The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
Detailed standing Of the Clubs.



No games scheduled.
Capt. ~Tillinghast l.. Huston. part
owner OF the Yankees. watched the INST
o u innings OF yesterdays second gane
AT the Polo Grounds and then ran away
TO Cincinnati. The good captain was
reared in the town of the brew and Red
legs, though he doesn't often acknowi-
edge IL. After the first half OF that
second battle between the Browns and
our Yankees Cincinnati looked Ike a
town of which to be proud There
weren't a great man. al'his 10 Offer
when 81. Louis COPIED the first game by
a score OF s to /. But when Donovans
handles absolutely refused to Permit the
Mound City crew 10 hand them the
second game. though the visitors at
tempted every strategy and vile toward
that end, the captain couldn't be blamed
II he never came back TIL the end OF the
season. This second traves,y on our
national pastime occupied ten innings
and the better part of W hours and a
half and ended with a tied score OF 4
apiece.
OF the millions OF exhibitions since
FOUNDERS We're first glorifei tina sccond
encounter must 20 down IN the boo as
the one great horrible example. Not
FOR what St. Louis was able to 10. but
for what New York overlooked Jack
WARRIOR pitched a fine game even If he
found for a dozen hits. and with
ordinary support he would not have
been scored upon after the first inning.
So. Louis earned their two runs in the
first. Shot,en led on with a double.
though rIpp's THROWN might have
tagged him at second had pcCkinpauEh
handled the ball cleanly. Austins bunt
TO Maisel was little Jimmy's sixth con
secutive blow OF the afternoon. for he
blew himself 10 a home run, a triple and
three singles In the opening clash.
Hickey ordered the squeeze n Sisler
beat a perfect bunt toward Fritz, shot
ten scoring. Pratt sacrificed. Walkers
fly TO Barney tailed Austin. though
Sisler was trapped on the lines and
doubled when PeCkinpaugh cut the
THROWN.
Now for a few horrible examples Of
Yankee stupidity III the bases. In the
second Pipp walked and Cook doubled
Barney scratched a hit to Pratt. scoring
Pipp. but when the battle smoke rolled
away old Doc was still anchored on Sec
ond. He was so sound asleep that Aguow
tried 10 gun him on "A pitchout. The
throw was low Doc moved to third
and Barney to second Boone hit "A
slow grounder to Lavan. Barney moved
up on the play only 10 find Cook an
chored at third, when he should have
been home with the tying run. Doc alb
solutely refused to give up his base
when Sisler mad his throw for a double
play on Barney,
WARRIOR reached third with none out
10 start the next inning High drew a
pass. Tots stood hypnotized AT the near
corner while Lavan. Pratt and Sisler
were converting Peck's grounder into "A
double play. Pipp got an extra base
on James's error, when he scratched a
nj, to open New Works fourth, Cook
beat a bunt toward Austin. Doc then
tried 10 steal. He would have made IL
easily had he hit the dirt, for Pratt, had
TO leap high into the air. Pratt tagged
Cook on the shoulder for the out Pip
never moved IN inch off third. \ sec
ond later he was trapped flatfooted on
Barney's sharp HTounder 10 James.
Each side got a run In the sixth, ST.
Louis's was a'gift from Boone. Lutte let
Pratt's easy grounder dribble between
his legs. Walker sacrificed and Howard
hit In the run. Cook forced Pip, who
walked In The Yankees half. The Doc
ran 10 lnlIl WH'l i"tlllfN lltINIf'l
James, right hand with a smash that
caromed to left field. Sisler was asked
to pitch while Koch warmed up. Eooue
singled OF the handy man. scoring Cook.
with two balls on ~Nunamaker, Koch
came into action. He passed the hiE
catcher. But Austin leapcd high for
Warhop's hopper and started a double
play,
High reached second on n wild pitch
that passed him starting tho seventh,
After Peck popped and Maisel grounded
to I.avan, Pip drew his third pass He
stole second, An easy grounder from
Cook hit "A pebble and bounded over
Pratt's head for the luCkiest sort Of a
single. On his hit High and Pip both
Tailed.
The pinch blow. such as 1t was, made
the fans forget Cooks earlier sins, and
goodness knows they were legion. But
in the ninth old Doc destroyed the good
impression. Lutte Boone, however. was
really the scapegoat, for twice he was
asleep at the switch and failed 20 cover
first when Pipp raced IN for hunts l.arar
! opened the ninth with a clean hit t.
centre. Warrior had Agrew's hunt IN
plenty OF time to get either man but
neither second nor ti1i was covered
! P,pp caught KOob's hunt ny and IL Roont
had been on the Job a triple play might
have been made as Lavan and Agnew
both sprinted ahead with Warhop's wind
up. But Pipr's quick throw f0urd no.
body on the other end, The bah rolled
out to COOK. Doc completed tho disaster
by heaving into LEFT trld and let Lavan
IN with the tying run, That will do
for the secon game but not for Mr.,
Cook.
DOC played that first game with one
ear 10 the ground. Whenever "A fly came
his way It was a case OF stop and listen,
but never look, Base hits ratified around
like rain IN a tin roof. He handed
Walker a triple in the first inning that
led to two runs. He presented Jimmy
Austin with a homer in the sixth and a
triple in the eighth, Cook was one OF
Rickey's most valuable players.
New York couldn't have won without