New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-26

in both sections of double-header.
The Polo Grounders mauled their
way to a c to victory in the intro
JBctory combat. They squeezed home
an the long end Of a to l score in
tie closing engagement because OF re-
,ource in defence and heart and cour-
see OF offence.
twenty-five thousand boisterous fans,
vbo scarcely had a chance to settle
from start to finish of the twin bill so
spirited and thrilling, sensation follow
:pg sensation. went home convinced
hat the Giants had come back. The
team was simply wonderful in its play
from first to last.
Gone was the appearance Of stale
ness that had characterized the Giant
work Of the last ten ways. Confidence
apparently oozed from every pore of
III. perspiring, Whitehead warriors. 1t
was the team again that threatened a
valkover earlier in the year; team
irresistible in any company with sucn
,itehing as the two great southpaws,
slim Sallee and Ferdie Schupp, dis
played.
Real Class Needed
Il took real class to stop the Cubs of
Yesterday. Battered though the
Mitchell array was, it was chock full of
fight and never showed the least dis
position 10 quit at any time. Nick
Carter. the Dead Eye Dick of Lake
Park, Ga, gave the best he had against
slim Salee. He made a fight of It,
much closer than the lop-sided score
would indicate. Luck broke with Sal
lee. There is not the least doubt of
that And luck broke with the Giants
through the second game, too, though
they made their luck and forced their
luck as pennant winners are wont to 90.
r would be absolutely impossible in
limited space to chronicle in detail
al the wonderful plays of the two
Enes II did seem that every play, al
most was a classic. The outfielders OF
beth sides showed any number of most
vsniGful catches. Some of them
were shoestring clutches; others were
tssc, out-running spears that sponed
a;ra base hits Not few resulted in
he most spectacular somersauits in
which the fielder invariably came up
Eith the ball.
Nothing but the most wonderful sup
port saved Sallee on various occasions.
EVEN after his team mates had provided
him with an apparently safe margin.
Indeed, the Cubs might have secured a
commanding lead in the second inning
had Fletcher not killed a base hit for
Fsek with one run already in and the
bases filed. Fletcher and Zimmerman
throughout the day displayed the most
ssnmendable infeld form that ever
hll be seen anywhere.
both were death on anything that
cold be handled In the first game
4 E.ne had four consecutive hits, the
fni double. Fletcher made three
singles. The pair of them batted in or
scored half of New York's runs.
But getting back TO this second in
sng Williams singled with one down
i md Deal was safe on Fletcher's boot.
i he pair advanced on Kilduff's splash
4 \ front OF the plate. Elliott walked,
fling the bases. Carter scratched a
q Ito Herzog, scoring Williams. Flack
Il Eickedly through the box. IL
sasd nothing could keep the ball
I ht- the outfeld when Fletcher some
IN got fifteen feet behind the mid
EV for a stop and tossed TO Herzog,
's'sng Carter. This play shut off two
4 ms at least.
4 Giants Cinch Game
i he Giants cinched the game in their
All Zimmerman doubled of the left
ill and scored on Fletcher's single TO
1 ,ghi Robertson beat a hit to Merkle.
bike hunted. and Fletcher beat Car
4 Us throw 70 third, filling the bases.
arden forced Holke at second, Fletch-
4 scoring. Davey Tailed on Ssllee's
% Plsek.
n The Giants got three more runs in
e seventh Rariden opened with
Eagls. Then, after Sallee and Burns
a both fouled 10 Merkle. Herzog,
haa, Zimmerman and Fletcher all
E,slsd in order.
he second game was a battle be-
astn Ferdie Schupp and Claude Hen
W, in which both pitchers escaped
4 Rpssiedly as the result Of sensational
4 ,-iport. The Cubs got the first IN the
Niih on Merkle's double, Williams
"racs and Deals short fly 20 Rob
gi'h Il looked the Fart Of folly on
A'fses part TO try 10 score. but Rob-
Es'n1 fine throw took treacherous
".ha over Rsriden.
Ass York Was tied in the sixth. Her
Twas hit By a pitched ball and raced
second on Kauf's single to centre.
4 ~ run scored while Zimmerman was
s@a,g Benny, Zeider unassisted. Hen
an atally blew the game By filing
-, bases with none out IN the ninth.
gtI Fletcher. Robertson singled and
n''fs beat ount down the third base
ne Phi Douglas was called 70 the
tSss. his first pitch got away from
WeJ 'Uiott for "a paared ball that