New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-07

reau and he gave up after Chief Meyers
hit a home run into the left field
bleachers in the fifth inning. The
Chief, after he completed the circuit
laughed mockingly al Rudolph. So The
next time Meyers came TO bat Rudolph
threw as hard as he could at the
Chiefs head four times IN succession
Meyers ducsed cleyerly and took ma
The superior playing Of the Giant:
so got on the nerves OF the Graves IN
the afternoon that they were wranglinG
with everybody fans, players and UNI
pires. At the end Of Boston's seventh
inning Larry Doyle made Slurring re-
marks at Charles Schmidt. the butcher
magnate OF Baltimore. Nobody IS sure
Just what Doyle said. Perhaps h'
smoke Of submarine warfare, or or
questions Of international law thai
might naturally arise between a Mr.
Schmid, and a Mr.. Doyle. Perhaps ne
spoke disparagingly Of the quality OF
the meat MIR. Schmidt delivers to IN;
customers. Or perhaps he used con
temptuous words regarding MI
Schmidts failure 20 hit the ball out OF
the infeld. a failure that had been re-
sponsiblc for the sudden ending OF tho
inning Immediately preceding.
Anyway, Schmidt started for the
Giant bench after Doyle. McGrsw
pulled Doyle down beside him. Schmidt
stoned before the bench, with one foot
down on the first step, and announced
his plan Of campaign, which included
the biting of Of both Of Mr.. Doyle s
ears and the Pouging out Of one OF
both OF his eyes.
Byron and Eason. umpires, dashed
over 10 stop the fight They pulled
Schmidt away. much 20 Schmldts re-
lief and sent him out 70 play first base
Fred Snodgrass muffed an easy fly IN
the fourth inning of the second game
and gave the Giants their first two
runs. Two Giants were out. As the
result Of two singles, Grant was or
second and Merkle was on hrst
Fletcher lifted a high one that Snod
Grass got under without difficulty. i
was IN easy chance, but II bounced out
Of Snodgrass's hands, and before h'
recovered the ball Grant and Merklt
had scored. In the eighth inning Snod
grass made a great running catch OF
Merkles drive that was heading fol
the centrefeld fence. But that was
another ball.
The third run for the Giants was
Meyers's homer in the fifth The
fourth and last came when Jim Thorpe
tripled 20 left and scored on Tesreau':
single.
The Giants played brilliant baseball
in the afternoon. In the morning
their fielding was bad. but not bad
enough TO lose the game. Only one
Brave got beyond first in the after
noon game. and he never saw thrC
base. thanks 10 expert heldlng.
Except in the fifth inning the Braves
were never dangerous. Tesreau start
cd trouble in this round by hitting
schmidt and by walking Smith. Mar
awhile famed and Gowdy popped Il
Doyl,. With three balls and two
strikes on Rudolph, Smith started t'
90 down with the pitch. lie started
too soon and Tesreau threw 10 first e
eaten him. Merkle chased Smith
Schmidt started for third. Merkl'
shot the ball across the diamond anC
before Schmidt was out all the intield
ers had had their hands in the play.
Two hits in succession were kiie'
for Tesreau in the sixth by Merki'
and Grant. Merkle knocked down
swift grounder from Snodgrasss pa
and Tesreau took the throw at mrs
ona nifty play. A moment later Gran
leaptO dIttt LkAN WV ~'N
il in his bare hand. r-,
In the morning game Fred Mefkle
home run, scoring Robertson ahead o
him. gave the game TO the Giants
Hughes was batted out Of the box an
was followed BY Tyler. whose lelt
landings were Ineffective.
Boston was the first 10 score In IN
morning game. Ralph Stroud wa
oitching for the Giants and pitehin'
rather steadily until the NTH. mel
smith singled TO left and MaranNill'
singled to centre. Stroud threw 10 sec
ond irving 70 nab Smith, and the bal
PASSED Fletcher and rolled into centre
field while the runners moved up
Smith scored on Gowdy's Sacrihce ny
Hughes's single put MarauvilIe owe.
the plate That was all the SCORING
that Boston did all day. -.
The Giants began coming up IN thei
half Of the fifth. With one on
Fletcher singled TO left and reache'
third on Thorpe's single 10 centre
Fgan fumbled Meyers's grounder
Fletcher scoring Schang was put II
10 bat for Stroud and struck out
Burns forced Meyers. ending the Inn
Into the lead went the Giants in tn
sixth. With one out Robertson SIN
gled. Doyle fouled out. Merkle eurle'
up and flashed out like watch sprinl
and drove the ball high into the lef
field bleaehers for home run
Fletcher singled and Thorpe famed.
Just 20 be sure Of the game IN
Giants made two of Tyler IN tn
eighth. With one out Merkle beat GU
VI Snodgrass made fine cate
Of 4 stcher's drive. Thorpe singled L
cence. Doom. who had replaced Mey
ers, singled 10 left. scoring Merkl'
and Thorpe came home when Bento
singled 20 centre.
Benton pitched for the Giants in tn
last four innings. and was as good
pitcher as you'd ever want 20 see. II
made a double and a single IN his tw
times At bat. and only twelve men face
him in the four innings.
The Braves were a most unhappy 10
IN the afternoon. a wretched band o
bad losers. The Giants were bad win
ners. and the result was that each clul
was haunting the other, and RIO
threatened 90 break on, at any mo
ment. At the end Of the afternoon
game neither team gathered around
and gave three cheers for the other
Lord Byron had a most eNaSperating
afternoon. Both clubs disagreed with
him. and az one time he fei, con
strained 20 turn 20 the Giant bench
and shout: Somebody's gOin' outa
there il there's any more personals
There were no more personals
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