New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-26
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For SHEDDING Giants
Cartoonist Pitcher Again
Sends His Old Pals Down
to Defeat
By ". J. MACBETH

Al Demaree, young cartoonlst OF
parts, who seems 10 bear particular
grudge against the big town ever since
the Little Napoleon exiled him to
PHILADELPHIA in time to help cut the
1918 worlds series melca, got all
steamed up over his grievances at the
Polo Grounds yesterday, and at the
head of Cub charge drove the Giants
back into their third line trenches. The
score was beautiful TO !.
The Old Steamer was there with ms
roundhouse hook and his ieathery
hoater, and, putting it mildly. he made ma
the big town boys look rather foolish
on the whole. He pitched hearty
game, in spite of diseouragemen'i
against Poll Perritt, the Human Latin,
Polly didn't linger to the end. lie had
to leave for a telephone call at the enc
of the sixth inning, after he helped
kick over the bean bag.
Al Shows Pluck
Demaree had TO show plenty OF pluck
Not that the Giants were particularly
obstreperous at any time. but the Cuos
we're positively lethargic on ohehce
more than half the distance. In four
of the first five innings the Mitchell
men squandeTed any number OF golden
opportunities for gain. and at time
when even one run looked as Dig as
house.
Not until the Giants nicked the
Steamer for their sole tally in the htth
did the Windy City boys begin TO en-
thuse the visiting Cub stockholders
When they finally did break loose, they
steam-rollered Perritt, jeff Tesreau and
George Smith TO laundryman's satis.
faction. They might have ironed ou'
Jimmy Middleton, too. but ne mace h'i
appearance long after the Bruins mac
glutted their Appetite: ".
In COMPARISON to the lapse OF MI
Kauir few names might be men
toned that would qualify for memoir
rhages. The home talent was eNceileh'
in technique, but horrible in eXecu
ton. There was Mr.. Holke. the mrs
baseman. who has been known 10 10,
get 10 cover his beat. He and wv al
Bulv Rariden between them blew on
the gas on the reviving remains Jus
as il was about TO arise IN war dance
in the fitful fifth.
Maybe Bill Missed Signal
The hit and run play was put on witi
Uolke on second and Boshter BIZ a
hat Whether Bill missed the signa
will never be known. It's too Ganger
ous a proposition TO leave " TO NC
Graw. But Bill didn't hit the ball an'
Walter was caught mile at tnir'
for the second out. Kauff's triple an'
Uolke's single with only one down ha'
inst finished the first touch OF high M
OF the afternoon.
And then there was Davy Robert
son This bridegroom possesses nat
ural qualities that could be so utli
I ;zed as to make the fans forget /.
Cobb. Fallen from the heights II
one Of the most puzzling slumps tina
ever dimmed an eagle eye, ne actu
/ DIV appeared in his own way yester
Jay lie ruined a rally just at TIM
! when a rally probably would nave KEEP
the Polo Grounders from sSiddihg
third position. A.. ..;.
Buck Herzog, up first IN the thlr.
, inning, slammed an intield single 81
Deals meat hand. Deal gameiy cune,
the ball down, and after a quick sta
made valiant though VAIN peg U
Merk!e. ROBERTSON ""N ",n'" 4
f dropped and stuck few inches he, il j,
front of the plate, where Olaf Wilson
garnered it and with lightning throw
TO Zeider forced the canteloupe tame
at the midway.
Heinie the Zim raped one with cannon
like velocity right at Merkle. Inc sho
almost knocked Fred down. The bal y
bounced out of his glove and rebound
ed ten feet. Merkle gave pursuit am
shagged it to Demaree, just IN TIM
T. nip Heinie at first base: But II
taking the throw steamer Al was a,, Jus.
about standing on his ear. lie coul ,s
stop his mad career short OF hall
dozen strides. 1t was the cue 10
Davy to sneak along to third. Bu
Robertson hesitated in his high. ate
passing the halfway station, by I'm I'm
time he speeded up again Demaree ma
recovered his poise and whipped IN
bali to Deal, at third, for freakls'
double killing.