The sun., 1918-08-06
Cubs SEND TONEY
DOWN TO DEFEAT
Eighth Inning Assault Yields
Chicago Five Runs and
Beats Giants, 8 to 8.
n, FREDERICK q. LIEB.

Tho Cubs closed their 1913 business at
IN. Polo Grounds yesterday. and closed
- rith bang. The September series
o.rded between the two teams In Har-
Tar, will have to go into the schdule as
.,.ar,.bsd business. For seven and two
thirds innings yesterday the Cubs were
a, harmless as toy Teddybears. but In
ana eventual third OF an inning they
we're ashting bearcatA
AFTER two chica goans had been extin-
.,,,,hed in the eighth inning the Cubs
.,.r.ed a demonstration which did not
A.. down until I'VE runs had trickled over
IN. r,ate BY that time the Giants were
n,.r,yinx to execute another retreat, and
,ss Cubs eventually won the game,
to3
cha seri.e. four out OF ave, and expanded
heir lead TO six and a half games. This.
II may be remarked. IL quite lead with
the season closing on Labor Day.
lin Vaughn and Fred Toney. who
were the opposing pitchers in the first
ran,e Of the series. tried II again yeeter-
S,y hut neither stuck It out to the finish
Th. excessive heat seemed to bother both
~ these burlies, though Toney pitched
splendid game until his blewup in the
eighth.
jim 10 No Repeater.
Vaughn has started every serfea
arainst New York this season with
snIendidly pitched game. but whom ne
Also tried to take the last game he in
yariably got drubbtng. Yesterday was
no exception, the Giants getting to him
for three runs in Ave innings before he
gave way to Barber. a pinch hitter. the
locals were unable 10 score on either
Carter or Douglas, yaughn's successors
Only three Cubs got ON base ON Toney
until ne suffered his cavein In the eighth.
Merkle got a life on Zimmerman's mum
in the second. and Pick beat out bunt
for Chicago's first hit in the NTH.
Killefer beat out another bunt In the
sixth. The Cubs tried all sorts of tactics
to harass Tonsy. waiting him out. bunt-
ing. and straight hitting. but all with no
apparent result.
The eighth inning started as though II
would be another soft round for Toney.
He easily retired Pick on q foul TO Nc
Carly, while Zeider raised q gentle ny
to Burns.
Then everything happened. II fairly
rained base hits. Killefer singled to
centre-the first Cub hit to get past the
nfeld O'Earrell batted for Carter. and
Toney who had had perfect control. sent
nim to f,rst on four straight balls. Wort
man ran for O'Farrell
Flack then drove n clean single TO
centre. scoring Killefer and sending
Workman to third. Hollocf er lined an
other single to centre, sending in Wort
man Mann lined a single over Doyle's
head. Just out OF Larry's reach. and
Flack sped home with the tying run.
On Youngs futile peg to the plate. Hol-
Cecil to the Rescue.
Causey. who has developed into the
Giants lone pitching dependable, was
rushed 10 Toney's rescue. Paskert, how
ever drove a single between Fletcher
and Sticking. which Fletcher checked. but
could no, field. Hollocher and Mann both
scoring In an effort TO teatch Paskert
trying to take second on the throw in,
McCarty threw into centre field, Dode
continuing to third. Merkle walked. but
on double steal Paskert was out at the
plate.
II was tough inning for Toney, and
his tenth defeat in his last twelve games
The Giants started Off with two runs
on Vaughn In the first inning. Burns
walked. and Young knocked single to
left both runners moving along a base
on Fletcl er's sacrifice. Doyle singled to
left, scoring Burns. Mann's good throw
easily would have nailed Young, but II
took sharp bound to Killefer, and got
away from him. Young also scoring
while Doyle went TO second
Larry went to third on Zimm's infield
cut. Thorpe beat out a bunt, and Doyle
was out trying to score after Jim beat
the play at first. Doyle came In ahead
Of Merkle's throw. but Risler claimed
Larry did not touch the plate McGraw
could not see this contention, and filed
minority report in heated language.
purus's Catch q Feature.
The t. liant run came In the hfth.
Sticking b. ed double over Picks
lead, and t.ok third when Mann threw
wild to stop him at second. The kid in
fielder scored when Toney whaled a long
double to centre.
The feature OF the game was a sensa-
ttonal running catch byeBurns Of a long
drive to deep left centre In the seventh.
The ball bounced out OF his hand twice,
nut ne ran along with IT. and eventually
squeezed 1t. The score:
CHICAGO 40 r "a + . . NEW YORK ss r sN ! . i.
Pack RI .. Iii o otRurns CT -. sLo I 90
iHollocrss al tO'Youngrf. Sll 2 90
TT ,sSsr, ~ 10 Eis,;S l sSi 90
McrHle III, 3OOs sZimman 10 eel is II
P"K, IN 90. 4O2 00lThorDe II sol q O q