The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-31
~ WILLIAM Il. HANNA.

CHICAGO. July 3o.-The first organized
baseball in Chicago In a week was ex-
plotted this afternoon and the much dis
igured Cubs made an ever split OF a
iuplex combat with the Giants. The
New Workers won the first game 3 TO
: and were smut out. I to o, In the
,econd.
The twofold combat developed this odd
ingls: the Giants won the first ga me
With only four hits. whereas their oppo-
rents doubled that number; the Cubs won
the second game with five hits, while
The Giants knocked out eight. Quantity,
therefore. cut no profitable figure in the
action Larry Doyle crashed a home
run to right field in the first game and
he Giants rode to victory on that vehe-
i've hits into a small space of s~crapping
N the second game and made those
I've Of Infinitely more value than the
Giants scattered eight.
The double header drew well notyith-
standing the meek and lowly positions
- N'N "a lCtSl ANU
Notwithstanding a cloudy afternoon. The
ans. however, saw little to rouse them.
There wasn't enough going OIL. The Cubs
we're on bases often on Stroud in the
irst game but pretty much helpless
against him for all that. The second
game was onesided and both dragged.
The Giants had a good deal OF life
y the first game, although not able 10
ut much. They were keener and more
confident than the makeshift cubs, who
ost Safer early In the game. Safer, Just
back in harness after a hospital siege.
pulled up lame on the bases and was
disable for the day. In the second
Eame the Giants couldn't read the Hum.
'hries ~cryptogram. their pepper oozed
way and they played a habby game
III around.
Ralph stroud, the even tempered and
inrur1ed box attacha of tho Giants.
pitched capita!ly in the FIRST feud and
MS effectiveness never relaxed. although
tubs were on the bases in zach OF the
srst seven innings. He frightened up
very time the Cubs were on the verge
" tying, moved them down one, two.
ihres In the last W innings and
ouldn have been scored on but for the
ransgression Of Chief Meyers.
Dave Robertson. the speed king, out
iped a bum in the first inning. and
larry Doyle piled a home run against
he right field signboards. From that
bn until the eighth inning the Giants
never experienced the pleasure Of a
base hit, hut in the seventh ming thev
made a run without one. IL was a run
which served them well too They
ieeded II. Fletcher went TO frst on a
tumble by Fisher and moved up a base
IN Merkle's sacrifice. He rolled 10
bird when Knisely threw out Lobert,
ind a wild pitch by Lavender was his
node OF stepping on the last lap.
The hrst Chicago tally was a gift.
with Meyers the donor. McIarry
lcratched a hit over the wet diamond
lavender fame and Good made an
'ther scratch infeld single. The count
N Fisher came to two and three. on
he next pitched ball the base runners
1t " for points ahead. The mex.
bitch was a fourth ball, hut Meyers
Tor only made an entirely useless throw
% second. but threw to centre field
dcLarry scored, which he wouldn't have
lone otherwise. for Stroud struck out
schulte and Zimmerman Carromed to
Doyle. Murray girdled the bases in the
eventh on a hit, a passed ball and an
rher nit. The best exhibition in held-
ng In this game was given by Fletcher,
vho did nobly at short and covered
round ny the acre. He nabbed n fly
rom Zim in the NTH. which was a
tremendous help The score