The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-13

A long, fretful and poorly played game
was won by the Cubs at the Polo Grounds
yesterday afternoon. They beat the
Giants, to 6. Each club offered the
other numerous chances to win, but at
refusing such chances the Giants were
superior to the Cubs. The only other
way in which they were superior was at
accepting umpires decisions with sports
manlke grace. Two Cubs, Zimmerman
and Bresnahan, were put out OF the game
one by Rigler. the other by Hart They
questioned decisions which to all appear
ances were SO manifestly correct that
their outbreaks didn't impress anybody
who was fair minded. The game was
more capably umpired than it was played.
including the efforts Of Zimmerman and
Bresnahan.
Bases on balls and a few errors multi
piled the opportunities to score. and wild
pitches multiplied the scoring. 1t wasn't
a bad fielding game. but was loosely
pitched on both sides. Lavender, Tesreau
and HUMPHREYS all had wild fits, and
Lavender, Tesreau and Cheney combined
made five wild pitches. Lavenders finger
was smashed by batted ball in the
third inning 81 the wabbly rate he was
going it was worse for the Giants that
he had to leave, although another splendid
chance TO win the game developed in the
eighth inning.
Tesreau was in lot OF trouble with
his widness and he was hit damagingly
with men on bases. His work was slip
shod. The presence OF three spit ball
pitchers on the elevation accounted in
part for the games tedious length. The
hall must have been unusually wet when
Lavender and Tesreau pitched 1t. for It
few in all sorts OF uncontrolled dIrec-
lions. These two might have got dryer
results had they chewed cotton. Still
Zimmerman and Bresnahan chewed the
rag. The former delayed the game with
his growing before he left the field. He
beloved on a strike which cut the plate.
Bresnahan. plainly out at frst kicked
on that proper decision.
Giants were stacked up on the bases
thickly In three OF the nine innings, but
without commensurate unloading at the
plate In two innings of the three. Their
efforts TO relieve the congestion on the
tsbarets through the home plate channel
we're faulty. Inadequate, weak. At batting
tslles lowered on the brink they were
for the most part active members OF the
order of the bush. They were all covered
with burrs twigs and other notsam Of
the underbrush. Mediocrity has been
stamped all over their playing more times
lately than II has not
However, although this Is the case. the
veriest fiuke In the first inning made a
vital difference In yesterdays result.
With two out and none on bases in the
first inning Safer grounded along the
first base line. Merkle was waiting TO
take the ball and step on the bag, but
ny perverse change in direction IL
struck the bag and turned into a base
hit Singles by Zimmerman and Schultz
and wild pitch let in two runs before the
Cubs stopped.
A scratch single by Doyle and two wild
pitches put Larry on third in the second
with none out. Merkle hit to Heating and
score on Snodgrass's weak stroke 10
Lavender and was run down Stock
walked, he and Snodgrass moved up on a
Wild pitch, Meyers was passed and
Tesreau forced HIM Thered have been a
run If Doyle had held his base when
SnodGrass hit.
Still, as the Giants made four in the
third the past was forgiven. Schulte's
mum. a passed ball. singles by Grant and
Merkle, a stroll by Doyle and a two bag.
ger by Stock brewed the four TALES In
their next two innings the Cubs not only
wiped out the two run lead but wen,
ahead by one run, Tesreau gave three
bases on balls two of them after two
men had been disposed of in the fourth
and extensively adjacent thereto wer,
hits by Leach and Schultz and a sacrifice
ry by Sweeney. Leachs single, Goods
triple and Saier's sacrifice fly came In
effective succession in the sixth and in.
creased the foreign run crop by two, Just
enough to beat the Giants.
HUMPHREYS who succeeded Lavender IN
the third got along Well until the eight
inning. when Doyle jumped a hit owe,
'ls head, There was nobody out: III,
Giants needed three runs TO tie. The mex
move was dash by Doyle for second II,
was thrown out and right after his dennis,
came an infeld hit by Merkle. two base,
on balls and wild pitch, Merkle SCORED
on the wild pitch and Snodgrass scored or
Meyers's grounder to Sweeney. Murray,
walk and steal found men on second ane
third. bun Bescher grounded to Sweeney
leaving the Giants stll run shy,
There was one out in the ninth wher
Grant s!nGled. Doyle forced ! ia Doyle