New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-17
GIANTS WASTE CHANCES
Two of These Go GIimmering on
Fast Double Plays.
ST. LOUIS TURNS AT LAST
Bugs" Raymond and Ames the
Culprits, and Marquard
Starts Too Late.

Tho 81. Louis Cardinals defeated the
Giants in an acrimonious and long Drawn
out game on the hilltop yesterday AFTER
noon nv a score of 10 s. Two hours ano
forty minutes were required 10 play the
nine innings, which were not so repie'e
with sensations that the vast expenditure
NJ time was warranted While New YORK
was in a fair way of pulling out with n
victory on three different occasions. double
PLAYS nut the rallies in the discard twice
while lack Of A timely hit bottled up the
other chance.
The Cardinals showered four triples ana
seven singles around so copiously that they
took an early lead and held II 10 the
finish. If Bugs" Raymond had not given
three passes and allowed two triples in the
second frame. which Melted four runs, NC
Grau~s men could have come away veto
Yious. But the Cardinals got the jump and
the Giants failed 10 catch up.
a large and distinguished gallery of ex-
lied players watched the game from the
centre field bleachers. Zimmerman ordered
McGraw 10 the clubhouse after the frst
inning for talking too much, but the man
ager got only as far as the bleachers'
where he remained unmolested by the
powers.rhat be throughout the game. Joe
Tinker, OF the Cubs, who is under a three
days Suspension. came up TO see the game,
and left his seat in the grandstand 10 go
out and discuss the umpire situation with
McCraw. In the sixth inning Hauser re-
lieved himself Of all the choice English he
could sunls1on TO his assistance after being
called out on strikes by Zimmerman, and he.
100. joined the banshed ones. The gallery
was augmented by Anes and Raymond,
both Of whom retired from the box. as well
as a number Of St Louis players who were
loshnr on general principles. The merits Of
several unreres furnished a warm subject
for conversation. II is said.
Raymond got of 20 a poor start and
handed over the game 10 An1es after pass
ing three men and allowing two hits at the
start OF the second inning. Only three
runs had been scored in the frame, but
there were men on Second and third and
none out when Ames appeared Hauser
forced a runner 81 second but Ellis lifted
a sacrifice fly 10 Snodsrass. which tailed
the fourth run Hauser died stealing
Ames did as well as could be expected
under the circumstances. but II took some
sharp fielding 10 hold the Cardinals in
check for the next three innings. Three
hits and a pass in the third scored only
on run. but one man was picked off az
third and another caught at the plate on a
beautiful throw by Devore after Steel had
singled An error by Ames. wild throw
Of bunt 10 Merkle allowed Higgins. the
first man UP in the fourth to get clear TO
third. only to score on a sacrifice fly.
When Evans opened the fifth with a triple
g-1,r
and Murray had made brilliant catches and
Bliss had drbbled to the box. Msrouard
was called upon to finish the game He
proved as invincible as on Saturday. al
lowing only one hit. giving two passes and
striking out five men I'm the four innings.
Ellis opened the ninth with a triple and
scored when Merkle fell to the ground after
making a circus catch Of Konetchys foul
The Giants performed rather lifelessly,
and although they pounded Steel's curves
for nine hits and had the advantage Of
three passes they could not overcome The
hitting done by McGraw's men was credited
10 Larry Doyle. who pounded out two
triples and two singles I'm five times at bat.
Fred Merkle added a smaCking double and
single 20 his batting record, while DeVlin
made two hits
Mowrey's error and Merkle's double al
rally. but no more hits were forthcoming
although both runners tailed on two in1eld
outs pass 10 Devore. DOyle's triple and
an inheld out scored two more in the fifth
With one out in the sixth, Bridwell and
Devlin both singled but Wilson hit into a
double play. With one ont in the eighth
another rally was started. Murray and
Merkle singled but Bridwell hit to the box
ana was thrown out at first. Murray at
tempted 10 score on the out as DOYLE had
done on similar play in the fifth. but was
doubled AT third, Konetchy to Mowrev.
crowd Of microscopic proportions
worked Itself up into a frenzy in the ninth
when Meyers. batting for Devlin. and Will
son drew passes Crandall. batting foI
Marquard, drbbled 10 the box. advancine
both runners a base, while Devore popped
ur a fly to Konetchy. Larry DOYLE regis
tered his fourth hit. a single TO centre
scoring two runs but Snodgrass raped
out long fly 10 Ellis.
The score follows.
ST. LOUIS NEW YORK
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