New-York tribune., 1918-05-30
Giants Still Suffer
From Western SZ1x271b
Go to Pieces After SCORING
Two Runs in First
Two Rounds
By Charles A. TavIor


change in climate has done the Giants !,
no good. There is no East and 4h.r.
IS no West, as the poet SAYS, when u
comes to the McGraw men. Thew csn
lose games just as we'll in one locality
as another. Even the Phillies, who haa
failcd to WIN single contest from thu
Gotham lads in their first two series Of
the season, found it the easiest tast
imaginable to defeat these same bali
tossers to-day. The score was 5 to ,.
The Giants still lead the league
Very still. They are now just half a
game in front, and the weather director
should get a vote OF thanks from Harry
Henpstead for this scant bit of balm
II rained in Chicago, and therefore the
Cuns couic not meet the Reds as per
schedule. Had the Cubs been able to
riay and defeat Matty's men, thew
would have been sleeping tonight in
the same top story with the Giants.
1t is becoming more and more an
parent every day that the pitching staf
OF the New York nine is not condnct-
ing itself as it should. 1t is the exceo-
ton when the twirler who starts =
game remains TO the finish.
The Giants were off to fine start
TINS afternoon. In the first inning
they scored a run and in the second
they tailed another. Then they quit
cold. Pat Moran, it would seem. has
been a close student of the antics of
the Giants recently. for he admonished
his men as they went to the bat in
the third inning that they had nothing
more to fear
go ahead now and knock in home
runs, for these fellows are through
for the day." was Pats cry.
Do as Pat Says
The Phillies had won only six of
their last nineteen games. but they
took it for granted that Pat must have
some inside information about these
McGrawites and they went ahead and
did as instructed. They gathered one
counter in the third and then waited
until the seventh before breaking forth
in a batting frenzy that produced four
more runs and sewed up the contest
even to the lining.
The first Giant run came after
Young had made a most inauspicious
opening by perishing on q weak
b
who insists on keeping his batting
average intact despite the rough going.
doubled to right centre. Burns flied
to Williams, but Heinie Zimmerman
raped the ball almost to the same spot
where Benny had hit it and pulled
up on second, Kauff scoring
In the second inning Holke doubled
to right centre. and the bleacherites
advised Williams to move his post to
the place where all the Giant hits were
travelling. Holke went to third as
Prendergast threw out McCarty and
tailed on Niehoff's single past second
Tesreau sacrificed, hut Ross Young
popped to McGafigan, and it was ali
over.
The Phillie run in the third was the
outcome of a base on balls to Bancroft,
who stole second and crossed the plate
on single by Williams to right field.
All this damage was done after two
men had been retired.
Mournful Fourth Begins
The mournful fourth began with
Prendergast popping TO Fletcher. Ban
croft singled to left and Williams drew
a base on balls. Stock hit safely to
right for one bag and Bancroft tailed.
Luderus, after hitting the top of the
right field fence'with a foul, shifted his
attack and singled 20 centre, scoring
Williams. Cravath hit TO Tesreau and
Stock was run down between third and
! home
Meusel doubled to left and Luderus
and Cravath ambled over the rubber.
Meusel stole third with grace and ease,
but was caught off the bag by McCarty
for the third out after McGatfigan had
walked. The Phillies rested on their
oars, so to speak, after this fruitful
frame. The Giants had been resting
the same way since the second sessions
They just continued their siesta until
the end of the fracas.
Johnny Ogden, the star pitcher Of
the Swarthrnore College team, joined
the Giants here this morning. Judging
from present conditions Johnny soon
will have a chance to exhibit his wares
The Phillies stole five bases in to
davis game Lew McCarty's poor
throwing was to blame for four o.
them, one being the theft of third b,
Meusel in the fatal fourth.
The Giants made three errors
whereas Pat Moran's men gave NIX
Prendergast perfect support Old Cae
tus Cravath did Mike an especiall
good turn when he backed up agains
the right field fence to get Kaun'
drive.
Luderus and Benny Kauff were til
star batsmen, Luderus getting three
hits IN four times up and Benny tv 10
IN the same number of opportunities
The one7handed catch Kauff MADE
Oft Burns in the eighth was the fieldir
feature for the Giants. McGaffigan
saved run for his side by nabbing
ny from the bat of Zimmerman aft =
2 long run into short centre field.
Justin Fitzgerald, one of the Phillie
outiieiders, jumped to the matrimoni Il
league this morning. His place in tne
Lne-up was taken by the elongated
Cy Williams.
International League
Al Rochester RHE