The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-25
Spectators BewiIdered.

-'hhC~tthNhe Va Tic spectators ana a
majority OF the expert scorers did not
catch the drift of the play, SO quickly
was II engineered. but as the veteran
Hank ODay was at second base and saw
every move there was no ground or
which II could be questioned.
Frank Frisch. the youthful Fordham
star, was himself a bit upset by the play
but fortunately he did not touch the base
In advance Of putting the ball on
Schmidt. As soon as the batted bal,
hit the ground before II was trapped
by Burns Schmidt and Carlson wert
forced runners. Had Frisch touched
second base hrst It would have forced
Carlson at second and the force PLAY
would have ceased so far as Schmid,
was concerned Schmidt had no RICH,
10 remain on second after the batted
pan was trapped. and was out through
being touched.
Frisch again hesitated a moment a,
II In doubt what to do next The vet.
Grams about him coached him properly
and he completed the play. The side
was out and the most dangerous rally
the Pirates made during the game was
snuffed out
AS the Giants failed to score in either
the eighth or ninth frames II readily
can be seen that had the Pirates got a
run across the plate in the eighth tn.
victory would have gone West.
Pirates Make Bid in Ninth.
The Pirates made their next bid 10,
the game In the ninth, when Scoop,
carey opened with a single and agra.
waited his offence by stealing second The
quality Of Toneys pitching can be an
preciated from the fact that Carey stood
on second base In the vain hope tina,
southworth. Whitfield or Barbara would
orins him home. The three batter,
named popped hies, and Carey had but
70 walk 70 MS position In centre field.
me Giants got man on second In
the ninth. when Terry mufred Young's
twisting fly over short field. Some OF
foungs admirers referred to the error
as two Dagger for Young, but Terry
KNOWS he made a square mum. How.
ever. no moro damage was done that
inning. for two already were out. and
Fletcher ended the inning with a fiy &c
Carey
The Pirates were snuffed out in one
two. three order in the tenth, and then
came the tragedy that sank the Pirate
craft
Zimmerman, who seemed to gauge
Carlson's delivery fairly WELL opened the
tenth frame with a sizzling liner down
the left field foul line and got two bases
on the drive. Then came young Mr.
Frisch with instructions to LAY II down. -
He followed instructions 70 the iette.
and trundled perfect sacrifice grounder
toward the pitcher. Carlson picked UT
the ball and hurled It toward first ba
for what looked like an easy put GU,
OF Frisch.
Zimmerman Scores Lone Run.
Whitfield is not especially long armed
and he reached in a westerly direction
as far as he could. But he would have
required net on the end of a fishpole
TO have captured that throw. The bal
rolled over TO the box seats Before the
ball was retrieved by Whitfield. Heinit
Zimmerman, galloping along like Ave
frrlong Splinter. breezed over the rub.
her with the winning run.
1t was a most unexpected climax &c
an afternoon OF thrilling incidents am
the big crowd dispersed In rare good
humor, "a good time having been had
by all save the Pirates.
Neither Toney nor Carlson ever hai
teen accused OF using any freak de-
livery and certainly neither employed
che splitter. They did not reach into
their hip pockets for powdered resin a Ia
Dcmaree, and II they had any emery
paper sewed into their uniforms they
apparently did not utilize It,
Notwithstanding all these shortcom-
ings on the part of the hurlers, both
Carlson and Toney pitched gilt edged
article OF ball. Their control was per
feet. their speed baffiing and their cool
ness, considering a temperature of 80 IL
the shade, was really Arctic.
What made the ball slip out of Carl
sons hand as he threw to FIRST in the
tenth is mystery. But II gave tie
Giants the run they sorely needed. The
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