The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-17
GIANTS BATFOUR CUB TWIRLERS
 HARD AND WIN AN EASY GAME
TESREAU PITCHED WELL UNTIL LATE INNINGS, WHILE LAVEN- DER IS BATTED FROM BOX IN FIRST INNING
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Chicago. August 16.-With Tesreau pitch ing in fine form, New York defeated Chicago to today and evened up the series. The big right handed pitcher held Chicago to hits. until the ninth inning while New York drove two pitch CTS out of the box early in the game.
 New York forced Jimmy Lavender who started the game for Chicago. to re- tire before he had pitched two innings Then Reulbaeh was sent In but gave ,,,av to Cheney in the seventh after New Work had made four runs off him. New work got a run off Cheney in the eighth and he was relieved by Toney in the ninth
 Tesreau was given brilliant support Murray made two sensational catches running back into the crowd and pulling down drives that otherwise would nave gone for two base hits. New York ran wild on the bases, stealing six off Archer and one off Cotter.
 Johnny Evers whom President Lynch of the National League suspended for i've days for disputing q decision ot uin- pre Finneran, at the recent Boston se- ries, will return to the game tomorrow
 New York scored twice in tue first Snodgrass singled to left. Doyle walked Backer grounded to Safer advancing both runners. Murray flied to Schulte Snodgrass scoring. Merkle hit one too hot for Zimmerman to handle ana started a double steal. Doyle scoring Herzog out. ,..,
 play in Chicago's half permitted Sheckard to walk Tinker slnsiea. Neither Zimmerman nor Leach could send the man over Lavender was knocked from the slab in the second in hing. Meyers and Fletcher the first two men at bat hitting safely. Reulpaen succeeded him. Three pop flies retired
 ReuIbach scored Safer on a squeeze play in Chicago's half of the second in- ming after a base on balls and Archer single had sent the first baseman to third. Shecxard followed with a walk The next two went out one-two.
 Third inning: New York scores two Murray hit by pitcher. He stole second on Merkle's third strike. Herzog hits to left. With Murray he works double steal. Murray scores. Meyers slngies to center Herzog scores Fletcher grounds out to infeld.
 Chicago scored two runs in their hail of the fifth as did the Giants One error by Becker, who muHea l-Sdch ny lowed Sheckard to come in from thlfd' The single of Zimmerman permitted him to make third. moment later he scored on a passed ball. Sheckard, wno was hrst at bat, walked for the third time.
 In an effort to strengthen the Cubs de- fense. Cheney was sent in to relieve Ruel- bach in the seventh. Downey replaced Downs.
 In the first half of the eighth Fletcher scored on a ripping double in the right field crowd by Doyle. Fletcher walked to first and went to second on neat sacri- fee by Tesereau Snodgrass, who batted second fouled out to Zimmerman. Becker, who followed Doyle, was out, Downey to Safer.
 In Chicago's half Downey struck out, Archer flied to Doyle and Williams, bat ting for Cheney, fouled out to Meyers,
 Tonney replaced Cheney in the ninth, and Cotter went behind the bat, relieving Archer. Murray drew base on balls Merkle flied to Leach Downey and Safer retired Herzog, Murray going to second. Murray stole third Meyers popped to Safer.
 In Chicago's half of the ninth Sheek- ard doubled to the right field crowd. schulte flied to right, Sheckard going to third. Tinker flied to Murray, Immer- man singled to center, scoring Sheekard. Leach flied to Fletcher and the game was ended. New York winning, to 1.