The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-22
CELLAR POSITION
REMAINS CLOTHED
IN GRAVE DOUBT
Cubs Appear to Want It, but
Giants Refuse to Allow
Such a Sacrifice.
AFTERNOONS SPOTLS
ARE DIVIDED EVENLY
nv WILLIAM n. HANNA.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2i.-The Giants and
Cubs played n lot OF hit and miss. heller
SHELTER baseball to-day, baseball from In
different to first class, such as two teams
clashing for nothing more inspiring than
last place might he expected to play.
They broke even. The Giants won the
first game 8 to 4 the score Of the second
was 5 to 3 in favor of the Cub
The hitting provided a brisk afternoon.
There was n good deal Of II n the bali
was dashed vehemently. There wasn't
much good pitching II averaged poor In
quality. though good serving was done
by George Pierce OF the Cubs and BY Bill
Ritter OF the Giants.
Tesreau stepped into the FIRST game
after Pcrrltt had weakened in the ninth
with two out and a man on second, and
had to pitch but one ball to retire the
side and end the game in New York's
favor. Perritt kate safely over thin
ice several times and didn't get into real
difficulty until the ninth. when he retro
graded so fast that salvation was neces-
sary in the large and rotund shape of
Tesreau.
McGraw tried out a batch of young
sters. He had them stationed here and
there in the both games. Babbington
gave a rood account Of himself. He used
his baton effectively. Becker did well
with the ash for the short time ne was in
the second game. Ben Dyer filled the
third base niche in both games and never
rose above mediocrity IN any capacity.
He didn't look like any find for the ter
tiary repository.
Emilio Palmero. Familiarity known as
Hank. pltted his Cuban and port
side curves against the Cubs In the
second game. lasted two-thirds OF one
inning, and In that time had "A check
cred and feverish reign. He got away
badly by hitting the first batter, and
the jumping jack coaching OF the re-
fined Bresnahan served to rattle the
young Cuban. which was its purpose,
anyway, Palmero got away on the
wrong foot, and while he lasted hit "A
man. passed three and was batted safely
twice. He struck out Safer with the
bases filed, bal that didn't steady him,
and he was taken out after three runs
ndu bttll S'pItu'
Robertson and Doyle did heavy hitting
for the Giants, They went through
both games swinging a powerful mace.
Neither, however, was in the first scor-
ing spree. Fletcher. darlington and
Burns were In II. The hitting kept up
long enough for the Giants to erect
q safe lead. though 1t was safe by n
sea- nj margin.
Poor support unearthed one run on
Perritt. He wriggled out of tight
places in the seventh and eighth In
ninGs, hen I'm the ninth was knocked
away from there. The tying run was
on second base with one out, when Tes-
e cut one across the plate to Schultz.
who sent a balloon fly 10 Doyle,
The Giants CAV Lavender short shrift
in the second. The hitting of Robert-
son, Doyle and Fletcher turned In two
runs. There were two runs in. three
On bases and two out when Meyers
slammed 10 the left foul line. The ball
struck on the line-one could see the
whitewash fy-sendlng three men over
and the Chief TO second. but KLEIN called
the drive "a o Then Meyers was an
easy out. The scores: