The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-21
To-day's Schedule.
iieiphia in New York.
rklyn In Boston.
fIttsburg in chicago.
81. Louis In Cincinnati.

u. Louis in Cincinnati.
The slump of the Giants. which has
been on since last summer, interrupted
when playing Brooklyn, Houston, Ten
nessee and the Marlin High School,
went along smoothly yesterday and the
shouting. not To say shrieking, Phillies
won again. The noisy hustlers who are
makins a noise like a pennant took
their third straight from the subdued
Giants and their NTH straight of the
year by score OF to .. They won
by superior hitting, sanctioned posi-
bly, by superior confidence. They played
good. lively, get there ball. though
their liveliness wouldn't have been any
the less so intrinsicslly had there bcen
less chin music from them But they
0uthustled as well as outgabbcd the
Giants.
Most fans who went to the grounds,
as we'll as the Philadelphia players,
but McGraW's nominee was Rube
Schauer. Schaucr was punished by the
Quakers. The Giants fared up and
bs,ted the Erskine Mayer moundman
in two innings and in the others we're
supine. In the fourth they punched
hits and almost tied the score. The
phillies. merely spurred ON by the New
York rally. increased their lead Ia t"e
hfih. To that the Giants made a flicker
ing, fu,tering response which yielded
nothing. and their bolt was shot. They
we're without resistance in the last four
innings, in which they didn't get man
70 first base.
Norans mob hit Schauer hard and
steadily from the second inning on. Nc
Graw kept the Rube in, however. which
YVES Just as well. The mansS ger has
gol 10 find out what his young pitchers
are good tor. lie let the Rubc acquire
experience by sticking ii out ana didn't
discourage him by taking him out Bet
ter "A defeat now II II will help clear
up the pitching situation. Schauer stuck
dosgedly to his work. pitched plnckily
Ia face of defeat always trying his best
and was better in the last than IL the
first pant of the game.
In the field the Giants were fine They
supported Schaucr splcnddly and kept
the Quaker score down as much as II
was possible for them to do. Runs were
cut off by fast work in the suburbs
There was a great eaten by Burns and
great throwing To the plate by Snod-
grass, Fletcher and Robertson, Com
lnensurate skill and enterprise on the
offence were lacking
Dave Robertson, third in the line OF
succession to New York's right field
Topped ball into Meyers on the fly
III the second inning and nailed era
vath at the plate. Cravath had walked
Paskert had Singled and on Nichon's
single Cravath tried for home. But
tho portal soon flew open. Paskert hot
footed in OH wild pitch and Luderus
whsled through the centre aisle
added run in the third. Two bag
gers by Bancroft and Cravath were the
whyfore of the addition.
The Giants made Mayer tremble or
his throne in the third and in the thick
~ hot fire "A good throw by Live Wire
cravath, cutting down man at second
base, played havoc with New Works re.
volt, seemed TO discourage the HON,
guard and rescued the wabbling Mayer
individual. Doyle singled and after Io
bcrts pop stole second. Fletcher sin,
sied, the ball went through Paskert
Doyle came IN and Fletcher went tC
third. Burns pierced the centre with q
mt ana scored FLETCHER. Mcrkle SEN
single buZzing to right which he triet
To turn into double. The hit put
BURNS on third, but Cravath threw
Merkle out at second. Mayer. still shaky
passed Robertson and Becker's pretty
catch of Meyers's long fly saved Mayer
and undid the Giants.
When Becker went to bat in tn
fifth inning he hadn't made hit thi,
season. So he put all he had int,
this one. He dropped a home run int
the right field stand. II hot bed of HON,
runs. and Was preceded to the plat,
by Bancroft. who had singled.
The Phllies tossed off a run In tn,
seventh. when Byrne tried to stretch
three Dagger. The missile went through
centre to the fence. Suodgrass wen
after II like greyhound, snatchcd /
M from the flower bed and made
beautiful throw to Fletcher Flctchl
relay home was quick and true anC
Meyers. taking the bah on the wing
tagged BSrne. who made the fatal mis-
take, when on the last lap, Of turn
'ug 10 see the play, II was superl
Neldiuc AMI rendered useless hit b,
BanoNN which followed
Sciaucr kept the 'hillies off tho base
IN the last two innings. To do this Ia
wAS helped by catch off Niehon whicl
required George to scurTy out on hi
Baseball To-day aud Tomorrow. Sow
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