New-York tribune., 1916-07-04
McGraw's Club Hurled
Back Below the 800
Mark.
RFJUVFNATED INVALID
PITCHES REMARKABLY
New Workers Go HitleSs frem
the First Inning Until
the Ninth.
By GRANTLAND RICE.


cs~bi7e the riddled Giants sank below
the 500 mark for the first time since
r,i5-Nav John Wesley Coombs has
Two official titles. His double label is
rho Colby Carbino and the Kennebunk
rx,-oss. Yesterday he hurled both
labels into tho harassod Giants. As
.be Carbine he shot them full Of holes
and then as the Kennebunk Express ne
dumped their mangled bodies into the
ditch.
While IN the act Of suppressing Nc
G-awss club 6 20 1 this is about the
wav John Wesley, Of Colby and Kenne-
bunk went about IL: He permitted
Rurns and Kauf. the first two men up,
10 peel Of base hits. But from that
roint on the next twenty-five Giants
who came 10 bat might as well have
used tooth brushes 20 paddle the ball
into safe territory. The next Giant 10
assault Coombs safely was George
Burns I'm the ninth Coombs all in all
Welded but three hits. and. 70 show the
effectiveness Of the old wing that was
supposed 20 have withered four years
AGO. only four balls were struck be
vond the infeld range. s;
Coomhs had the three man lngreuI
crts that pitcher needs 20 attain sue
cess-the stuff. the control and the sup,
mort With this combination At hSnu
he lost little time IN winning ms elen "
,,ctory out of eleven starts. E4ghl oU' oi
eleven is not so clammy tor seoale,
r'iddle-aged citizen who was SUPPOSED
10 be facing hard labor on MaIHe
farm about three years ago, WIN ohiJ
memories left from noble past
While John Wesley was rouGh-rlding
.ho Giants Fred Anderson was lnvoiVeq
a., q number Of highly complex ana
+cobrical situations The Robins per-
e.ed i'm beltinC the tar out OF tred's
,vs-ern. and when they were nov maNlng
baeo hits Buderson's support was buslly
engaged in merrly bootlng and peggIhg
+De BAN from one of-side spot 10 an
other
Giants Contribute Errors.
q, tho fifth inning the Giant inheld!
aecovorcd the ways and means OF
lYmpi0c three misplays togetner'
-~rsrbfod in with single ana
1oublc This fuzzy medley was good
.cr three runs where the side should
have been retired without a tally. %
those desiring % know the main 'rou-
bic with the Giants yesterday are en-
ttled 10 any one of three choices-Viz'
T. The batting was pale blue, with
fringe of creamy frotp.
q The pitching was spotty
@ The field play was very muoh q"
the National Swiss Flower with the &C
customcd pcrforauons.
According 20 one authority, "lt never
schaucrs but it Schupps. ferdle de-
,roe 20 attach the following amend
roont: "Tt never Andersons or Perrlt's
or Rortons but 10 Schupps just the
same" To which he desires 20 add the
following notices:
eff a. first you don't succeed Sehupp'
Schupp again ~
but 10 the Schupp.' Ell,
"Everv cloud has Schuppy lining
"Of an sad words from tongue or
ren. the saddcst are il Schupps again,
Supplanting Anderson in the sixth
Scnupp lost no precious moments DIS
nIaying his valor ln four rounds ne
struck OUT five men and stopped the
leaders with one hit. This blow led 10
one Of the star plays Of the season
with George burns 4u lH' liNl'
The play developed in the ninth. NIL
Ter started with pass and Coom0s
followed with a hit. Johnston then
lifted short fy to left centre. Burns
had an easy catch, but his keen eye
and alert brain discovered the double
plav opening ahead. Miller was forced
20 hold second Coombs was anchored
at first. So in place of making the
catch Burns trapped the ball pegged
20 Fletcher who tagged out Miller and
forced Coombs for one of the star
double plays of the year
The Giants have still found the way
rough since winning nineteen out OF
twenty-one on that record road trip.
They have engaged IN twenty-five con
tests since that dashing tour, and OF
these nave dropped sixteen, against
nine victories. The eye-restlng green
canvas was spread across the centre
field barrier. There was nothing IN
sight TO befud1le the batting orb. But
with AN these devices the days net
total was three hits, of which Burns
collected TWO.