The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-04-21

ScrappletoWn.
It's tougher than war taxes TO have
TO admit that any one, OF those three
runs would have been sufficient TO
pin the days medal on the Penngu'ns.
Some birds!
II q playwright fixing to star
"Csavvy'' for the hero of the big mo-
ment, the punch" scene OF a base
bali melodrama, had doped out yes
fridays situation in the eighth II
couldn't have been more theatrical.
Mr.. Shakespeare himself couldn't
have cooked up a keener thriller.
For seven Innings the well-lnown
team, Nip and Tuck, kept the stage.
| Our Benton had held the Phhlies
knock-kneed and blinking most OF the
time. Big Riney for the scrapple-
hounds wasn't letting the Coogan
Blur boys horse him either. To the
gentlemen on both sides who man
agtd To land ON first and mako it stick
the Home Plate had been made to
Hook as far away as Humlalla, and
that's a village 1,72s miles UP the
Amazon.
So matters tightly stood when the
indecent eighth opened. j. Miller
| started dark clouds lowering on the
future OF the Giants in this partlcu-
lar game by shaking a fast one rlght
across the third sack. Young tr7sch
| dived for it like the bag was a SWIM
ming tank, but the thing dashtd deep
| into left and ]. Miller had safely
! landed on first. Paulette nattily
l ,rked a. sacrifice swat down the hrst
base line that gave ]. Miller full lee
way for an advance to second IheIl
caTe the other Miller with his oaken
thresher and tounced the jujupe ror
such a singing liner that 1t slzzled
out of Sicking's Misunderstanding play
ing at short yesterday for tletcner;
who is nursing a woundtd moor n'.
by the time Sticking was rea1y 70 p u'
the ball into action j. Miller was
0ood on third and 1t was too late 70
9ick r., Miller at hrst. After the
, MiTIers. the Wheat He sent out q
sneaJSy Erounder to Frisch. Ths
, Fordham Infant nabbed 1t up IlSnI
handily and socked it to McCartS
at the home plate. Ir.
Giant rooter that 1 am, I'd nave
. said myself that ]. Miller mad peer
! home at least a week When NULL y
: touched him with the ball' -.
Rut Frog-throat McCorTnlck' ulu1
~ the plays, called him out
. vayyp of amazement bawled 1ortt
5 ,ronn the grand stand. The Phllilt
b,,t t,,rned into a house OF howls. IL
ao,,ndod like a lion cage just peloN
E SUealSSast. Cravath bowled in IRON
r the coach box and tried to say littl'
1 90 what he felt TO Frog throat, Ou
3 only managed to gurgle and gIulnp.
Wild men among the spectators MeaS
I shrIebing to Cravath to call ms nl ne.
5 together and walk out on S,,IS tnrI
VeIlino and caterwauhng suo1ehl!
1900 On the appearance OF the Loni
ROY with the megaphone' =
GCravath batting for Rlxey!
oDc, A., his 1lnbevelled baritone.
A5d sturdy ''Gavvy" stepped fort
,vjth law set and cleaning eyes. 70
M Riu Shakespeare wasn't on tn
, sSrounds TO slip the Phlly entertain
few strong lines. he msnt ~,
handed him canful OF ch~''e
:, this:
: But the injustice done o" tins ION
n field
= Smells higher far to hedOen
Than glue factory OF |'o wy"
a toinds of BGyoHHeI
: And go nouo In mine OtOn person al
10 I come
IL wy truncheon Of mighty record :
> my hands
re .,d nil in righteous rage, '0dt
Ie heart dbIGze
2 Cont found yon oGt, Mccormick,
% AcbieytnO before his blasted eyes
ID Tbe Justice of the gods for me an
a miner
Is .,,r,,,av he sure did. The blow Re
s,,,,ftlv as a lightning stroke. +
~ 80 No more than dug his spikes ar
ne 'aSsed his bat when there sound'
Ill ~ loud crack on the first 'ball
xt ,,a Renton's hands. The hit Wi
rs no skv-scraper. 1t Just took about
n tbirtv.foot altitude and was still RI
ne Inc when IL creamed into the gram
ct stand. The crowd momentarily 10
81 ali loyalty for the Giants IN cheerll
Maarance at the plate and personal
Conducted victory.
NJ Macs men died game, thong
They pounced on Smith (successor
Rixey5 for a little In the ninth III
thev meant to kick up bit OF CIR
vath dust themselves. KelPs CHI
@. ,ava the bulb a kick into centre Z
800 single. Mccarthy just missed pu
$50 ms, a genuine Cravath, the ball ju
700 adeinR the wrong side OF the rig
100 Sonl line Then he pulled a slSy-hil
foul To the edge OF the left field stan
hut Muesel, after great ri
cIamped his old clutch on 1t. T
little Corporal sent young Lear in
A. bat for Benton. Lear made good wi
n third, but his notion of being al
10 make second on the crack was
wrong. ]. Miller wiped the boys
an "a ha triad IN land aFCand on
N WA AVA Az haRs ma tasa Rsan