Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-29
PHILLES MEET
GIANTS TWICE
Double Bill Arranged for
Patrick's Folks at Polo
Grounds
RAIN 7 H r f A T F. n S

New York, June 30.
The New York Giants management
decided yesterday that it would be
good idea to get rid OF a couple Of
games that have been hanging fire since
the Phillies last trip here. Consequently
double-header was arranged for this
afternoon. The weather this morning
was threatening and rain seemed about
to fall all morning.
The Giants yester celebrated their
return back to Harlem by pulverizng
the Phillies by score of to /.
The Braves and the Phils have surely
done their bit this season in the way of
| contributions to the Giants winning
column: The Giants have won ten
straight games from the Graves. wi,h-
out suffering defeat, and yesterday
they scored their ninth victory over
Philadelphia in ten games played.
Al Demaree registered another bril-
liant victory. AIS comeback has been
one of the most sensational of The sea
son. home run by Cy Williams In
the first inning was the only earned
run scored Off Demaree in his last forty
two innings.
Bradley Hogs, Pat Moran's first pitch
err also showed up well ard with more
adroit shortstopping by Bancroft he
might have pulled through n victory.
The Giants tied the score in the fourth
after .Banny had a chance to retire Will
holt for the third out on an attempted
steal Again in the sixth Bancroft might
have retired the Giants runless had he
flelded Iims hot smash. as II would have
teen an easy double play. However, It
was too hot for him and got by for a
single two runs scoring.
Hogg's Strikeout Record
Hogg famed fve Giants in six in
nings and gave Lew McCarty chance
to show one of the finest club-swinging
Lew s was called in with the bases full
to hit for young Sticking, He took three
powerful swings at three successive
pitches without so much as ticking OF
foul.
turned to the Phillies in the. Mayer
trade, pitched the last two innings for
Philly and stood sponsor to three runs
The Phils started with run IN the
first inning. After Demaree tanned Ban,
three balls on Williams. He had to
put the next one over, and Wilhams
also put II over--over the right-held
garden wall into the lower stand for
homer.
The Giants tied it up in the fourth.
With two down, Wilhoit walked. though
the Phils claimed that Harrison decreed
raised his right arm. a motion he usually
makes in calling strikes. Hogg had al
most walked to the bench before he be-
came convinced that Joe was on first
base as a result of four balls. Burns's
peg beat Wilhoit to second when Joe
tried to steal, but Quigley was obliged
to reverse himself when Banny dropped
the ball in tagging the runner. Zim
then doubled to left, scoring Wilhoit with
the tying run. "rr
Giants Take Lead ... ..,..
new York took the lead with two
runs in the sixth. Burns knocked a
hopper off Bancroft's glove and stole
second. Young walked, and on Fletchers
sacrifice Hogg threw too late for a force,
filling the bases with none out. Will
holt Tanned. and Zim hit right at Ban
croft. who only succeeded in DETECTING
the ball into right center, Burns and
Young scoring.
Fitzgerald pinched for Eogg in the
seventh. and Jacobs faced the Giants
In the second half. Demaree opened on
the newcomer with a single. and took
second when Young walked. Both moved
up on a wild pitch and Demaree scored
on Fletcher's infieid out
The Giants closed with two more in
the eighth. Zimmerman singled and
Holke walked. both basemen moving up
notch on Raridens sacrifice. Rod |
riguez hit to Pearce, who threw to the
plate too late to get Zimmerman, and |
Demaree scored Holke on a half-squeeze |
play, though Eddie Burns pulled a sad |
bone when he let the run score. pre- |
ferring to throw out Demaree.