Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-02
GIANTS WIN FIRST
GAME in THE 18TH
Two Errors Help New York
to Three Runs and Hard
Fought Victory
TOUGH ONE FOR RIXEY
By ROBERT W. MAXWELL

PHILLIES BALL PARK. oct. ..
1t took an even dozen innings for the
| Giants to subdue the Phighting Phils this
| afternoon in the opening act of the double
| BILL The final count was to 2.
Everything was lovely until the fatal
| twelfth when Jawn Evers committed
| bum heave which broke the deadlock and
placed the Champions in the lead Dugey
/ then slipped up on an easy play and n
| couple of hits pasted three runs across the
pan 1t was a tough game for Rixey to
| lose.
The Giants took the lead in the fourth,
| when Herzog singled and came home on
| Kauff's two.sacker to right In the seventh,
| pair of hits and a sacrifice fly scored
| Heine the Zim.
Pol Perritt pitched a masterful game
| for New York and had the home folks at
his mercy up to the ninth. In that frame
| a double a single and Fletcher's error
netted two runs which tied the score
Charles Lincoln Herzog, invader captain
| and second baseman of the New York
Giants, returned to the fold today. Herzog
| looked better than at any other time this
year and seemed anxious to get back into
| the game.
"The two weeks rest has done me world
of good" said Charley before the battle
81 stayed on the farm and just lUafed.
| Baseball was faTthest from my thoughts
and l devoted all of my time to getting
| wen. ! DelleNe nave IeCONeIeu' lOI L ltti
stronger have gained in weight and feel
like a youngster just breaking into the
game.
81 shall play my hardest in the worlds
series and that's all | can say. ] have
trouble with neither the management nor
the players of the New York club and l
am glad to be back"
The Phils presented a strange lineup in
the opening fray Niehoff and Bancroft
were out because of injuries, and Cravath
has gone home.
Before the game. Eddie Collins took
seat in the grand stand behind the catcher
and proceeded to take notes of the Giants
play.
| Ad Swigler was stricken with appendicitis
this morning and operated upon at the Uni
versity Hospital. Swigler is former
Southern High and Penn baseball star, who
is now with the Giants. He came on with
the team from Cincinnati last night His
condition is said to be critical.
FIRST INNING
Pearce threw out Burns Herzog struck
out Kauff also famed. No runs, no hits,
| no errors.
Paskert was safe on Herzog's tumble.
Schultz flied to Kauff Whitted famed.
Paskert stole second. Luderus walked.
Dugey forced Luderus. Fletcher to Herzog.
No runs, no hits, one error.
SECOND INNING
Evers threw out Zimmerman. Fletcher
! singled to right. Robertson flied to Paskert.
| Fletcher stole second. Holke struck out. NO
| runs, one hit no errors.
Evers flied to Kauff. Pearce was hit by a
pitched ball. Adams hit into a double play,
Fletcher to Herzog to Holke. No runs, no
hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING
Evers threw out McCarty. Perritt fam
ned. Pearce threw out Burns No runs,
no hits. no errors.
Rixed famed. Paskert famed. Schultz
flied to Kauff No runs, no hits no errors.
FOURTH INNING
| Herzog beat out grounder to Dugey.
Kauff singled to right, Herzog taking third.
On ZimmeTman's sacrifice fly to Schultz,
Herzog scored and Kauff took second.
Pearce threw out Fletcher. Dugey made
brilliant running catch on Robertson's
short fly, in right. one run, two hits, no
errors.
whltted grounded to Fletcher, Luderus
singled past Herzog Dugey was thrown
out by Zimmerman Herzog made a sem
sational catch of Evers's liner over second,
retiring the side. Running at full speed,
he grabbed the ball with his bare hand and
robbed Johnny of what seemed to be a sure
hit. No runs, one hit, no errors.
FIFTH INNING.
Holke beat out a hit to Dugey. McCarty
forced Holke, Evers to Dugey. Pearce
leaped into the air and speared Perrtt's
liner and doubled McCarty off first with a
quick throw to Luderus No runs, one hit,
no errors.
Pearce grounded to Fletcher Adams was
thrown out by Zimmerman. Fletcher threw
out Rixey. No runs, no hits, no errors
SIXTH INNING
Burns grounded to Pearce. Rixey threw
out Herzog Kauff flied to Paskert. No
| runs no hits, no errors.
Kauff lost Paskert's high fly in the sun
and 1t dropped safe for a single. Schultz
was tossed out by Herzog whitted lined TO
Holke and Paskert was doubled at second,
Holke TO Rerzog No runs, one hit, no
errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Zimmerman singled to center Fletcher
singled to center and Zimmerman took
third. Robertson sent a sacrifice fly to
| Paskert, Zimmerman scoring. HollIe forced
Fletcher. Rixey to Pearce. McCarty forced
Holke, Pearce to Dugey. One run, two hits,
no errors.
Luderus grounded to Herzog. Dugey
foued to Holke. Evers struck out No
runs no hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
Perrit beat out a bunt down the third-
base line Burns sent a long fly TO Pasiert
| Herzog popped to Pearce Kauff popped to
Dugey No runs one hit, no errors,
Pearce was safe at first when Holke
dropped Herzog's throw. Adams forced
Pearce, Zimmerman to Herzog. Rixey sin
gled TO center. Adams stopping at second
Paskert hit into a double play, Fletcher
to Herzog to Holke. No runs, one hit,
one error.
NINTH INNING
Evers threw out Zimmerman. Dugey
threw out Fletcher. Robertson hunted a
fly to Rixey. No runs, no hits, no errors
Schultz doubled to the right-held fence
Whitted fouled to McCarty. Luderus flied
TO Kauff. Fletcher muffed Dugeys little
fly, Schultz scoring. Dugey stole second
Evers singled past Herzog. Dugey scoring
Evers died stealing. McCarty to Herzog.
Two runs two hits. one error
TENTH INNING
Holke beat out bunt McCarty popped
10 Dugey. Rixey threw out Perritt. Dugey
threw out Burns No runs, one hit, no
errors.
PeRrce singled to left. Adams sacrificed.
Perritt to Holke. Rixey famed. Paskert
fouled TO McCarty. No runs, one hit, no
errors.
ELEVENTH INNING