New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-13
Worlds Champions, Ac-
cording to Clark Griffith.
Win by One-Run Margin.
CRASHING HOME RUN
TURNS THE TRICK
McGraW and His Men Wind Up
Long Trip in Washington
and Start for Home.
BY HAYWOOD BROUN.

Washington, April 12.-Clark Crit
fifth, the well known optimist, says that
the Senator'S will win the American
League pennant and the worlds cham
pionship, so there may be consolation
for New York rooters in the fact that
these heroes-to-be defeated the Giants
by a score of only to this after
noon.
As a matter of fact, McGraw's men
did show to greater advantage in losing
10 Washington than in their recent de-
feats at the hands of assorted teams of
the Southland.
"Rube" Schauer was hit hard, but
Schupp, his sibilant successor, was
most effective. Pitted against first class
pitching, which was a novelty, the
Giant. hit with reasonable degree of
solidity. Their hits were not many
six in all-but they were placed to good
advantage.
Fletcher felded brilliantly and made
several stops and throws which cut of
runs. An error by Chief Meyers at the
plate was costly. All in all, it may be
said that this is no time for pessimism
in regard to the future of the Giants.
On the contrary, their chance against
Yale tomorrow seems excellent.
The Senators hoped right on Rube
Schauer at the beginning of the game
and sent men to second and third in
the first inning on two singles and a
sacrlflce. Rube escaped then, but in
tho next inning a combination of four
exceedingly emphatic singles and an
error by Chief Meyers gave the Sena-
tors three runs.
Shaw, one of Grifith's most promis-
ing pitchers, succeeded Gallia. Il was
Shaw who famed whole mess of
Yankees last season some fourteen or
fifteen. He is a large young man, with
curves and speed to spare. Just the
same the Giants gave him a lot of
trouble.
There is no denying the fact that
he started the rumpus in the seventh
inning by hitting Arthur Fletcher wan
tonly. Arthur was avenged immediate
ly. Merkle unlcashed the golf swing
and half topped a triple to right field.
Murray who drops his right shoulder,
falls away, sclafs, hooks. slices, fails
70 replace divots, and does ever so
many other thingsq which are not
taught at ST. Andrews, succeeded
nevertheless, in making another triple.
His hit went to centre.
jim Thorpe brought home the tieing
run by striking out. The last ball at
which he swung was a wild pitch. so
it may have been guile on Jim's part.
but as he did not miss it by more than
a foot or two there is no real reason
to believe that he did not hit in good
faith. Al any rate, Thorpe reached
first and Murray scored the tieing run
on The play.
A steal by Thorpe, on which Aim
smith gave him an extra base with a
bad throw, and a pass TO Smith put the
Giants in position to take the lead.
but Schauer pop flied, Snodgrass
famed and Doyle was thrown out by
Mcbride
Shaw was not in. trouble again. and
he tanned three men in the last two
innings; The winning run was scored
by Washington in the latter half of the
seventh, when Ainsmith hit a mighty
smash to deep left for a home run.
Fred Merkle, who is undoubtedly the
hlghbrow of the national game in spite
OF the popular conception of his men
tality, has theory for everything
Fred can explain to any one in a thou.
sand words or more just why the golf
wing - bound TO revolutionize the art
OF batting, and his talk fairly reeks
with angles, arcs and decimal points.
When Me-kle steps up to the plate
he draws an imaginary line from mis-
left foot TO his right This is the seq
ment Alb. He then proceeds to bisect
the line ABB with the perpendicular
In. Somewhere or other on In is
the unknown point X. which indicates
the particular place where the ball will