New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-17
GIANTS SLUMP BADLY.
Cubs Take Another Fall Out OF
the League Leaders.
LAVENDER STILL PULLING
Tesreau Does Well, but Bunch
ed Hits and Errors Work
His Downfall.
Try Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Chicago July 16.-The merry toooSsan
slide of the Giants goes apace. The Cuos
took another fall out Of the leaders mere
to-day. and there is no doubt Una, tue
champions have taken good oid-it sh-
toned slump The pennant bee is loiuly
buzzing I'm Chicago and a big crowd was
a. the game to-day drawn out parity ny
a statement from Frank Chahce 10 tue
effect that the Cubs would win the nag
The score was 5 to /. giving Chicago !our
ont Of the five on the present trip. Inc
Giants have won two out Of the nine con-
tests played. both victories being credited
TO Mathewson, who is standing IN the
breech and holding the fort while NC
Graw rallies his disorganized forces.
There was one encouraging sign in the
conflict from a New York point or vie"
namely. the showing of JEFF Tesreau'
with his twirlng staff demoralized. the
Little Napoleon called upon the youngster
70 60 in and stop the cubs. He responded
nobly, and made things exceedingly inter
estIng for the home team. In two differ
ent innings, however, the Cubs were ahie
10 bunch two hits. which Melted them three
runs, errors and passes helping the cause
along.
Lavender was Chances hope, and the
visitors could do little with him. \ triple
BY Murray and singles by Herzog ana
Meyers, with one out, I'm the fourth Melted
only one run. Fletcher and Tesreau being
una bic to follow through with the timely
safeties promising rally was started
I'm the ninth inning, when Herzog ana
Meyers led off with singles. with two
men on the bags. none out and two runs
needed to tie the score, Shater. batting
for Fletcher, popped to Tinker; McCor-
mick, batting for Tesreau. struck out,
and Snodgrass grounded out, Eyers TO
Safer 1t was q mastery bit Of pitching
by the young Chicago star.
Herzog Meyers and Fletcher did about
all the hitting that was done by the
Giants. They shared six OF New Norks
eight hits among them. The New York
crs outbatted and outiiclded the Cubs.
but that was all the good II did them.
When tho returns were all I'm another
victory for the Windy City team was
recorded. 4 peculiar play came up in tho
sixth inning, when zimmerman struck
out. The third strike bounded high of
Mcyerss glove. and had so much force
behind Il that IL bounced to Tesrcau'
who picked It up and threw 10 first for
the put-out
The Giants were the first TO score. With
one out in the fourth Murra" triplcd 10
the clubhouse. and scored on Hcrzog'
scratch hit through short. Meyers singled
10 the same spot. but Fletcher lifted
high one 10 SheCkard aud Tesreau famed.
Tho cubs came back and counted Two
Tor themselves iu the nth with one
out. Ey,rs was safe OH Doylc's low throw.
Archer grounded out. HcrzuA 10 M"rk'e.
putting Eyers on second. 80 that nc
could adyauc" 10 third on q passed ball.
Lavender scratched hit through IIerzog.
which brought Evcrs home. and Sheck-
ard tripled to the right field fence, sror-
ing the pitcher Tcsrcau threw out
Schultz.
Another run Wa added I'm tho eighth.
Sheckard waited for - pass and schultz
singled 10 right putting runners on first
and second. Tinker nit 10 Ncrhle. VINO
made fast play and tossed to Herzog,
forcing Sheckard at third. IlmmerWar's
siugI. brought Schultz home and placed
Tinker on second. but Leach foul"d to
Hcriog and Safer struck out
Tho score folluHs.