New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-13


BY way of seasons farewell to the
faithful this McGraw machine made
real history yesterday afternoon under
the slanting shadows Of Coogan's Bluff.
1t finished of the longest chain Of dou-
BILE headers remembered by the oldest
inhabitant in a blaze Of glory that au-
CURED we'll for it in October's classic.
Twice the champions of last year were
rolled back. The men Of Robinson
were slaughtered by 9 to 0 score in
the first game. They were beaten TO |
in eleven innings in the real farewell.
The Giants not only took this closing
series with the Robins by count Of
four games in six, but cinched the sea-
sons series thirteen games to nine.
Though they had been called upon to
engage in seven double bills in the
last nine playing days, the Polo Ground
ers finished with Brooklyn stronger and
better than they had looked in six
weeks. For the second time in two
playing days they handed a double
knockout 10 the Flatbush representa-
tives.
Look Like Champions
AS If to reassure tina: sclf-assurance
which appeared shaky 1t times of late
the Giants every minute of their fare
well behaved the part of champions.
FIRST, the,C wa courage of the super
lative degree. II stood out both on Of
fence and defence. There was no hest
tation. One and al the boys fought for
every break and forced their luck as
title winners invariably do. Real base
ball ran riot behind world series pitch
ing.
Most reassuring Of all perhaps. was
New Works pitching The hitting. es-
peciaily that of the first game, was most
Inspiring. Shcrrod Smith, the burly
routhpaw Ut the Robins, is about az
good a LETT handler as can be recalled
in the National League ranks. Smith
was pounded numerically. i did not
seem a case Of his having an off day. but
q ease Of local battors punish NC good
pitching. Smith had terrific speed and
n sharp breaking curve. He was a
trine wild that i. he handed out more
bases 0n balls than ordinarily
his wildrees seemed moro like WORKING
the corners than of sheer lack of aim.
SIN tbs curve appeared quite as
tricky rs that Of Ferdic Schupp, who OPP
posed Sherrod Smith had the more
speed. But the Giants he'd no diff
Guilty in bolaborinF Sherrod's best Of
fering. while the Dodgers were abso-
lutely handcufred by Ferdie's wizardy.
Brooklyn got only two hits off Schupp.
Hi Myers collected this brace-one IN
the first and one in the ninth inning
Until the ninth not Dodger got fur
Their than Holkc's corner. Schupp's
manipulation Of the ball at times ap-
preached the uncanny.
JEFF Tesreau Improves
Even more startling, in that 1t WIS
50 utterly unexpected, was the remark
able Improvement shown by big !en
Tesrcau in the second game againsf
Larry Cheney. For weeks Tesreau had
been most indispensable. lie did not
seem able 10 20 more than four or fvA
innings. Yesterday he pitched eleven
criIline innings with al the cunning
of his champion days. lie pitched bet
ter bali than Cheney. for he was far
moro often in the hole. u is true his
sppport was better. But that did not
drtrsct a whit from Tesreau's reforma-
tiou Such as he was yesterday, in
TesTeau New York will have a useiu!
highlander to bolster PerrItts game
in the coming classic.
As to the first game, BROOKLYN never
had chance against Schupp. III
Myers singled with. two out IN ,T ne
first but was caught stealing. ire
NEXT man TO get on was Johnson. ne
rrofted by Zimmerman error, WIN
pre ont in the fifth, but he was left
on first. Stengel walked with two gone
in the seventh. and Cutshaw got a life
wi.b one down in the eighth. Olson
was safe on Fletcher's tumble starting
the ninth. Daubert flied to centre.