Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-18
special Dispatch 10 Tie Star.


CHICAGO. ILL.,, August ~
Coming from behind, the Cubs
won great battle from the
Giants today at the West Side
Park by score OF q To 5 in eleven
innings. The victory puts the
Cubs within five games OF the
top again. and gave them the odd
game III the series of three.
Lew Richie was on the mound,
opposed by the great Christy
Mathewson. and pitching honors
were almost equal, Lew proving
a bit the craftier Of the two in
tight places. The defense of the
Cubs, however, was far superior
to that of their rivals, not a field
ing mistake being made behind
the lurid one, while the Giants
cracked fearfully in one round and
helped the Cubs to trio of runs.
Johnny Evers was back on sec
ond, and is two doubles helped
materially in scoring two OF the
runs. Vic Safer, however, was
the real hero of the day, scoring
three runs and making three hits,
one of which was 2 double.
The Giants had four runs be-
fore the Cubs counted at all then
in the fourth the Cubs made three
and in the seventh tied it with one.
New York scored one in the ninth
and the Cubs came right back and,
tied it again through the hitting
proves of Safer, Evers and
Archer. In the eleventh this same
trio of athletes came UP again
after one was out and produced
the winning run in hurry.
BY far the biggest crowd OF the
year was out for the final COM
bat. Many thought it was about
the third largest gathering the
West Side Park had ever pos
sessed
No one reached first base on
either side in the opening round,
but in the second the Giants had
one opening which was killed by
double play The luck turned
against the Cubs. and at the same
time the Giants did some heavy
batting, and three runs for New
York was the result. One was
out when Mathewson cut a single
between Zimmerman and Tinker.
Snodgrass followed with single
to left.
Doyle bounded one just over Riches
head and just hard enough 10 prevent
Thinkers getting in front of IL.
tumble Allowed Score.
Matfy really stopped at third. then saw
that Snodgrass hadn't stopped at second.
so had to go again, and Leach should
have thrown him out easily at the plate.
but in running in and scooping the ball
he fumbled it long enough 10 lose the
play He fired the ball to third. too late
to get snodgrass. and Matty scored while
Doyle took second on the throw. Becker
then lifted fly to Schultz. and Snod-
grass dashed home. after the catch
schulte's peg would have nailed him at
the plate but IL took a funny bound and
went over Archers head. Richie was
backing up and Doyle had TO stop at
third. Murray then hit a little short low
Nv to left, and Sheck-rd might have
raced in and nabbed it. but he slipped In
his first step and had TO take the ball on
the first bound, and Doyle scored. Merkle
was hit by pitched bail. but Herzog
lifted to Schultz and closed the fracas.
In the fourth more batting gave New
York another Meyers singled for a
starter Fletcher skied out, but Matty
singled to right, the Chief stopfng at sec
ond Snodgrass forced Matty at second
Then Doyle singled to right, scoring
Meyers but he was out trying TO stretcn
the hit to a double.
Giants Defense Cracked.
In the last Of the fourth the defense OF
the Giants cracked and this. with an
other two-base wallop by Heine thinner
man, got three runs for the Cubs. Sheck-
ard started with a walk Schultz drove
long ny TO the edge Of the crowd i'm
center Becker raced under II all right.
but muffed the ball. Sheckard got third
CONTINUED on Third Pase)