New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
Great SouthpaW Holds Boston
Safe in Contest Featured
by Hard Hitting.
HAS WON EIGHTEEN GAMES
Twelve in Row for Giants, Who
Believe They Have Chance
to Eclipse the Old
time Record.

greatest southpaw pitcher ever developed,
won his eighteenth consecutive victory yes
terday afternoon. Incidentally, it was the
twelfth straight victory for the Giants, and
was won in a hard hitting contest at the
Polo Grounds by a score Of s to 6.
Afaruuard IS now only one game sehind
the record Of Tim Keefe, and If the form
he displayed in the struggle yesterday can
be accepted as a criterion he will I'M
doubtcdly not only break all the former
records for consecutive victories. but Will
establish a record that will stand for
wears. Tho lust for record breaking has
spread 10 the team as body, and the men
are straining every nerve TO win more
than twenty games in row and break the
record Of the old Providence team. The
greatest winning streak Of New York
team was in 1905, when the worlds cham
pions won eighteen games in row.
Although the Braves pounded MarQuard
harder than any other team that has faced
him this season and turned those hits into
a greater number Of runs than any other
team has scored on him, he permitted lib
critics only after the Giants had piled up a
lead sufficiently large TO allow him to slow
down and rest from the heat
The Boston men located his curves for
eleven hits. and eight OF these came after
the fourth inning He allowed a hit to
Sweeney in the first inning, one 10 Brown
IN the third and one to Kirke IN the fourth,
but to the others he was the real and
original unsolvable mystery. With run
ners on the bases he frightened up, and,
jumping his fast ball over the plate, he
sent the batters back TO the bench one
after another
In the mean time the Giants proceeded in
their usual industrious manner and piled
up a lead of seven runs. With this nest
egg to his credit, Marquard let down in the
fifth inning, and the Braves clouted him or
three hits. Singles by King and Campbell
and a double by Arthur Devlin. coupled
with an error by Larry Doyle, which was
so ridiculous that even Larry laughed, re-
suited in scoring three runs. This so net
tied Marauard that he completely squelched
them in the following two innings, aided
by fine double play, Snodgrass TO Fletch-
er, in the sixth.
The Giants saw their way clear TO count
run in the sixth inning. Marquard loafed
during the eighth, and the Braves got to-
gether and scored two runs on a single, a
fielder's choice, a double by Titus and an
inAeld by Houser, while in the ninth inning
hit batsman, single and an error gave
them another tally With two still on bases
and two out in the inal Marquard capped
his grand performance by striking out the
hard hitting Kirke. Just to keep his hand
in Marquard found time to strike out FIVE
batters in all.
The Giants did not perform quite TO their
usual standard in the field. although TO a
certainty they played good ball and gave
the crowd plenty to cheer and applaud.
Doyles error, which shaped the way for
two Of Bostons runs, was made on little
| bouncer from the bat OF Brown while
An King was on first. Larry set for the ball,
~ caught II and then threw It far over
MerNe's head. Back to the stands the ball
rolled. and stopped in its mad career only
when Chief Meyers swooped down upon It,
while King raced to third and Brown ia
second Then came Devlin's twO-bagger
that dropped just out of MurTays reach
although Jack made a great run for It.
Chief Meyers made a funny muff Of
skyscraping foul from the bat OF Houser
but no harm was done, for the batter
raised another foul on the next ball pitched
and this time the Indian chung fast. So, lr
the ninth inning, It was not remarkab BILE
that Fletcher should boot and otherwise
muff a simple grounder from the bat OF
Sweeney and let a runner tally.
Strange to relate, Beals Becker over.
looked the formality Of making a safe hit
but in lieu thereof he made the most SEN
sational play Of the day, and robbed Brown
Of a certain three-bagger in the seventh.
Marquard had shot the ball right over for
his opponent on the mound, and Buster hit
II flush on the nose. High and far, right
for the centre field fence, the ball travelled
and the fans were up in their seats cheer
ing the wallop. AS the ball left the bat
Becker started for the fence, and at the
right moment he turned and pulled the ball
In over his shoulders.
Fred Snodgrass made a pretty play IN
the sixth inning, when he and Fletcher &C
complished the only double play of the
game. Houser was on second as a result
OF his double, when O'Rourke hit a low
liner into left field. 1t looked good for a
hit, and Houser ran for third but Snow
caught the ball, and his throw TO Fletcher
completed the double.
The need of a wideawake field CAPTAIN
for the Braves was clearly shown IN the
seventh inning when Vincent Campbell,
centre fielder, and Kirke. the left fielder,
were IN collision going after q Texas
Lacquer by Becker, which Kirke caught In
a great play after long run. The ball
raised over the .nfeld, Just too far out for
the shortstop, and right between left and
centre field. Both Campbell and Kirke
went after It IN full career. Neither yelled.
nor did the inielders give any warning
Just as Kirke caught the ball Campbell
made q blind lunge for II, and, striking
Kirke across the hips, fell TO the ground
heavily. Fortunately he was uninjured.
With Arthur Devlin at third base, the
Boston infleld took q new lease on life and
played something like real baseball. The
former Giant was a tower Of strength, and
he made two plays that won him we'll de-
served cheers Even McGraw on the coach
ing line said: You're still there. Arthur,
old boy. Keep II up" In the first inning
he raced 10 the grandstand boxes to get a.
foul from Herzogs bat, and in the second
inning his one-handed stop and throw Of a
slow roller by Meyers bordered on the
spectacular.
In the twenty-one hits that were regis
tered by the opposing teams no fewer than
eight were for extra bases. Larry DOYLE
was the long distance star Of the day. He
smashed a home run into the right field
stand while Snodgrass was on second base
Fletcher came along with triple, double
and a single to his credit, while Mum ay,
Devlin, Campbell. Houser and Titus also
made two-base hits. once again, Chief
Meyers didn't get a safe hit, although he
slugged the ball with all his great power.