New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Timely Hitting

The explanation as TO why the Ill
ants are out in front and the Pirates
miles in the rear is found right here.
The coming champions reaped nine
runs from their nine hits, while Bez-
dek's crew tailed the same number of
counters on nearly twice as many safe
ties. 49,.
The first four innings were prolific
in runs for both teams, thirteen OF
the eighteen finally recorded patter-
ing across the plate in these early
frames.
The Pirates began their attack on
Poll Perritt in the second inning when
Boeckel bSnced q hit off Polls glove
and King followed with a home run 70
right field The next frame saw the
finish of Poll. Cation, the new Pitts
burgh shortstop, opened the onslaught
with IA single to left field. Jack Smith
threw out Mollwitz. but Bigbee beat
out an infeld hit to Perritt, which ad-
vanced Cation TO third.
Max Carey delivered a safe smash
TO right which scored Cation and put
Bigbec on second. This satisfied Nc
Graw that Poll was decidedly off color
and Jeff Teyreau was drafted for box
duty. The big fellow failed TO terror
izo Boeckel with his splitter, the third
baseman Of the home nine singing 70
right and tallyins Bigbee as Carey
raced 20 third.
Boeclel followed up his hit with a
clean steal of second. King singled 20
centre, bringing Carey and BoeckeI
across the plate, only 20 be tossed out
trying 10 reach second on the throw-ln.
Pitler continued the bombardment OF
Tesreau with single 10 right, and
Fischer followed with a safety to LEFT.
Steele ended the batting spasm with a
roller to jeff.
The Giants in their sessions at the
hat up 10 this time had managed 70
score three runs. They gathered one
IN the second on Fletcher's single. a
steal Of second and wild pitch, and
added the other two in the thlrd on
single by Burns. 4 double by kaut
and single by Zimmerman.
\ Wild Rampage
The four runs the Pirates had made
in the third sent the Giants OIL on p
wild rampage in tho fourth, when dld
not end until the visitors had sent me
same number Of tallics across the
rubber. cr.
Holke walked as a starter. steele
throw too late on McCartys punt 70
catch Holke AZ second. Hans LoDef''
batting for Tesreau. famed. but Burns
strollcd. filing the bases. Jim Thorpe
them distinguished himself b. TRIPPING
Ia right centre. clearing the bags. Carl
son vent 20 the mound for tho Pirates
and threw out Zimmerman, WINE
Thorpe scored with the run that put
the Giants in tho lead.
The Pirates tied the count in the
nth. "a n result of Boeckel's single
and steal and Fischer's drive to left.
They took he lead in the following
inning on Bigbce's single and Carey's
triple. In the eighth. with George
smith, late Of the Rochester lntcrna-
tional League team, in the box for the
Giants. Bezdek's men added their final
tally. Cation walked with ore man out
and scored on Mollw,tZ'5 double 20
right field.
The Giants came right back IN the
ninth with two runs, which tied the
score. Kauf walked and counted on
Zimmerman double TO right field.
Fletcher singled 10 the same territory.
tallyinE Zimmerman.
Anderson went into the box for New
York i'm the ninth and easily disposed
Of the Buccaneers who faced him in
that inning and the tenth. Cooper,
who had succeeded Carlson, was JUS
as effective and the battle was drawn.