The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-08-09
The Bears as Tame as Kittens
Against Fighting New
York Club.
BIZ Charles Son1erpflle.

renee Doyle and Loot Frank
Fordhani Frisch. made the Cubs
Of one time bearNcat repute look
like a bunch OF mewling kittens
mt for drowning yesterday, swamp
ing the poor blokes by a score
of to to the immense pleasure of
10000 reclaimed Giant rooters. Four
out of Owe in the seriesl Pretty neat,
I'll say. How about your You said 1t.
Like funeral procession the Cubs
b.. wendell their way from Coogan's
Bluff TO their hotel last night, and to-
day will be all Burly and scratchy and
Bnarly when they encounter the
Dodgers in Dbbets Field. It's a cinch
the Giants are not wishing then any
hard luck over the water. Especially
seeing that Brooklyn came to the sur
face yesterday just when folks were
beginning TO think they had gone
down for the third time,
For the second time in the series
Hippo Vaughn felt the sting of the
Giant willows and ash clubs. Po' little
1ellerI He faded from view after the
seventh with seven suIacks registered
against him, one OF them a homer
from the propeller of Pep tn the
fourth. And "Ntcl1" Carter took his
place. Will come to that presently.
Us authors always hang ON to our
kveliest chapters for the finish.
In the beginning the waters looked a
bit troubled, what with Toney slip
ping Flack pass Herzog shot 1t TO
Bancroft, who gave II to Doyle, caus-
Ing the deceaSe of Flack, and a lot
Of folks thought that Larry slapped
N TO Kell in time TO end the career OF
Canteloupe Charlie. But imp Klein
said no, bgoSh, he didn't. Then Terry
popped 1t clean and hard into right
for a single, and on Pep Young's
tumble of the drive Herzog cantered
10 third and Terry TO second. Only
y one down. Man on third and second.
Not 50 good--not so good
But next the $4,000 were electrified
by great defensive playing by our
heroes. Barber belted a fierce drive
TO right that looked all billed land
receipt signed) for n single. But
Larry Doyle made o fifty foot swoop
for 1t. And got I'll. And snapped II
to Snyder at the plate, who tapped
the toe of the sliding Herzog and tie
Jump gave the high sign that Charlie
had been chopped off. For a fact
BARRIERS welt had been 80 hot 1t
Jerlted Larry up and clear of the
ground when he grabbed and held 1t.
A crack tust like 1t for speed and
force came Off tho bat OF Packert. II
would have torn Toney's conk off II
the old boy hadn't got his mitts up in
time. He couldn't hold it, but brought
50 to "a dead drop against his glove,
p 'cked 1t up and shot II TO Kel for
the third out.
Hoots toots, says we, that's a
hoidin' OF 'em!
So we came forward for our first
session with the clubs. Burns flied
20 right. Beaut to short to first.
Pretty punk start. o, well! - that's
different. Pep has Just stung one 10
centre, and Paskert Is pudding
around with II like the ball was yet
too hot to pick up. So Pep slantS
safely to second. And Frankie Frisch
snapped 1t into left for baser, and
Pep. shakes u speedy hoof to the
plate. Kell passed away on drool
to Herzog.
Next came Pops homer IN the
fourth. 1t travelled at Babe Ruth
Gspeed to the lower tier of the grand
stand, and was rising when It passed
among the happy peepul.
The Fordham phenom began the
HIWf elltH Wlun Il SdIS CIbtk 10 CdnlIB,
ind Kell pushed him along to second
with a sacrifice bunt King fOuled to
the catcher. Larry gave the ball such
q sturdy trounce that, though 1t struck
not far from the plate, took such an
almighty high bounoe-about fifty
Seet--that when Herzog got 1t Frisch
was safe on third and Charles effort
to nip Larry at second failed as we'll.
Larry Immediately made a dash for
second Killefer throw well TO HerDog
but the Canteloupe kid" muffed like
O buBher and Frtsch raced home, but
Larry was brought down ON an in
tended visit to the THIRD sack
The Cubs came up bristling in the
eighth. Merkle was sent in to bat
for Killefer. He soaked a near home
run which Georgia Burns took the
kick out of. But Twombly, who lift
ed the stick, representing Tiny Jim
Vaughn, produced a safe rap to right |
And so did Flack pronto after him.
1t placed Twomb on third. And only
one out. Herzog cracked 1t high into |
centre. King cupped the bulb and
dashed forward to the infield line. |
BY so doing the heady gent scared
Twomb out of making try for the |
plate after the catch. Terry handed |
the bulb an awful poke. II looked |