New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-13
THIRTEEN NO H00D00
FOR RUBE MARQUARD
Wonderful String of Victories
Stretched to Breaking
Point, but Holds.
GIANTS RALLY IN EIGHTH
Come from Behind and Defeat
the Cubs in Snappy Game,
Which Rain Endangered
More Than Once.

secutive victory of the season at the Polo
Grounds Yesterday when the Chicago Cubs
went down to defeat by q score of to 2.
The mighty Frenchman is now only one
game behind the record for consecutive
victories held by Jack Chesbro. once with
the Yankees, and is still undefeated this
season II was not through any favorable
break in the luck of the game that Mar
Guard accomplished the downfall of the
hoodoo number thirteen" Rain. which fell
at Intervals a wet. Shiny ball and last, but
not least the growing Bruins conspired TO
cut his wonderful string which, at least.
was stretched TO the breaking point. Shafer
batted for Marduard in the eighth inning
and started the Giants to victory by getting
a base on balls. Then followed a rally
which scored two runs and gave otis Gram
dali lead when he took his place on The
mound to pitch the ninth inning.
As a result of some pointed repartee be-
tween Finneran. the umpire-in-chief. on
Tuesday, Joe Tinker and Heine thinner
man were absent from the lineup of the
Cubs, and Jerry Downs, late of the Brook
Ign Superbas covered shortstOp, while
Tommy Leach. once of the Pirates, was
on third. Despite the absence of these
stars the Cubs gave Marquard the fight
of his life In the second inning Miller dou-
bled TO left. and then Jimmy Archer swung
on fast ball and drove it into the left field
stands for a home run. Thereafter they
were able to do little with the New YORK
star. The Giants pushed run over In the
fourth inning, but there was constant
dread that Billy Klein would call the game.
The umpire was willing. however. to stand
he drenching, and the game went on until
victory was won finally.
Starting the game without Tinker and
Zimmerman, the Cubs finished it without
Richie "Lurid" Lew started against the
iants in the box and performed in man
Ter which was fully up TO the standard OF
1is distinguished opponent For the first
:hree innings not a New York man saw
third base, although they squeezed out
.hree singles Richie seemed to be in a
AR Nay-of winning, although in the fourth
ming Snodgrass singled ard scored on an
nfeld out by Murray and fuke single by
Becker
Richie, however paid the penalty OF his
VIVID rashness and was forced 10 leave the
, game in the seventh inning through
physical inability and not because of bat
ing bee on the part of the Giants. Richie
. opened the Chicago half Of the seventh
BY driving a double TO left field. He took
third when Marquard was slow In fielding
bunt by Shecksrd. and the way was open
for run. Schultz, however, fouled out TO
Meyers and Downs grounded to Fletcher.
who threw to the plate to head Off the
pitcher, who tried TO score.
Richie. realizing perhaps that he was
caught, launched himself feet first I'm the
direction of Meyers and the plate, but got
all The worst Of the collision which followed
aud was picked UP in a groggy condition.
Mordecai Brown took the place Of Richie
Ia the eighth inning, but the man who
used TO prey upon the old Giants was
powerless. McGraw saw the chance TO
win then and there, and he took it. Shafsr
was sent in TO bat for Marquard, and
rev pass. Devore flied out, but Larry
Doyle doubled TO centre. scoring Shafer
With the teing run. Larry took third or
lie throw to the plate, and while the grand
stand rocked with the convulsive cheering
Of the crowd Snodgrass made good in the
pinch and drove a double to left field which
scored Doyle with the winning run.
With the exception Of the fourth inning.
when Archer swung on the ball and be-
came member of the Polo Ground Home
Run Hitters' Association, Marquard worked
in his own peerless style. He allowed eight
hits, but three OF these came in the second
inning, when all the damage was done.
Thereafter he was effective, and the Richie
incident marked the only time that the
plate was in danger while he was In the
box He passed not man and struck
ont five
With Crandall pitching I'm the ninth. the
Cubs looked dangerous. and put man on
third from Miller's double and sacrifice
bunt by Safer. Miller was run down, how
ever. by Crandall on Archer's sizzling
grounder 10 the box, while Goodc, batting
for Brown, foued out TO Herzog
Johnny Evers. the watchful little Trojan,
made himself moro unpopular with the
crowd In the sixth inning. Devore was
safe on an error by Downs. and ran TO
third when Doyle singled to centre. Evers,
however, noted that Devore neglected to
touch second base and bawled long and
loud for the ball When he finally got
n. he walked over and touched the bag
and Devore was declared out. Evers also
vas busy arguing with the fans" in the
grandstand, and acted pivot man ia a
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