New-York tribune., 1912-07-15
MARQUARD LOSES TWICE.
Giants Drop Double Header to
Cardinals Before Big Crowd.
"RUBE" EASY FOR ST. LOUIS
McGraW's Star Credited with
Two Defeats, Although He
Twirls Only Eight Innings.
[Rv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

St Louis, July 14-"Rube' Marouard
seems fated to make a record whichever
way he turns. This afternoon he threw on
the reverse clutch and lost two games.
when the Giants went down before the ST.
Louis Cardinals in a double-header Al
though "Rube" did not pitch two full con-
tests, he is credited with both defeats.
Losing twice in one afternoon Is a mark
no other twirler has touched within recent
memory. The scores of the games were
to 2 and to ?. A crowd of 1900 spec
tators was on hand.
TO accomplish the feat the man who has
string of nineteen consecutive victories
at his belt pitched only eight innings. Two
of these were tackled on to the end of the
first game. Wiltse retired to let Devore
bat for him in the eighth. and the "Rube"
finished. The score was tie at 10 2
when he entered the fray. but two passes
and three hits in that short period gave the
Cardinals their winning run.
Marquard started I'm the second encounter.
bus retired after six innings Of work. Nc
Cormick batting for him in the seventh
frame. The home team fell upon him for
nine hits while he reigned, and these,
coupled with three passes, netted three
runs. which were enough to win the game
without the additional tally scored while
Crandall was in the box. The brilliant
southpaw has now lost three In a row and
a call has been sent out for a meeting OF
the anvil chorus.
Harmon held tho Giants in the hollow Of
his hand in the first game. He allowed six
hits which were we'll scattered. Larry
IL oF d,
Steele were equally effective in the second
encounter, and the Giants were unable TO
do q bit better with their bats. Fred
Merkle fattened his batting average with
three wallops. and Becker absorbed two,
letting Larry DOYLE account for the other
hit.
The Cardinals played eighteen innings Of
errorless baseball and used their sticks
with great effectiveness In the pinches.
They had considerable trouble IN solving
Wiltse's delivery in the first game. rapping
out only three hits in the seven innings
that George worked. But with the advent
Of Marquard the problem was unexpected
~ simplifed.
st. Louis got Of in the lead in the cur
tain raiser, With one out, Evans walked,
to centre and crossed the plate when
Becker fumbled the hall. Meyerss single
and successive doubles by Snodgrass and
Doyle gave the Giants two runs in the
third, and made up the only scoring propo-
sition that the visitors presented during
the game. The Cardinals came right back
tieing the score in the fourth Smith led
off with n single ana took third on
Konetchys double Evans went out, DOYLE
10 Merkle, but Smith tailed on the play
The game was won in the ninth. Mar
guard famed HuGgins with singular ease.
but Bliss, batting for Ellis. singled 20
centre Magee went in TO run for the
catcher and took third on Smiths safety
Konetchy was purposely passed. filling the
bases. and then Evans singled 10 left,
scoring Magee with tho winning run
Huggins started Marquard on his down
fall in the first inning Of tho second game
when he singled TO right field Ellis was
out. Merkle unassisted. and Higgins went
70 second. Smith walked and stole second.
Then Honey boosted a long hy 10 Becker
and Higgins scored. Although Evans drew
a base on balls. Hauser forced Smith at
third.
new YORK talled one IN the SeCond.
Merkle singled through Hauser, but Murray
struck out. Herzog and Meyers both drew
passes. films the bases. Shafer dumped
the ball in front OF the plate and was out
at first, but Merkle crossed the plate Mar
guard walked and Geyer was chased.
Steele took his place, tanning Snodgrass.
Both teams scored cne each in the third
A pass to Doyle and singles by Becker and
41erkle filled the bases Nurray's sacrifice
1y to Oakes allowed Doyle TO score Her
zog hit into a double play. Merkle getting
nipped at second. Hauser To Huggins 10
Honey.
Hugglns singled TO left In the Cardinals
half Of the third. Ellis hit to right for a
base and HugginS went 10 third Then
Smith shot One-base knock TO left. sCor-
ing Huggns Evans pried the sixth wide
open with a triple 70 centre, scoring on
Hauser's single 10 the same territory.
With Crandall on the job in the eighth.
Oakes landed a single In centre. and Bliss
tapped in front Of the plate. Meyers picked
up the ball, but when he tried to throw to
first he found the strap on his chest pro-
tector had broken loose. This caused him
to heaVe wide to Merkle and the ball rolled
out TO the fence, Oakos scoring.
The scores follow.