New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-29
GIANTS AND MATTY LOSE.
Five Errors Cost Three Runs. and
the Cardinals Win.
SALLEE PITCHES GOOD BALL
Herzogs Three Dagger. with
Two Men on Bases. Prevents
a Shut Out.

St Louis July 2S-Christy Mathewson
lost another game 20 the 81 Louis Car
dnals to-day when the defence Of the
Giants collapsed. The visitors made five
errors and We're beaten by q score OF 20
.. Herzog's triple. with two men on the
bases in the ninth inning. alone saved New
York from shutout.
Although Matty allowed tho Cardinals
eleven hits. they were so well scattered
that only two Of their Give runs were
earned. The rest We're pure gifts. AS a
sample Of the Giants work Devor-'s play
ing in the seventh may boz cited. With
one out. Josh mufed Blsss d'nSy little
fly. As though this was not enough when
Saiice singled % l.ft on "a bit and run
play Devore picked up the bali and threw
. il over Herzog's head 10 the grandstand.
letting Bliss score and Sailee take third
And so it went On throughout the game.
a wild throw by Fletcher in the thud
/ being responsible for one FUR. while
/ Merkle's error in the sixth resulted IN am
other
b Matty pitched his usual heady game in
spite of all. and only his brilliant work
when his teammates put him in a hole
prevented the Cardinals from piiing NO an
avalanche Of runs Furthermore, he dcldoI
his position in splendid fashion. accepting
FIVE chances without an error
Sallea was IN top form and had the
: Giants az his mercy The eight hits he
allowed We're scattered. except in the ninth
inning. when the visitors punched two sim
giles and a triple Twice the Giants man
aged 20 start off innings with safe hits,
/ Movers opening the third with q single and
Herzog the eighth. but there vas no one
70 help the runners 20 the plate Neither
Mattv nor Sallea gave a pass. although
IL was a damp day and a drilling rain
fell AZ times The ST. Louis southpaw roc
ceived errorless support. in contrast 20 the
work Of the Giants
The Cardinals scored I'm the first inning
/ Higgins. the first man up doubled hut
! on Hausers hunt 70 NattT was run down
between second and third. Hauser got 10
| second on the play and took third on
I EIlis's sacrifice. Konetchy made an infeid
/ hit and Hauser crossed the plate.
/ Honey died stealing.
! In the third Bliss beat out nm infeld hit
and went clear TO third on Fletchcr's wild
throw 20 Merkle. DOYLE threw ont Sallee.
holding Bliss on third. Higgins grounded
20 the box. Bliss being run down at the
plate by Matty's clever work Higgins.
however took second and scored on Haus-
ers single 20 right. Murray throw 20 the
plate bounded over Meyerss head. and
Hauser got % third. but was left when
Fletcher threw out Bliss
In the fourth a double by Konetchy and
singles by Smith and cakes earned a run
for St Louis With one gone in the sixth,
Merkle tossed Euiss grounder wild 90
Mattv and let the runner get 20 second.
Konetchy popped 20 Fletcher. but Evans
singled 20 right scoring Ellis. Hauser
lined TO Herzog Two successive errors by
F Devore gave the Cardinals their fftA run
In the seventh.
/ The Giants We're unable 70 bunch their
hits until the ninth, when they tried TO
/ rally 10 a victory. Although Doyle tou.ed
/ ont. Snodcrass singled and took second on
Murrays ont. MerNe beat out an inhe.d
hit and then HerZog trpied 90 ie.t field.
cleaning mp the bags. Fletcher flied out
10 Cakes