New-York tribune., 1913-08-15
GIANTS TOO FAST FOR
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
Champions Return Home and
Bat Out Double Victory
Over TaiIenderS.
MAY PROTEST FIRST GAME
Konetchy Has Big Day with Two
Home Runs, Missing a Third
Only Because Spectators
Knock Ball Into Field.

Home again after a long trip through
the camp of the enemy, the Giants gave
the St Louis Cardinals two sound thrash
ings in a double-header at the P'lo
Grounds yesterday afternoon. Fifteen
thousand spectators watched the tribe OF
McGraw swing into action with supply
of full-sized bats and cheered Justify as
they used them with crushing force ana
telling effect on no fewer thar hall
dozen twlrlers Of the Mound City men
The first game. with "Rube' Marquaru
I'm the box, was pretty much OF a walk
over. for while he was fairly effective
after he swung into his stride. the Ne"
York men abused the lants Of the oP-
posing slabmen and won by score OF
II TO ! The closing contest was some
wfat harder. the totals resting at 10 D.
when the game was called at the end OF
the eighth inning on account of dark
ness.
The Giants showed no mercy Whatever
10 the slab artists of the team from Mis-
souri,. Griner, Perrtt, Geyer. Doak ana
Bob Harmon. the one best bet OF the
team, were manhandled Slim Sale
the port slider, pitched part OF the nrs'
game for the Cardinals and held the
Giants in check. allowing one run. but ne
was expelled from the game by Quigley'
the umpire. for having too much to SAY
Miller Huggius. incidentally, went with
him. Doak and Harmon pitched the sec
ond game. Doak did well for the first hve
innings. hut burned himself out and had
TO quit Tesreau was his opponent
The Cardinals will protest the first game
in all probability. Huggins declared that
he would base his claim on decision
which Qugley made in the third inning
allowing Ed konetChy tWo-baBSer on
hit which appeared TO have been driven
into the left field bleachers. but when
either bounced back or was thrown bacA
into the field Of play. Two men were
on bases when the drive was made but
only Oakes was allowed TO score.
II a decision robbed Konetchy then he
had his revenge in the eighth inning
when he plunkcd the ball into the left
6eld stands for a home run, and in the
second game did the same thing In
fact. the smiling Bohemian was the Of
fensive star Of the day, with two homers'
TWO doubles and base on balls 10 his
credit. while he also played the bag with
his usual skill Doyle and Herzog also
got home runs.
Tesreau was ir good form in the second
game for the most part. but he waooled
in spots His support was none the best
either. the Giants pulling of few plays
that 10 not appear in the box score The
big bear hunter limited the Cardinals to
half dozen hits and twice he retired
them without a score when with one man
out the bases were filed.
II vas a long two-bagger by Fred
Merkle that won the final contest for the
Giants With three on base and two out
IN the seventh frame the New York first
baseman cleaned the bases with a double
10 left and completed the circuit when
Wingo threw 10 left field by way OF stop
ping him stealing third. Harmon went
completely 10 pieces in this frame. after
giving wonderful exhibition in the
previous chapter. He was called in dur
ing the sixth round. with the score tied.
the bases full and none out. Murray. the
first man up popped 10 Shafer, Snodgrass
fouled TO Konetchv and Larry Mclean
fouled to Wingo, ending the inning
Marquard was hit with a pitched ball
in the eighth inning Of the first game and
vas hurt on his pitching hand. Arthur
Fromme finishing the game.
The score follows: