The sun., 1918-08-01
CAUSEY SCORES 9Th
STRAIGHT VICTORY
Defeats Pirates in First Game,
I to O-Babe Adams Beats
Locals in Second, 4 to 2.
Nv FREDERICK G. LIEB.

John McGrAw injected MS louisN'he
accusations, Pete Compton and Jay
Klrke, into his lineup yesterday and sue
ceeded in holding the bucklng Bucca-
neers to an even break In twin Dill
on the Polo Grounds.
Thanks to a triple by the aforesaid
Peter and the twirling prowess OF the
young towhead, Cecil Algernon Causey.
the Giants gained a hairline decision OF
4 to 0 over the Plttsburgers In the mrs.
game. In the second event Manager
Bezdek resurrected Babe Adams Tor tne
occasion and the elderly Babe was III
orally and actually squeezed into VIC
tory. Two squeeze plays gave f,tts-
burg its last two runs, which peat NC"
York by a score OF to 2.
The second game gave the Pirates the
series, three games out or tour' 40 'no
Cubs won yesterday the Giants are
three and a half games behind the lead
ers a. they prepare to hght TOT the
lead to-day. Just at present however
Pittsburg looks like the best clup IN the
National League. That Is the answer
why Barney Dreyfuss wants 10 play Dali
until October, orders or no orders
six straight for Cnusey.
Causey hung up his sixth straight VIC
tory in the first game. Experience has
developed this young man into quite
nitcher. He has developed quite curve
rail and has the confidence to stick 1t
over in the pinches. However. he had
few pinches yesterday, as only two Pl-
ra.ss reached second base. one on Cecirs
own wild throw to first to catch Carey
Nappng.
Causey had a worthy opponent In
Nalph Comstock. who also pitched with
anil Cd
the knockout blow in the fifth. when he
tripled to deep centre and scored the
only run Of the game on McCartys sim
xie.
However, that triple was all that
Compton accomplished during the double
header. Kirke hit an infeld single the
Arst time up. whereuron he stopped hit
ting for the day. Jay made one good
catch OF a line drive. but on the whole
he does HIS first basing very much la
Ham Hyatt. In Jay and Ham the New
FIRST base. Ye shades Of Hal Chase and
Fred Tenney!
The feature Of the twin bill was the
all around catching by Schmidt, the
Pirate maskman. The Giants launched
six thieving expeditions against him.
and quit with stealing percentage OF
900. In tho fret game Schmidt twice
broke up a double steal. and nailed two
other independent steals Of second. In
the second game lie retired Burns at
the plate when he tried an unsupported
steal Of home, and nailed Zimm by three
city blocks when he tried to flch Sec
ond. Schmidt also made remarkable
catch OF Wilhoit's foul in the eighth In
ming OF the second game. He dived head
first into the Pirate dugout, and had It
not been for helping hands extended by
Pirate benchhands he would have been
sadly mussed.
McKechnie Surprises Himself.
Bill McKechnie. who couldn't hit his
weight with the Yankees and did little
better while a member OF the Giants
lest all restraint OF himself in the sec
ond game. He hit a triple and three
singles in four times up. Henie Zimm
hit double and two singles. but when
ut came up in the ninth, with Young on
third and Doyle on second and one out.
he politely ended the game by hitting
into a double play.
Adams. celebrating his return to the
National League. showed much of his
old time skill. He had an abundance of
speed. Bobbie Steele, the young left
handler obtained from Pittspurg. op-
posed him, and pitched his head Off to
win, but the squeeze play was his I'M
doing.
ELAN made rude start against
Steele. hitting to deep right centre for
three Dagger. Bigbee was tossed out
by Fletcher. but Carey hit long sacri-
nee fly to Compton, scoring ELAN.
The Giants forged to the front in the
third scoring twice. It gave them
visions OF a double victory. Adams
started the inning by tanning Kirke.
after which Rariden lined single to
wight. Adams lost control long enough
TO pass Steele. This vextd the veteran,
and Burns knocked a triple to right
centre, scoring the New York battery.
After Young was called out on strikes.
a. steal home. with fatal results.
Pirates Tie Score in Fifth.
McKechnie tied the score for Pittsburg
the NTH. when he opened with a
single and scored on ScLm 80 t'0'ble
10 left After that the Pirates began
squeezing in runs. Carey singled In the
sixth and was forced by Southworth.
Harden made a wild throw to catch
Billy oil first. and he went to second.
A Wild pitch sent him to third. On a
squetze play Cutshaw was obliged to
bunt at ball well over his head but
did It neatly, and Southworth scored.
In the ninth the visitors squeezed
over another run on Demaree. Cutshaw
walked, took second on Mollwitz's sacri-
nee, third on Mckecnnle's fourth straight
hi, and scored when Schmidt hunted
safely on second squeeze play. The
soore:
FIRST GAME.