New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-04
GIANTS SCORE SEVEN
RUNS IN ONE INNING
Meyers Hammers Ball Into Lett
Field BIeaCherS with the
Bases CIOgged.
MARQUARD AGAIN TO FORE
Pitches His Team to Victory
Over st. Louis, Making His
Record Eleven Games
in a Row.

John Tories, of the house Of Meyers, arr
critic and connoisseur. administered the
fortunes Of Ruhe Marquard so effectively
at the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon
that the estate was able to turn IN report
Of eleven consecutive victories. The uus-
tees modus operandi against the st. Louis
Cardinals was lining the ball straight into
the left field bleachers in the third inning
with the bases full. Needless TO say, the
New York southraw was highly elated and
was seen to express his gratitude most
cordially on the return Of the Indian 20 the
betch. We'll he might, for the lusty waliop
by Meyers made the total count for the
inning seven runs and resulted in the I'M
mediate resignation of Slim Sallee. Inc
Giants won the game by score of TO B.
Putting Slim into the discard with Richie
Keefc. Moore and a few Of those other arch
enemies Of former years was considered
bv Rube TO be a task of no mean proper
tons He started out at top speed ana
retired the Cardinals in order In the FIRST
three frames. not hit being made of MS
delivery AS soon as he was endowed with
a seven run lead however he said what S
the use?" and proceeded TO let the visitors
harvest three runs on nine hits. TINS
could hardly be called bumper crop, ac-
cording to competent statisticians. AS ire
matter now stands Rubc has broken all
pitching records Of the last three or -FOUR
seasons and he has only to win hall
dozen more games 10 set a new big league
mark He finished the game strongly by
striking out Magee with merely a single
needed TO bring home 4 couple of runs.
At the start It looked as though the two
southpaws would have pretty battle. but
the Giants soon took all the steam out OF
the visitors. Fletcher started all the
trouble in the third inning by doubling to
centre and Marquard beat out grounder
which Magee fumbled. Arthur tailed from
/ third on Devore's sacrifice fly TO Cakes
{ but Larry Doyle was unable 20 do anything
, FOR his country ana famed. With two opt
! the outlook was far from dark for Sallee'
! Snodgrass. however, bounced single TO
! centre and when cakes juggled the sphere
Marouard arrived safely at third and Fred
( at the midway station. Here Bresnahan
! determined on a little heavy inside work
: Knowing that Becker left handed batter
was coming up. he ordered Sallee TO pass
/ Murray and fill the bases.
McGraw, however, shifted his attack and
I took the Cardinals completely by surprise
Becker shocked the invaders by laying
F, down q perfect bunt along the first base
{ line Sallee had no chance TO get Beals
/ at hrst ana turned 10 throw Narduard out
at the plate. Bresnahan was so dunn
founded, however. that he stood stock stu
several feet away from the rubber and
Rube tailed without a hand Icing htte9
J against him. With the bases still loaded
( Herzog walked. forcing in Snodgrass, and
. then came Meyers with his cleanup wallop.
Fletcher singled through short for his sec
ond hit of the inning but died stealing.
The Giants used only four hits TO make
their seven runs.
Bresnahan removed Sallec and assigned
4 Dale 10 finish the game. The youngstcr
n was effective, keeping four hits scattered.
but HerZoe's double I'm the fifth followed
BY two sacrifice flies, gave New York an
other run. A single by Ellis and Murray
triple with konetchy's sacrifice fly, resulted
I'm two runs for ST. Louis in the fourth
frame. Another was picked up in the sixth.
! Ellis led OFF with a s;rgle only TO be forced
at second by Mowrey. konetchy doubled
9 over third, putting Mowrey on the fire sta =
ton, so that he could trot home on Evans s
out. Hauser was hit but Groh made a
pretty play Oakes's grounder and ended
the inning.
The score follows: