New-York tribune., 1910-09-22
GIANTS IN THIRD PLACE
Slip Back q Little by Losing
Game to st. Louis.
ROYAL CHANCES WASTED
Safe Hits Lacking When Run
ners Were Dancing on
the Bases.

The New York Giants slipped back 10
third place in the National League race
when the ST. Louis Cardinals took their
measure at the Polo Grounds yesterday
by a score Of 10 4 The visitors scored
the winning run in the ninth inning ana
brought 10 an unhappy ending game that
under ordinary circumstances should have
been chaIked VI 20 the credit Of the home
team. *'Rube" Narquard, who pitched
eight innings for New York was bit
zrabbly in the early innings. but he settled
down ana uas going along fairly well
when McGraw sent Becker out 10 pat 1or
him in the eighth inning. Red" Ames and
scblei rook I'D the battery work in the
ninth. and the former did not prove TO
ne q good man 10 send into the breach.
Three hits. two Of the infield order. and a
wild mitch. tell e story Of the run that
brought about the downfall OF the Giants
Three pitchers were used by St. Louis
r-ol6en. Lush and Esrmon-and while
none Of them deserved any high sounding
words Of praise, they managed between
+bern 70 keep the home team from scoring
enough runs to win. The Giants did not
lack chances. either and should have
pulled out victory in the fourth inning,
when they had the bases fun and only one
cut AT this critical point, however, Snod-
grass forced Meyers at the plate and
Higgins pulled down & screaming liner
of Murrays hat that would in all proba-
hiiity have cleaned up the bases II he had
NOT made the brilliant catch
As said before. Marauard was wabbly in
The early part Of the game. Higgins. the
first man up for ST. Louis, slammed the
hall into right Geld for three bases and
scored on MoRrey's sacrifice fly 10 De
wore. The second inning was even more
fruitful Evans was hit with q pitched
hall. Phelps walked and a wild pitch
advanced both runners q base Abbott
then drove a three-bagger to right field,
scoring Evans and Phelps. but was out al
the plate himself in trying TO stretch the
hit into a home run. on a pretty relay OF
the bali from Murray 10 Doyle TO Meyers.
14auser struck out and Golden flied to
BridweIl.
One more run came in the third inning
Sncdgrass msjudged a long fly and Hug
ris was credited with 4 three-bagger.
Ellis flied out to MerlIle. but Mowrey fol-
lowed with a single 10 right, scoring
JEuggins.
A rally by fhe Giants in their half OF
the third inning was responsible for three
runs. and aroused the small sized crowd
20 quite a show OF enthusiasm Nlth
Narauard out Devore was hit on the ell
sow. thus getting a free passage TO first
while DOYLE walked. When Golden pitched
Two balls 10 Snodgrass, Roger Bresnaha1l
decided that Lush would be Of more SER
vice in the box. but Lush completed the JOB
cd
the bases Murray then dropped a hit in
short centre. sending Devore and Doyle
across the plate. while Snodgrass scored
on BridWeil's single TO left There was
only one cut but Murray was trapped on
Devl7n.s rrounder and run out, while
Nerkle flied 70 Abbott
After missing a good chance to win the
came in the next inning. the Giants had
li-tle onportunity 10 tie the score until
-be eighth. In this inning Merltle walked.
,ook third when Meyers dropped a Tex
as Fesyuer hack Of short field, and
scored on a bad throw to the plate by
TFuRcins. after the last named had caught
Becker's pop fl.
Then another good chance 20 add 10 the
score was wasted. Devore singled over
-hir6 but ran Schaefer. who was running
for Movers. off second base. He got back
safely 10 first. however. while Schaefer
rsced down 20 third on the play There
vas only one out. but Doyle popped up a
little IS 10 Hauser. and Snodgrass. in the
pinch, struck out
Fletcher replaced BTidwell al shoTts'op
in the eighth inning. 10 save the latter as
much as possible for the important series
with the Chicago cubs, which begins with
o. double-header today