The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-16

CHICAGO. May 1J.-Fred Merkle and
Pc rerrit, attended we'll 20 the gen.
erai Giant uplift throughout the second
clash with the cubs at Charlie weegh-
mans North side Park this afternoon.
Between the pair Of them with occa-
sional cxhortations on the part Of such
interlopers "a George Burns. Davey Rob-
er'son. Larry Doyle. BENJAMIN KauY.
Artie Fletcher. Hill Mckechnie and Red
Doom they too the second straight from
Chicago and the sixth In a row Of their
first Western invasion. The game. like
the action Of this sun kissed, wind blown
afternoon. was as tight and emotional all
the way as could be desired. The Giants
won by 3 10 2. but they had not won
I'LL the last Cub was turned back In
the ninth inning.
Perritt outpitched Jim Vaughn. the left
handed behemoth from Texas and else
where. Mr.. Perritt doled out a sparse
half dozen blows TO the enemy. at least
one OF which was a fiuke-and kept them
so well spread that the Cubs were able
to break through his guard in only one
inning. Edifying as was Permits gem
eral behavior It IL doubtful IL he could
have survived against the cunning dis
played by Vaughn in the pinches without
the expert assistance OF Toledo's distin-
guished citizen.
Here are "A few Of the many instances
where Fred Merkle lent something more
than moral suasion In the seventh
inning with the score at it's final figure
Davey Robertson committed "A two base
mum on Archer. the first batter. When
Mulligan laid down IA pretty bun Nc
kechnie's way the latter had to hustle
TO kill "A hit. Merkle picked the throw
on Mulligan's ear for an out \ second
later he plucked "a hit of Vaughn with
a sweeping stop. ran In toward the plate
TO tag the batter and held Archer, who
carried the tying run. tight frozen 10
third. Another second later he made
the prettiest stop OF the afternoon and
beat Frank schultz TO the bag. This Sec
ond stop as much as the first kept the
exhibition from running into overtime.
Again in the eighth inning Merkle
robbed Williams of a hit by knocking
down an exceptionally vicious line drive.
The ball bounded away from Fred so
that he had no chance TO make a single
handed play. But he recovered quickly
enough to start a we'll timed toss to Per-
49, '"N yusN III itlc "
the second out Zimmerman's single and
a pass TO Safer followed, Merkle retired
the side by garnishing Pinch Hitter
Iwilling's sharp rap. He wouldn't have
had a chance for this play had the in
field been drawn in with the bases
choked and only one out, as should have
been the case. but for his sterling stop
Of a m earlier.
There were other evidences OF Giant
grit and spirit and efficiency as we'll. Nc
kechnie. whose general all round excel
lence o n the tour to date has been quite
AZ evident as the Giants reformation,
had no small part in the heavier Of
fensive OF the army of invasion. Bill got
three successive singles Off Jim Vaughn,
the first OF which drove in New York's
opening run. The one necessary to dis
t!nguish victory from possible defeat. II
was this same Bill. by the way. who
lodged around the waiting Safer for al
iniield safety that put McGraw in line
for the winning run in the sixth inning
The Giants raped Vaughn frequently
enough TO run up "a round tally under
ordinary circumstances. but Jim was a
most niggardly fellow with the Giants
in the pinches, and II his support had
stood up for him as well AZ the rival
cast did for Perritt today's story might
not have been quite 80 CHEEKY for tho