New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-21
GIANTS AND MATN
GET AWFUL DRUBB|NG
Cardinals Freely WalIOp Big
Six" and WiItSe for
Shut-0ut.
HARMON MASTERFUL IN BOX
Natty Fielding Saves McGraw' s
Men from Tedium of
Perfunctory Work
with Bat.

The difference between fourteen hits
and two as bearing on and appertaining to
the winning OF a baseball game was apty
illustrated when the Giants met the St
Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds yes
terday afternoon.
The champions emerged from the vast
quantity of wreckage and debris scat
tered around the field. clinging tenacicusly
! 10 a a brace of bingles as mute evidence
that they were really in the game Men
while the visitors in that breezy western
manner bust the New York team wide
omen with a cyclonc attack which
brought the runs down in beyies. The
final score was to o. with -. Louis in
the big end.
Just where the followers OF McGraW
lifted in I'm the general scheme Of the al
/ ternoon was difficult for the lay mind 10
perceive. except as producers of some
nattv fielding Their work Al bat was
merely perfunctory and Of a supernumer-
arv nature 1t must be admitted That
Rob Harmon cast a very depressing at
mosphere over the whole party. Without
rnincing words he was the regular little
kfl-joy
Harmon gave the audience just two oie
laughs. Once when Murray singled Win
two out in the second and again wheh
BURNS beat out a hit to Whitfield IN the
ninth. IL was an awful long while be-
tween laughs. but not so much as snick-
or could be wrung out of the rest OF the
game. for Murray and Burns We're the
frCf
If Harmon were not Of His Napoieonic
Majesty's Opposition it might be sara
that his twirling was just about the
best that has been seen at the POLO
Grounds in many moons. only two SAFE
ties marring a perfectly pitched game
but. Of course, under the circumstances
the visiting sharpshooter's effort can be
only lightly touched on and then hastily
dropped There is reason for this, as
matters Of graver importance FOR discus
sion are pressing. For instance. take the
walloping which our Christy Mathewson
received Far be 81 from any one TO as
sert that Matty was knocked out or the
box. But 1t must be said that he re-
tired in a very suspicious manner after
rounding out six innings Of work wherein
the Cardinals picked up eleven hits.
Ever since Roger Bresnahan took hold
Of the St Louis players and told them
few things about the fade-away, ct
cetera. they have always made things
interesting for big Six" Yesterday
they blew him 10 his worst defeat Of the
season. but not until they had done an
ALFRED amount OF hitting and Mstty
had got some Of the toughest breaks
that have fallen TO his lot in many day.
In the fifth and sixth innings they beat
out four hunts and scored four runs Al
though only two clean hits to the out
field were made.
Wiltse twirled the last three frames
With Grover Hartley catching. and al
lowed only three hits These. however
VI we're punched for a pair Of runs in the
y ninth, while In the eighth Burns dropped
long fy by Higgins. letting two men
score who had reached first on passes.
NViltse had more speed than he has
shown all season, but his control was not
as good as usual. and Hartley had 10 do
some fine catching. digging UP the low
ones out OF the ground and reaching far
for the crosshre. Chief Meyers caught a
foul tip on the end OF his index finger in
the 18th and retired from the game.
The Cardinals came within an ace OF
scoring IN the third. and only a sterling
toss by Murray turned them back. Ko-
netchy and cakes led off with singles.
the former being forced at third on Whit
teds bunt. Wingo. however. singled 10
right and Cakes tempted fate by trying
10 score Murray shot him down with a
perfect throw 10 Meyers. Then Wineo
was out stealing.
The visitors got down 10 business in
the fifth. when cakes singled 20 centre
and took second as Herzog fumbled
W-hitted's grounder. Wingo intended to
sacrifice and popped the ball down the
third base line but lie was safe at first,
filling the bags. Harmon nit 70 Matty
and Cakes was forced al the plate. Then,
fr throwing 10 first for a double play.
Meyers hit Harmon. 50 that Whitfield
counted. as the ball rolled 20 the outheld.
Higgins raped one 10 Larry Doyle, who
tried 10 catch Wingo AT tie plate. but the
latter beat the throw. Then MaGee bunt-
ed safely filling the bases again Matty,
However. famed Sheckard for the second
time. while Mowrey Died. Matty to Merkle.
II was practically the same story in
the sixth. Konetchy drew a pass as a
starter and advanced on Oakes's sacrlnce.
Thus Whitteds double TO left was Of
supreme value Konetchy counting on IL.
Wingo's out put Whitfield on third. so
that he tailed on Harmons hit to Merkle.
the pitcher heating the first baseman in
a race for the bag. Although Higgins
hunted safely Merkle made a dazzling
play Oh Magee's rap and forced the man
aver at second.
cakes and Wingo both walked IN the
eighth. and with two out. Higgins lifted
10 Burns The left fielder dropped the
ball, letting both men on the bases score.
With one gone in the ninth, Mowrey
doubled and counted on konetchy's single
Burns making a tumble, which enabled
the runner 10 take second. Oakes famed
but Whitfield popped one through short
which brought Konetchy home. Then
Wingo struck out
The score follows