New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Pirates Repeat;
Giants Swallow
First Shut-Out
McKechnie Dazzling Double
Play Takes Punch Out
of New Workers
By Charles A. Taylor

PITTSBURGH, May 1.-THE Giants
are getting more and more respectable
every day. At the rate they are going
now and by the time they strike the
home sward again they will be back in
the National League. And these Bezdek
buccaneers are the boys that are saw
ing the day for Ex-Governor Tener's
circuit.
The Pittsburgh piuggers not only de-
feated the McGraw men to-day for the
second time in succession, but also shut
them out. The score was TO 0.
1t was the first string of goose eggs
the Giants have had served to them this
season, and the fellow who cooked
them was one Wilbur Cooper, a south
paw with whom the New York nine got
very we'll acquainted some years back.
In fact, they have come to know Cooper
SO we'll that they invariably treat him
kindly.
But Cooper is not alone responsible
for this second victory over the Giants,
q victory which has awakened all Pitts
burgh-and this is big town-and has
called from the vaults of the past all
the prancing ghosts of fanatic fandom
which haven't been out since Hans
Wagner was interned in the Home for
"uc OSeQ-CO-be S.
Cooper Makes Double Play
=, Another old acquaintance of the
Giants, and, in fact, a former Giant
himself, did far more than his bit to
aId Cooper in checking the big drive.
MS name nam is plain Bill McKechnie. 1t
was Blll who drove in the first run for
the Pirates in the fourth inning, and
| again 1T was Bill who, with second and
thlrd bases both populated by the foe
| IN the eighth, speared savage liner
from the bat of Ross Young and COM
Pleted an unassisted double play which
rescued the faltering Cooper
The triumph scored by the home
Team IN the opening game yesterday
had put the oldtime fire in the Pitts
ourgh fans, and some fifteen thousand
We're on hand to cheer the magnificent
pitching of Cooper and the equally
magnificent all around playing of Nc
Kechnie.
1t was the biggest crowd that has
attended ball game here since the
hfeyday of the Pirates, the time when
they always climbed to the topmost
rumgs OF the National League ladder.
Inc first run for Pittsburgh was put
on the ways by the Slim Sallee, who
ela e the southpawing for the Giants.
: Sllm had such poor aim that he walked
Max Carey. Casey Stengel, who had
singled fruitlessly in the second inn
ing, flied out to Burns, but George
Cutshaw, who with Casey was traded
"a the Pirate crew by Charley Ebbets.
cropped short single into left field.
Along Came McKechnie
Ihen along came the aforementioned
blll McKechnie. Bill delivered a ter
rlble wallop TO left, which Burns man
aged to reach after a long run, but
was unable to hold. Carey scored.
Cutshaw raced to third and Bill halted
at second IN plenty of time to hear
the hfteen thousand throats get busy.
Schmidt. the Pirate catcher. was an
easy victim on strikes, but Smoketown
was satisfied.
The second and final tally Of the
buccaneers were registered in the sew
enth inning. With one man out cum
nlng Cooper hit to left for two bases.
This crash was followed immediately
by triple to right field from the bat
OF Cation, which brought the Pitts
Durgh pitcher over the rubber. Ca
TOMS blow was low liner, which
Ploughed right between Young's legs
! get his paws on the ball.
lnasmuch as the Giants scored no
runs, attention should be paid to the
near-tallies they made. In the third
inning, for instance, there were two
men on base and only one out when
Cation and Cutshaw perpetrated fast
couble play on Young's grounder to
short.
Holke Skies Twice
In the fourth, the Giants had the
bases full and two out when Walter
Holke lifted high foul to Schmidt
In the ninth there were two men on
and two out when this same Holks
skied again to the Pittsburgh catcher.
But the big chance for the Giants
appeared in the eighth, when Bill Nc
Kechnie committed his dastardly deed.
McCarty, first man up, singled to left
field. King got his hands On the ball,
but couldn't hang on. Jim Thorpe,
batting for Sallee, doubled to right
centre, Mccarty pulling up at third.
Ross Young, who was much dis
! gruntled because he had not made his
usual daily hit, banged the ball on q
line right over the third bag. Bill, in
some inexplicable fashion, grabbed the
sphere and stepped on the base before
McCarty, who had started for home,
could return. Benny Kauff was ready
to drive the bali out of the lot, but
this sensational robbery of McKechnio
took all the heart out of him and he
flied weakly to King.
1t is rumored about town that Garry
Hermann is going to call special
meeting of the National Commission, in
order that appropriate thanks may be
voted 20 Bezdek's Buccaneers for pull
ing the Giants back into organized
baseball. McGraw's boys were almost
over in Harrison, N. j., when the buc-
cancers set sail for them.
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