New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
'MATTY TAMES THE CUBS
Faces His Old Rival Brown and
Brings Back a Victory.
GIANTS SUPPORT STILL POOR
Evers Jumps Into Herzog Spikes
First and Crowd Hoots Him,
the Latter Unhurt.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.

Chicago, July 9.-Just to make sure IN
case the defeat of Marquard yesterday had
unsettled the team and started 1t on the
slump which must come now or never II the
Chicago Cubs are to win the pennant
Johnny McGraw called on his old right
bower, Christy Mathewson, 10 put the great
ouiotus on the Windy City instruction.
Chances quadrupeds, after the rumpus they
raised yesterday, were all primed to rend
the champions limb from limb-somethng
Johnny Evers actually tried to do TO Charlie
Herzog-but Matty put them to sleep and
gently eased them down to a 5 10 defeat.
They left the field realizing that the air Of
the pinnacle is altogether too rarifed for
their constitutions.
Mathewson may not be winning his
games in clusters of nineteen these days,
but when a victory is badly needed and
all hope seems gone the willy leader Of the
Giants knows whom TO summon to the
| firing line. crowd Of some twenty thou
sand fans" reported at the field to-day,
confident that the New York boom had
been punctured and prepared to see the
rollers inserted for the downward slide. 1t
| seemed like old times when Mordecai Brown
| and Matty were picked for mound duty
and the stage was set for one Of the torrid
games OF a few seasons back.
Big Six was compelled to use all his
| cunning and strategy TO hold off the Cubs.
The support which he received was frayed
at the edges, but he showed all the skill
that has made him the greatest pitcher OF
the day and held the bearlets in a strong
leash. He was put in many a tight place
hU the five of his lei atag mi a
| though the Cubs made nine hits of his
delivery II was the same old story when
Just ore timely wallop was needed. Moth
ing doing. Then runners lsnguished on the
bases.
Sheckards single and two errors by
Fletcher filed the bases with none out I'm
the first frame. but no one scored. In the
second Fletcher contributed another error.
while Herzog Clipped I'm ALSO but Matty
held firm and retired the side. Three hits
punched i'm the sixth Melted only one run
Joe Tinker, who always takes to Matty's
delivery with the keenest delight, failed to
get a hit while the same can be said 81
the mighty Zmmern an.
It was the tail end OF the New York
batting order that got TO Brown for eight
mus, ire lfdItIb HdfiUS lutii 'hlH WIN
Lavender Yesterday. Groh made up for his
previous relapses by playing a sensational
game in the field. and rapping out two
safeties, one Of which was a double, while
Murray did likewise. Herzog put the bau
into the stands for a home run, but un-
fortunately no one was on the paths
repetition Of the Snodgrass- Baker in
cident was narrowly averted In the eighth
inning. After Safer had famed snodgrass
lost Evers's liner i'm the sun. II was a good
two base hit, hut Johnny tried 10 stretch
II 10 a triple and died, Suodgrass 10 Her
zog. In sliding Evors jumped into herzog
spikes first, and Immediately there Was
trouble The players Of both teams sep
arated the two men before any blows were
struck Eyers was hooted and Missed by
almost the entire crowd, even though Her
| zog was unhurt
The Giants punched four hits for two
runs IN the second inning With two out.
Movers singled and scored on Fletcher's
| triple. Groh hit safely. bringing Fletcher
home. and although Nistty singled snod-
! grass lifted To Leach. Two were out in
| the sixth when Herzog put the ball into
! the left field stands for home run.
IA
NGroh singled only 10 he forced At second
! by Matty. Zimmerman mace a great stop
of Snodgrass's drive. but could not recover
| his balance in time TO throw 10 frs.
| Schultz muffed Beckers hy letting Mattv
| tally, while Snodgrsss counted as well
when Archer failed 10 stop schute's throw
| TO the plate.
The Cubs did not score until the nth.
| Sheckard led off with a single and took
| third on Schulte's double. ShecS scored
| on Thinkers sacrifice rs. Schultz taking
| third IIcrzog made a great stop n Tim
| mermsns liner and smothered Schultz at
! the plate. while Harry was caught mapping
| at first and died, Matty tn Merkle 10
| Fletcher. In the sixth Leach opened with a
| single, took second on an out and although
| Evers famed Tommy tailed on Archer's
! single
The Gcorp follows.