New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-09
Pat Moran's Bevy of Toss
ers Cleverly Outpitched
by McGraw s Man
BY ". J. MACBETH

seems to have caught the winning habit
after years association with the pro
spective champions Of the National
/ League. handed out another drubbinG
/ by way OF a farewell to the Phillies
at the Polo Grounds yesterday after
noon. Anderson clearly outpitched a
/ bevv OF Pat Moran's tossers after .
stormy start and won, under wraps, by
/ 2 score Of D to |.
Friend Pat. of Sleep Hollow. kept the
blanket on big Alec. much to the cha
| grin of the scant thousands who jour
neved north IN the pneumonia-laden
/ breeze TO see the king of twirlers toll.
( But Pat picked out no sucker for
Anderson. lie gave the assignment &c
/ Eppa Jeptha RiXey, ono OF those queer
Young men who handle baseball and
{ knife with the left hand, and who usu-
ally is as troublesome for our boys as
f Big Alec himself
/ Eppa Jeptha RiXey had every encour-
/ agement that left-hander might eN-
/ pect The Phearless Pills flew into
Anderson like a flock of hornets in the
first round, threatening his utter ami
hilGtion. till Peterkin kildut got on
the track aboard a timely double-plsy
/ This helping hand cut the Phlile soruc
10 one run-not so bad for the hrst
cast. either in baseball or fishing.
The Angora Rambles
But Eppa Jeptha Rixey lost his goat.
Yes. sir. the old angora ambled right
away from Mount Fabian and scaled
Coogan crags the moment Bancroft
pulled E boot in the second inning.
RiXey never had chance to corral the
nanny. The further he pursued the
! further he went up into the air. Li'c
for him was just one swat after an
other as long as he tarried on the mil.
He didn't tarry long. The moment
Bancroft'S bobbe let down the bars the
Giants drove at the bars IN sohd
phalanX. They ripped through RlXey
for some of the most consistent swat
ting seen al the Polo Grounds Thu
wear. They combed him for four hits
and three runs in the second. when the
side batted all the way around. lheN
drove him from the box before man
was retired in the third. Erskine
MAYER. rushed up as reinforcement
was swept along with the fiotsam ana
ietsam for one swirling round. After
that the Giants didn't have TO care.
They had a 81 lead, with Anderson
stepping right along For charity
sake. lets say that's why they over
looked many later opportunities 10
put the spur TO Mayer and Lefty FIT
y terry. A..
extreme. was garnished with touch
Of pleasing versatility. The tact was
/ demonstrated that there are few weak
spots in McGraw's batting ORDER save
the last when some weak club swinging
ni+cber Is on duty. While none OF
Macs heavy artillery. save kauh, was
3 silenced. still il was the lower part OIL
1.-THE line that struck for the greater
! glory of Manhattan. Holke and kilouH
: each drove in brace OF runs. holke
/ himself scored the other. Holke hsd
three singles in four times at bat
performance which was beaten by
Rosbter Bill Rariden. The catcher had
Tho same number Of safe blows; on ms
fourth and last appearance he WORKED
Fittery for a pass.
Benny Versatile
Reniamin Kauf. with the other
Giants. showed his great VersatiIlty'
too. Benny looked so very dlherenl
from the day before one could scarcely
recognize him. The previous day ms
Iitting-a perfect performance -1oiled
Lavender. the ancient Giant JinX. es-
terdsv Kenny treated the guests 10 q
fsncv exhibition of club swinging.
Piyey and Fittery, the sOuthpaws, eacn
struck him out. Fittery got Ben III
the eighth for the third out whlie the
bases were crowded. WITH the paseS
filed in the second and only one OUT
RiXev held the slugger TO weak PoP
foul. A runner was waiting on lhlIu
when Benny ended the sixth inning
with an easy roller to Nlehon' ~ sur
was some dark, dismal afternoon lor
one &. Kauf. HE
But getting back TO Anderson. ms
foot slipped in the first inning, pu. 81
soon as his infield snaggeo MN out "a
! tho miro and placed his feet on soma
,ocl, ANDY decided to take life serious
IIv And he did. Through the last elgh'
/ Innings he showed nothing but pltch,,
! mo art Of supcrative class. lie hel9
ne smuggling pills to three scattered
Mis- and lost only one batter. Ihese
Ms came in such fashion as TO make
| no h;c follow put everything ne hau
/ on the ball at times. .bo 9Th
For instance. NIehof opened inc ~.
v;tb a tliple 10 left centre, anC any
( E;Iiifer flied to Robertson, too close 10
/ ;ustifv a try for the run, Anderson
y.assed MAYER. This brought up the
ION Of the Quaker order. But freu
| etruck out Paskert in the pinch, Whlie
/ Rancroft's best was an easy drlit 10
Ksug. Cravath singled, with only one
ont IN the fourth Whitted flied 70
Eurns. Then, wien Luderus rolled 70
/ IIolke. Walter forgot first base vas un-
| cccuoied. and instead Of stepping on
/ the bag threw TO Fletcher, VINO iVrtu.
rately. rot IL back in time TO nan nv
/ sIow-naced batter. Luderus opened lhe
eeventh with a single. Anderson STRUCK
ont Niehofr: Killifer flied TO right
/ KilduF tossed out Claude Cooper n
ninch hitter. In the second, th,rd'
sixth. eighth and ninth innings AndeL-
son got the Quakers IN order wiz"
scarcely a difficult chance anywhte,rIe,'
/ One exception was freak play by MI,
duff. In the third he got IN the way OF
/ Paskert's wicked liner, Jolted II INTO
/ the air and then raced back ana eaus"'
the ball before il fell.
All Of Anderson's trouble came IN tne
first inning. Paskert's single, Can
croft's double and walk Tor StCsh
GlIcd the bases. with none out. Inc
/ Giants played back for double P,sy
vbcn the slow Crsvath came up. TINS
wss mighty fine guessing. Cactus
yoIIed 10 Kilduf and right into the
/ bs;ted tran. Paskert scoring on the
double killing Rariden handled whit
ted's little splash in front Of the plate
Zimmerman opened New York's sec
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