The sun., 1918-07-08
CUBS CONTINUE TO
SWEEP GIANTS ASIDE
Pound Perritt With a Venge-
ancc and Take Second Game
Of Series, 6 to 1.
Special Despatch to TIE sus.


CHICAGO. July failing upon Poll
perrltt with great susto in the third
inning OF to-day's game, the Cubs swept
away slender lead which the Giants
had grabbed In the second frame and
rushed Ave runs over the plate. Five
innings later they hung up another tally,
so that the final result OF the second
meeting of the present series between
the league leaders and the runners UP
resulted In victory for Mitchell's men
By a score OF 6 to 1.
Poll did not go the route against the
Cubs. He retired I'm the fifth and Fred
Anderson. who succeeded him. was
nicked for the sixth run registered by
the Windy City outfit. though It was an
unearned tally. Phil Douglas, who has
come back in fine shape, following an
operation which he underwent this
spring. baffied the Giants with scarcely
an effort.
twenty-five thousand fans saw the
game, and for lack of accommodations
Il was necessary to put about 5000 of
them on the field. The crowd was one
OF the biggest of the season, and re-
minded the scribes OF the old days
when Chances famous Cubs battled with
the Giants for the National League su-
premacy. The fans went wild with en-
thusiasm. the demonstration indicating
how pennant mad Chicago rooters are.
Giants Score In second.
The Giants lone marker was made in
che second inning. Heinie Zimmerman
slammed the ball into the crowd and the
hit. under ground rules, was good for
Two bases. Holke laid down a sacrifice
bunt along the third base line. and Zim
moved up 10 the far corner. Without
then hit to Zeider and Rollie. instead OF
throwing home, pegged to Deal, as he
perceived that Zimmerman was caught
between third and the plate. There
upon Heinic at once put on full steam
and headed for the rubber and slid into
Kiliefcr a fraction of a second ahead of
Deals throw. Thereafter the Giants
nevsr got any closer to the plate than
second base.
The one run lead hung up by the
Giants plunged the huge crowd into
gloom, but their cares vanished with the
winds before the third inning was many
minutes old. Perritt tossed out Douglas
20 start the frame, but Flack bounced
one off the screen on top of the right
field wall for two bases. and Hollocher
sent him scampering over the plate with
a two Dagger into the crowd in right
field
Mann's long drive to left centre went
two bases and Hollocher cantered in.
Fletcher fumbled Merkle's grounder. CIV
ing Fred life, but recovered in time to
throw to Zimmerman and nail Mann,
VINO had rounded third.
Cubs Rally Continues.
Paskert's single to left put Merkle on
second. and he scored and Paskert went
TO third when Deal raped one to CEN
tire for a base. Deal went down to sec
ond when Burns threw to the plate In
vain attempt to head of Merkle. and
Zeider came through with a single to
centre that scored Paskert and Deal
Rollie ended the inning by being caught
on first base and run down.
In the eighth. with Anderson hurting
for the Giants. Merkle was disposed of
on fly to without and Paskert hit to
zimmerman. Heinie made a wide throw
10 first, allowing Dode to reach the bag
IN safety. and when Holke, after catch
ing the ball, allowed II to get away from
him. Paskert went to second. Deals out
nut him on third and he scored on
Zeiders single to centre. The score: