New-York tribune., 1911-07-20
mo STOPPING ST. LOUIS.
Cardinals Take Two Games from
Brooklyn SuperbaS.
HEAVY HITTING COUNTS
Barger and Schardt Suffer Sc
verely at Hands of Roger
Bresnahan' Men.

Roger Bresnahan and his band of fight
ing Cardinals rose To within two games OF
the Giants by defeating the Brooklyn Su-
rerbas in both ends OF a double header at
Washington Park yesterday afternoon. The
visitors from the banks Of the Father OF
Waters fought their way from behind to
win the opening contest by score of to
., but had a merry batting feast at the
expense Of Elmer Schardt in the final game
of the day and won hands down. with the
total standing at to >.
All batting records Of the grounds went
petering far to windward I'm the NTH In
ming. when the rushing Cardinals sent ten
men TO the bat and scored seven runs on
as many hits. Only two Of the cluster were
loHly singles. Two were home runs, which
happened along with men on bases, and
three were doubles. The longest hit ever
made on the grounds was seen when
Evans. the big right fielder. lifted IN"
sphere far and high over the night centre
field fence The hit vas lonS liner whlch
gained altitude as it scared along and II
dropped over the barrier clear by some ten
or twelve feet.
The games whle easy for the visitors
produced many thrilling features. and some
PLAYS ont of the ordinary were accom-
plished by both teams. In the opening
struggle Hauser the little shortstop ot the
Missouri band made a remarkable stop
and throw on paubert's grounder' and
nipped Jake at first by a step The ball
was we'll behind second base and over to
the right "Rube" Ellis pulled off a spec
tacular catch Oh a drive by John Hummel
which was billed FOR the fence. dragging
the ball down over his shoulder short
distance from the centre field hleachers.
Mowrey. too. came into the limelight by
robbing Coulson Of hit in the seVer'''
inning of the closing game and choking
off a promising rally.
The Cardinals opened fire in tire opening
round of the first game. Huggins Deat ou'
a hit to Tooley. rounded third on slhS'e
to right by Hauser, and tailed on hohet-
chys sacrifice. Brooklyn came back win
two I'm the third. Barger was safe Oh
Mowrey's error. and hits by Dautert' Nheat
and Coulson drove hime brace OF Iuns.
Konetchy opened the fourth :rAme by MT
ting safely. He was nipped off FIRST by
Barger but hits by Evans MclVor anu
Bresnahan and a base TO Mowrey totalleu
three runs No more scoring was at' ON
plished.
Schardt and Burk pitched the secohd
game for Brooklyn, while Geyer ana Sdhee
performed in a similar capacity TOT 0''
Louis. triple by Burch, single DIV Dau-
bert and long flies by Wheat and Euinhel
scored two runs for Brooklyn n tae "Tst
inning. Schardt. although hit t:eely' es-
caped disaster until the merry ifth' when
the cyclone struck. Mowrey opened Win
a double to right, and he and McNor
scored together when the latter snashed
a home run 10 left field. Bliss singled ana
was sent TO second when Geycr ounteh "a
sacrifice 10 Daubert. Huggins .annci' nut
Hauser scored Bliss with a hit to lett Inc
sbortstop stole second and counted himself
whom Ellis doubled. "Rube" was sent home
bv Konetchy's double, and the big 30
bemian scored before Evans when the
latter made his mighty hit over tfe rlsh'
centre field fence. Mowrey "A ne up ioi
the second time. but famed out
Three singles an error and sacrlhce hE
rave the Superbas three runs IN tn slHtA
inning. but Geyer stopped them uhui 'he
ninth. when Sallee snuffed out Wha' 'hish'
have been rally.
The score follows: