New-York tribune., 1919-09-28
Art Nellf Has
Field Day as
Season Wanes
Pischess Runless Ball and
Hits Triple and Homer;
Slimmcst Crowd Attends
BY W. @. McCeehan

ne Giants picked on the Pills at the
Polo Grounds Yesterday for the next
TO the last meeting of the season under
Coogan's Bluff. The ovcrcoats were out,
ana those who gathered to pay their
respects felt the touch that reminds
Us tnat We have thrown another sum
mcr into the dump. The final score of
the unnecessary formalty was to 0.
AIT Nehf took the thing seriously
and welded nasty bat A home run
and a three -haggcr were his contrihu-
tions to the final statistics of the de-
parting season. The Giants and the
~ e curning over the grounds to Henry
Fabian. the hermit of Coogan's Bluff.
The crowd that gathered for the first
afternoon of the wake of the season Of
1919 was about the slimmest of the
year 1t was made up mostly of the
confirmed habitucs. who were wonder
&c Where they could start TO park
themselves next week. Il looks like q
crowded fail ana winter for Jack Doyle
Larry Emerich has made the first ap-
Dhcatlon for parking space near the
radiator.
John Joseph McGraw was not with
they cinched second place, atd when he
sees any of them on the street pretends
that he doesn't know them. Christy
Mathewson. the emfent traffic officer
who has been keeping the Giants from
exceeding the speed limit at third base,
was manager of the wake.
Giants Score in Opener
The Giants got their first In the
opening inning, when Burns got a base
on balls and stole second. Young's sac
rifice put him on third and he came
home on a sacrifice fly by Kauff
In the second inning Bancroft, Of
the Phils, reused the lingering mourn
ers from their brooding over the COM
ing /ll and the high price of coal by
making a circus stop. Fletcher shot
one couple of yards over his head
Bancroft made a leap and nai}ed the
lall. The applause helped to wakm the
chilled digits of the guests at the wake
pretty dash Of speed With Kelly
out he stole second. Snyder planted
single along the third base line md
Frisch scored.
In the fourth inning Art Nehf took
advantage of the enfeebled condition
of the season to fattcn his batting
average before the Information time.
He plastered the ball against some
vacant chairs in the right field stand
and trundlcd around for a home run.
In the fifth inning Mr.. Hogg got con-
siderable of plastering. Young
started it with a double. Benny
kau the eminent tire merchant. put
over a scratchy double into right,
Young pulling TIP at third Doyle
lifted q long fly to centre and Young
scored. Kauf going to third on the re-
tfrn. Fletcher scored Kauf with q
smash to centre.
Fine Catch by Williams
The pounding might have continued
indefinitely but for the agility and
enterprise of the long Mr.. Williams, of
the Phils. Trisch busted one out to
centre, and the worst it looked was
double. But Williams, who wears
seven league baseball shoes, came in
on 1t. His reach enabled him to
gather it in before it kissed the wther-
ing grass tops At this feat mourners
warmed their hands with little more
applause.
Nehf's walloping fury continued in
the. sIXth. He started the inning with
double to left field, but was trapped
between second and third when Burns
poked one to Blackburne Burns
reach second In the meantime and
went TO thlrd on g single by Young.
On the double steal Burns scored,
while KauF was run down between
first nd second.
Jim Cooney, son of old man Cooney.
who was considerable of ballplayer
IN his day, went in at second in the
eighth. He got hand when he
blocked q poke by Blackburne. With
one out Williams singled to centre, and
old man Cravath himself came up to
90 some pinching. He made Benny
hauH run after one ct that.
The score:
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