Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 155, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1917 — LOSE EXTRA-INNING GAMES [ARTICLE]

LOSE EXTRA-INNING GAMES

t .. - - Giants Begin to Get Fidgety After Contest Has Gone Beyond the Regulation Distance. One thing which is absolutely essential for the Giants to acquire to be considered a real high-class team Is the ability to win extra-inning games, writes Frederick G. Lieb in the New York Sun. Imagine a team like the old Cubs or the Athletics of a few years back being considered beaten after a game had passed the nine-ln-ning stage. The Athletics practically were unbeatable In extra innings. Yet on the Polo grounds as soon as a game goes Into th© tenth inning the fans say “Good-night.” In a way, the mentality of the Giant players is largely responsible for this so-called Inning jinx. They have Tost so many extra-inning games at home during the last two seasons that they get fidgety after a game goes beyond the regulation distance.