New-York tribune., 1918-08-03
Romp Around Bases f.,
Eleven Scores-McCraw
Gets Puny One
By Charles A. Taylor


the presence of three thousand Whit.
garDed sailors and the music Of ,,,,.
about the best band that ever sent -.
strains echoing over the Polo Groprd.
were not sufficient inspiration for ths
McGraw men to win a game sal.
needed if their hopes of capturing a,
other pennant in the National resn.
are to come true.
lhe chaos was confined to the Giant,
The Inspiration afforded by Uncl.
Sans sailors was reaped by the On;
cago Cubs, who trampled Sc hard =,
the "Cliff Dwellers" that when the ~.
turns were all in it was disclosed th,.
the Cubs had made nineteen hits n,
eleven runs, whereas the Giants had
banged out puny five safeties for on.
run, which was a gift pure and simn,.
The only relief for the disconsolst.
fans was furnished by the presence a,
these white garbed silors. Tbe;,
marching before the contest on.r.a
and their singing after they had besr
steered into their seats in the sun hacL
of third base were the thrill nro'
ducers. The Giants were the spill nro.
ducers. 1t was a large afternoon fr,
the sailors and the Cubs and might
small afternoon for the Giants and
their disciples.
Perritt Opens Fire
Amid the reverberations of q ia,,
tune from the sailor band Polonious
Perritt walked to the mound at the he.
hest of Hank O'Day, snd the mimi,
battle was on. Flack grounded out to
Doyle, and everybody was happy
Charley Hollocher, the Cub shortstop
who leaped to the top rung of fame in
note. The sailor band had made M
discords. This Hollocher hit safely to
right.
Mann popped to Doyle, and the dis.
cordant note was forgotten until it wa,
sounded again by the aged Dode Pas.
kert, who tripled to left centre, scoring
Hollocher. Fred Merkle beat out
teasing grounder to Doyle, which Poll
Perritt tried vainly to field, only Ia
have the ball escape his glove, Paskers
tallying.
The Cubs rested from their labox
in the second, but in the third they
ended the activities of Polonious Per.
ritt by banging out another run. With
one man out the irrepressible Hol.
locher singled to centre and stole sec.
ond, thanks to wide toss by McCarty
and the speed of the runner Mann hit
safely to left and Hollocher tailed.
Jawn Relinquishes the Sponge
About 200 Of the sailors and John J.
McGraw threw up the sponge at this
point. The sailors made for the exits
and John j. was asleep on the Giant
bench when his men took their turn at
bat in their half of this same third
frame. The fans quit, too, and the
band and the Cubs alone kept on the
job.
1t seems untimely to continue the
story of the agony, but for the benefit
of those who like to know how every
thing happened it is probably essential
to note that the Cubs picked up still
another tally in the fourth at the G
pense of Ferdie Schupp. who had sue
ming Merkle, Ferdie was touched for
twobase hit by Deal, who crossed the
plate when Zimmerman allowed Kill.
fer's grounder to roll between his legs
Heinie received deserved jeers for his
/ costly sprawl.
The next chapter of the agony was
the fifth, when two more Weeghman
hirelings counted. A double by Hol-
locher and a triple by Mann put one
run over, and a wild pitch by Ferdie
Schupp accounted for the other. Il
was lovely-the jazz tune the band
played.
Cubs at 1t Again
In the eighth what few sailors were
left in the sun-kissed stand back Of
third staggered along the runways
looking for the nearest approach to
Eighth Avenue or to the steps that
lead over Coogan's Cliff. Hundreds Of
fans joined in the recessional. They
had sufficient reason, for these Windy
City lads got their second wind and
hammered out another pair of runs in
this session at the bat.
Merkle beat out a hit to thinner
man and went to second on Deals
sacrifice bunt. "Bunions" Zeider land
ed on one Of Ferdie's drops for single
to left, which scored Merkle, zeide'
taking second on the throw to the
plate. Killifcr hit safely to right
Zeider being held at third. The Cub
catcher was out on an attempted stesi
of second. Tyler singled to centre,
Zeider tallying.
The end was not yet. In the ninth
the visitors caused Ferde Schupp to
recall Darwin's "Origin of the Species.
such a monkey did they make out o.
him. Mann doubled to left, Pasker
singled to right, Merkle sent two
bagger to left. Deal singled to centre
Zeider singled to left-all of which
meant three more tallies for the Cubs.
The only sailors left when the Giants
went to the bat for their last spasm
were the members of the band, whieh
along with the Cubs had played" we'll
Cubs Show Pity
In a spirit of pity the Cubs per
mitted the Giants to make one run ID
their section Of the final frame. Young
beat out hit to Merkle and was forced
at second by Fletcher's grounder 70
Hollocher. Zimmerman brought Young
over with a single to right, Flock pay,
ing no attention to the fact thas
Fletcher was on his way 10 the plate
And the band played on until tns
last stragglers of the struggling rem
nant of fans slouched off the field.
CHICAGO q. ~ NEW YORK g. H.. L.,
Flack. r.. 8 Burns. CT. 90 sSSs