New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-26
Heinie Zimmerman Goes
on Batting Spree in
Second Contest.
By w. ]. MACBETH.

No pennant may grace the effort OF
John j. NcGraw this season, but the
leader of the Giants and the idol OF
New York may hang up his uniform
next week serene in the knowledge that
his latest campaign, like most Of those
gone before, has not been in vain.
Yesterday, at the Polo Grounds, the
Little Napoleon saw his plucky, fighting
cohorts sweep twice through the gray
clad ranks Of the ST. Louis Cardinals
to the greatest achievement ever re-
corded by major league baseball club.
The cheer that doomed from Brush
Stadium and reverberated across the
prosaic Harlem as Bill Rariden smoth-
cred Chief Wilson's high pop-up in the
last play Of the afternoon proclaimed
and acclaimed new record for consec-
utive victories.
The Giants had extended their win
ming streak to twenty-one straight sue
cesses, beating by one the old mark set
by the Providence Grays back in 1884
The scores yesterday were l to and
to 2, respectively.
Hats of to McGraw.
It required only such q crowning feat
as that so thoroughly enjoyed by the
largest Monday crowd of the season 70
stamp McGraw's career in New York
the most distinctive and successful as
- al II haceball'e history
Within the last dozen years this Wiz
ard of the diamond has won five Ma
tional League pennants and one worlds
championship. Three times he has
ripped machines TO pieces and rebuilt
anew, his genius for reorganization
showing Improvement In each success
sive attempt, until to-day he has a club
which the oldtimers pronounce superior
to anything in their memory.
Within those dozen years McGraw de-
veloped a pitcher in RUDE Marquard
who established a record for consecu-
tive victories-nineteen straight. Ear
ler in the year he broke the record for
consecutive successes OF the road. when
his club took seventeen in row. The
twenty-hrst success at home hangs up
a new figure; yet. combined with the
seventeen that went before, 1t gives
total for two strings never closely ap-
preached in all the history OF major
league baseball. No fewer than thirty
eight games won grace the two spirits,
the second Of which, happily, may con
tlnue indefinitely.
Generous in number as was the
crowd. il still did not measure up 70 the
importance OF the occasion. Threaten
ing skies OF early afternoon and p
biting autumn wind doubtless tempered
tho ardor Of some OF the shirt-sleeve
brigade. Those on hand more than
made up In enthusiasm the slight dc
iciency in numbers.
No worlds series game ever saw such
demonstrativc or fervid roofing Zach
spectator appreciated that he was see
ing made such baseball history as per
hsps never again would fall 20 his ken
or the ken of his son or his sons son.
Group Of Old Stars.
One little group sat over toward the
frst-base side that did not join so Wild
" ne the rest IN the general rejoicing.
The little knot WAS composed Of men
well beyond the prime Of life. but Of
men Who showed well regulated health
beneath .heir gray hair.
There were Arthur Irwin. shortstop Of
tho old Providence Grays, whose record
was being shattered by the brain and
Drawn Of the Younger generation; Tom
York. Providence outfeldcr Of tho same
time, Joe Hornung, Johnny Ward and
Dasher Troy, Of different clubs. but kin
dred time And last, but not least. Sam
Crane, the patriarch Of the press boz.
The old fellows smiled hravciy IN the
face OF shattered tradition. But away
deep down they cared. To sec the old
record broken was iron IN their souls.
They didn't care 30 much about the
second game. once the Grays' record
was tied the oldtimers were all sports
men enough 20 pray that u would be
bettcred.