New-York tribune., 1918-07-06
Giant Wildness
Gives Pirates
Easy Victory
Schupp Passes Ten, Hits
Two-Others Heave Ball
All Over Lot

PITTSBURGH, July 5.-Ferdinand
stubbletield Schupp starteY his first
game OF the season for the Giants to-
day and met defeat at the hands Of the
Pirates. The score was 10 to A. The
New York southpaw was wild and un-
ruly, giving no fewer than twelve
free tickets to first, which, added to
!, the nine hits the Buccaneers gathered,
made total of twenty-one to get
started on their journey to the home
plate. 1t is no wonder that ten
reached their goal.
There was another reason for the
slaughter, however, besides Schupp.
Ferdie gave indications OF settling
down and behaving himself on several
occasions only to have his teammates
break lose in an orgy Of wild tossing
that put even Ferde to shame. Helnc
Zimmerman, Walter Holkc and Lew
McCarty were the chief offenders in
chis regard. They threw the ball all
over the lot without seemingly taking
any aim at anything or anybody and
not hitting anything or anybody.
AS the Chicago Cubs condescended
to lose another game to the Cardinals
the Giants are no further away from
the top than they were before to-day's
disastrous encounter. Four games
still separate the two teams, which
meet in the first of a series of five
contests tomorrow in the Lake City.
McGraw Changes Line-Up
The return Of Larry Doyle to second
base caused McGraw to shake up his
lineup. Larry was placed in the
cleanup position and Heinie thinner
man was dropped to fifth place in the
batting array. Larry failed to get
hit. but did manage to extract a base
on balls from Slapnicka, the Pirate
twirler.
The Buccaneers jumped away to
three-run lead in the first inning. 1t
was walk, walk, walk and then bang,
bang, bang until Bezdck's Boys had
amassed sufficient number Of tallics
to win the game. Cation was the first
stroller" and Bigbee the second.
Carey broke the monotony for a mo-
ment by beating a bunt, filling the
bases. Southworth joined the walk
ers and Cation walked over with the
first run. Cutshaw obligngly famed
but Mo.lwitz singled to left, scoring
Bigbee and Carey.
Schupp hit batter and walked an
other in the second inning, but man
aged to keep the Pirates away from the
plate. In the third it was different
tale, for Southworth drew his second
pass and went to second when Schupp
threw Cutshaw's bunt too late to head
him off, Cutshaw also being safe at
first. McKechnie forced Cutshaw, but
Schmidt came through with a single
that scored Southworth.
Giants See a Clean
There was faint CLEAN of hope for
the Giants in the fifth when they
chalked up two runs. After Wilhoit
had swung in vain McCarty was safe
at first on Cations tumble. Schupp
ing McCarty. Young beat out ground
or to Cutshaw, filling the bases Fletcher
knocked fly to Carey, on which
Schupp crossed the plate, but the bes.
/ Doyle could do was to pop to Cation.
The Pirates got one of these runs
back in their half of the fifth as the
result of third pass to this same
Southworth, wild throw to second By
McCarty and single by Mollwitz to
right. In the sixth the home team put
the game further back in the old ice
chest.
Cation singled to left. and after
Schupp had tossed out Bigbee. Carey
walked. Southworth flied to Holke in
short right Cation taking third after
the catch and Carey scooting to sec
ond on Holke's wild throw to third.
Cutshaw singled through Fletcher, scor-
ing Cation and Carey
Buccaneers Lose Again
Still far from satated the Buc-
cancers opened another assault in the
eighth, which netted them three more
runs. a circuit clout by Cutshaw help
ing matters along. The best the Giants
could do in retaliation was to make two
talies in :he ninth
What will happen in Chicago? That
is the question.
The score: