The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
CUBS HELPLESS IN
PINCHES; PERRITT
SHUTS THEM OUT
Giants Take Their First Game
in West by 3 to O-DOyle
Hammers HUMPHREYS.
FLETCHER. SPIKED. HAS
TO RETIRE FROM FRAY

CHICAGO, June s-The Chicago FAINT
got their first glimpse Of the Giants
hen the Polo Grounders opened their
initial series in the West this afternoon
with a victory. Furthermore, they saw
she Giants on one of their good days.
{ r they played a splendid game, bury
ing Roger B~resnahan's championship
aspirants under a 3 to o score. Ideal
weather. In fact the best Saturday the
Cubs have had at home since the sea-
sor opened. graced the occasion and
as a result some $1,000 fans packed
Charles r.. Taft's bail park. The New
,urkers gave them enough thrills to
apIease their baseball appe;ites.
Two Giants figured prominently in the
list victory the team has chalked up
In the West. rhey were Poll perritt
and capt. Larry Doyle. Poll twirled his
best game f the season. allowing the
league leaders fou scattered hits. and
while he kept the batters at bay Doyle
uid his part 10y w%alloping HUMPHREYS,
isoyle went through the afternoon regis
tcring a perfect batting average. He
made four hits. three being Tor extra
ldses. one was n triple and two others
z ~ w ~
ONE runs. which ultimately proved
mere than en-, ugh 10 bea the Cubs.
After a seven weeks layor Snodgrass
returned to the game to-day. He did
rothing startling in the way OF batting,
nut played n good fielding zane. with
~Snodgrass back McGraw shifted his bat
ting order and the new order OF swats-
men worked advantageously.
The victory of the Giants. however.
nj &, ,nss1,. no in that they lost tpm-
porarily he services of Arthur Fletcher.
II. making a play at second Fletcher
VS. spiked on the hand by Phelan In
tn. third inning. lie had to rettJe from
the contest. Brainard subbed Tor MIN.
Fl, tche''s injury is a minor one. but t
may keep MIN ON the bench for a
couple OF days.
The warm day was just suited to
Perritt. Poll had a lot OF steam and
used 1t to good advantage. In all hut
one inning he was master OF the situa-
ton. In the third Phelan got to third
on n hit, an error by Fletcher and a
stolen base. but was nailed At the plate
on an attempted double steal. That was
the closest tie cubs came to scoring.
Thereafter not a man reached third and
only three got as far as second.
Bresnahan used HUMPHREYS on the
firing lin. for eight frames and had he
ltu btNN'i FhlI''AN A"' NJ
been smaller. Errors helped the Giants
IA bit in getting their last " runs.
The Polo Grounders touched HUMPHREYS
for seven hits. but the majority OF them
were scattered and did little damage. II
was Doylc's extra base drives that sub
dued him.
HUMPHREYS held the New Workers at
bay until the fourth inning. Then the
McGraw men started on their way to
victory. I.obert led on with a single
and tailed when Doyle drove the ball
70 deep right for n triple. a foolhardy
play by Larry. however. robbed his club
of another counter. for he tried to score
on a sharp drive to Fisher. whose throw
To the plate got the Giant by a wide
margin. Merkle. in the previous frame
reached third on a single. infeld Out and
Archer's wild peg. but was marooned.
In the NTH. sixth and seventh the
Giants had chances to score men from
second. but failed because OF the lack
OF n timely drive.
Saicr's error. Lobert's sacrifice and
poyl.'s double Melted another in the
eightl. Larry eventually reached third.
but Brainard popped out. The Giants
got their final run off Pierce in the ninth.
\ pass 10 Robertson. a wild pitch. in
field out and Pierce's wild peg to the
plat. put the counter over. The score