New-York tribune., 1917-07-31
Pirates Take
Sluggiing Bee
From Giants
Wilhoit, New Player for Nc
Graw Men, Makes I'm
pressive Debut

Pittsburgh, July S0.-In an old-fash-
ioned slugging bee, that reminded the
gray boards Of the good old days Of ten
years ago when the National League
was q closed corporation to the Pirates,
Giants and Cubs, Pittsburgh this after
noon resurrected itself from the past
and smote the pace-making Giants
right between the eyes. Though badly
oIthit by the league leaders, Bezdek's
team was never outgamed or outplayed,
and finished without having to take its
ninth turn at bat on the long end Of a
4 to 3 score.
In spite Of the reverse there was
some leayen TO the loaf Of the club
thaS is expected to meet Ban Johnsons
best in the next worlds series. Will
holt, the new outfelder secured from
Louisville for pitcher Jimmy Middleton,
jumped right into the fracas few
hours after he hit camp and started his
major league career very much as II he
fit major league togs.
Wilhoit, assigned to Davey Robert
sons patrol, scored two Of New York's
three runs and blew himself TO a couple
OF hits in four times at bat. With a
little luck he might have had four hits
for two of his drives, that travelled
right at felders, were as wickedly
driven as any Of the afternoon.
Giants Rather Tame
On his introduction Mr.. Yilhoit did
not find his teammates in their usually
vicious and ferocious mood. The Giants
did not do themselves justice when
their many opportunities are consid-
cred. Fifteen hits for sixteen bases
with four passes thrown in should be
good for more than three runs 20 a
team of the resource and speed of the
Giants.
Almost all the time the visitors had
the base paths cluttered up with run
ners, but they found il extremely dif-
hcult to score. This was partly due to
the break of the game, for il must be
confessed New York hit in hard luck
all the time. It was also due in a
measure to careless base running.
Take the first inning. Burns walked
and Kauf famed after Herzog struck
out Zimmerman hit into a double
play. Three singles-by Wilhoit,
Kolke and Rariden-bunched in order,
with one out in the second, gave only
one run. Wagner caught Holke at tine
plate on a weak tap by Pinch Hitter
Davey Robertson.
Kauf and Zimmerman singled In or
der in the third, with only one gone.
Fletcher this time hit into double
play. Fletcher was doubled off first
on Wilhoit's line drive TO Boeckpl 'in
the fifth. Arthur and Zimmerman had
Just singled, with one out. These are
a Few examples of the breaks.
Get Jump on JEFF
Pittsburgh got the jump on JEFF
Tesreau in the first inning, when Big
bee, Carey and King singled in order
for two runs. The Giants got one OF
these back in the second. Wilhoit
bunted safely, with one out. Singles
by Kolke and Rariden got him around.
A single by Fred Anderson. tied the
score in the fourth as it drove Wilhoit
home from second. Wilhoit had sin
gled to start the inning. Anderson,
however, threw this run right back 70
the Pirates in the second half by wild
pitching Ward in from second. Warl
and Bebus had singled with one out.
The Pirates got their last run in the
eighth, off Pol Perritt, on BoecksPs
double, Wagner's sacrifice and Wards
bunt hit When Burns opened the
ninth with a double southpaw Cooper
was sent to the rescue of Carlson. The
latter famed Herzog, Kauf singled,
scoring Burns. Zimmerman, however,
tapped to the box, while Fletcher flied
TO King.
The score: