New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-02
Eppa Rixey at His Best,
Especially with Runners
on the Paths.
STROUD HANDICAPPED
BY POOR SUPPORT
McGraw Men Return Home with
10 Games Out of II TO
Their Credit.

Philadelphia, June THE New Y,,,
Giants dipped their colors TO the eh,-
pion Phillies here this afternoon 4,
the final game Of the series. AZ
brought 70 a close the most rena,,
able, not to say wonderful, road trin =,
major league baseball team has eys,
enjoyed.
OF twenty-one games played on n.
tour through the circuit, the Giant,
won nineteen. and returned 70 the pola
Grounds only one game behind n,
lead. from whence they departed .,
May in last place. II was unfortuns,.
that they could not have won to.Ssy
and closed their tour with even mo-.
glory, but Ralph Stroud was uneou,l
to the task of holding Morans men. and
the Giants were beaten b. q score o
to 2.
There was no fuke in the victory O,
the home team. For the day AZ leas,
il was better. It's hitting was hard
and timely, its base running fast and
clever, and 10 made every break cour,
for something Moreover. Eppa Rix,v
the attenuated southpaw. was al nj,
best, particularly with runners on ii,
paths.
Bancroft Errs.
1t was only in the fourth frame ,ha.
the Giants were able 20 batter dow
his defences, and even then they 70.
ceived some valuable assistance fro-
Dave Bancroft, whose bad throw ps,.
mitted Doyle 10 get home on whs,
should have been a put out, and BenrT
Kauff TO get all the way 10 second on
weak tap 10 short field
Stroud's support was not exactly ps,
feet. There was wild throw By Bill
McKechnie which shaped the ways tor
one run. IL came in conjunction witt
slow hit by Niehoff in the first min,
and permitted the runner 10 90 20 third
/ Merkle was guilty of allowing !,
grounder TO get away from him. a..
there was some discussion on how The
play should be scored. With all the III
and ands and butts eliminated. the hors
team deserved its victory. Stroud was
found for seven hits, three Ct whie.
rang off the bat Of Crayath.
Rixey was slightly less generous
than his opponent He allowed hall a
dozen hits and as related previously
he managed to keep them strewn along
the paths except in the fourth frame
New York could not get tina. crash.
ing attack going. The regulars made
only four hits. George Kelly and Brad
Kocher, who were hurled into the fga,
as pinch hitters, both delivered wa.
lops, but unfortunately nothing cane
OF them. Both were clean, ringin,
drives.
For all that there were moments O.
poor play in the game, there were the
flashes of clever, snappy work. and
the honors were fairly we'll divided
Bancroft made q mess OF things a.
shortstop. and McKechnie's wild hesw
was a wonder in its line. Still, Dois
Paskert had five chances to make
plays, and he had 10 travel fast and
far to make a couple of his plays.
Claude Cooper accounted for two
of the Giants, and Gavvy Cravath had
three more. Bill Killifer was busy
behind the bat, taking care Of eight
chances. Larry Doyle was busy a.
could be In the neighborhood Of see.
ond base. and there was no lack Of
technique in his work.
Niehoff Starts Trouble
The Phillies sounded their call 70
arms in the first inning. Bancroft
was out easily enough. but Niehor
singled TO third, and raced around 70
the far turn when McKechnie's throE
was high and wild. At this june'gr
Milt Stock stepped in ana laced out
triple to left field. scoring Nieho1
That was bad enough in itself, but
moment later Crayath rolled a ho'
grounder 20 Fletcher, scoring StoeA
Fletcher aiding by fumbling just lors
enough 10 allow everybody 70 ms~
his destination in safety. ,
The Giants took up the business o
tieing the count in the fourth fram'
and they made a thorough JOB OF y
The only trouble was that the PhilIis,
added a run TO their own count sn'
broke the tie. -.
Doyle started the fourth frame VIII
singing double 70 right field. benh3
Kauf grounded to Bancroft, who triea
for a play on Doyle, but his throw va,
wild and Larry tangoed home, hsun
rounding second as a result Fletehs.
picked out this moment 10 drive ior'a
a single into right field, and hauH sV'
home, tieing the score again.
That deadlock did not long endure
In the last half Of the same inhins
Cravath slashed a single TO centre n per-.
Whitted hit down the hrst base llns
but in evading the stab Of Merke va,
out of bounds, and declared oGt lo'
running out Of line. Crayath took Sc.
ond on the incident. Claude Coope.
took up the cudgels for the Phillies 4
this time, and his drive 70 centre ne''
scored Cravath.
The sixth saw the Phillies break oy.
again and put over another run. s'oss
was safe when his teasing grouhes.,,
eyaded Merkle. Cravsth singled 70 nsI'
field, and Stock had no trouble IN msA
ing third base. Whitfield drove long ST.
deep 10 centre field, but kauH We" ..s
back and caught the ball. Aite' W
catch Stock ran home without S''
trouble