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MS WWmtH msmm!m with just as much agility and got the ball away just as fast On balls hit to the right of him he is at home. He makes the work of Zimmerman comparatively easy by the uncanny manner- in which he skids over behind third and digs up the difficult knocks. On the one grounder that passed between him and second base he also showed ability to make the stops on his gloved side and throw to first. So far as hitting was concerned, the youngster did not impress highly. That is, in actual wallops. But he stood up there with commendable confidence, looked the pitches over carefully, and picked the good ones from the bad. That is indicated by his walking twice in three times up. He is as hard to pitch to as Miller Huggins or Tommy Leach, which is ample commendation. And when he got on the bases he moved at a faster clip than the ma jority of the West Siders. He walked in thcseventh and took a good lead off first. Robinson tried to trap him and Keating tore out for second. He had Miller's relay beaten cleanly, but Jack threw anyhow, hitting our young man in the back. Keating didn't hesitate, but Careened on for third, and arrived there hi safety. He was left when Phelan pinched for Lavender and grounded out, but had given evidence of speed and activity to take advantage of every opening. Mollwitz, who understudied Saier at first, also played good ball, though he is not a fast man on the bases. Nevertheless . he beat out a pair of bunts, mainly because they were per fectly placed.' His work around the first sack did not cause any wireless signals to be sent to Saier for assist ance ,and the tall German is a talka tive guy when he gets in a ball game. He was the life of the infield, but more than oratory was needed to win yesterday. Aside from the work of the two youngsters, there was little for local fans to enthuse over. - Lavender allowed three hits in sev en innings and then was derricked for a pinch hitter. Pierce pitched two thirds of the eighth inning, and when he went away four runs were, over and the bases were stocked. A single off Zabel brought the total to six. Aft er that the recruit pitched good balL He has the stuff, and the crippled condition of the staff makes it neces sary to use him. He may be a lifesav er. He can't be worse than some of the grapevining that has been turned loose by West Side heavers. Considerable criticism was leveled at O'Day for lifting Lavender for a pinch hitter. Hank's judgment didn't work out right, but he was taking the proper sporting chance. Lavender was a whale for seven innings, .but he has gone at the same speed before and then exploded in the eighth or ninth. And he was not as liable to hit as was Phelan. Jack Miller was a pesky cuss. He hit Pierce's first pitch for a homer, and later in the same inning got a single off Zabel which drove in two runs. This is an off day with the Cubs. They open in Pittsburgh tomorrow. Tinker's Feds are developing into remarkable extra-base swatters, and this ability is winning thdm ball games with pleasing regularity. They only made five hits yesterday off of Moore, Houser and Anderson of Buf falo, but two oT the cracks were dou bles by Wilson and another Was a homer by Beck clear over the center field bleachers into the street. Beck's wallop was .enough to win, as Prendergast and Watson pitched good ball and received able support from the infield. The Farrell-Tinker-Beck combination . registered two double plays at opportune moments. Farrell is profiting by playing next . to an old head like Tinker and is set tling into a steady player, fast but not erratic Give him a few more weeks beside Joe and he will be a pol ished infielder. He had to learn the game for himself last season, as there V l -i.T- . ' . ,2-Lit .3,.-r .... --rr.,-'.,.. . . a, j, yaaai