New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-21
MCGraW's Men Knock Out
Nemesis for Fifteenth
Straight Victory.
By W. J. MACBETH.

Look for the Giants to 60 any dis
lance now. Not because they won
their fifteenth straight in the opening
tilt with the Cubs at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon; not be-
cause they have anything particular
tx soft in the Cardinals after the
Bruins 90. But because they knocked
Jimmy Lavender out Of the box IN
ringing up another triumph, the score
of which was to 2.
A whole lot OF people in this vicin-
itv somehow got the notion. aiter
watching McGraw's team maltreat the
Dodgers. Phillies. Reds and Pirates IN
turn. that the reorganlzed Giants were
out for a new record run. The notion
set when Father knickerbocHer Ia
vorite sons took Jimmy Lavender over
the sticks. A. -.
Nemesis Of the big town lads. hese
many years he has possessed tne
happy faculty OF seeing the rolo
Grounders play dead most every time
he gave the command. New orH VIC,
tories over him have been he" ahu
far between. When Lavender dIdh
happen to be good the Giants always
we're worse.
Not as Good as Usual
While not so good as usual, Laven-
dor was far from bad yesterday, and
still the Giants triumphed over Num-
Backed UP against the wall, with thelr
fine chain of victories threatened. the
latest sensations Of the National
League remnant chase refused 10 be
bluffed even by their pet Jonah. They
fought him TO a finish, came from be-
hind. and bored through tradition even
10 a victory. A team fresh as the
Giants are at the end of such SEN
sational sprint. may 90 any distance
Ferde Schupp. the rising young
southpaw of New York, put another
notch in his gun. He wasn't quite up
to the three-ht games of his two
previous performances, but was so
good that only one run was earned
off him. Ferd held the Cubs TO six
hits. Only two Of these came IN a
single inning and the brace earned
Chicaro's first run. The second tally
of the visitors was the most liberal
imaginable gift
Schupps soulful effort was perhaps
more commendable, under the circum-
stances, than either OF his three-hlt
classics. Schupp is not big physically.
In fact, he appears frail IN uniform.
He is no weakling. and still he Is not
the type of athlete one would single
out as q possible iron man, lie APP
pears TO be fellow who would require
three or four days in which TO re-
cuperate between games. But yester-
DAYS was Schu?p's second hard game
within three days. He beat the Pirates
Monday.
Il looked sort OF unpropitious for
little Ferdie at the start. The Cubs
showed some disposition to cuff him,
while the Giants showed little DISPOSE
ton TO annoy their perpetual oppressor
at the beginning. Rollie Zeider, he Of
bunion fame, started the entertainment
with d clean single 10 right. Kelly
forced him. Smith forced Kelly. and
then snufed himself out in a vain try
for steal. Herzog singled with one
out in New Yorks half. Not another
man reached first base until after Chi
caco had given Lavender two runs TO
work on.
Organize Rally.
Williams fused around with a SINCE
in the second inning, with only one
gone, but he, too. took undue liberties
with Lew McCarty's arm. Finally the
Cubs organized a rally that got them
somewhere for "A while. Steve ferkes
pumped a ne-bagger into Davey Rob
ertson'. yard at the beginning Of the
third. Workman popped weakly TO
Fletcher, but Lavender surprised
Schupp with a long single into left that
sent Yerkes 10 third base. Lavender
forced Workman. Holke to Fletcher, but
on the play Yerkes scored handly.
Two eros by New York gave the
Cubs a further advantage in the fourth.
George Burns started IL with a mutt
Of Saier's easy drift. Vic stole second.
There he stood while Williams struck
out Zimmerman might have saved the
damage of Burns's error had Heinie
not made "A worse one for himself.
with all sorts OF time TO get Wilson
for the third out, the Bronx boy threw
ten feet over Hvlke's head. Safer
scored and Wilson took second on this
miscue. II spoiled Heinie's whole after