New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Pirates Scuttle Ship
OF Giants Once More
Cooper. as Usual. Proves
Puzzle to McGraw Men
Southworth Stars
By Charles A. Taylor

Hugo Bczdek, pilot of the Buccan-
GERS. went to bed with a smile last
night. II was too warm to wear any
thing else. And no one can blame
Hugo for his light raimcnt, especially
IL such one happened to be at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon and
watched the Pirates sink the Giants
for the second successive time in three
The McGraw ship might have been
scuttled still another time had it not
been for the intervention of the Sab
bath. when professional ball players
may not work in these parts. The
score of yesterdays conflict was to 2,
and Wilbur Cooper, the southpaw who
has been standing the Giants on their
respective craniums for four years, did
it again.
Two Bad Innings
Polonius Perritt essayed to do the
pitching for the home boys, and if two
innings OF Polls efforts could be elimi-
mated the Giants would have won the
game. and by reason of the unexpected
victory scored by the Braves over the
Cubs big gain might have been made
nately these two innings marked the
difference between triumph and defeat,
for in each of them the Bezdek Bucs
Tailed two runs.
One William Southworth, who had
been heralded and sung all the way
from the Mississippi to the Atlantic
coast, played no small part in the dis
aster that befell the local nine. South
worth net only did damage with his
1-A A..A L. -,-alk II
in such fashion as to steal many hit
from the bats of the McGraw sluggers.
The Buccaneers caused Polonius
Perritt to stagger badly in the very
first inning, when they scored their
first pair of runs. ELAN, the Pirate
.shortstop, drew a pass as curtain
raiser. Perritt tossed out Bigbee and
Carey flied to Burns, Ellam taking sec
end after the catch. Southworth sim
gled to right centre, tallying ELAN,
advancing to second himself when
George Burns kicked the ball around
George Cutshaw, ex-Flatbusher, hit
Polonius another savage blow by doub
ling to left, scoring Southworth.
Signs of Life
The Giants showed a few signs of
life in the fourth by going at Jinx
Cooper so strongly that the two runs
necessary to tie up matters were forth
coming. Cooper was a bit at fault, for
he refused tc present Lew McCarty
with free transportation to first when
there were two men out and two on
the bases.
Lew was in a hitting mood and
smashed the ball to right centre for
triple. The fact that Lew got as far
as third is proof sufficient that the hit
must have been good for at least three
bases.
Larry Doyle, who it would appear is
rapidly regaining his sights, opened
the frame with a single to right. Heinie
Zimmerman, now full-fedged first
baseman, followed with a safe hit
through the short field. Jim Thorpe.
after fooling the visitors with wild
swing at the first ball, bunted on his
second try, and all three runners were
safe when Cooper threw too late to
ELAN, who easily doubled Zimmerman
at second
Schmidt, the Pittsburgh catcher,
stepped to the side of the plate with
the idea Of having Cooper give Nc
Carty an intentional pass, but this
Cooper has so much confidence in him
self when opposing the McGraw men
that he laughed at the proposed STRAIT
egy, and what McCarty did has al
ready OeeH lolu. lie pdSS were cleaTeu
and the score was tied by McCarty' S
clout to right centre.
The visitors waited until the eighth
inning before they stored the game
away. This Cooper person led the pro-
cession with a single to left, and went
to second on sacrifice bunt by ELAN
Doyle threw out Bigbee, but Max Carey
met the situation with a safe blow to
right that tailed Cooper Carey crossed
the plate on single to centre by South
worth.
Thorpe Works In Vain
Jim Thorpe, who gets his only oppor-
tunity to do business when a southpaw
is working for the other fellows, tried
to start rally in the Giants half of
the ninth with his second double OF
the game, but Sicking and McCarty
were helpless before the shoots OF
Cooper. Sticking expired on a grounder
to ELAN, and McCarty, who had done
SO much damage in his previous time
at bat. merely famed the slight breeze
that chased itself about under Coogan'
Cliff.
The spirit shown by the Giants yes.
terday does not give much promise of
pennant, when it is considered how
Secretary Baker has cut the time for
action SO short. But Hugo Bezdek was
perfectly right in wearing a smile. If
the Cubs get in the same rut, the
Buccaneers may be able to haul down
their black flag and float a champion.
ship banner. Then how Hugo would
smile!
The statistics:
PITTSBURGH g ,S ! 4 L. NEW YORK. a. L,
Bsbev. a IL IL. % c,Youns. Yous Gr: H..