New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
.cCraw' 'sSiesta
Robs Him of
Second Game
John ]. Sleepeth at Coaching
Line and Wilhoit at
Second Station
By Charles A. Taylor

the Phillies at the Polo Grounds yes
terday undoubtedly cost the McGraw
men a double victory.
The siesta was duet, for John j.
himself, coaching at third, was sleep
ing just as calmly as Joe Wilhoit was
at second, when Jack Adams made the
perfect throw that caught Wilhoit by
at least two feet.
But the Giants won the first game by
score of 2 to / and Pat Moran and
his demoralized Quakers rightly felt
that they were entitled to at least ono
of the three contests making up the
series. By one Of those odd twists of
fate, the victory won by the Phillies in
the second battle was by the same
score as their rivals had triumphed by
in the frst-2 to /.
PoloniusJ Poll Perritt and Mike
Prendergast were the opposing pitch
ers in the first game, and as far as
pitching went their efforts were about
on par. Each allowed six hits, but it
was the misfortune of Mike to have
the blows registered against him fall
In DctCer sequence.
Giants Score EARLY
The Giants punched two hits for one
run in the first frame and three hits
for another and final tally in the Sec
ond. From then on Prendergast
twirled just about as perfectly as man
could twirl with twenty thousand rabid
fans ready to pounce upon the slight
est let-dp.
Polonius Poll was going at his best
speed all through the game, and de-
served the laurels. The Phillies
coralled one run in, the seventh on a
base on balls to Pearce, single to
centre by Justin Fitzgerald, and an in
field out, making the counter possible.
The Giants opened the hostilities in
the first contest in their characteristic
manner. They got the jump on the
Phillies by putting one run across the
plate. With one man out, Young drew
pass, and dashed to third on Fletch-
er's we'll placed single to right. The
Giant captain reached second on Cra-
vath's vain throw to catch Young at
the far corner.
Fletcher Nipped at Plate
Joe Wilhoit hit safely to left and
had time a-plenty to do likewise, ran
SO leisurely from second that he was
caught at the plate by Meusel's fine
throw. If Arthur had hit the dirt he
might have scored at that, but he met
Adams, the Phillie catcher. and the
ball, standing up.
The run that brought victory to the
McGraw men came in the second inn
ing, and Whoa Bill Rariden was chiefly
responsible: Bill, after Holke had flied
to centre, banged the bali over short
for triple and scored on single to
centre by Eddie Sticking, the new Giant
second baseman.
The lone tally of the Phillies came
in the seventh. Fletcher tossed out
Meusel, but Pearce walked and Pat
Moran inserted Justin Fitzgerald to
bat for Burns. 1t was a wise choice,
as Justin justified the confidence
placed in him by singing over second,
Pearce shooting t. third. Bradley
bring the run over, and he did, with
an infield out Polonius Poll then
tightened tight, and only one more hit
did the Phillies get.
Support Fails Causey
In the second game the Saturday
throng had its first chance to adjudge
Causey, who came to the big league
via Texas and Rochester. Cecil, or, as
he is better known, Red, did his best to
make 1t sweep for the Giants, but his
best was not good enough.
For some unexplained reason Cap
tain Arthur Fletcher and Heine Zim-
norman get so cafumaxed when Red
goes to work that they forget they also
have work to do. 1t was high fly to
left near the foul line that really upset
Causey, and this, skyscraper belonged
to nobody else but Fletch. 1t was al
lowed to drop safely and one of the
two runs scored against Red resulted.
This catastrophe happened in the
frame, when the Phillies made their
winning run, Captain Fletcher once
again did his best-of course not with
| intention-to unnerve the cub pitcher.
Fletch permitted Wilhoit to race way
from deep left for fly that fell few
| feet back of the infield grass.
Fortunately Wilhoit, who got one
hand on the ball, had time to make a
force-out play at second, SO sure was
the Phillie base runner that Fletch
would catch the fly.
John ]. Discourses
When the Giant captain walked to
! the bench after this second miscue he
was met by John j. McGraw, who told
Arthur what his opinion was of his
general, all-round conduct. 1t will be
{ remembered that John ]. once played
| shortstop himself.
| The Phillies scored their first run Of
| the second conflict in the second in
ming. Cactus Cravath drove the ball
high, but not far to left field. This
was the fly that Fletch decided didn't
belong to him, so it went for two
base hit Cravath went to third on
Meusel's infield out, Fletcher to Holke.
but Pearce singled right off Heinie
Zim's glove and Cactus tailed. 1t was
hard smash, but Heinie has nabbed
many a harder one.
| In the third frame the Moran men
,, put over their final run, the one that
won. With one out, Cy Williams
bounced a safety off Cecil Causey's
glove and was forced at second on
Stocks fly over short, which Fletcher
left to the tender mercies of Wilhoit,
who made the journey in the nick of
| time all the way from the Ingersoll
watch sign in left. Larruping Luderus
then smashed a double to left, which
brought Stock across the plate.
Giants Score In Sixth
The Giants made their only run in
the sixth after two men had been re-
tired. W,inoit singled through Pearce
and scored on Heinie zim's hard smash
between centre and right, old Cactus
Cravath making wild toss to tho in