The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-02
Left Handler Gets Close Deci-
sion Over Rudolph, With
Final Tally 8 to 2.
BY FREDERICK @. Lrnp.

by FREDERICK @. LrEB.
The Giants are playing their string
right out TO the finish. They squeezed
out to victory over the Braves on
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
after the morning game had been post
poned on account of rain. The Nc
Grawites crept n little closer to the
Reds CincinnatPs lead Is now seven
games, but the Giants have four more
games to play than the Reds.
! There isn't much chance left. but IF
the Reds do slip the Giants want TO be
In position where they can take ad-
vantage Of IL And where there's life
, there's hope.
Despite the threatening weather
about 10000 were out for the holiday
AFFAIR. and they saw q rafting good
ball game-one of the best of the year
The contest which was postponed yes
terday morning will be played to-day,
which was an open date The game
originally scheduled for tomorrow will
; be played next Sunday. The Braves
surely have figured In enough Sunday
ana holiday combats around the greater
city this year. Next Sunday win be
their fourth Sabbath on the Polo
Grounds.
Beaten by Old Buadie.
Artie Nehf. the crack left handler
whom @. Washington Grant sold to the
Giants for a fortune, pitched his arst
game against his old team since dom
ming Giant livery. He made a tidy Job
Of II too.
Evidently Artie never let in the other
Braves on what he pitched. because they
couldn't do much with him. The Braves
got to the left handler for only seven
| hits. and he walked only one of the
Bean Boys
Dick Rudolph. born and nurtured In
The Bronx. who served an apprentice
| ship with the Giants, was on the slab
| for Stallings and Dick also pitched q
| neat game. The Giants prodded him for
ten hits In seven innings, but In the
pinches the little spitballer was just as
good as the left handler. In the matter
of earned runs both were even. Two
| runs were earned on each side.
Les Mann, who returned to the Braves
in the .Herzog deal, played a sort Of
Jekyll-Hyde role on the Braves. Leslie
was Stallingss hero and villain all in
| one. In the first inning he made a shoe
string catch on Young that was
classic He had to make a dive for the
ball and got 1t after sliding along on his
chest. Then he turned a double somer-
sault, but retained his clutch on the ball
Tho crowd acknowledged the play with
the most generous applause rendered any
visiting player on the Polo Grounds this
| season.
Ties 1t, Then Spills IL.
Then in the fifth inning Les whacked
\ home run into the right field stand
| tieing the score for Boston. But Mann
was only fifty-fifty star. In the sew
enth he spilled Fletcher's stiff liner and
IL put Artie in a position TO score from
second on Zinrm's single. This happened
tc be the only error of the game.
| Young also made a catch which had
| the boys in the stands making glad
| sounds Gowdy caught ball at the end
Of his war club IN the NTH and rocked
| IL far into right centre. It went almost
! as far as the one Ruth hit early in the
season which Sammy Wick caught
| backed against the exit gate in deep
| right field. Young caught 1t as II sailed
| over his dome.
Good natured old Hank was all steamed
up over losing this three Dagger His
| red hair rose on end and he muttered q
| lot of language to himself
Hank kicked his shin guards around
the infteld and everybody laughed over
his discontinue. Gowdy is Juch a good
natured soul that 1t is amusing to see
| hun riled. OF course Young had to be
the first one UP after making this catch,
so Hank removed his cap and showed
| him around the plate to show that all
| was forgiven.
Several close decisions went against
| the Braves, and Hank yelled repeatedly,
when they're close against us they're
out!' Hank ODay merely SMILED
sv'eetiy at Gowdy. Did you ever see
Hank O'Day smile sweetly? --.
BoeckeI Does some Stunts.
! Norman Boeclxel. who for some strange
reason is known as Tony, also made
| some sweet stops for the Braves around
third base. He made two pretty plays
on Fletcher before Arthur succeeded In
| getting on. Boeckel went TO his right
| for Arts awkward rap in the first and
| Jumped high In the air for the same
PLAYERS bomder in the fourth
The Braves were dangerous for a
moment in the FIRST. With two out
Howell slipped single to left and
single to right Jim stole second. but
Fletcher tossed out Holke.
The Giants wasted a lot of oppor-
tunities in the second. Two hits, a pass
and a steal gent for naught. Zimm
opened with a single to centre. and
| Frisch's bounder to Pick was converted
| into a double play. Kauff beat out a
tap to Pick and stole second. Chase
walked. but Snyder drfbbled weakly to
Rudolph.
More Gotham bingles went to waste
! in the third Nehf. who cuffed Rudolph
for two solid slams, led of with a double
| To right centre. Burns hit to Boeckel.
who made a dive and tagged Art before
he got to third. Young beat out a
bounder to Holke when the former
Giant first sacker couldnt decide what
! TO do with the ball after he got It
Fletcher's bounder to Boeckel advanced
/ BURNS and Young. Zimm oft them
when he, too. rolled to Rudolph
Pass starts Trouble.
New York broke the Ice In the fourth.
| A mass to Frisch started It. Kauff lined
To Thorpe, and Pick made beautiful
NAV on Chase. On the hit and run Hal
drove a ball through the spot vacated
nv pick. but he reversed engines and
cot the ball, mailing Chase by an Inch.
The play put Frisch on second
National and Ameri
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