New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
'SUPERBAS ON THE SLIDE
Bump Their Way to Bottom N
Home of Cardinals.
SALLEE STINGY WITH HITS
Parcels Out Two, and Not q
Single Brooklyn Player Finds
Way TO Second Base.

liy Tc'c-rarN t5 The Tribune.
- Louis. May ll-licld powerless BE-
i,ie the mystifying shoots and Blenders on
slim" Sallec, the Brooklyn Superbas snug
led comfortably into last place in the per
ooutage column. TO share their lowly pertl
with Charley Dooin's unfortunate PhiIli"s,
Wien the -. Louis Cardinals beat them h'
a score Of to . here to-day. The game
marked the fourth straight defeat for the
Superbas.
seldom in his career a. q major league
pitcher has Sall"c shown 10 better ad-
vantage. he bad speed To burn and perfect
control Of his curves Two hits a single
nv Moran IN tho third inning and a safety
by Phelps On tine eighth. wer" all the So
p.rbas could gather Sale" issued has"
on balls 20 Wheat i'm the second inning. :"
that only three Brooklyn men reached hrsi'
ard none SAW Tho gid1y heights Of second.
/ IN all other innings the gray clad visitors
stepped brisl,iy 20 IN" plate. took look ~
/ what SAP showed them and beat II brisk
~ for he bench
Behind him tho Cardinals PLAYED ihe
same -onsat,onal brand Of baseball which
ihcy displayed I'm their cyolonic whirl
. tlIi'NfI ''"- .Ii'h'N Ifri summer
+ Rrosuah han "u tha coaching lines and inspir
ing his mon 20 action. they played the
game right up 10 the handle and made life
miserable for Phelps by stealing FIVE bases
+ with Ms2on cnrontery that might have
done credit To- So many bank burglars or
porch climbers They hit well and had the
tuack of punching their hits in a way that
precuded the possibility of defeat
on the defensive the men roved about In
truly pratical manner, and many well
meant drive that was billed and labelled
for the distant barrier fell into the unfe"i-
/ Ing clutches OF Mound city fielder
| Hauser. at shortstop. made one Of the
most spectacular stops ever seen in this
/ city in the NTH inning Hummel drove the
bail on line straight FOR second base. ana
| II looked good for hit. iiauser. however
started with the ball. knocked il down and
with one motion scooped II up and tossed
+ II 10 first in time TO get the runner by d
hairs breadth. Mike Mowrey also had 4
busy day at third base and made the most
II seven chances.
( For two innings the Cardinals behaved IL
IA most gentlemanly manner ana although
they made two hits from Knetzer in the
Sffbil lUilIN lilff il'hs''A'' ~ t'"H''- 80
/ the third frame. however, they experienced
a sudden change OF heart. and knetzer was
Knocked seven ways for Sunday IN A
/ trico In all ne allowed five hits and gave
way TO Jack Ragon. rescue pitcher 10 TIRE
crowned heads OF Brooklyn. who was taken
out I'm the eighth inning and iingling sent
forth to get his. which he got
with one out in the third inning Hug
I gins strolled on wide ones and pranced
uadly to second base without leave or
license Miller showed how fast he could
run by scoring when "Busher'' Ellis hit "a
short centre for a base Ellis stole second
on general principles. while Phelps said
something about having no heart. 'Busher
soon scored. for after Mowrey walked
/ Tony Konetchy whaled the ball hlther and
Won Mowrey took third. and Konetchy
modestly captured second when Evans was
thrown out on ht-and-run play that
didn't hit and run. and both scored when
/ Hausor helted the ball FOR single.
/ single by Hauser. Ningng's error and
a triple by Wingo scored two more runs
for the Cardinals in the eighth.
The score follows: