New-York tribune., 1920-08-16

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serves had to so into the field and sta
The first shot came when the Giants
rushed from behind with rally in
the eighth inning. The air and fielc
: hats. Then somebody SHE'D bottle
A few more followed and the field be-
came Uttered with glass and anything
that was handy for heaving. The mis-.
6 siles were not thrown with the inten.
ton of hitting anybody, but the Bos-
ton players wisely retired while the
shower was on.
Fabian's Band Busy
The charge Of the police soon
stopped the. hurlers and Henry Fabian g
hired men rushed out to clear the de-
abris. The announcer on behalf of
the management voiced a plea for or
der. The miniature riot died down
just as rapidly as it had started. But
. New York seems to have lost its status
as metropolis. 1t is now in the class
with Podunk-in-the-s sticks, where they
throw things at the umpire and at the
visiting team. The Manhattanites have
become bUSherS.
e. Hitherto demonstrations at the Polo
Grounds have been at times vocifer-
Gus, but entirely innocent The New
Yorker in an ecstacy of JOY has fire.
Quently tossed his straw millinery into
the field, but never anything that might
hurt player or spectator. In fact
the nearest thing to riot they ever
had at the Polo Grounds was now and
then when Louis Mann was demanding
admlttance to the press box. And even
that might have been louder and fun
nier than it was.
Yesterdays demonstration proved
with some conclusiveness that the New
7 orker has no more control over his
2 emotions than the lad from the sticks
when it comes to q close, hard fought
game of baseball. In fact, he was just
a little hickier than a hick yesterday
: afternoon. He showed symptoms of
that penumbral mental condition that
the eminent psychologist said was af-
secting all fans. He was just nut
and the kind of nut that needs sup
sression.
The Giants tossed the first contest.
which went to eleven innings, by the
score of s to z, when Shuflin' Phil
Douglas got a hard lambasting from
the Braves. The second game was
called in the seventh on account of
darkness, with the Giants leading by
/ to l.
The first battle was hectic one, and
the excitement Of it, mixed with the
general humidity, had the Giant root
-ers In q frenzy, otherwise they would
have conducted therl selves like those
quaint persons west of the Hudson who
-stl!l wear suspenders and throw things
lat base ball games.
{; Douglas Gets Single
, The Giants started in the third in
ming when Shutf1in' Phil Douglas sin
gled to right and Burns singled to left.
bancroft dumped one in front of the
plate and Shutf1in' Phil was nailed try
ing to reach third. Young forced Ban
croft and Burns scored
+, The Braves had it all tied up AGAIN
in the fourth. Holke and Boeckel sim
igled and Jitney Ford brought Holke
home with clean smash. The contest
went that way until the eighth inning,
when the Braves started humping
bee that knocked Shufflin' Phil right
out of his No. II brogans.
Cruise led with single to right.
Holke punched one to the same ter
Tltory. Boeckel smashed one to cen
ter and scored Cruise. Jitney Ford
chopped one to left and Holke scored.
Gowdy raised fly that was nabbed,
but Powell dumped one down to Shut
film Phil He threw to the piate
TO cut off Boeckel, but Snyder dropped
the ball and Boeckel scored Powell
then plastered a hit into the right field
stands for home run and three more
~runs scored. Shufflin' Phil was drip
ping with pexspiration and consterna-
= ton till it seemed that he would ooze
away into the ground near the pitchers
box.
The Giants started their comeback
IN their half of the same inning.
Beauty Bancroft and Young led off
with singles and Bancroft scored on
drive by Frisch to center field. Then
Gowdy let one ball go by him, ad-
vanclng the two on bases.
Homer for Long George
1t was Long George Kelly, own
nephew to Big Bill Lange, and once
the goat Of the Giants, whose long
blow put the Giants almost back in
the battle again. Long George plas-
tered a homer into the left field stands
with the same vehemence he displayed
In doing the same thing on the previ-
Gus day. This scored three runs.
This started the demonstration that
brought the shower of bottles and
transplanted New York officially into
lne SUCKS. hen play was resumed
alter the parade of the reserves and
the pleas for lasting peace on the
part of the management, the Giants
started anew.
With Snyder out Mr.. coil" Smith
'aessent IN TO pinch hit for Douglas in the
q ..s'ninth and connected for a single. lie.
s.ievre went in to run for "Oil.5 Burns
dumped one down to Jitney Ford. who
..ssEas charged with an error. and George
eawas safe. Bancroft's out advanced hofh
ssrunners, and Ross Young laced hit
ssto center, tallying Lefevre and Burns
and tying the score.
The break came in the eleventh
Cruise started with a single, but was
forced by Holke. Boeckel was safe
when Bancroft juggled his poke. Ford
hit to short right and filled the bases
C'Neii laced one to Doyle, who passed