New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-11
VENGEANCE IN CHUNKS
FALLS ON THE GIANTS
Cubs Cut Winning StreakS Of
Matty and His Team in
One Fell SW00p.
DOUBLE PLAYS END RALLIES
Evers Conspicuous in Blocking
Chances of Home Team,
Despite Quota of Hits
OFF Smith.

1t was foreordained that the Chicago
Cubs would do something to distinguish
themselves during their brief visit at the
Polo Grounds, and they evidently elected
10 store up all their vengeance for de-
livery in one huge bundle The package
was received by the Giants yesterday
afternoon. Not only was the teams VIM
ming streak interrupted after fourteen
consecutive victories, but Mathewsoh
triumphal career came to an end, AFTER
capturing seven in a row. The score
was 3 to >.
Charlie Smith, the veteran. who has
won hardly enough games this season u
know what il feels like was responsive
for the untoward occurrence. The Giants
made free with his curves, but had the
most distressing sort Of time making
safe hits with the runners on the bags
-Four heart stirring rallies were propd-
gated. all of which expired in shatterlhs
double plays.
II is needless to state that Johnny EVers
PLAYED conspicuous part in all OF these,
Ten lusty wallops we're gathered on
Smith and the additional benefit of four
bases on balls was granted, but with II
all the Giants were unable to count more
than twice.
The cubs hit Matty hard, and fuzzy
deserved the three runs that were allotted
70 them. Nine safeties. including triples
bv SAFER and Miller. who supplahteu
Mitchell in left field bespoke rare NiGor
with the bat. -
The tbree-ply wallop by Miller was the
most damaging. as it came with two men
nm the bags in the sixth and scored ooth,
giving the Cubs the victory. Matty hdu
his usual perfect control, not giving
PASS. and even went out Of his way 10
fan five batsmen.
The Giants had chances galore 10 score
hut Evers. who handled eleven chances
without an error, blocked them at every
turn. The hallmark of the second base
man was stamped on a play right IN inc
second inning.
The stanza started off with great prom
Use. Doyle drawing pass and taxing
second on a single by Merkle. After
Murray had been called out on strikes
Movers lifted to Miller who tossed 10
I,vers in time TO double Doyle at second
4 mass and two singles punched in the
grass. the first man up walked, but was
caught mapping off first before smith
tossed out Matty. Then came Burns win
4 sharp hit through short George stole
second and went to third on Skaters
smash that bounced away from Smith
on an attempted double steal Burns was
nipped at the plate
singles by FLETCHER and Doyle opened
the fourth. but Merkle hit to Corridor TOT
a two-ply killing Fletcher luckily count
ing while il was in progress. In the sew
cnth Meyers led off with q. hit and Her
zog went in TO run. but Snodgrass lined
TO Evers. who doubled Herzog at first.
With one out in the sixth, Merkle ana
Murray fell into a similar trap
The cubs gave dazzling support to
Smith hut this was also true Of the back
inc up which Matty received. Shater
committed a pair Of errors which had no
bearing on the result, but otherwise no
flaws could be found in the Work OF the
team. Burns took care Of six flies with
exceptional skill Doyle made a spec
tacular play I'm the third when he TOOK
a wicked throw by Meyers and caught
Eyers in the act Of stealing
Tho cubs punched a THO Of runs in the
second for their first counter. AFTER
Phelan had lifted TO Burns, Safer pokcd
a long single TO right and Miller dropped
2 hit in the same territory. Corridor was
unable to hold the pace and struck out
but Bresrahan smashed one safely to 'ett
centre. bringing .5aier home and putting
Miller on third. Matty tossed out Smith.
In the sixth Evers led off with hit TO
right and advanced to second on "A safety
by schultz Phelan famed and SAFER
forced Schultz. Fletcher 10 Doyle, but
Miller raped out triple to right centre
which count ID EverS and Safer
The Giants counted in the fourth.
Fletcher opened fire with hit to centre
and advanced TO third on Doyle's safety
IN right. The former Tailed while Cor
r,dsn. Evers and Safer were retiring Doyle
and Merkle. Murray beat out hit to
short. and although caught mapping on
first continued to second and made the
har I'm safety when no one covered the
midway Movers struck out In the next
inning snodgrass dropped Texas
leaguer into left AMI Matty sacrihcec.
BURNS shot hot single 10 Corrlden'
which the shortstop was barely able to
knock down. putting Snodgrass on third.
1z,,rpe stole second ard Snodgrass counte"
while Evers was tossing Shafer out at
first Phelan threw out Fletcher,
The score follows: