New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-01
FEW FANS AND
FEW RUNS AT
POLO GROUNDS
Jeff TeSreau OutpitcheS
Jeff Pfeffer and Shuts
Out SuperbaS.
By JEROME BEATTY.

Baseball idcaIsts have hammered out
columns pointing out 90 tho public that
the game is The thing that draws the
crowd and runs the fan amuck. Base
ball idealists are wrong. Us the race
that j., the thing RascbalIs founda-
ton is bu,lt upon the standing Of the
clubs
Brooklyn and New York clashcd az
the Polo Ground, yesterday afternoon,
and the Giants won p splendid game,
bv score Of o 20 %. Because the
race is an over and the contest was
lust an exhibition OF Gigtal dcXteri'y.
only 1000 persons were 10 the stands
and they viewed the conflict calmly.
A rivetcr tossing hot bolts on a sky
scraper has evoked greater enthusi-
asm More comment has been caused
bv the sight of au impatient man cat
iuc hot buttCru cakes lu thilds.
JcTs Pfcfcr and Icsrcau were the
pitchers and Tcsrcau worked as hard
and as effectively as though 10 was a
worlds series game. The Giants are
battling now 70 get out OF last place.
Cincinnati. the hated. rs just ahead OF
NcGraw's men. and sneared New
foundland dog in the winter time never
felt more iguominious than the Giants
will feel n they finish behind the Reds.
Only four hits. as far apart As
laughs in an average musical snow
did the Supcrbas make OF our Je1.
Their JEFF. on the other hand. was
nickcd for nine and they usually came
in pairs.
The Giant victory gave no immediate
advantage. NcGraw's men still are 10
last place. for Cincinnati also won
game Yesterday While Brooklyn was
losing. Boston was winning widening
,he Gan between the Dodgers and sec
ond place iu the National League.
II was "a smart sparkling game, mn
ished in an hours and seventeen MIN
utes. no waiting. the show gong on
every minute Both clubs were eager
10 hit and neither pitcher gave a base
Chief Movers got back into the game.
yesterday. The Chief has been sitting
uneasilv on the bench OF late, Watch-
ing the Youngsters catch. SO giao was
he 10 get back into harness that ne
scored the Giants first run. IL was
IN the third that he singled 20 centre.
Infeld outs by Tesreau and burns ply
The Chief ON third, and Robertson
s;rcle through Getz brought him across
the plate. 1901
The second Giant run was scored
I'm the sixth. Larry Doyle started the
inning with double down me Ie4V
Geld line. Merkle sacrificed hlm 10
third and Fletcher brought hlm nome
with a single TO centre.
The Superbas on four hits and an
error nut five men on first IN I'VE
direrent innings. But not one gu
oerba reached second. iwo were
tbroyyn out trying TO steal ana the
otber three died on Merkle's corner.
Martin Becker. the young outneIder
from Arthur 1rwin's CLUB, lewiston
Nc. was the Giants cenirehelder yes
terdav. The Giants are Ike the IAN
KEGS. they have different ceh5ie
fielder for every day. CentTeneIdeis
Seem 10 be a drug on the maIhet'
Every time the Yankees OF OlaH1s ho
ont and buy a good hitter rom
minor league. he turns ou' 10
cen.reseldcr. II they make ti"oc
~ nm LEAGUE magnate ne throws
IN a centrcfclder. None ho"SEet TO re
.a,'sod snv fan TO be reminded OF IRIS
Fletcher rot back into his swing yes
terda1. and made two sslngieS' VIZ VIZ
Tsrrv Dovle made one mt aoup4e'
Do,.lc has been whanging away lh an
a. "a lead the National League lH
80 but recently has taken slump
a., nroboblv has put him OUT OF Ole
90 g. Grst honors Davey ROBERT
. ,,edo two hits. In the ttth' WIN
.~o ' nnt and men on third and second,
ne grounded out. The next time he
n nm with nobody on he singled
e.'1o.ve.