New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-04

Take yesterdays game. P. Perritt
pitched it and the Phillies made only
four hits. 0: of those would have been
an ou- instead of a two-bagger had
Davey Robertson kept his FEET while
II no pursuit Of fly. Only two Phil-
lies reach second base on Poll and
none reached third. So rapidly did ne
work, and so eager wer. the Giants TO
ping the first bail, that the game was
finished in one hour and eleven min
utes-one minute longer than the rec
ord game that Matty and Babe Adams
pitched week ago.
With such a saucy pitcher 10 hold
back the attack, AL the Giants needed
was one run, but they took two. Er-
skine Mayer was the Phillie pitcher.
and ne gave only six hits, but two OF
those came in the fourth inning, with
tragic results 20 this Philadelphia PEN
nant rush-whatever a Philadelphia
rush may be
> Larry Doyle, who is hitting every
body thes. days, singled 20 right 70
open the fourth. Merkle hamn red tho
ball over bird for-two bases ard Doyle,
running as if he feared no Phillie,
scored from first, a split second before
the ball reached Killifer. Killifer and
Doyle collded at the plate. Doyle was
awarded the first fall. He landed sit
ting on Killifer's neck. Killifer squirmed
impatiently, but Doyle, who had touched
the plate, and therefore saw no particu-
lar reason for haste, lei5urely adjusted
his cap and brushed the dust off his
shirt.
"Ouffawagh; 0uffawaghl Outfa-
WAGH;" said Killifer, rather impati-
-. L II IN
the dust.
Doyle cast his eyes out upon the
diamond and saw with some satisfac-
ton that Merkle had reached third
safely Killifer had dropped the ball,
and o'her Philadelphia players were
coming TO the rescue, so Doyle, reluc-
family, granting like a hall bow aroused
at midnight by the telephone bell.
pulled himself to his feet and let KILL
fer ge. up.
The wrestling match had put Merkle
so close to home that he scored on
Fletchcr's sacrifice fly. Jim Thorpe was
safe on Bancrofts low throw, but was
out TT ing to steal after Doom popped
to Niehoff. That was the only time
the Giants were beyond Mayors con-
troll.
McGraw evidently had ordered his
no Giant waited for a pass. In the
first inning each of the five Giants who
batted hit the first ball. Burns
singled to right and was forced by
Grant, who was forced in turn by Rob-
ertson. Doyle's single sent Robertson
to third, but Merkle grounded out.
Moran took Mayer out in the eighth
TO allow Cactus Cravath to hit. Cra-
40 =. n a
weak arm and stiff leg. He waited
and walked. 1t was the only base on
balls of the game. Dugey was sent IN
TO run for Cravath, but all Dugey did
was to run into a double play.
The Giant victory yesterday made iS
two victories and two losses on the
series. The Phillies are greatly in
need of to-day's game. Brooklyn was
beaten Yesterday, so Philadelphia lost
no ground to the Superbas, but there
is that Boston club that is coming
along at a dangerous rate. Philadel-
phia players say they fear only Boston,
and they are pulling for Brooklyn IN
the series with the Braves.
The Phillies are weak in their hit
ting department because OF Cravath
injuries. Their best defensive player
seems to be Dave Bancroft, who has
developed into one Of the most brill
liant fielding shortstops in the Ma
tional League. Bancroft robbed Grant
of a hit in the third inning yesterday
by sprintng into left field and making
a remarkable catch of one OF Grants
Texas leaguers.
Jim Thorpe came back into favor
With single to centre. His sharp
crounder that Bancroft threw wild was
about as near hit as an error ever
[ gets 70 be.