New-York tribune., 1917-07-25


The victory was more or less costly
for the Giants in one way. Polonius
Perritt went and strained his back
pitching against the Pirates. Theirs
was no occasion for Polonius 20 strain
his back o. anything else. He had q
10 l lead when the accident hap-
pened, and the Pirates were not going
anywhere that afternoon. There might
be some reason for him Is throw him-
self into kinks and 10 tie his muscles
into double bowknots for the Cincin.
natl Reds, but tearing loose a bunch OF
llgaments for the Pirates comes under
the head of "Life's Little Futilities."
The bright spot of the humid after
noon was the work of little Peterkin
kilduf, the substitute inielder. Char
lie HerZog, whose lame back is still
troubling him, took a lsy-of, and lit-
tie Peterkin held down second base,
The marvellous midget Of Omaha did
not star at the bat, but in the field he
was poem.
A Brilliant Play
In the sixth inning Peterkin made q
great one-handed stop of what looked
like a sure hit by Boeckel The ball
was slashing wide Of Kilduf's position,
but Peterkin hurled himself TO the left,
speared the ball with one hand and
stopped Boeckel at the bag. In tho
eighth Peterkin checked a rush of the
Pirates by stopping Carey's liner with
his bare hand and doubling King OF
first.
Peterkin furnished most of the
brightness of the otherwise humid
matinee. It's no child's job substitute
ing in that Giant intield, because II is
one of the most expensive and etiiclenu
infields known 10 the national pastlme.
But Peterkin will do. The absence OF
one member will not turn the inheld
into a sieve while Peterkin is In tha
vicinity.
Peterkin almost became a Yankee
once. Oh, certainly, the Yanks could
use him now to great advantage. But
Peterkin was turned down. lie didn't
have enough speed; he was too small
or something That was in the tima
when Sinister Dick Kinsella was scouts
ing for the Yanks. Still somebody
ought to have known that guy named
Pete was a real ball player.
The Giant Tank came over the top 10
the third inning, and before 1t could be
halted Frank Miller, who started the
game for the Pirates. had been rolled
out considerably fstter than a pane
cake. There were four runs and SIX
hits during the scene Of carnage. 81,
Walter Holke started the charge with
a single TO centre. Wild Bill Rariden,
the corn-fed Hoosier from the banks
of the far away Wabash, hit to right
field by way of variety and sent holSs
all the way to third. Polonius fers
ritt in a laudable attempt 20 win ms
own game singled to centre and scoreo
Holke
A Timely Hit
Burns singled, and the bases -were
filled Peterkin Kilduff lifted fly %
King and Rariden scored. Modest Ben:
nv Kauff drove a single TO centre ana
Perritt and Burns started TO travel
Burns is the faster man. Perritt was
halted at third by the coach, but Burns
continued passing Polonius at tnlrds
perritt Jumped back, but Burns was dee
clared out. There is such a thlng az
too great a burst Of speed, especially
in hot weather.
The concluding punch Of the greas
drive was furnished by Heinie Aimmer'
man. the Bronx Ostrich. Heinrich
drove out a single that scored Perrlts
and Kauff. Despite the temperature
the great Zim attempted 20 steal Sec
ond. but Fischer nailed him before NC
could waddle 10 the corner Miller ala
not come up again for air after thai
inning. Steele finished the game fof
the subdued Pirates and worked nicely.
The Pirates got one run across N
the fifth. Mccarthy, of Pittsburgh, OF
whereabouts, singled to left, and Fischer
singled TO right, sending Mccarthy 10
third. Steele hit into double, and Nc.
Carthy scored while the inheld waa
busy.
The second run of the Pirates came
in the seventh, when Perritt sustained
his injury. With one out Mccarthy GOT
a base on balls. Perritt began 10 pitch
TO Fischer. but suddenly dropped the
ball, and began to paw at his back. The
Giant infeld gathered around him and
Fletcher, who is acting as field captain
in the absence Of Herzog, suggested
that Perritt had better quit for the at~
ternoon.
Perritt protested He felt that hs
could work out the strain. He tried,
but he did not seem able 70 get them
over the plate, and his speed was gone
Fischer, TOO, was gwen Dase on Dd4lN
Perritt pitched two balls TO Steele
when he decided he might throw away
the game if he continued. He stepped
out Of the box and Fred Anderson re@
lieved him.
Fischer Caught at Plate
Anderson disposed Of Steele, but Big.
bee, the next up, cracked a hard dou>
BILE to right, scoring Mccarthy. fischer
tried 10 complete the circuit, but he
was nailed at the plate by a pretty
throw, executed by Robertson, who
whipped the ball home from deep right
field.
The Giants added two in the seventh.
Rariden got a base on balls and ad.
vanced on\AndeTson's sacrifice. Burns
doubled &c centre, and Rariden was
stopped at third. Kilduf hit to Debus,
and Rariden, who started home, was
run down. The bat of Benny Kauff was
then in evidence agSm. Benny cracked
one to left and scored Burns and Kill
duff.
The Giants started West Immediately
after the game, and unless they run
into a train wreck they ought 20 como
back with the pennant so far cinched
that dynamite couldn't blast il away
from them.
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