The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
To-day. schedule.
Pittsburg Ia chicago.
st. Louis in Cincinnati.


1T Louis In Cincinnati.
The Phllies outplayed and outmanru-
vred the Giants yesterday on their visit
TO the Polo Grounds IN the capacity OF
league leaders, "A position which AT this
infantile period Of the race il OF small
concern. Still club doesn't feel any
worse In that berth than in any other.
no matter what the time OF the year,
and the Phillies are there by right Of
conquest Yesterday they stayed there
by right OF conquest. putting over the
conquest by score Of to /.
As tacticians. AZ fielders and as timely
hitters the clan which under the guidance
Of Moran Is making more or less Of a
fash did better than the Giants The
latter. in fact. played poor game
They ielded raggedly and the high
grade pitching of Alexander made their
batting faced. Alexander is peerless in
his profession and yesterday was one
OF his most peerless days He showed
his skill most convincingly when men
hits most they couldn't get them
on walks and sacrifices and solid
w,lts and. contributed by New York.
passes and errors. tho Phllies made
runs, Their scoring proclivitics regard
less of the feelings of crowd of 90, 900,
began early and early took out much OF
the zest Of conflict. New York had no
such diverse system OF making runs.
The only departure from the cut and
cried was half brother to the squeeze,
most unorthodox play at such
time. II was the unexpected with "A
vengeance. SO also would b. reversing
the bat and hitting with the handle
The Phillies previously had put over
= full iledgoi squeeze" They were well
ahead. though when they did IL and
such stratagems generally go best when
there Is nothing To lose by trying them
Mciraw, If he II was who ordered
New Yorks. had tho bold Initiative 10
try the move when failure meant the
passing OF tho last probability % pull
ing the game out Of the lire and when
failure would make II look like more OF
A hzzle than ordinarily.
THIS PLAY arose IN the sixth inning.
Doyle, Lobert and Burns We're GA the
bases with one out Mrrkle. - long hit
ter WAS up, The Giants needed six
runs to tie. Trying for the cleanup
wallup looked 20 be- better gCncrtlsnip
than firessc. TIE IN = that "A safe hunt
would b:ng in would be- one run. and
bunt meant chance FOR a force play
at the plate. That's what did hsppcu
when Nerklc hunted. Had the tap aon,
safe Meyers, dangerous hitter. would
have been mp next with nun in. or.
out ana the bases ~'tl h,od And mad
Meyers delivered the strata-cm would
nave been me business Instead oc
bust, ~i'h tvcrNb. is Cherrius and cry
iDr. Great 90 Md there YOU drt
Mathews N started the game and soon
I found that he wasn't ready for the re-
/ qu!r.n"nts ~ penuant pitching lie "a.
tired after lingering three innings Ia
the first inning Byrnc singled aud Cra-
vath hiazcd nome run into the Eraud
stand In IN" third inning Matty walkcd
two men I'm succession CrayIth made a
two bag-cr and Meyers made "A Wild
throw. Two more runs
'Tlvath' home run just managed 10
clear the dividing line. IT, the Same in
ming Larry boyle tnrc of Il much nublcr
smash, which nothing bat bad luck held
10 two ha-gcr. l.irrys hit Was a
tremendous drive which won't on the
carry to tho far corner Of tho right wig
~ the stand hut STAYED In the nold
'ravath'S home run WAS 4 piker hi in
comparison, hut Il smoked into tho
grand stand while u yle's kept out IN
/ the open.
stroud succeeded Mttty IN tho fourth
and pitched well after n had start Two
; runs were made ~ him in me fourth
on a dogb'" hv ludorus a sir gle by
. Killifer, sacrifice 10y Nl,Nardcr a wild
pi'Ch and squeeze pay. for whIeh lat
! tor Bvrr"s hunt furnished mo motive
: power A high throw by Doyle uponed
/ the lane 10 the seventh Ihiiiy flight
Doyle r7ad@ 'sree errors. and various
fathoads and shoostJlng sports puvcd
/ him Wha' mattercd the fact that he
I opened the scas--. with five HIT Ia these
gentry with the tai cuhOwmcnt Of q
} aea"
! Tho Giants made their run in the
/ fourth on single by i,obcr'. double
/ by Fletcher AN, ~ To rirL. by Me"k'e
/ That was as FAR as they could break
/ through A.cNau1rI's otherwise imporvi-
ous defence Two ~ them made hits
+ in the ninth with ore out aol were
/ lcf'. Fred Rrainard. batting frr stroud
/ in the seventh, rtmmed the bail TO the
/ left Held stand, hut Rocker backed into
tho boards ana made q remaEkah,r cgtch
! The robucr ara IN" robbed Wrr- both
, npplaudod vohemcutly iiprIs Lobe
made another e his diving ore hI.ded
throttlcs and throw out the hitter.
Apropos ~ Honus hr made q play B..
the first inning which was Spub iudg
ncnt but which turned on 90 n" cusi,,
Just before he touched off hs h.w,
Had the ball stayed in it would have
been single for 1t rolled too slowly TO-
the third baseman to make play. He