New-York tribune., 1913-07-24
Author of "Nineteen Straight"
in His HappieSt Vein.
TWO SAFETIES THE LIMIT
Buccaneers at His Mercy, and
Even the Great Wagner
Putty in His Hands.


Of Nineteen straight published last
year, has been living an inconspicuoua
and retired life this season. quietly going
his own way and letting some Of the rest
Gull the sweets Of the publicity columns.
But fate has overtaken the Frcnchmar
again. and now he has gone and pitchei
two-hit shut-out game against the Pitts
burch Pirates right in the heart Of the So
called crucial series" at the Polo Grounds.
Escaping a no-hit same by only halr's
breadth. the lanky TheSpian le; the wild
Buccaneers down on the short end OF a
. 70 0 score at the stadium yesterday
afternoon. As the cubs wallopcd the
Philics, the lead Of New York Was in
creased to nine full games over Philadel-
phia. sixteen over Chicago ana seventeen
over Pittsburgh. Did some one murmur
"Mathewscn against Bender?
The brilliant New York southpaw, who
has been getting closer and closer TO do
ing something rash with every appear
ance. was barely saved yesterday. After
all the troublesome incidents attendant
upon the great collapse last july, "Rube'
decided to give up flirting with the SEN
sational. but glory just naturally srav-
! tates toward his intellectual brow in spite
Of all he can do TO ward II of.
! He was indebted TO Simon and McQuil-
len for rescuing him in his most recent
| escapade = dinky Texas Lacquer, which
| cropped safely between Murray and
| Doyle. followed Immediately 10y McQuil-
lens sharp drive TO the right field wall.
was all that stood between him and what
| IS considered by most tWirers to be thu
last word in the great art Of pitching.
In every other inning Of the game the
| Pirates went out in order. with the eXcep-
ton Of the third. when, with two out, Nc
CULLEN was safe on Fletchec's error only
t. be forced at second 10y NiOX. The one
pass contributed by Marquard was award
ed TO Viox at the beginning of the game,
and he was caught mapping of first
"Ruhe" famed six men.
~ MAS llt ! ItIitDllldll t4EHlI NOliStN-
utive victory. Far be il from Rube 10
want to break any more records. He Is
simply getting together as quietly as
possible a neat little string for purely
defensive purposes in case this dark
horse Boehling. Of Washington, gets too
close to the mark. Mdrquard dislikes 10
admit il, but he is cycling the newcomer
carefully and wants TO be in "a position to
shoot out and protect his own should the
occasion demand II.
This fellow Burns now patrollng the
left field beat simply knows no bounds
when once he gets started. Picking up
the work where he dropped 1t on Tues
day. George cracked out a twO-base hit
the first time he came 10 bat Yesterday
and crossed the plate while Shafer and
Fletcher were being executed at first. \
pass 10 Larry Doyle followed by MGR
kes double added another counter and
tucked the game away before the Pirates
mad caught their breath. Murray hit
through short putting Merkle on third,
and forced the undersigning OF pass 10
Meyers, filling the bags, but Snodgrass
hit 10 NioX for the third out OF the frame.
This was all the scoring done in the fray.
From the way New York took 10 the
offerings OF McQuillen il looked as though
! there was going 20 be a batting carnival
before sunset But the attack wavered.
and only two more hits were made by the
Giants for the rest of the game. 1--WE safe
wdllops being turned into the records.
! With the exception OF the third, when
Fletcher singled and Merkle drew pass,
the side was put out one. two, three in
the last eight frames.
The Pirates had one glowing chance to
tie the score, but lost il by headless base
running and showed the reason why they
occupy their present position in the race.
Simon's scratch hit and McQuillen's sin
gle. which put the catcher on third, paved
the wav for a spirited rally in the sixth.
VioX hit TO the box and Marquard
trapped the awkward Simon off third.
Such q thing will happen to the best oc-
casionally, but while the Pittsburgh
catcher was delaying almost certain
death by running up and down the base
line McQuillen and NioX refused TO seize
the opportunity to advance Carey hit a
smash 10 Fletcher that would have gone
as a hit had there not been an opening 10
force player al third. Arthur could
never have nipped the runner at first or
tossed TO ne plate 10 set man scoring.
az one should have been doing. \ daz-
zling toss 10 ShafeT. however. caught
McQuillen at the far station. while Men
sor raped TO Fletcher, VINO forced Carey
at second. ending the frame. There was