New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-05
Superbas Refuse to Act as
Stepping Stones and Win
One Game.
M'GRhW SHAKES UP TEAM
Turns Batting Order Upside
Down, but the Radical
Changes Have Little
or No Effect.

Feeling that he has tight little prob
lem to solve during the next four weeks
before mailing another pennant to the
mast. John J. McGraw shook up the bat
ting order Of the Giants in vigorous fash
ion yesterday afternoon. but was able TO
draw nothing better than an even break
in a double-header with the Brooklyn
Superbas at the Polo Grounds.
Snodgrass was moved from eighth place
to lead-off man. while Burns was put in
the cleanup position. Doyle going back to
his old berth at No. . Shafer was
dropped to fifth place and Merkle went 10
eighth.
1t was the most radical move that the
Little Napoleon has made since 1911, VII IN
Herzog was imported from Boston. Yet
little benefit accrued from it all. as the
Superbas won the first game by score OF
TO .. while the champions barely nosed
out with a victory in the second encoun-
ter with the score at 10 l. AS the Phil
lies were idle in Boston. no ground was
lost in the race, ard New York still has
q lead Of seven and one-hah games.
Everything was going as merry as a
wedding bell in the opening engagement
until "Rube" Marquard suffered chanSe
of heart and entertained the thronS with
one of his good old-fashioned blow-ups.
He held the visitors to two hits in the hrst
five innings. and as the champions had
collected d brace OF runs in the third VIC
tory was in sight. But an error by Mer-
kle shaped the ways for riot ana the
transporting foe picked up six runs on
Soluble, four singles and pass.
The Giants never recovered from the
blow At one tine the leaders seemed IN
a fair way to do wholesale business. mat
was in the third, when they tailed TWO
runs and had the bases filled, with TWO
out. A drive by Murray broke the little
finger of Walkers pitching hand, neces-
stating the introduction OF Pat RaSon
into the fray. After letting Meyers HIT
into a force out and END this frame, Pat
rick settled down and permitted no levity
whatsoever. He allowed only three hits IN
the last six frames and gave only one
pass Marquard retired in favor Oh
pinch hitter in the seventh inning ana
Crandal finished the game the SuperDas
rot making safety.
Jeff Tesreau and Earl Yinghng hooked
up in bitter battle in the second game.
The big spitball pitcher was guilty OF
only enc slp--in the fifth frame-when ne
put something over the plate whicn APP
pealed 10 Red" Smith, and the f'rd
baseman lined the ball into left heId
bleachers for home run. TINS was al
the scoring that Brooklyn did although
the visitors picked up eight hits on the
great hunter and received two passes.
Jeff had the benefit Of errorless support.
The newly married Larry Doyle, who be-
came a Benedict or Wednesday after
noon. handled eleven chances without a
misplay. YingHng's backing was by 10
means as clean cut, and a Wild throw
by Collins. grouped with two safe 1aps
In the third, gave the Giants enough runs
10 win the game. Yinging was found Ter
only FIVE hits and did not give pass.
The Giants were the first to score IN the
first game. Marquard drew pass Al t.e
opening Of the third inning, ana Sn'd-
grass singled through Smith. Doy4e
forced Marquard al third. but F!etcher
hit safely 10 right field, scoring Snodgrass
and putting Doyle on third Burns are"
a pass hlling the bases. only TO nave
shafer hit TO the inheld, so that Larry
was nipped at the plate. Murray raped
hot one through the box, which walker
Knocked down, and in doing so broke
finger. Fletcher tailed, and the bases
were still filled when, after delay OF
nearly ten minutes Raglan entered the
fray and Meyers hit to Cutshaw' forcing
Murray at second.
Merkle's error on Fletcher's toss 10
catch Raglan in the sixth started Mar
guards downfall. Singles BY Moran. Cut-
shaw and Collins quickly followed when
with a pass 10 Meyers, forcing in run
Smiths double and Fishers sacrifice n.y.
netted six runs.
Meyers's double at the opening OF tAe
third inning OF the second game paved the
vay for two runs. Two outs. Snodgrdss
single. a wild throw 10 the plate by Col
Inns and Doyle's single put the Giants IN
the lead .
Smith, the hrst man up IN the hitn'
popped the ball in the bleachers and saved
the Superbas from shut-out.
The scores follow:
FIRST GAME.