New-York tribune., 1909-09-02
GIANTS WIN \ GAME
PUNISH THE CARDINALS.
Raymond Knocked Ont by Pitched
Ball at Polo Grounds.

The Giants slammed and hanged their way to
victory over St Louis yesterday by score ~ 70
6 in slam bang game that pretty poor bust
after the sterling exhibitions furnished by the
cubs and the tenants of the Polo Grounds on the
two previous days. Errors were plentiful almost
as plentiful hits. az which the major share went
20 the Cardinals although tho long end or the list
of runs headed hv the name Of the home club
Bugs RAYMOND was neatly stretched out in the
, sixth iruinC. nhcn q high hall from young Mr..
Bachrnan'e crratic hand hit him on the head. but.
while he gave way to Cran3an. he wasn't badly
hurt and win p" good A. ncv within few
DAYS.
4 fov- persons gathered IN the stands TO watch
the game shiycring nightly the while, but esti-
mates II the size % the crowd are out Of order.
because IL wasn't crowd The few black specks
that adorned the yellow benches looked iEe the
douizens of sheet of fypsper spread alluTngly in
December and probably felt Just about foolish
as any hihernsrinC 1y would who fell into such a
tran. Peunautless baseball II the team had a
chance the flag and lost II, would seem from
tho size 81 the attendance yesterday 10 he less of
bat at the Polo Gpoun5s than st American League
Park.
Rresnahan displayed patched up team for the
edifcaton and possible defeat of his old partners
YESTERDAY. He played second base himself. and had
Storke. his PiusburE importation, AZ short Huls-
virt being incapacitateG. like N2wrey, tho new
utility man violent objections 10y Roger 10 a de
cision by the estimable Bob Emsie in tho fourth
inning. while tho Giants were ping Up six runs.
caused % further change Roger retired from the
game srd neehauty came in 10 play second base.
shaw going 10 centre fel5. Certain ideas of Rog
er's on the merits of his pitchers caused other
cnancae lrIt they were less important than
Roger thought they
Tierzog's rnuf Of Koue,chy's fly. base on balls.
a double play and Presrahans single were the con-
stituent parts Of q -. Louis run in the second
inning A home run bv Bliss. Kouetchy's infel1
single TWO ouls and another single by the unfeel-
ing Brosnahan added TWO more runs 10 the enemy's
total IN the fourth session. making the aforesaid
total three. II would have been more II Bridwell
hadn't saved the crumbling Raymond by won
derful stop
~ The fourth inning began the Giants proceeded 70
make 20 in their favor. Herzog and Murray
walked. and Shafer got a t+yo-hsCCer. both the
pelestrians scoring. Lush hit Bridwell. and Back
man relieved him. Rresnahan sure that Bliss
had caught Shafer asleep second. and refused TO
he convinced by Poo Euslie that he was wrong.
So Bob used his power and Roger vanished.
Nerkle sacrificed. the game not being critical
one where would make difference. so
that Mctiraw was willing 20 try this novel play.
Meyers got = two-OaEger- and two more runs
d-ifted IN Raymond singled and 80 did Doyle,
accounting for another run, while Seyrnours long
lv let Raymond in Herz0g walked again and the
festivities ended for the nonco when Larry DOYLE
was out AZ the plate on attempted steal
The Giants, being stirred up by now. got busy
again in the sixth inning. Raymond was knocked
out after Merldo, who had singled. Was caught
stealing. and Meyers had flied t" Evans. oIIara
ran for him, the game proceeding after Raymond
recovered consciousness and worked double steal
with Larry Doyle, who walked A base on balls
10 Seymour and singles by Herzog and Murray fol-
lowed. 10 the tune Of three runs.
The Cardinals picked M Il run in the eighth in
ming and two moro in the ninth, while Crandall
was in the box. hut never seriously alarmed Nc
Graw's cohorts