The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-08-14
GlAATS Rlgk HOME, SPLIT DOUBLE BILL WITH THE DODGERS

s. New York, Aug l4-The Chants got back to their own bailiwick yesterday and started rehearSing for the Worlds Series They. now have such a big lead that it will be ,.ifficult for them to lose the National League streamer unless a cyclone comes along and car ries half the club away. Brooklyn fur nished stubborn opposition, and the Giants had about all they could do to win the first clash, 4 to 3, while the Dodgers won the second, 2 to 1.
 Cheney halted the Giants in their tracks in the second game. while the Brooklyns wehed nine hits off Pol Perrftt. The one run the Giants coin ed was due to bit of trickery by Zimmerman and Fletcher Brooklyn falling into the trap like mouse nfbbfing at the cheese. It happened in the fourth inning. \ There were two out at the time, and Zimmer- man thuInped a double to left field, the hardest crack male off Cheney during the double matinee. Zim went. to third on Miller's passed ball and Fletcher walked.
 The two Giants then essayed to pull d double steal. Fletcher danced up and down between first and second Ike a ju.1ping-jack and commanded the undivided attention of the whole Brooklyn team. He had the Dodgers up in the air, and they completely forgot that Zimmerman was sneaking down the third base line. Fletcher kept the Dodgers tossing the ball un- til Zim had crossed the plate. Then Fletcher at last consented to De tag god out.
 : Brooklyn got its first in the second. With one cut, Johnston singled to right and went to third on Mowrey's' crack to the same locality. While, Fletcher was tossing O'Roarke out at first. Johnston scored. Another one was chalked up for Brooklyn in the fourth through Gibson's error. John rton again opened with a single to third and Mowrey showed him along wdth a sacrifice. O'Rourke smashed \ single out to Benny Kauff. and Johnston started hot foot for the plate. Benny made a rifle ball peg. and Gibson got the ball, tagged the run rer, and Umpire O'Day waved him out. Gibson then dropped the ball.. and Hank reversed his decision, the run counting.
 an the first game Sherry Smith asked permission to pitch against Slim Eallee, <LlLuOu5A Ve~N'AA turn in the box. His wish was grant ed. and now Smith is sorry he ever brought up the subject In the early innings. the Giants hit him gener- ously. Sallee was in trouble a few times. but he revived himself nobly. Benny Kauff commanded whole lot of attention in the seventh, when he retired the side First he caught sky-ecraper from Smiths bat which be at first misjudged. and then went back and stabbed it with one fin. Az ter capturing balloon from Olson's bat, Benny made nice catch of Dau- bert's liner. q.
 1t wasn't until the Giants had the frst game won that Smith settled down They got ten hits in the first i've innings, and after that they didn't xet any. The Dodgers had Sallee bad fy worried in the second, but he pulled out of a hole after two runs had 1 tr1cl1led over. Stengel opened the ses- Sion with d single.to centre, and John son hit to left. Mowrey got a hit to Zimmerman which scored Stengel O,4touraze bounded one off Sallee and damned the bases.
 While Herzog was mussing up Krue- gers erounder. Johnston counted, and still the bases were all taken and no one out. Sa1lee rose toa the occasion. and both Smith and Olson popped , easy ,ones to Zim. Daubert forced Krueger at second for the third out.
 Tn the fourth, with one out, Robert soh got a hit to first and was forced - Holke- RAriden hit to centre, send- ing HoIke to second. and when Sallee hit one through the: infeld, Hollxe counted. Burns's> single to left sent Rariden home.
 Kaum got a double In the second, and ztm rolled to Smith, who was late in trying to get Kauff at third. Benny scored on F'letcher's sacrifice fly, Zim going to third when Myers made a wild throw to the plate. Robertson rolled to Smith, who threw Ztm out at :. tf1ard Robbie went to second on a Hrd pitch and scored on Holke's triple thfleft.
 Breoklyn's third out and last run came in the sixth, when Stengel got a hit and went to second on Herzog' s wild toss to first. Johnston's single sent the runner to third. Mowrey hit Into double play, but Stenge1 was held on thirdr O'Rourlne ripped dou- bie to left, scoring Stengel