New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-22
FOUR HITS ENOUGH
TO BEAT THE GIANTS
The Hard Luck Mantle OF Red
AmeS Falls on Shoulders
of Jeff TeSreau.
PASSES HELP CARDINALS
st. Louis Takes Advantage Of
Every Little Thing and
Scores One More Run
than New York.

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The mantle which Leon Ames as King
Of the Hard Luck Guys wore so becom-
ingly for years has fallen on the broad
shoulders Of JEFF Tesreau. Suspicion OF
the transfer has been in the air for some
time. but not until yesterday was con-
vincjng proof offered.
JEFF feels that when he holds team 10
four hits and receives wellnigh fawless
support. while his mates rap out nine
safe drives. steal five bases and profit by
four errors. but fail TO win. il Is time Tor
the grand jury 10 investigate. Such was
the proposition the bear hunter faced yes
terday, when the Cardinals defeated the
Giants at the Polo Grounds and forced
Abe champions 10 within a whisper of the
second division. The score was 10 ).
jeff showed the largess OF a De Medici,
being generous 10 a fault. and on the
measure Of his philanthropy hung the
tale of his defeat. Twice during the game
ne was carried away by charitable I'M
pulses and each time the Cardinals took
run. so that they came up TO the eighth
with a brace OF counters in the bank and
only a pair Of hits a the original in
vestment One Of these safetes was OF
the optional sort, which Tesreau followed
along the first base line, hoping that II
would roll foul.
The big fellow passed the fIst three
men he faced in the first frame. and be-
fore he could be Gained the Cardinals
slipped a run across the plate on an out.
4 couple OF bases on balls. closely allied
with a double steal and a hit, netted an
other in the fifth. while an error two
sacrifices and two hits in the eighth gave
the visitors a pair OF runs and the vic
tory
The Giants were frequent excursionists
10 the bases during the game. but found
difficulty in hitting "Slim" Sallee, south
nav of old acquaintance, when the hour
was ripest. Vast opportunities were pre-
sented 10 them, but an unluclly bit Of base
running here and jab 10 the infeld there
when fly 10 the outfield was wanted
gave pifling results from tremendous
amount Of action.
nicked up a pair of hits apiece and yet
their fire was so scattered that the enemy
suffered slight losses.
Miller Higgins. manager and SECOND
haseman Of the visitors. was put out OF
the game in the seventh inning by Byron
the umpire on bases, for disputing de-
cision when Herzog stole second. Byron
was in hot water much OF the time rld-
ding himself Of several questionable ue-
cisions. His brightest fash Of wit was
noted in the sixth, when Murray beat out
a hit 10 Whitfield. Byron combining the
out and safe motion in one majestic sweep
Of the hand.
The Cards tailed their first run wheh
Higgins. Magee and Sheckard walked IN
the first inning. Higgins came nome
while Herzog tossed out Mowrey. ko-
netchy hit TO Herzog. who threw Magee
out at the plate. and Cakes famed.
Things then went along smoothly until
the fifth inning. which was ushered IN
with a base on balls 10 Whitfield. Murray
made a catch that had lot OF glamour
10 IL. picking Wingo's smash of the right
field wall. and Sallee famed. Whitted
stole second before Higgins walked, and
then the two pulled the double steal.
Herzog made fine one-hand stop of
Wilson's throw and appeared TO tag Whit
ted. but Byron ruled otherwise. Magee
laid a puzzler down the first base line
and Whitfield counted while Tesreau was
waiting for the ball to roll foul. some
thing that it never did. Higgins was
caught at the plate on an attempted
double steal.
In the mean time the Giants mad taken
The lead Merkle hunted safely In the
second, stole second and took third on
Wineo's poor throw. Murray brought him
home with a terrific double to left
Things were shaping up for a rally, Will
son LAYING down a sacrifice bunt which
advanced Murray TO third, but Herzog
hit 10 Mowrey and Murray was nipped al
the plate. Salee and Konetchy exter-
minated Tesreau
The champions went ahead in the
fourth. Merkle going all the way TO sec
ond on Sallee's wild throw OF his bunt.
Murray put Fred on third with sacri-
nee and the first baseman crossed the
plate when Wilson was thrown out by
Whitted. Herzog followed with single
and scored by dint OF some luck and
daring base running. He started 10 steal
second and Wingo.s throw hit the bag
the ball bounding into left field. Magee
expected that Charlie would pull up at
third and threw the bail there. but the
runner did not slacken his pace, keeping
right on for the plate. lie would have
been out had Wingo held Mowrey's toss,
but the error gave the Giants their last
run
Larry Doyle made brilliant stop OF
Evanss grounder in the eighth. but pulled
Merkle off the bag with a high throw
Magee sacrificed. and although Sheckard
singled sharply 10 left Evans had such
respect for Burnss arm that he held
third Mowrey lifted n hy 10 Shafer
and still Evans refused TO take chance
although sheckard went TO second on
the throw to the plate. This put 1t up
10 Konetchy 10 single and bring both men
home. Cakes lifted TO Fletcher
With two out in the eighth Merkle
doubled and Murray and Wilson both
walked, filling the bases Meyers batted
for Herzog. but flied out to Sheckard
Groh played third In the ninth and made
n dazzling catch OF a foul of Wingo's
bat.
The score follows: