New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-15

NlNtihl tiiN S~ANN'''N''
Il Fletcher had allowed the pitcher to
pass him no strike would have been
called. He picked the ball from just
below his right ear. Adams had put
plenty of strength in that particular
delivery. and maybe Fletcher struck
with no thought save to defend him
self. Whatever the intent, the result
was one Of the hardest hit balls seen
at the Polo Grounds this season.
Neither Murray nor Schultz had a
chance TO make catch. Inc pan
rolled as far as The Tribune sign, ana
there il rested contentedly until MUIR
ray dragged it away. -.
As we understand it, man who hits
The Tribune sign rs entitled to run
lust as far as he can go without inter
ference Unless we are mistaken IheIe
is no other bonus, but the INT was
worth any two Of the shorter smashes
which win sox and safety razors,. ana
such like. Fletcher won none OF these,
I'm. he did more. He won a game
The defeat was the sixth straight 1or
the Cubs and Roger Bresnahan sho"ed
signs Of cracking under the Straln.
Fyerv time Adams threw bad pail
Roger would rush out into the middle
Of the diamond and "bawl him out
lust 20 keep his courage up.
Maybe IL was not the defeat Dut Ihe
heat which made Roger so testy. Ip3n
stealing a base, the leader OF 'ne Cu .os
was so early overcome that ne Was
forced 10 ask for time out. FIetcheT
snd Doyle stood in front OF MN ana
rvovided shadow while he rested.
Vauchn was Rogers first choice, put
the bie lefthander was we'll nigh awaash
cor an inning or two, and won ms
way back into the shade a1'er Ihe
Giants had pounded him freely STROUD
Who began for the Giants, was also
knocked out, and the game was con
tinued with the slblllant SINGERS,
Schauer md Schupp, and concIuueu
with JEFF Tesreau. -o.o,d
emo after finishing the first, but ne
altered i'm the middle Of the burning
Jaser+ and Schauer came out OF the
10Th TO assume the white mans Dur-
Larry Cheney, on the other hand,
,,;rdei the ferv ordeal not at all. ne
vas not compelled however, to spehd
,s much time in the sun as the Ne"
Work pitchers, for he allowed me III
ants 10 nit him safely only -FOUR times
Speaking of the sun, there rose III
centrefeld yesterday a Diazih6 VlO
which the $4,000 rooters halleu emu
,;asticaUv II was Red Murray. Muir
Tav took the place Of Cy Williams III
tbs EIGHTH inning, when Schupp, a lett
bandeT began to pitch. Probably ne
US never quite so anxious TO get MT
~ ANXIETY did not prevent fulhlmehV'
Rcd smashed a fine line double 10 cen
frefeld and the crowd cheered MI"
wildly. 81 doryn
.+rugOIe Chicago took the lead IN Ine
soco1d inning when Safer singled, stole
secoDd and took third on Red Doom
had throw. Cy Williams sent Snou7
Grass far back for a good eaten anu
SAFER came home on the sacrlhce ny.
Tho Giants snatched the lead away
EN-, the Cubs in the latter half OF the
i1njng. Merkle beat out an lnheId mt
ard Tobert put safe drive IN lelt
which sent Fred TO second. SnougIass
III the fence in left and made TWO
bases IN the drive. Merkle scored ana
obar+ reached third. Doom hit TO
Zimmerman. who got Lobert at the
Mate. but Snodgrass went 10 thiru anu
scored on "a passed Dali.
In the nth the Cubs shot ahead once
more. and this time they gained a Two
run lead by scoring three times. Roger
Bresndlan oluEltu anu o'N'O -
Vaughn's single TO centre scored (he
manager. Passes to Good and Schulte
filled the bases. There were two out
INT Heinie Zimmerman stood between
stroud and escape Stroud did not es-
cane. Heinie lifted the ball lust over
the head of DOYLE and scored Vaughn
and Good. Safer flied to Doyle.
Immediately the Giants tied the
score. Snodgrass hunted and Vaughn
drew Safer of the bag with vide
throw. Doom drove a clean low liner
TO right for single, which moved
Snodgrass 10 second Brainerd hit for
Stroud and his Ay TO right was sufh-
GENTLY long 20 permit Snodgrass TO
reach third after the catch. A pass to
Burns filed the bases. Robertson
tapped TO zimmerman and a double
play seemed in prospect. but Heinie
was too slow TO get both men. lie
threw 20 second in time 70 force Burns,
but Robertson was safe at first and
Snoderass scored Doyle hit a hot
bounder which Vaughn DETECTED into
single and Doom scored the tieing
run. At this point Bresnahan removed
Vaughn and substituted Adams.
Fletcher flied to Schultz.
Fisher broke the tie in the seventh