New-York tribune., 1918-07-08
Giants Lose Again ubs-Dodgers Divide Double Hea
Champions Lead One
Lone Inning Anyz0ay
Mitchcll's Wrecking Crew
Then Gets Busy and Ham
mcrs Five Runs OFF Perritt

CHICAGO. July New York's
Giants led the leading Chicago Cubs
for fast enc inning, and by just one
run this afternoon. Then Fred Mitch
ellis wreckine crew of slugRers tucked
the ball game safely away with an old
time hating rally Of Ave runs in the
third inning. MeGraw's men tried hard
after scoring their lone run in the
second inning. bit could not even mo
lest Shutting PHI pouglae's control
and the Cubs won in canscr by 80
The victory materially widens the
gap between Chicago snd the second
pinsS New Workers
PoN Perritt pulled some smart work
ia picking Rellc Zeder of third base
~ the Cubs uprising Of tkc third inn
ing. feF goodness knows how many
more salies the Chicago sluggers were
ready 90 edd to their bag, rad 4 not
been for the tall hurler's aIcrt work
Perritt cnme right hack In tho
fourth 10 ahow he was not downheartcd,
and he stepped the Cuht then gave
way 20 n pinch hitter in the NTH and
lot Fred Anderson hnish the slabhing
he Cubs managed 30 annex one more
tally oN Fred with the aid Of com
bination Wild throw by lloine Xim
and s muf hy Hoike ~ right In the
eighth.
The crowd which saw the game be-
tween the National League leaders and
the Giants was one OF the banner ones
of the year. The Cubs big rally put
the stands in n crazy uproar, for the
wAote held was cncirced with the out
pouring OF fandom. which overfowed
from the stands and bleachers half a
dozen deep all around the field.
Crowd Hands Giants Run
IT really WAS the crowd that gave the
Giants their run in the second. Zim-
norman. first up. polcd Ay to deep
right. Flack could have corralled it
on clear field. but jumped and missed
y on the edge of the overflow, and the
pill carromcd off his hands into the
mob, giving Heinie two bases. Holke
tapped a Dice sacrifice, putting Jimmie
on third. Then Wilhoit put ore smart
IS to Zeider, who had Zim trapped
half way home and threw to third base
to cut off his return. Heinie dashed for
the plate on the peg and landed safely
ahead OF Deals relay to Killifer. in a
cloud of dust
Douglas was out in the third before
Flack sent high fly against the right
field screen. 1t dropped inside for
two-base hit. Hollocher followed with
liner which Young misjudged in the
sun, and it went into the crowd for
double. scoring Flack. Mann smashed
one to left centre. Burns barely
reached it with one hand and held it
down to a double. on which Hollocher
registered. The three straight two
baggers had the crowd as wild as any
in the momentous Cub Giants battles
royal in the days of Matty and Frank
Chance.
Merkle, who used to bat in runs for
McGraw, caused temporary cessation of
the frenzed tumult from the stands
when he stepped to bat, but the tur-
bulence increased when Fred raped
TO Fletcher. who fumbled. then re-
covered and shot the bali to third,
catching Mann. who overslid an inch.
The Rally Then Continues
Even this couldn't stop the slugging,
for Dode Paskert carromed one Of
Perritt's shoots for single to left. Deal
singled to centre, scoring Merkle, while
the other two runners moved to third
and second on the throw home. Zeider
singled to left and drove in Paskert and
Deal. Then Perrtt stopped the
pyrotechncs by picking Zeder off first
base for the third out