The sun., 1918-07-30
C0RSAIR GUNS TOO
MUCH FOR PERRITT
Giants Star Pitcher Succumbs
TO Pittsburg Attack in
the Eighth, 4 to 2.
nv FREDERICK @. LIEB.

Those pernicious Pirates let the
GIANTS have another broadside on the
polo Grounds yesterday and downed
IN. McGraw detachment In the second
ma, OF the act by 4 to 2. The Buc-
c.neers licked the Giants in 1 hour and
~ minutes. which Is mighty quick work
n baseball. As the Cubs also lost the
Giants still are three games behind first
place.
vho can fool the Giants perhaps better
Than any one else in tho league. again
took tribute from the local OUTFIT Nc
Draw opposed him with the best he had.
the angular Poll Perritt, and they had
nuite o. tussle for while. With the
score tied in the eighth inning little
Wilbur started of Pirate batting
rally which yielded two runs, and won
the day for Dreyfuss.
Both pitchers yielded eight hits. but
perritt could not prevent the Pittsburs-
ors from punching them. They punched
two with base on balls for two runs
In the first In the next six only one hit
was prodded out Of the lank Louisian-
ian, but In the eighth they punched
three more fer their winning runs.
AZ rugged UP now the Pirates are a
good aggregation. ana II the teams were
permitted to play their full 1874 games
they still might develop into dangerous
contenders. At this time in 1914 the
Braves worlds champions that fall.
were lust emerging from last place.
Young OutneIders star.
There was plenty of pretty fielding
yesterday. particularly by the rival right
fielders, Young and Southworth. Young
made one Of those diving shoestring
catches on Carey in the sixth inning
and. after rolling over couple OF times.
came up with the ball. Emslie called II
a fair catch, and KLEIN seconded the mo-
ton, but still Carey had his doubts
and wouldn't concede such a thing was
possible.
Doyle hit the ball hard. He knocked
out A. double in the first and a great
stop by southworth held smother pro-
clgtous wallop to single in the fourth
In the eighth Larry again leaned
against the ball with all he had and
knocked It to deep right centre. through
the alley between Carey and South
worth Southworth decided to get after
the ball and kept going. After q hard
dash he leaped into the air. sticking his
gcved hand into the ozone as far as 1t
would reach. When Southworth. de-
scended to mother earth the ball was
encased in his glove.
The Pirates made q strong start, get
ting to Perritt fora pair OF runs In the
first inning. ELAN walked, and moved
10 second on Bigbee's sacrifice. Carey
lifted to Burns. but Southworth spun
single to centre. scoring ELAN. Burns
failed to stop the ball and Southworth
reached second. from where he scored
when Cutshaw smacked a double down
the left field foul line.
The Giants had a splendid chance to
get them back in their half, but Heinie
the Zlmm fell down In the pinch. With
one out. Young singled to deep shot. and
centre for two bases, placing Artie on
third Zimmerman then was called out
on strikes.
The Giants tied the score in the
fourth. after slow thinking by Cutshaw
deprived him of the distinction of fgur-
ing in a triple play. Doyle sent one
Of the longest singles In Ms career to
right centre, and Zimm got a single past
McKechnie. On Thorpe's attempted sac
rihce. Cooper had a play at third, but
Mckechnie mufed his throw to force
Doyle. That filled the bases with none
out
II was here that Pittsburg could have
made an easy triple play had Cutshaw
been alert. Everything was made to
order for It. With all the runners in
motion. sacking lined direct at ERam.
who was standing few feet from rec
end. An easy toss to Cutshaw on sec
ond retired Zimm. but Georgie was con-
tent to let the play end there. Thorpe
still was thirty feet from first, but by
the time Cutshaw got 1t into his head
what all the other Pirates were yelling
about 1t was too late to throw.
Cooper a Hitter Too. -s
There was quite bit Of doubt among
the Pirate board OF strategy as to
whether Cooper should pitch to McCarty,
Schmidt being opposed to giving him n
crack at 1t. However, ne was overruled,
and Mac was given chance TO hit. This
re did. tripling to deep right, scoring
Doyle and Thorpe. %, e..
Perritt then made the Pittsburgers
look helpless until the eighth, when they
attacked him viciously and batted in
the winning runs Cooper opened with N