The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-17

BROOKLYN in Boston
St. Louis in chicago
PNtshurr IN Cincinnati
The Giants clawed their way to = tic
with the BrooIlvnS NJ the Polo Grounds
yesterday afternoon, then had to yield
10 determined and compact charge by
the Brooklyns IN the ninth inning. The
Brooklyns won their first game-which
was the Giants first defeat-by score
Of 5 TO 3. Tho rivals played II out
hard to the finish II was stiff.
crunching combat. worth seeing. and the
Giants took their first setback with no
dlminution of the stubborn fighting they
have done since the season opened.
There was no chance for the pitchers
to ease up. They had to stick grimly to
IT to the last. q little more grimiy in
the latter than in the early part OF the
game. for the attacking became more
aggressive in the latter part. Appleton
of Texas and Brooklyn held on longer
than Perritt of Louisiana and New York
Robnson's Lone star find thrust his way
into major society by pitching a game
OF decided excellence. The uphill fight
made by the Giants made tt a trying
game TO-, iii. noyitiate. who showed skin
and courage. aud that with support
which was .rratic
Mctiraw had NptheNsou and Perr't
warming up. bur Mdtty decided that he
wasn't ready. since lie didn't go in. and
the task fell TO the Poll party. For
various reasons II Was a tough game
for Perritt the Poll to lose lie had
hi. had moments hut did a 10, OF first
class pitchlug Uc weakened in the
ninth inning hun il wasn't until a nv
hau had be.n u,f-i,dpaI in I'M, oitRold
that III. pods,,s rcally sw,rmcd ON him
Another instance M dtvid.d blame of
,his hind ,va,. fn tho third inning. when
an error hy ,her, nr,yad COSTLY AVID
pcrri,, increased Us cos,liness nv mass
inc tho ,i,.her
n Tho mira inning = hroak in his sun.
mart was followed hy , n,ssirr M Of
,,,y.rirr- on IN, ,,.rt If in. ,it,bcr. iu
Tho ,,in,b he .r.ir ,y,v,rsd ,f,sr m, .,d-
vorse oneninr V-bc., a,iIed him f,r >,
mons,sr home run ,yheraat before he =,
gained his enuinoise he passc1 tn, mex,
hatter IN to IN. mimi inning tho
UroolIyns dinussd fo,tr sc,It,red hits
,,,ar .,,h, ro,,,,I. and a., tho ,,it,,h ..,,,.
densed four in one Fioldinr sins and
slips in Porritt.s pitching In 'rrIsos were
intimately allied with Broo5lyn's scor-
ing
Lobert'S misdoed in tho thiri iruiuc
led to two runs for the RohinSous As
Lobert. who IL hitting hard aud steadily
for the Giants hatted IN two Of their
runs he made up for his error and can
not be held hlamcworthy for tn" defeat
lie made vide throw on M''artN
Merkle stepped Oft the base for the throw
and reached Tor the runner. I'art said
Mct airy WASH ou'' Wnl'h mAd" II loon
Iors ny LoneI' ana 'idrt lhe ui,pl e.
~ AL we run Ie' '.Nr'u III ana 'u'
49, ,I' ~, w. ,' ', 10 '''
To,io,,ir, ,,''..,,'',,, ,.'
JishnL 49,, ,nr ., Hn,Io, ,,,,,.
s,crinced and No., ,i,,n,, .i,,n,,
through Iohe.t and ro,rLcJ bo,,,, Ia,
Two mates Lnhcrt MAI. g, ,rongor,,,
play on Unmnel in the sixth Hum
Tnel's WALTON vent dawn ia. Ior, fo,,
line. Honus bounded in rursuit i'm
paled the bali with his bare hand anc
while listed far to starboard swung 4
over to first II was close at that ha Z
by and by Hart gave his decision. whici
WAS that IT was An ont.
The Giants made but two singles NJ
10 the sixth inning Suodgrass. an az
tute citizen AT working pitcher as
iuted in The sixth until he had draw
-four balls, He went 10 second OH a halk
most palpahle nalk, Ap. old hoy. ha,
his pitching motion fully half way undeI
way when he brought his arm around I,
the south and heaved over to Hummel
Robinson kicked, hut what for nohod'
knew, for in his general announcement
Rigler didn't include Information on tina
point. An iuticld hit by Doyle anc
Lohert's single scored Snodgrass
The Giants were off to a rosy start n
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