The sun., 1909-05-25
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Cincinnati, 3. Philadelphia,

81 LOUIS Is, ~, 3. NEW YORK Is. Ll. T.,
Roger Bresnahan doesn't know when he 5
rot enough our late esteemed fellow
citizen not only took a large part Of the
household ornaments in New York yester-
day but he and his Cardinals rubbed II in
by taking a ball game from the New iorks.
Just before the game Roger was the central
fgure IN a Ceremonious presentation of a
silver loving cup from some siAty-0dd more
or less distinguished baseball cranks Of the
metropolis. and in the evening at an up
Town restaurant u silverpunch bowl and
ladle We're handed 10 him by personal
friends not necessarily ball fends Between
silverware. as aforesaid narrated. he sand
Nichsd In trimming for the Giants.
Joe Humphreys utade the preliminary
speech for the afternoon presentation. tell
Ing how II was an honor to have Roger in
our midst and OF the gracious manner and
great support" that characterized him when
Giant. II wasn't very gracious of Roger
10 bump the Giants after that but that is
irrelevant. The two teams were lined up
on either side of the speaker Roger In the
foreground. Near by was an enormous
floral loving cup, containing in its midst its
metal prototype. 4 crowd OF about !, 900
was on hand and great cheering for Roger
was prelude to the ceremony
John Mont gomsry Ward made the formal
speech of presentation. This done he had
TO climb a steplai Ter to get to the top of
the aora' cup aad then dig into the bottom
less pit Tor the variou. accessories that went
with the cup. |! he'd ever fallen in he'd
have been lost in an abyss of petals. pollen
and perfume. but he kept his nerve. Dplo-
malike scrolls were handed TO Roger with
the cup, these tied with green ribbons.
Among those who attestei that Rogers
name would live forever in the hearts Of the
baseball loving public OF New York were
the Hon. George Mcclellan. Timothy d.
and Timothy p. sullivan, A!chola Hayes
Frederick H. Kernochan and William 4
Willis. Terry McGovern. Fritz Williams.
Fred Knowles. John MCGraw. .Ioh II r. Brush
Daniel Brouthers, Mike DonIin, William COL
Tier, Harry Stevens, Lawrence hulligan.
and others moi mentionei owing TO the
pitiless eNigencies of space. there were
about twenty-five friends OF hresnahan's
present at the evening funct ion. Judge Davii
Ryan presiding. incidentally Bill, Gilbert
was remembered in the aft ernoon, getting
noral horsenhoe.
was an impromptu -alutation from the
bleachers when the cup h ad teeR safely
.aashrined on the ST Louis bench Then
The Giants, PLAYED poor ball, -, They
seemed rusty from TOO mucn resi- Two OF
their errors we're, y. thos, by Devin
~
ball let two runs cross the plate. Mathew.
son fooled the Cardina with his fade away
ba,l and though he was disoosed toward
Wildnass he would have survived the game
wild too hut very efficient with men on
base bases ..Ie He bottled up the New forks when
we're left on bases They were spurious
ss timely hitters.
There Was action from the Start even il
there Was ragged play, Shaw and Kon,
stchy tried TO worh double steal in the
hrst inning and Shaw was caught at the
f Re dd % Ouch ets se pan nEw %d Msyers dn
touch him, not until the latter had looked
sppeallngH at the umpire and then
he. could put him out. rs soon as he dit
this Johnstoue said our" In New \ ork's
half there were two on and Two OF when
Hmlswitt made lightning fast pay on
Lush
K9netchy saved Byrne two Wild throws
pS MS clever plckups. one in the second
inning. The Giants made their run in the
1rmrd inning materialized on pass to
Hyrav Hgoys shSres sor v sS ~ ss 2 grOundsr and
Ienney's unexpected bunt peopled the cor
ners with Giants in the fourth and Wit h one
o out ,hh Enter Lush Win puz4ling tw,sters
p the anb lie Tnldnt f ''"' Sold Gai BridWelIs sps
drlyei but he knookod IT down and fe!l oh
u so that II couldn't get away, holding Dew
ln on second. There were Two out, and
Charles took care of Meyers.
Konetchy rea, he'd first in the sixth in
ming on Devln's low throw. Evans put him
on second with a single 10 centre With
ttwo strikes and three balls to his account
Ellis was called out on strikes. but thought
II was a fourth ball ard started Tor first
Seeing him OIL his way konetchy and Evans
we're trottinR a lonr 10 the next base. Evans !
was midway down when he learned that !
Ellis was out. Meyers threw TO Tcnney !
but Evans got II sudden move on and beat |
Tenney's throw to SECOND a foolish play |,
all around. mostly hy New York
The Cardinals madetwo more runs n the ,
seventh. Charles walked, took third on !
Iush's hot one. to right. and Byrne was
thrown ont by Mathewsou shaw cra.yke ed |
grognder 10 Doyle. which that PLAYER /
messed up disastrously and Charles and ,
Lush rushed home. McCorm,,k Was /
doubled IN the seventh on 0'Haras liner 10 |
Evans. With sufficient aler,ness in the .
eighth Deylins hit would have been a two
bagger andtho New \ ork > have had al least ,
one more run. As il was. with two on and ,
two ont. rennev got a life when Bresnahan |
ran tor Tenney's fout. shooed Byrue away .
and then didn't yet 10 the ball How ever, |
the nNnp didut do any damage TO the |
Cardinals. as Icnncy flied 10 Shaw. The .
score