The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-05
GREAT THRONG SIGHS
WHEN GIANTS LOSE
Docilc Phillies Perk Up on
Sabbath and Beat Locals 4
to 3 Before IS, 200 Fans.
JACOBS FIRM IN PINCHES
Williams's Homer Decides
First Game at Polo Grounds
Under New Law.
JACOBS FIRM IN PINCHES
~ FREDERICK G.. LIEB.

Sunday baseball yesterday. and the
ticket choppers employed by Charley
stoneham, John McGraw and Judge Nc
ouade are still counting tho ballots.
Fans from Manhattan. The Bronx,
westchester. Jersey City and outlying
districts swsrined on the Polo Grounds
from all points Of the compass and paid
varying sums from 55 cents upward for
the privilege OF dropping a Sunday base
bail ballot into the Giant GOLFERS.
There is no doubt that the Board of
Aldermen, chosen by the electorate of
this community, knew something OF the
public sentiment when they passed the
Sunday baseball bill unanimously There
were no dissenting votes cast yesterday.
Every one OF the $4,000 persons who
damned their way into the Polo Grounds
voted their approval. The weather was
perfect and the game was a hair raiser,
with thrill to every reel. Only the
Phfls had TO inject the fly into the oint-
ment They positively refused to lose.
Harold Chase never had a better
chance 20 be a popular prince than in
the ninth inning, when he came up with
two out, runners on third and second
and the Giants needing one run to tie
and two TO win. A single would have
turned the trick Hal looked over two
balls and then popped to Luderus for the
exit out, leaving the Quakers ahead by
score of TO 8. Thus a perfect day
wound up without perfect ending!
Every Seat I'm Stands Occupied.
II wasn't the first Sunday big league
saine in Manhattan. BENEFIT big lea que
contests have been played on the island
heretofore. but this was the first one
played for the benefit OF the club owners,
But old Mr.. Fan didn't care who got
the dough: he got his Sunday baseball.
Every seat in the upper and lower
stands was filled. while as many stood
III tie lower stand as the clcb would
permit. No seats were sold for the lower
stands after the opening OF hoS.ilit.es.
New York is 10 h1eacher town, and the
fur bit seats were ,he last to e.. Bu;
even the spacious syn seats vera we'll
Flied before the fourth inniar. Some
c'imated the crowd as high as IS. Oon.
but compared with worlds SERIES crowd g
OF the past yesterdays turnout was
about 5000
It is seldom that one gets a game Ike
yesterdays for such a day and such n
gathering. It was the kind OF game n
true olooded American likes to take his
friend from England or Paris to see 10
let him know Just what our national
pastime played before a real America 4
crowd looks like 1t was baseball at it's
very best. with succession OF great
Plays and nearly every inning bringing
Up new critical situation.
There was an anti-climax in the
eighth. when the Giants filled the bases
with none out and coaxed one run out
OF II. and then the big climax in the
ninth It was up to Chase TO I'LL the
role Of hero or villain Unfortunately
Re picked the latter. The suspense was
over, and the $4,000 breathed a sigh
even though the Giants lost. It was the
W!ndup OF one of the greatest Sunday
entertainments ever put on in this city,
but mad the home folks had It theE way
they would have had 1t end differently.
Giants Miss Opportunities.
TIE Giants suffered the defeat after
winning four straight, and they had
chances galore to make II five straight
Yesterday. They prodded Elmer Jacobs
toT dozen hits. but the Quaker boy
had his nerve in the pinches Jacobs has
pretty good curve ball, but when he
couldn't got his hook over he had to
serve = Up with n prayer trusting that
me opposing Giant would smack il at
some Philadelphia fielder.
Yet Jacobs gave as game an exhibit
Ton as any visiting pitcher who has ap-
pearel on the Polo lawn in many moons
N each Of the last two innings the
,iAnts threatened TO tear him limb from
LIMO, out he held on and refused to be-
come ratified. He used every trick that
lie knew and Just got by
RUDE Benton. the left-handed Caro-
.lian, pitched eight innings for the
.Ilants and hurled q splendid game. A
Few iHheld hits. and a poor throw by
AicCarty to stop a double steal enabled
ne Quakers to tally a batch OF three
las in the third inning In every other
inning Rube had little trouble dispos-
ing OF the Quakers. Sharp support
helped Rube to keep Coombs's boys of
the bases, as the Giants ran off three
double plays.
Earl Smith. the new catcher, batted
'or RUDE In the eighth and drew a base
IN balls, Red Causey came in as New
lorks pitcher in tho ninth, and Cy WILL
Hams the first batter to face him
bounced homer OF an upstairs box
AS events turned out this proved to be
Philadelphia's winning run. williams
VINO has been running amuclS all spring
Dew himself to three OF the seven
Philadelphia hits. Cy also carried a
itaNy part In that third inning Phil
Adti ph!a scoring bee.