New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-22

core or 10 s.
Up to that tenth nobody would hsvd
taken the Pirates for a tail-end team.
Grimy Grimes was going nicely and the
Giants seemed to be wabbling. Then
the Pirates cracked like a Russian Of
rensive. Schmidt made q wild heavs
and tumble and the Pirates reverted
to type.
Before the game the pipers swung
along the field, followed by the color
company of the list New York Infantry.
For the moment the matter of a big
league seemed puny and Insignificant
as the Highlands swung by with their
tartans streaming. while the greatest
fighting music in the world shrilled
higher and more insistently, calling TO
the bleachers, the stand and the dug
outs for fighting men. But as the last
pitroch droned away the baseball crowd
became complscent and itself again.
When the game went into the tenth
inning the Pirates began to look very
much like victors. The Giant tank
which has been ploughing through inc
vading teams with considerable ruth.
lessness, seemed to be out of gasolens
or oil or something yesterday. 10
skidded every time II tried to come
over the top.
Fielders Went to Pieces
The Pirates, displaying a ginger enc
tirely foreign to their pacific nature,
packed the bags without an out in
their half of the tenth, and some Of
the perfect felders Of the Giants
seemed to go all to pieces. Debus
started the demonstration by drawing
a base on balls from Slim Sallee, the
slender Sheriff of Shreveport.
Then something that probably has
not happened within the memory or
the oldest inhabitant of the Polo
Grounds occurred. George Burns, the
perfect ball player, George Of the eagle
eye and prehensile paw that spears
them off the fence, made an error.
Schmidt hoisted a high and easy ny
into left field. 1t was right in Burnss
sector.
"He's outl" cried the multitude, as
George stood waiting TO scoop In the
descending pellet The ball bounded
right out of his mitt and Schmidt was
safe. Then Grimes hunted to Sallee,
who threw to Zimmerman TO cut or
Debus. Heinie, who hooks the difncuih
casts, dropped this one, and the valises
were crammed without an out.
This made IL look as though the
Pirates had been presented with the
game as a delicate compliment to Wag-
ner or Hugo Debus. But the same sort
of slim that occurred between the more
or less we'll known cup and lip inter-
yened. Wilhoit, pinch hitter, slashed
nh epaaroA the hall
with one hand and threw TO the plate,
cutting Debus dead.
Pirates Chance Faded
Pitler shot a twister at Heinie Zim-
norman. The Infatuated Bronx Os-
trich gathered il in and made perfecs
throw to the plate, mailing Schmidt.
William Rariden, the cornfed Hoosler,
whipped the ball down TO first in time
to head of Pitler in sensational
double play The Pirates were through
after this.
The bold Buccaneers Topped faccidly
when the Giants came up IN their nalt
Of the tenth. Kauff bounced hit out
of the mitt of Grimy Grimes. thinner
man was ordered TO bunt, with the re-
suit that Grimes threw to second, cut1
ting down Kauf.
The Bronx Ostrich spread his pinions
a moment later and started to steal.
Schmidt hurled to second to cut aim
off. but the throw was several yards
high, and the Ostrich continued TO
third. Fletcher bounded one TO Pitler,
and the Ostrich started home. He and
the ball arrNed together. Zimmerman
held the bag, but Schmidt failed 10
hold the ball, and the winning run was
scored.
Pitler brought run over for the
Pirates in the first inning. He beat an
infeld hit, stole second and went TO
third on Wild Bill Rariden's wild
heave. Carey got base on balls. Pit
Ter and Carey worked double steal, TO
the bewilderment of the Giants, and
Pitler scored.
The Giants tied In the second. Rob-
ertson and Holke each singled TO right
and went up a peg when King booted
the pellet. Rariden dashed one to
Grimes, who nailed Robby, the Con-
script, at the plate. Holke scored on a
fy by Sallee.
Take Lead in Fourth
The Buccaneers forged into the lead
again in the fourth. King and Wagner
slNRleO. lney eu'dHCeu On po'ns
Wards sacrifice fly scored King, and
Wagner came home when Debus rolled
one toward third. Zimmerman, anx-
ious TO cut him of, made a wild heaye
to Fletcher, and this furthered the ca
lamity.
The Giants put one over in their half
of the same inning. Robertson and
Rariden singled. Sallee was safe
when Grimes tried to get Robby at
third, and the bases were filed. Burns
forced Sallee, and Robertson scored.
Slim Ssllee sent over the run that
tied. Robertson was safe when Debus
threw wide and pulled Wagner of the
bag. He went to second on balk and
to third on Rariden's out. The Sheriff
of Shreveport bounced hit through
Grimes, and Robby came home.