New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-09
Make the Most of a Couple of
Errors to Win.
FOUR RUNS IN SEVENTH
Lucky" Inning Turned a Tide
Which Seemed To Be Set
ting Chicago Way.

Defiant and quarrelsome from first TO
last, the once feared Chicago Cubs. did
battle with the Giants at the Polo Grounds
yesterday afternoon ard went the way
that all opponents of the champions have
gone for the last two weeks.
Not at all impressed by the handsome
demeauor Of our boys in recent tests
these players from out the WABASH way
made bold TO snatch a victory from unIer
the noses of the men who just now are
engrossed in piecing together a neat niue
string OF scalps for entry into the record
After apparently winning the game by
some smart hitting the foe was stricken
with remorse. and under little pressure
handed the palm back TO the Giants. Inc
score was to 5.
Certain elements clustered around the
combat in such a fashion that McGraW's
men were hard put TO win, Generally IL
is enough for Johnny Evers to make a
few cabalistic signs around second base
in order TO have New York pass into
comatose state. But yesterday the Giants
not only had this to contend with, but
were out in quest of their thirteenth con-
secutive victory.
1t also was the anniversary Of that rude
jolt which RUDE Vanguard received from
Jimmy Lavender in Chicago last year,
when the modern pitching record, at nine
teen straight. was cut short. Ready to
take advantage of all these conditions,
Johnny sent Jimmy against the cham-
pions. The dying agonies of the jinX were
fearful to behold II writhed and squirmed
all over the place before the Giants finally
throttled IT,
Then the kindly disposed Phillies
dropped a game to the Pirates, so the
lead of New York was increased to five
and half games.
The struggle proceeded according to
specifications until the end Of the seventh
inning. Observers of the Chicago method
in the past had something of an inkling
that jeff Tesreau, who is supposed TO be
at the top of his stride about now, would
be pounded all over the lot. This is just
what happened.
The Cubs caressed his splitter for thir-
teen hits in seven innings, punching five
in the sixth for a four-run lead. In the
meantime the Giants pecked ineffectively
at the Lavender service with piffiing re-
suits. Six hits scattered over the first
six innings with three bases on balls were
required TO manufacture a pair OF TALES.
In the seventh 1t was different tale and
some big business was done on shoe
string, leaving il up 10 Marquard TO pol
ish off the victory. Realizing the signif-
canoe of the day there were not few
timorous ones who wished the New York
lead were larger when RUDE entered the
fray Although he gave a couple of pass
es in the last two innings. he held the
Cubs hitless and only seven men faced
him, none scoring.
The Cubs took up the gage Of battle
with the left half Of the infleld on the
bench, both Bridwell and Zimmerman
being laid up with injuries. Before the
affair was over Archer had to retire, a
foul tip off Meyers's bat in the seventh
running one of his fingers
Roger Bresnahan filled Archer's shoes
acceptably, but the two youngsters, Phe-
Ian and Corrlden, who decorated third
and short lost the game. When the test
came the infield was rent in twain and