The sun., 1918-07-14
CAUSEY WINS AFTER
PERRITT Is SHELLED
Pirates Take Opening Game by
5 to 4. but Drop the Sec
Ond, 8 to 1.
CUTSHAW STOPS RALLY

P1TTsBUR0, July l3.-In brace OF
heavy hitting games here to-day the
Giants divided the honors with the
Pirates. They were beaten In the OPEN
ing struggle by 8 to and romped in
winners in the second combat by to I.
The Giants came very close to tying
the score In the ninth inning OF the first
came. but Cutshaw happened to be
standing directly In the pathway OF a
sizzling liner from George Burns's bat
at time when Sticking was on second.
This brought the proceedings TO an UNI
happy termination for the New Workers..
| Poll Permits ascension in the sixth
was the direct cause OF the loss OF the
, game. for he was banged for the only
! five runs that the Pirates collected.
Schupp went to the mound in the sew
l.enth and held the Pirates runless to
! the close.
! Perritt had been especially effective
for the first five Innings and his collapse
| In the sixth was as unexpected by the
| Giants as II was welcome to the Pirates.
True, Young and Fletcher contributed "A
brace OF effective errors at critical
stages OF the inning. yet the Pirates
pounded the ball In all directions when
men were on the bases. which was
nearly all the time.
YOunG's Tumble Costly.
3 Cooper, Elan and Bigbee opened the
sixth inning with singles in succession.
and these combined with Young'a FUN
Bile of Elam's hit enabled Cooper to get
home. Elan tried TO reach second on
the throw to the plate and would have
! been out but Fletcher dropped Nc
-, 0arty's throw. Carey singled and the
sacks were full Southworth singled
! and Elan and Bigbee raced home. Cut
! shaw sacrificed, but Mollwitz grounded
to Zim, who ran down Carey.
| Mckechnie then came along with a
/ double and Southworth and Mollwitz
scored Blackwell was out at first. and
that finally retired the side. Those were
the only runs the Pirates made. but they
/ sufficcd.
The Giants had gathered two tallies
in the second inning on Zin's triple,
| Eiolke's double and Sicking's single, and
, they collected two more in the ninth
session on singles by Zim and Holke
and Ellers costly error In letting Sick
| ing's Grounder go between his legs. both
Iim and Holke scoring.
Rarden. batting for Schupp was out
ut first, on which Sticking advanced TO
second Burns landed soidly on the
hall. hut 1t shot on line into Cutshaw's
hands.
Giants Pummcl sanders.
Although Perritt was benched imme-
diately after his upset, yet Roy Sanders.
who pitched the second game for the
! Pirates was kept on the mound to the
bitter end The Giants battered his
slants for FIVE in the first and three in
the sixth.
Causey was in excellent form He
| held the Pirates safely from start To
/ finish. their solo run being due to a wild
heave hv Fletcher after the shortstop
had made a fine pickup OF hard hit
! grnunder.
Two men were out in the second when
| Elan singled. Fletcher made a running
ston Of Rigbee's grounder. but was I'M
| able to recover in time for the throw
and in his hurry threw the ball past
second to richt field. ELAN scoring and
| Righee reaching third on the error. How
over. Carey was out Al first and no moro
damage was done.
| Tho way in which the Giants landed
on Young Mr.. Sanders In the opening
session was a painful spectacle to the
1 Pirate fans. George Burns started the
| proceedings with a slashing double to
| left and Young beat hunt in front Of
! the plate. Fletcher forced Young. hut
Burns scored on the play.
Doyle was passed and 2im singled TO
left scoring Fletcher. without was
stuffed out ri nrst. hut Holke walked
and the bags we're full. Rariden singled
to right. scoring DOYLE and Zirn and put
Ilolkn on third Holke stole home. bat
Rariden was run down and out.
/ Three more runs were collected in the
sixth on hits by Holke and Rarlden.
Causey's sacrifice, Cutshaw's wild throw
! and wild pitch. The scores: