The sun., 1916-09-19

should make quite n big name In the
large league. The writer saw him pitch
against the Yankees in Birmingham last
spring. and they thought pretty well Of
the boy in old Alambam'. The Giants
could scarcely get up n speaking ac-
quaintance with his splitter.
Poll Perritt. who opposed Grimes. was
dashed harder than the score shows.
though he pulled himself together I'm
times Of peril. He WIS rescued from a
defeat in the ffth inning. when Dave
Robertson made a remarkable throw to
the plato after plucking Carey's fierce
smash out OF the air with his gloved
hand as II was bouncing TO the wall.
Tho Nirg!n!ans throw was as true as
though shot from a rifle, and nipped
Grimes at the pan.
The Corsairs were up to one Of their
old tricks In this inning. They made
three healthy singles, and got a base OH
balls. but could not score. The veteran
battle cruiser lionus Wagner fell down
when called upon to bear tho brunt OF
battle. With II full house Wagner lifted
an easy fly into Burns's NAV.
d Jimmy Smith, n former Fed. who sum
mercd In Toronto. reported back to the
PIRATES yesterday. aud cut ~ high links
at short. Before the dccea-c OF the late
Federal League II was said that Jimmy
could field as wei, as anybody In the
Western Hemisphere. and yesterday the
boy tried 10 prove It..
Saith Strong All Around.
lie made one Embarrassing play after
another. lie was charged with two
errors In the first game but one came
after an almost impossible stop ON the
Zimm. "Smithic" Is said Ia be a pygmy
batter. but did not show h yesterday.
He punched Perritt for three hits yes
terday. though there is some question
whether the third one belongs In the Of
ficial documents.
lie opened the ninth with a s,camins
hit 20 left. and a moment later Bin
Klein decreej 1t was too wet to go on
pastining.
The Giants started their scoring In
the first game In the fourth inning. when
an error by Smith on a hard chance
made the run possible. With one out,
Miller plunkcd Fletcher with the ball.
and kaun banged a no. one right at
Smith. Had Greenfield Jimmy held on
II would have been an easy double play.
but he didn't hold.
That put Fletcher oil second. aud
ITolka contributed tho first OF his series
Of strikeouts. McCarty then cut "a
wicked double over the third sack. scor.
ing Fletcher and pushing Rashful len
around to third. Schupp sent an casy
pom TO Warner.
New York closed with another run
In tho eighth. Robertson. first man w.
belted n lusty wallop to deep right
centre for threc-fourths of the journey.
Demon Dave scored when Zimmerman
hit ono 80 hot between "Ty Cobb' Zig
bees feet tina; the smoke biis.ercd liie's
ankles.
Heal Pirate Weather Now.
In tho second game IN" ria - were
tho first to get their run. benny kauff
hewing y homer TO 4 detective sign in
the centre field blsachcrs. II looked az
though that run would make II thirteen
straight. but the Black Flags rallied
when II got black. dismal and dreary in
the eighth Inning. with rain falling all
around. II Was real Pirate weather
carey Knocked "a CUB into right and
took third on Hinchman's roller 10
Fletcher. Wagner. who had failed to
get on IN III" two games. rocked in IN"
Tying run with n sarr.nc" ny to l,urns.
One of the amusing features of the
twin card WAS an attempted steal uf iirst
base By He!ni" I'm IN the ninth inning
OF the first game. After the B%ronXonian
Smith was waiting for hiN with the bah.
Iieinic reversed engines and started back
Tor hrst with Smith in hot pursuit.
MI tho way down the base line ticv
We're about a foot apart, and Smith just
barely tossed tho bail 20 Wagner in tinr
for Honus to retire XimlnI". The scores: