inning, when Ner.
kle doubled clearly. There was 10
chance for any self-sacrfcing player
10 accept an error. The hit was clean
as a hounds tooth.
Thereafter Alexander had the Giant,
az his mercy. His s.dearm shoots had
all sorts Of power behind them, and slK
Of McGraw's men struck out. The field
was heavy from the result Of rain.
which caused the postponement Of the
morning game, but both sides hedei
without error.
Alexander was active in fielding e.
we'll as pitching. Ho made four Of the
twelve assists credited 20 his side. He
also contributed single.
Poll Perritt threatened no records,
but he was a worthy opponent for the
great Highlander. The Philliss
punched four singles and q sacrifice
against him in the second inning, ard
these yielded two runs. Perrt.
steadied down forthwith and held the
Phillies runless for the rest OF the
game. lie did, however, allow a man
TO get to base now and again.
The holiday crowd was only 1900
strong. as the poor weather Of the
morning had frightened many fans
away. Both sides went out in order
in the first inning. Fletcher began the
second by striking out, but then Alex.
ander made his one slip from par base.
ball. He put one where Merkls liked
it, and the big first bascman hit clean
o-bagger.
Thereafter, the count was one, tvs,
three, one, two, three az the Giants
marched up 10 the plate and away
again. Alexander, owing 70 his phs.
nomenal pitching, faced only twea.y.
eight of them. Following Merkle's hi,
, NiehoF threw out Lobert at first and
Snodgrass flied 20 Byrne.
Gabby Crayath began the latter hal.
of the second with a single. Becker
also hit for one base, sending Craya.h
to second. Niehoff sacrificed, laying
down little bunt which Perrtt felded
TO first, while the runners moved Up.
A single by Luderus scored Cravath,
and Killifer slammed out another safe
smash, which brought Becker home.
There might have been further scoring
if Alexander had not kindly hit into a
double play from Larry Doyle TO
Fletcher 20 Merkle.
With a two-run lead Alexander Gu.
loose and bent the ball over the cor.
ners, where no one cared a bit 70
swing. He picked on Perritt, striking
him out both times he came 70 bat.
In order TO prevent the further hu.
initiation Of his pitcher, McGraw in
serted Eddie Grant as a pinch hitter in
the ninth. Eddie did ever so much bet
ter than poor Poll. He fouled TO KILL
fer
Mostly Alexander and the inhelder,
attended TO the Giants. In tho whole
game McGraw's men hit only FIVE balls
TO the outiield.