The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-28
ONE Big INNING
WINS FOR PIRATES
Pittsburg Scores Five Runs
After tumble by Doyle, and
Defeats Giants, 8 to 4.
DOYLE's MISPLAY COSTLY
By FREDERICK G. LIEB.

BY FREDERICK G. LIEB.
One Juicy inning in which the Pirates
scored FIVE runs took all the soy out OF
the Giants on the Polo Grounds yester-
day. as 1t gave the Buccaneers an edge
that two beiated rallies couldn't over
come. Pittsburgs heavier artillery won
the first game OF the series from the
Gothamites by score OF s to 1. As
Chicago won in Boston the Cub lead
again expanded to three full games.
One hates to pan a faithful servant
like Larry Doyle. yet II Larry had
made a clean play on Carey's weak
little bounder instead Of letting 1t trickle
through his feet in the sixth inning this
might have been a different story. A
clean play by Doyle would have retired
the side runless. but as II is Ave runs
followed in the wake OF the boot"
Al Demaree, who has been very ef-
fective against the Pirates all season,
was prodded hard in spots yesterday.
When the weather becomes hot and
sticky Al usually willis. Ferdie Schupp
pitched the last two innings for New
York and gave the best exhibition he
has shown in Harlem this year He
dished out only one base on balls and
seemed to have all his old cunning in
the ninth. when he struck out the last
two men. Carey and Southworth. the
hardest hitting maulers in the Pirate
linero. Strangely enough these were
the only strikeouts OF the game.
Freak Pitching by Miller.
Frank Miller. sometimes referred to
pnl
game. While the game was close he was
a bear He, turned the Giants back al
most as fast as they came up. Up to
the time the Pirates launched their Ave
run attack in the NTH Miller had per-
mitted only two hits. but after that he
couldn't get them out. He got by with
TWO runs in the seventh. and in the
eighth the Giants had two runs in, two
on and none out, when Bezdek, seeing
an eight run lead melting away. yanked
him out.
Ralph Comstock was entrusted with
the rescuing act and he made a tidy Job
OF II. He got rid OF the next three men
and also retired the Giants In order in
the ninth.
Like all good things. Pep Younes sue
cessiVe hit streak came to an end yes
terday after he had hit successfully in
twenty-three successive games. He was
the last man up in the ninth and Com
stock pitched two wide balls The crowd
began to jeer the Pittsburg pitcher, fig
urlng that he was unwilling to give the
young favorite a chance to hit. Com
stock then put one over and Young
grounded to Cutshaw for the exit out.
Spectacular Catch by Bigbee.
The feature OF the game was a spec
n u Lao
tire by Bibgee off Fletcher in the sixth
inning. 1t was a terrific drive and
looked like sure triple and possible
homer. but B.gbee got it, He followed
the catch by an equally remarkable
throw TO first which would have doubled
Burns off that bag had not MollwItz
muffed the return.
y familiar voice appeared on the Pi-
rate coaching lines yesterday. and on in
vestigation it was found TO be Lutte
Roone, the former Yankee second base
man, who went to Pittsburg after the
American Association shut down.
The Pirates started with two runs in
the third inning McKechnie walked and
Schmidt singled. Comstock advanced
the pair along a base with n sacrifice.
and they scored on singles by ELAN and
Bigbee.
They added another one in the sixth,
when E!Iam was hit and was forced by
Bigbee, who got around to the plate on
Carey's single. Southworth's infield out
and Cutshaw infield out
The deluge came in the seventh, when
PittsburE increased its lead to eight
runs. With one out Miller singled and
took third on Ellam's double, which Will
holt played poorly. Bgbee popped to
Fletcher, and then Carey rolled an easy
one down to Doyle, which Larry tried
his hardest TO pick up but his fingers
would not work. Miller scored on the
error and ELAN reached third Carey
stole second, and Southworth banged a
single TO centre, scoring ELAN and
Carey. Cutshaw then knocked a homer
into the left field bleachers, sending in
Southworth ahead Of him.
Giants Rally.
Eight runs behind, the Giants made
hard uphill fight and gave Bezdek some
squirmish moments. New York got two
in it's half of the seventh. Zimmerman
doubled and scored on singles by Will
holt and Sticking. McCarty fouled to
Schmidt, and Thorpe, batting for Dem
aree forced Sticking, Wilhoit taking
third. on an attempted double steal
Thorpe was caught off first, but got
back on Mollwitz's nun. Wilhoit scoring.
In the eighth Miller hit Young and
Fletcher, and Doyle and Zimmerman fol-
lowed with singles. Young and Fletcher
scoring. That was enough for Miller
and Comstock came on. He retired Will
l.