New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-31
They Take First Game by
Playing High Grade Ball,
and Then Collapse.
LAVENDER MAKES
REMARKABLE TOSS
Bresnahan Rallies His Forces IN
Second Encounter and Gets
a Shut.Out.
rBy Telegraph to IN. Tribur.,

Chicago, July 30.-The New York a..
ants are a body Of versatile you,,
men. At times they can, and do. MA,
a high grade game Of ball. Then ,b.y
turn right about and don the cloth a,
minor leaguers. Never did they max.
quicker change than in the doubl..
header here this afternoon, which tb,v
divided with the Cubs.
They captured the first game by.
score Of 3 to 2, and played mos, cl.v.
erly, but in the closing chapter tbsv
broke badly and simply forced N.
home team to accept the game with N.
totals resting at TO o. Not mora
than 1000 spectators wers or hand "a
see the teams perform, for Chicago 4,
In mourning as the result Of the East.
land horror.
On the whole, there was much l.ek.
Ing in both games from the viewpoin.
of the student of baseball. Bob Fish,,
was partially responsible Cor the De.
feat of the Cubs in the opening eon.
test, for his error put a man on IA.
lines who had no right to be there a.
all. The Giants, after securing an en-
tering wedge, took good care 70 SEIZE
every additional chance TO advance on
the plate.
Arthur Fletcher and Fred Snodgrass
collaborated in making the defeat OF
their comrades the more certain in thu
final battle. Their errors were respon.
sible in no small way for two Of the
runs which the Bruins scored.
Larry Doyle laid the cornerstone OF
New York's victory in the first contes,
by lacing a home run drive into the
right field stands, while Davey Robert.
son was perched serenely or first
base. Robertson did not have 70 call
on any of his famous speed to complete
! the circuit. This stroke came right IN
the first inning. In the seventh fetch.
er was safe on boot by Fisher, sd.
vanced to second on Merkle's sacrifice.
rounded third on Lobert's out, and
crossed the plate when Jimmy Laven.
der cut loose with most remarkable
wild pitch.
The Cubs celebrated their tenth de.
feat in the last fifteen games in tina.
same opening contest, II IL may be
said that they celebrated Certain ii is
that Roger Bresnahan can think up no
just cause for jubilation over the turn
affairs have taken. Nor does mistor.
tune ever come unattended. Vie Safer,
who returned to the game after an en-
forced rest OF several days iue 10
twisted knee, wrenched his anGle in the
second inning of the curtain raiser and
had to be helped from the field. He
will be out fer week az least.
Ralph Stroud worked cleyerly for
the Giants in winning his game, a.
though he was shaded b. Jimmy Law
ender Ralph allowed eight hits, and
might have limited the scoring OF the
home team 10 a lone run had u no.
been for a remarkably long but poorly
directed throw by Chief Meyers, which
! was intended 70 catch runner of sec.
ond.
This same Chief Meyers played bis
little part in the second run scored By
the Bruins. Jack Murray singled IN the
seventh frame and took second when
the Indian allowed a perfectly good
bitch TO trickle through his fingers
Fishers single sent Murray over the
rubber.
Now, losing ten games out Of fifteen
il distinctly a Cincinnati prerogatiye.
and Bresnahan has no intention Of
making il a Chicago custom. lie al
dressed his men in few biting words'
and explained his position in the maj
ter. The result might be termed ga,
vanic. To be sure, II took couple 9;
frames TO solve the delivery OF roh
Perrtt, but once started. the ACTON
was furious. ~.
1t was in the fourth frame that 'hs
Cubs fell upon Perritt. lie made .
brave start and retired the hr't ,N'
hitters. But next he walked ScnuIf,
and right then and there defeat marAss
the Giants for its own. Schultz s,os
second base and Henie Zimmerm.s
tripled, sending the sole survivor :.
the old machine home. Pete hniseg
took heart at Zimmerman success aaa
drove out double, scoring Zimmerman
That was an end of Perr!tt. Later "
the game the twins-Rube Schauer sns
Ferdie Schupp-had their innings. S
dom does one appear without the otne.'
Schauer was found for two TUE.
Fletcher started trouble for nm "
booting Fishers offering. Then Sehul"
singled TO right centre, and TOOK s.T
ond when Snodgrass kicked the Pei
around. Fisher scored. Knlse!y sihg'sss
and tailed Schultz for the last run "
the afternoon.
The scores follow:
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