New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-14
Stage Puzzle Play.

Stage Puzzle Play.
While in the act Of rough-housing
the Giants for the second time tne
Cubs interpolated one Of those puzzle
problems in the fourth that you some
times hear about. Here 1t is:
Starting the fourth Archer, Mulligan
and Vaughn singled. Then McCartny
singled. Flack hit long fly and VIII
Jams singled 20 deep right. Five out
81 six men I'd got clean base hits. Yet
only one scored. II can't be done On
The contrary. After Archer and Mulh-
Gan had singled Vaughn soaked line
hit TO left, scoring Archer. But on TINS
plav Mulligan was shot down az third
from Burns 70 McKechnie. Mccarthy
single. the fourth Of the inning, put
Vaughn on second. After Flack had
flied out to right, Williams raped a
long blow 70 right centre for a hit.
Vaughn stopped at third and Williams,
turning first raced on 20 second with
Mccarthy on the bag. A merry mlX-up
ensued without further delay and after
various manuRvres had been executed
Vaughn was finally forced oil third and
caught at the plate. Here were hve
clean hits and long fly all punched,
with only one tally TO show. Later on
Vic Safer was caught off third in the
midst of another rally, so you can
Judge from these two instances how
many runs the Cubs tossed away by
punk work along the paths. Still, II Is
lust as well. When you have seven
teen hits 70 use up there is no great
use in being stingy about the expend-
iture.
Outside Of the minor and unimpor-
tant detail Of seventeen hits. there
were two other incidents that upset
the harassed Giants. The first came
in the last Of the fourth The Cubs
were leading to 0 when Larry Doyle
singled. Kauf was safe on Zim's low
peg 70 second, and Fletcher's safe blow
filled the bases with none out. Zim
tossed out Merkle, while Doyle scored
as Kauf and Fletcher advanced. Nc
Kechnie famed, but a hit would tie
things up. II was a great moment,
following the five-h t-one-run smear OF
the Cubs in the ming before. A tie
here would have I'D most depressing
effect on J. VsJ I'm and cast.
Il Oil Look Safe.
Rariden shot one TO right that
looked to be as safe and sound as the
National City Bank The drive was
travelling at great speed ana appar-
emily out Of all range. But IN some
way Mccarthy skipped over ana
snagged the ball with one hand' ms
hack TO the diamond as he made inc
plav. In the next inning Robertson
doubled and Doyle drove Dave nome
nj tb;s plav of Mccarthy was the
Il
and left it stricken on a sodden held
Vauobr took on renewed life anc
nitched with winning effect the resi-
~ the wav. holding the Giants 10 one
hit in the four closing innings.
Erod Nerkle was the only member Of
the home band that reached first after
the 18th There might have been 2
hare chance but for tactical slip IN the
sovcntb At this point the Cubs, des-
pite their lusty batting, were only lead-
ing 8 TO .. Starting the seventh, VIII
Jams made his third hit and Zim drove
his mate arund to third. With only one
ont Stroud decided 20 pass Vic Safer
and permit Jimmy Archer to hit grace
fully into a double play. But Ralph
has evidently read little Of ancient his
tory. He failed TO recall that Archer
has been beating the Giants with
timely blow for something like seven
wears. The star catcher heard the fai
call Of tradition and soaked one 70 cen
tire. scoring two runs.
Any answer as 10 why the Giants
have dropped the last two games Is
fringed with simplicity When a bal
club is able 70 roll up 80 base hits fol
as bases in two afternoons, the JOB OF
SURPRISING this club is beyond any
mortal endeavor. Thirty-fve hits fol
as bases are enough TO win five OF si'
ball games, much less two. The only
local pitcher who could stop the Cubs
was Ferdy Schupp. Ferdy pitched FOL
over two hours IN the forenoon tC
various Giant batters, attempting e
prepare them for Jim Vaughn's pow
,rful left arm. Before the game ne
pitched again to his mates for twenty
or thirty minutes. Having warmed ~
for nearly three hours Schupp was OF
edge when called upon. lie retired SD
men in order.
A Flock OF Hits.
In the last two games Mulligan he
made seven hits, Schultz six and Will
Jams six. When three ball players car