New-York tribune., 1918-05-28

h.. ~ -4eolA" ~ men are still Leaders
out tne margin in their favor is - -
one game, and half Of this advs.V 'V
Is likely to be wiped out to.ma.s .ss
when the Cubs meet the Reds ws:'
the Giants are speeding Eastw.sa '''s
clash with the Phillies in on. %
town. <A'iSer.
1t was a lifeless sxhibitio, d.
GIANTS put up to-day, and had !. :.
eeen peer, for the pepper ard dre-uonn;r. =.
from from Captain Arthur Fletcher erpp,ns an
heine zimmerman the New Yo,lad and
would have appeared even a ',ssn rl
sluggish crew. q more
Fletcher, as always, was plav;n, -.
game. MS dazzling stops and tie tbroas sns
.s IRE perpetrated all the wsv svms fran
tha thira TO second, and his hitting whaa uum
;nere was chance to tu1a the "nsa ra.s
nrs;se rnsG victory deserves the hiehess
As for Heinie zim, he bas .n.....
liseiy Gay with the bcoes and ;sas.
Oh ms old pals. but was in the ses sess
e1seIy I've. minute, as Leslie Mann. tho sS%s cms
;ei 'iieloer' was made to realize fnli'.
ln tne third inning. Mann was 1.,s ~
second, as result of his s;nei. On
SSentre and the throw-in when Hs,rIo -
nit a grounder to Heinie. 'AefAie
Mann Runs Into Zim
Mann dashed for third onlv :,
mat he had no chance to msts ~ .s see
Dag IN safety with Heinie s,ana:l s1s
mere IN the path with the hall hi"''ss
Mf. Mann tried the old tr;cL 81
crashed into Zim with full forca as
ing that the shock would ca,,S, up
10 drop the ball. Zim was on ,.l, .m
and lifting Mann from his feet s.sSlas sssla;
MIN with the ball and then hurisd SJvsu n;N
to the sward. "1''eu MN
Mann rushed and Heio;e su,rr -.
MS Iight' put Fletcher arrived on fhs
ITsHe IN .lme to get a deadlock On
t1Hih1e p;,, H, before any damage was done
~ hiem after calmly surveyinp Tia
comoatants decided that it was 4 mi.
vaee aHair and ordered the game n
commune, which it did, with Heinis
no" ne more than ever the target of ths
Weeghman walters. "s
a, OIL ferrltt was the man named hv
manager McGraw to withstand the fnsI
attack OF the Chicago lads and Poll
wlInstood 1t for two innings and
nan. In that time Poll had been
pounded to the extent of nine hits and
three runs. Fred Anderson succeeded
iPerrltt on the slaughter block. Hs
lasted three and half innings con.
tribut'ng his bit to the Cubs picnic IN
the shape of seven hits and three rms
Red Cecil Causey finished the game.
or what was left of it, for the Giants.
Red Cecil allowed three hits and one,
run IN two innings The grand tots3s
OF safe blows struck by the home lads
to fifteen, which of a Ger.
talnry ought to be enough to win most
any old game.
Hendrix Tames Giants
The pitching for the Cubs was in.
trusted to Claude Hendrix, and ar
though he got off to poor start be
kept growing steadier and steadier IN.
til the Giants just wilted away and
permitted him to do anything he de-
sired with them.
The Giants made their usual prom.
Using getaway. In the first inning
Young doubled to centre and scored on
Kauff's two-b base hit to the same field.
Burns sacrificed, Deal to Zeider.
Heinie Zimmerman silcnced the booes
that greeted him as he strobe to the
plate by sending long fly to Paskert
on which Kauff counted with ease.
The final run for New York came in
the second. McCarty was tossed out
by the brilliant Hollocher. Niehof
singled to left and went to second On
a safe bunt by Poll Perritt, no Cub
seeing fit to cover first base. Young
bunted safely, filling the bags. Ksuf
took terrific swing, but succeeded
only in lifting fly to Paskert, Nishof
tallying after the catch.
The Cubs made their first run h ths
second, singles by Paskert and .Zeider
and sacrifice fly by Killifer being {
They tied the score ia
the third: when they drove Poll Per
rltt to the bench. Flack opened On
Poll with a bunt, which be beat to frst
ana went to second. while Perrits
:hrew out Hollocher. Mann singled to
centre and Flack crossed the plate
Mann going to second on the throw-in.
Nerke then made the hit to Heinie zim,
which brought about the wrestling
match between Mann and the Bronx
nan.
Paskert doubled to left and MerkIs,
VINO had taken second during the bout
allied.
Merkle's Hit Gives Lead
In the fifth. with Anderson pitching
or the Giants, the Cubs took the lead.
The irrepressible Mann walked ana
came all the way home on Merkle1
double to the right field wall. youre
vas playing far over toward centre
and Merkle dropped the ball in just fne
right spot. =.
The sixth inning witnessed the sssis
inish of the McGraw men, althoues
hey had been decidedly groggy eses
since the Cubs tied the score. Klllna
started the sixth with a single to W;
Hendrix sacrificed and then follorea
safe blow after safe blow from tns
BATS of Flack, Hollocher, Mann sns
Nerkle, until two runs had been chased
,ver the rubber.
The last tally for the Cubs csns
n the eighth inning at the expense
Red Cecil Causey. Hits by HollosnG
ind Mann and an error by Red vecs
imself brought the run over.
With record of FIVE games won a. g
line lost the Giants left here to-nisns
or Philadelphia, where they will ops.
! five-game series on Wednesday.
ong jaunt may do the boys good Ing
.ould not be going much worse Tn