The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-06

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Cincinnati in Chicago.
PHILADELPHIA. July 5-Philadelphia
fans celebrated Independence Day by
seeing the Phillies shut out the Giants,
Q to o, in the afternoon game after
rain had caused a postponement OF the
morning affair. Grover Cleveland Alex
ander also celebrated. He added another
one hit game to his long record.
This was the third game for the star
Of the National League in the last two
weeks in which he allowed his oppo-
nenN only a solitary bingle. the Braves
and Dodgers having been treated as
the Giants were to-day, In the last
eighteen innings that Alexander has
pitched against the Polo G~rounders lie
has permitted exactly three bingles. two
Of which were doubles.
Fred Merkle alone prevented a no
hit contest to-day when he bounced a
double off the centrefeld wall In the
second inning. He was the only Giant
to get on base and didn't advance be-
yond the middle station. Twenty-eight
men faced the mighty Phillie hurler.
Six were turned back on strikes and
he threw out five others at first. just
to have a part in all branches of the
afternoons activities Alex got a scorch-
ing single TO left in the fifth session.
Fifteen thousand crowded into the
National League Park and judging from
the din nearly half that lumber were
armed with revolvers. which barked
salvos OF salutes for every play made
by any member of the home team.
The sharp staccato reports continued
from the start OF the game until the
last man was out.
The heavy rain OF the early morning
soaked the field until the base paths
were veritable boys, The players re-
ported at the park shortly after .
o'clock. but the ground was In such "A
condition that play was impossible.
shortly after the first game was called
another heavy shower fell and it looked
as II the Quaker city would have to go
without any Fourth of July baseball,
Then the sun came out bright and hot
at noon and the field dried sufficiently to
permit play. A corps of men with
sponges worked on the base lines before
game time.
All the scoring was done in the Sec
ond inning, when Poll Perritt weakened
m was touched for four OF the Phillies'
nine hits. Cravath started the trouble
with a liner down the third base line
that was too hot for Lobert to handle.
Becker met one on the nose and sent a
screaming hit TO right. Fast fielding by
Robertson forced Cravath to hold Sec
ond. The runners advanced on Niehoff's
sacrifice to Perritt and Cravath scored
on L%uderus's single to left. Becker
Tailed a later when Killifer
scratched a hit to left. Alexander then
hit into a double play, Doyle to Fletcher
to Merkle. which was one of the bright
fielding plays OF the day.
The Phillies threatened to score in the
Eext session, when Bancroft drew a pass
and took third on Whitted's hit to right.
Cravath popped to Larry DOYLE and on
an attempted double steal Bancroft wa
nailed at the plate, Meyers to Fletcher
TO Meyers, the Giants shortstop making
a perfect peg.
Snappy fielding on both sides speeded
up the game, which lasted little more
than an hour. The game would have
ended even sooner except for a delay
caused In the third inning by the crowd
from the bleachers surging on the field.
After the police chased the exuberant
fans back play was resumed. Fred
Snodgrass contributed the fielding feat
in the sixth when he robbed Becker of
a double by q one hand catch In deem
centre. Eddie Grant was sent In to bat
for Perritt in the last inning, but the
best he could do was a foul to Killifer.
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