New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22
Gowdy and His Mates
Paddle to Polo Grounds
Victory.
UMPIRES REFUSE TO
CALL FIRST GAME
Visitors Capture a Wet Contest
by Rally in the Tenth
Inning.
By GRANTLAND RICE.

both crews. despite a heavy sea, the
white, roaring surf almost wreeking the
Giant shell. The work OF the two
strokes. Burns and Gowdy, brought
loud applause from the spectators, who
fringed the banks of the river bed, as
each padded q home run over the leap
ing waves high into the stands.
II you consider this frivolous chat
ter you were not among those 5000 who
witnessed the big splash. Conditions
were far better for boat race than
they were for ball game. But Quig-
ley and Byron have been umpiring OF
late in Brooklyn, where it has been
raining water and pop bottles in
steady stream. They saw chance to
work where il was merely raining
water. so they kept the game moving
10 a wet and soggy finish. although in
the ninth inning, with the score tied
UP. the downpour was almost binding
The Giants had several neat chances
10 win over the regulation distance
hut when the surf-swept carnival went
into extra rounds there was nothing to
&C. At the finish Mathewson was bat
ling with Tom hughes, but IT wasn't
question Of pitchers. The Giants had
already lost all seven eXtra-inning con
tests and they knew about what was
coming. ThI% haven't been able TO
grab one of these all year. The loss
az eight extra-inning games out OF
eight played has left them in third
lace. where they might have easily
been leading the league.
Rain Begins in Third.
There was no rain falling when Poll
Pcrritt moved out against Frank Allen,
but the big leak began TO develop in
the third. al which spot the Giants
were leading. 2 TO 0. Thereafter, as
the battle moved along. the field began
10 develop all the outward and inward
aspects Of an inland sea. The batter's
box was q marsh. The pitchers mound
was a Quagmire. The diamond and the
outfeld were a combination swamp.
But as there was no pop-bottle shower
added 70 the water Quigley and Byron
decided 10 let the best crew win. Con-
ditions became so bad toward the close
that Fred Merkle appealed 10 the UNI
house and put on chains. In the ninth
inning Fred made gallant dive for q
lofty foul and, after hitting the ground
on his left hip, skidded for twelve or
fifteen feet Only his golf knowledge
saved him from a serious accident. He
put back spin on his hip as he neared
the stand, and this held him on the
green. whore an over approach might
lave broken leg.
I'm spite of the rolling waves and the
eavy spray the contest was featured
with lively moments. With the score
tied in the seventh Hank Gowdy raped
a homerun into the right field stands,
scoring Snodgrass before him. This
blow looked to be blighting 1llop
until George Burns hammered .e Of
Aliens shoots to the same spot D. the
eighth, driving Rariden over and tie
ing it up again. Burns was the hero Of
the lost cause. The star Outfelder ar
ranged a single, triple and home run,
scoring 3 of the 4 Giant tallies himself
and driving the other across. He must
be fish Dave Robertson and Johnny
Evers each raped out 3 hits. while
Han Gowdy had TO be satisfied with a
homerun and single. Burns and Rob-
ertson got 6 Of the 8 Giant hits.
Hughes to the Rescue.
After the Giant attack had scat
tered Frank Allen in the Sth, Tom
Hughes came padding in TO the rescue
and by fine work retired the six men
who faced him, tanning three Of these
with his water fall drop. Matty took
up the Job after a pinch hitter had
relieved Perritt in the eighth but it
was no part of a Matthewsonian day.
The veteran esteems the sun, which
apparently has vanished beyond the
last rim Of space. So they got TO him
in the tenth for the one run needed.
Both McGraw and Stallings attempt
cd 20 have the game called at various
stages. but what is mere rain to a
Tair Of umpires who have been del
lged with pop bottles in Brooklyn ?
Practically nothing at all. As re-
lated before, the Giants had more than
one chance TO achieve needed
triumph. The first break came at the
start Burns and Robertson singled,
while Doyle walked into a full house.
With no one out, Kauf forced Doyle
~ second, and when Robertson at
tempted TO make two bases on the
plav the alert Meanwhile, always in
the game. shot him down at the plate.
So this start Melted but one run. A
triple by Burns and a single by Rob
ortsOn gave the Giants another in the
third. but this lead vanished in the
fourth, when Evers singled Magee
doubled and Honey singled for brace
OF runs
Gowdy's homer in the seventh jumped
The Braves ahead. but the Giants had
their chance IN the eighth Rariden
singled Kocher batting for Perritt,
skied 10 centre. Burns drove one into
the right field stands Robertson then
poled his third hit. Doyle fame. and
Kauf's single TO right sent Dave on
20 third. This brought Tom Hughes
10 the rescue, but Benny Kauff beat
Tom 20 IL by getting nipped off first
The Giants had another chance
wrecked in the seventh. Fletcher sin
Cled for starter here and Merkle
cracked one 10 Evers. Johnny forced
Fletcher. but in attempting 10 make a
double play Maranville soaked the
Giant shortstop on the head. the ball
bounding over against the wall. Bryon
claimed that Fletcher interfered with
the play by shifting his elbow in the
way and 30 called Merkle out at first.
Fletcher protested vigorously against
the elbow decision. as a large. blue
knot was even al that moment devel-
oping on his manly brow. Byron, wha
was watching first at the time. had TO
Guess NJ the decision. as his back was
o the play.
with one out in the tenth Evers
bounded high single that Matty
knocked down but couldn't handle in
the ouagmire. Connolly's single 20
right swept Johnny around 70 third, and
Magees long sacrifice fly did the rest
The game, under such conditions, was