New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-30
GIANTS TRAIL CUBS
FOR THIRD DEFEAT
Once More Just a Run Shy When
TaIIies Are Added Up at End
of Nine Innings.
RICHIE FORCED TO COVER
Tesreau Pitches Good Ball, but
Cubs Fall on Ames in Eighth
and Bat Out Their
Winning Runs.

The Chicago Cubs made 1t three in a
row over the Giants on the Polo Grounds
yesterday afternoon. The Goddess OF
Luck was never more capricious, and
basking IN the sunlight OF her smiles
Chances men captured their seventh VIC
tory In the last eight games by score
of 4 to 3. The Giants went down 10 de-
feat with their colors flying. fighting with
grim determination 10 the last ditch. For
the second time in three days they
knocked "Lurid'' Lew Richie out Of the
box, but when Lew weakened chance
sent in hurried call for Ed Rueioach'
and the big fellow saved the day Tor the
third time in succession Unfortunate!
for Ruelbach's average. In each case inc
Cubs were ahead when he took up tie
cudgels. and he will receive no ofiiclai
recognition.
The visitors enjoyed their greatest good
fortune in the sixth inning at time
when affairs looked darkest and heaF!
black clouds in the shape Of an lncipieh'
New York rally hung low over their hofl-
ION. Beals Becker. first man up for Ne"
York was hit by a pitched BALL ana r'eu
8. Merkle beat out a savage Smash uo"h
the third base line Zimmerman saw that
Merkle was safe so ne tried for Becker
I'M, was late and all hands were safe.
Ja,, Murray hen laid down perfect
hunt. Richie sW ooped down on the oaIl
and threw 20 first. Bush. who umplIeu
on the bases. was watching the runner
at second and third bases. and neglected.
20 see that Riches throw pulled SAFER
off the base a while foot He declareu
Murray out The decision moved the Ne"
York tearn-moved them 10 oratory with
great unanimity. From McGraw to Mur-
ray they frothed a the mouth, put 10 no
purpose. The decision stood as rendered,
and one was out where the bases shonid
have been filed.
Charley Hergog then came to the pat
and picking out Il ball 10 his liking drove
Il toward right field. Becker crossed the
plate and Merkle was we'll on his Wa!
for third, but Bush, standing in the pain
Of the oncomlng ball, vas no. s"il'
enough in his effort to avoid COLLISION
lie lodged, but the ball fecked his coat
as Il hurtled into centre field. Johnny
Evers. the alert second baseman Of the
cubs. at once rushed in and demahoeo
that the runners be sent back TO theif
bases. which under the rule Bush was
forced 70 do. Hope still filled the breasts
OF the New York rooters, for with the
bases filed, one out and Meyers at the
hat what more could be asked. The
chief hit into a double play, Tinker 70
Evers TO Safer and New York was retired
runless.
That Fortune allied herself with the
Cubs was brought out quite as forcioly IN
the eighth, when the Chicago team sewec
I'D the game for good and all. Leach
vas passed, and the veteran raced 10 sec
ond when Chief Meyers let ball SLIP
through his fingers. Vic Safer then NIL
one 10 right field, and Murray, who mao
earned the plaudits Of the crowd on three
or four occasions for brilliant work. was
unable 10 stop the ball. which sno'
through him with terrific force and rolled
20 the gate In right field for home rum
scoring Leach before him. Under ordl'
nary circumstances the hit was good only
for one base Evers singled TO rlght he!o'
but Archer flied out TO Devore and EVers
was out stealing.
New York came into the bat TO make
their dying effort in their half OF the
same inning, and succeeded In knocking
Richie out Of the box. Doyle and Becker
were psssed, and on the hit-and-run play
Merkle drove a singing single into lei'
field. which scored Doyle and put Becker
on third base That hit sounded the
doathknell Of Richie, and Ruelbach was
called in. Murray was given the sign tc
Kill IT, and Jack swung with might ano
main. but Sheckard was under the bal
when il fell 10 earth, and the hit went at
a sacrifice fy, since Becker scored easily
Ruelbach then got the next two batterS
20 HIT into force plays, and TO all prac-
teal purposes the game was over In the
ninth inning, after Fletcher fied out
snodgraes was put in 20 bat for Leor
Ames. He struck out. Then Shafer was
mt In 70 bat for Devore. He famed.
LEFT Tesreau. the exponent OF the In
undated delivery. started the game lot 'ht
Giants, and during the seven innings ne
decorated the landscape he pitched well
The Rruins got 10 him for seven hits. but
sxcept in the first and. third innings he
kept the safeties out Of sight In times OF
danger.
The Giants opened as II they would
stop the streak Of Chances men In the
first inning. Richie was unsteady and ne
allied the bases by passing Doyle and
Becker after Devore clouted the first bal
n,,ched for a single. They reckoned with
o0t Evers Merkle splashed one down &c
the little Trojan. and. as In the days o.
wore. Becker and Merkie were doubled up
Eyers 10 Tinker 10 SAFER. Sounds pc
culiar without that Chance9
There we're some eighteen thousand per-
,ons on hand. who found much to cheer
and groan about. The sroans were di
rected at decisions Of Messrs. Klein ane
Bush.
The score follows:
CHICAGO. NEW YORK.