New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-19
McGraw's Men Win II
Straight-Rain Stops Sec
Ond Game at Tie.
BY ". J. MAC BETH.

The Giants ran their string Of VIC
tories up to an even dozen yesterday
afternoon and but for rain. or Hans
Wagner. might have hurdled the hoo
doc thirteenth. McGraw's lads, ably
assisted by Ferdic Schupp, landed the
first part Of the double-header, to o.
Rain cancelled the second at the end
Of the eighth inning, with the score
tied at one run each.
As matters stand there is no coca
sion for sackcloth and ashes. The
winning streak is unimpaired. What
nature forbade yesterday may he &C
complshed or even improved to-day,
as double-header at the Polo
Grounds this afternoon marks the nm
al passing for the year of the Pirates
bold.
our quarrel is with Wagner rather
than the rain. The rain may have
been blessing IN disguise. Luck
will string with fellow only just 50
far. And Poll Perritt had begun TO
show disposition TO impose on for
tune. Twice he squeezed out OF the
'ightest holes through the well known
break OF the game. Several times he
was saved by fielding of the most sen
sational type. II may have been well
that the thunderstorm rumbled up Just
when IL did Smith had opened the
ninth with clean base hit, when Bill
KLEIN decided 90 knock of for the day
Partial To Base Hits.
But gctting back 20 Wagner This
old gentleman, after eighteen years
in harness, Is fighting again for his
customary position az the head Of the
National League batting class. He
still loves his base hits as dearly as
when he was graduated from the
sticks. II did not improve the old
boys disposition when he went hit
less IN four trials at Schupp IN the
first game But when Perritt struck
him out twice In succession IN the sec
ond Che Aging Dutchman was warm
enough AT the collar 10 touch off wet
Cunpowdcr.
In the very first inning Of this tie
game Hans came 20 bat with men on
third and second and two out. He
chased one Of Permits curves half
way 20 the Giants bench IN order TO
strike out. Following which Wagner
made one OF his very, very rare DIS
PLAYS of temper. He hurled his ba'
viciously at the ground and went away
toward first base scowling and gestic-
ulating madly.
There was nobody on when Wagner
famed for the second out Of the third.
But when he stepped up again in the
fourth the bases were crowded, with
TWO out. This time he drifted right AZ
Burns; George didn't have 10 move out
Of his tracks 10 get the hoist.
You may we'll imagine, then, the
great Indignation of Mr.. Wagner
toward our own Poll Perritt when the
venerable German got his fourth
chance in the eighth inning. Carey was
on third. with only one out and only
enc needed 10 tie the score. A fall
storm was riding up hurriedly. Hans
failed 20 get his hit. But he revenged
himself on Perritt with mighty fly 20
Burns, that was the next thing to 1T.
Harry Stevens thought IT quite the
greatest hit OF the afternoon, as it ar
ranged to-day's double-header.
No Pirate Passes Second.
Fcrdie Schupp was awfully good in
the first game. lie had to be 10 beat
Miller. The Giants earned only one
run. but that was all Schupp ever
rcedcd. Fcrd turned IN his second con
secutivc thrce-ht game. No Pittsburgh
runner ever got past second base; only
three saw the midway. Schupp gave
two bases on balls and hit a batsman.
These slips imperilled him more than
Iittsburgh's sparse base hits.
The first Pirate 10 become a real base
runner was Schupp's contemporary.
With two out IN the third inning. Mil
icr doubled 20 left. Hinchman walked
an the fourth, but two were gone and
Wagner popped Schultz was hit start
ing the fifth Smith sacrificed. but W.
Wagner boosted weakly to Fletcher,
while Miller this time famed.
Schultz singled, with two out. in the
seventh Smith fouled to iiolkc. W.
Wagner ambled at the beginning Of the
eighth and Miller sacrificed Farmer.
pinch hitting for Warner, missed i
third swing; Bigbcc lined 10 Robertson.
Hinchman hit 10 centre. with only one
out. in the ninth. Dhycy Robertson
raced to the corner Of the boxes for
Hans Wagner foul, while Herzog
~ rev out Schultz.
McAnwhilc the counts were coming
mighty hard for the Gpnts. Davey
Robertson WGs nipped stealing when