The sun., 1918-08-14
BRAVES FAIL TWICE
AGAINST GIANT JINX
New Works Keep Seasons
Slate Against B6stOns Clean,
With IA Straight.
nv FREDERICK G. LIEB.

Still taxing revenge vi the brdNes iot
the manner In which they have been
abused by other teams. the Giants closed
their last long home stand on the Polo
grounds yesterday by jamming two
mare defeats down the parched threats
~ the Beaneatsra The Massachusetts
cisn succumbed by to 4 and 5 to 2.
The double victory ran McGraw's 1915
string over Boston to fourteen straight
s,mes Boston has failed to win a game
from the Giants all year, The Braves
vii have only two more chances. as the
season will close with the Giants play.
,ne morning and afternoon games In
Boston on Labor Day. The Yankees
whipped the Braves in seven out OF
eight games OF the spring series last
Aprn, SO II Is apparent that George
stallngs Is having a beautiful time with
Gotham opponents this season.
stallings has the reputation OF being
ths most superstitious man In baseball
The Southern planter probably can get
lot OF comfort out Of his defeat in the
Arst game yesterday. The Braves made
thirteen hits. but nevertheless lost their
thirteenth straight to the Giants. all OF
which happened on the 13th of the
month. That no doubt he might account
the reason for the Braves inability 10
score In the ninth after they had filled
the bases on three successive hits, with
one out
Conserve ton Il Lacking.
The Braves were wasteful with their
hits In the first game. Eleven were left
on bases In the NTH Konetchy opened
with q single and Wilson followed with
a double. but there the rally ended. Once
more, in the seventh. Konetchy led on
with a single and Wilson walked. but
again the Bean offensive got no further.
In the eighth the Braves knocked out
four runs with two out The situation
was pretty squeamish in the ninth, when
Toney pitched himself out OF quite a
hole, Red Causey started the first game
and was blowing Ave run lead when
Demaree came to his rescue. After two
hits had been squeezed out OF the
Steamer in the ninth, he too retired from
the scene.
Lefty George, a veteran OF many wars,
who has been resurrected by Boston,
dd pretty good work for the Bean boys
until the seventh. when the Giants got
10 him for three runs. George pitched
for the old Tri-State League ten years
ago and has. been at times with the
Browns and Indians.
The batting OF Terry featured the
first game. After striking out in mia
first time up he knocked out four
straight hits. Konetchy gathered in five
hits in the two games. three In the first.
but when he came up in the ninth inning
pinch he rivvered
The Giants got a hit for a run OF
George. In the second inning Doyle
walked, took third on Zimm's single and
scored when Thorpe forced Doyle. In
The SIXTH Burns singled, took second on a
wild pitch. third on Youns's land sacri-
Ace and scored on Fletcher's sacrifice ny.
They scored three more in the seventh
on hits by Zimmerman. Thorpe. McCarty
and Burns and wild throw by Wilson.
show starts in Eighth.
Boston kicked up it's furry in the
eighth. Taggert walked with one out
and Chsdbourne flied TO Young Then
II started. Terry's single and Smiths
walk filled the bases Koney's single
scored Tagsert and Terry and Wilson
single sent In Smith. Demsree then re-
placed Causey. Rawlings singled Honey
home. but Crandall. batting for George,
'oulei 20 Thorpe. The rally left Boston
run shy of tie.
In the ninth, after Herzog was re-
tred, Chadhourne and Tasgert singled
Toney relieved Demaree. Terrys per-
fect bunt filled the bases. but Toney
Arrunged Red Smith on a foul to Sick
ing and Konetchy ended the game with
soft pop TO McCarty
In an effort to get an even break
stalings sent the former Giant killer,
Pa Raglan. to oppose Perritt in the Sec
ond game. Perritt scored his second
victory Of the series, as he also defeated
me Braves last Saturday.
three base wallop with the ba seq
MI put down Raglan for the count In
ne NTH inning. Sticking singled and
Harden walked Perritt hit a sacrifice
Nunt and Raglan threw to third too late
70 force Sticking. Burns then whaled to
deep centre for three bases. scoring the
calvacade Sticking. Rariden and Perritt.
The scores: