New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-20
Giants Lash Pirates to
Mast in Fourteen Innings
GEORGE Burns Lands the Punch
Which Counts, with Two
Men Down.
HERzOG ALSO HELPS ALONG
RUDE Marquard Pitches a Fine
Brand of Ball Until a Pinch
Hitter Drives Him
to Bench.

to Bench.
George Burns. the young upstater who
IS following his agricultural iuclinations
uy doing little gardening in left field fpr
the Giants. showed discrimination Of the
highest order in the placing Of care
fully selected hit during the engagement
between the Pirates and the Giants at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon.
Burns came up TO bat with two out in
the fourteenth inning Of desperately
fought battle and noted that a stripping,
Claude Cooper. running for Chief Meyers.
was on second base. The doughty New
York boy realized that the situation had
become so strained. it being ten minutes
of :. that the status quo could not be
preserved much longer So he did the
only thing that one of his sensitive hui
manitarian nature could do. and raped
the Arst ball pitched by Hendrix INTO left
field for a single, scoring Cooper and
winning the game. The final count was
TO 2.
McGraw used almost his entire cast in
manufacturing the victory. Eighteen play
ers responded 10 the call for volunteers
on the New York side, and fourteen APP
reared for the visitors. When the curtain
went down the Old National Guard. COM
posed of Mathewson and Wiltse. were
unoer arms, waiting for the signal.
The two rival spitball twirlers. Tesreau
md Hendrix. answered the fourth alarm.
,ut not until Marquard and Camntz had
pitched as tidy an eleven-inning battle as
the most critical would care 10 see.
Back I'm the dim and early stanzas oil
the fray each team tailed run. Carey s
single. a double by VioX and Wagner
demise gave the Pirates theirs in the first
while Fletchers safety and Doyle's triple
netted New York one in the fourth. After
that runs were nightly scarce
There was a lot Of character TO the work
Of the veteran Camnitz. He held the
Giants 10 four hits in eleven tempestuous
innings. and while his support waboled
and his control weakened to the extent or
six masses his twirling had considerable
distinction.
The terpsichorean southpaw OF Ne"
York, however, was not without honoIs
After a rather iorid start, when Tour mus
and a pass were punched In the nrst W.
frames. the gallant RUDE settled INTO MS
stride turning the Pirates back II oruer
IN six consecutive frames and hoioins
than runless In ten. II anything Mar
GUARD looked stronger at the nnish una"
at the start. Although he was founu iot
fen hits during his reign, less than nan VI
them were clean. In the tight places inc
Frenchman struck out his enemies WIN
utter abandon. tanning nine, while ne
granted passes TO only three.
after the second frame the Pirates did
M, threaten until the ninth when with
two out men reached first and second
only 10 have Miller fly to Murray. huoe
most ticklsh squeeze came IN the eleN
entb. when Hoffman led of with mieiu
hit After Burns had made wonoeriui
catch OF Csrey's drive Hoffman stole sec
ond and went to third on Meyers's poor
,hrow Marquard famed Niox' handeo
nasses 70 Wagner and Miller, filling the
bases and then struck out Butter
The Giants were ell prepared to DUCK
"a the clubhouse in the eleventh bu''er
IN right field dropped Marquards inner
and Burns walked. Snodgrass ran i0'
Rube and advanced with Burns on Sha-
fer's sacrifice. and then MCCORMICK was
100. In N hat for Fletcher and clean Up
pu, "Nush" popped to Miller. and pass
ues formally presented TO Larry Doyle
A1line the bases, so that Murray couiu
lift to Carey.
This forced a realignment All arounu'
Ames as pitcher and Groh as shorts'op
entering the fray for the Giants IN tne
twelfth. Right here, with one OUT l"e
Pirates got busy. Kelly. batting LOT
simon. singled TO right and took second
on a wild pitch. Hyatt, batting for cam
r,,z heat out hit TO Groh. Kelly taxing
third SO that he could score on Holman
long Ay 10 Shafer Carey was easy
Then the Giants tied II up once more
With Hendrix pitching and one Out IN
the last half OF the frame. Herzos
doubled TO right He remained passive on
.econd while the mighty Chief Meyers
lifted TO Wagner in this pinch. A short
paSSe1 Dali. HONc'o4' s0'S
chance. and thousands OF fans were
-eady 10 boot at him for making sui
cidsi attempt to take third, when heliy
threw the ball over Byrnes's head into
left field, letting Herzog race home.
Crandall, batting for Ames. followed with
a double and Burns walked, but Shsfer
lifted to Holman.
There was little distinction TO the thir-
,eenth inning. when Tesreau started, save
for a brilliant play by Heinie Groh.
PLAYER who has fingered long on the
bench. but whose hour Is nearly come
with 80 much dentistry to be done In
filing the gap at short After Viox had
died Wagner walked. and tried to steal
second as Miller famed. but Groh ran
over and made a sensational one-handed
stab OF Meyers's throw and nipped the
Dutchman standing up.
The fourteenth inning was filled with
action for both sides. Hendrix opened on
Jeff Tesreau with a triple TO start the
frame. but the mighty bear hunter turned
on full steam and famed both Byrne and
Kelley. Hyatt looked too dangerous and
was passed 10 let the feeble Hoffman pop
dsintily TO Merkle.
After pulling out OF such tight place
there was nothing left TO do but win.
Merkle famed as a starter. but Herzog
singled 10 right and stole second. Meyers
raped one too hard for Wagner TO handle
safely anil Herzog took third but was