The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

OF the home talent unparked the ball
This was Chief Wilson who hit Il over the
right field fence into a tin can garden.
But the old fellow stuck 10 his guns
his nerve never fiinching and in the nine
smuggling rounds the Cardinals couldn't
put him down for the count Between
innings the Giants stalled good deal
to give Matty breathing space. for II was
"A hot day as well as "A hectic game
Mathewson refused to be batted from
tn" box. but the Giants drove three st
Louis pitchers from the sun baked arena
Of helterskeltcr and hammer and tongs
action. one OF those dethronod was their
erstwhile bette noire Slim Sallee. Sal passed
out of the fray In the nth In a rush Of
hits. which made the 81. Louis four run
lead shrink to no lead at all
Ruhe Marquard woke up this morning
with tonsillitis. and while Matty was being
Jostled Wiltse filled the warmup role
Wiltse pitched as much warming up as
Matty did on the mound.
Merkle was incapacltated In the game
He was on third when n line foul sent by
stock hit him on the leg and famed him
so that he limped to the rear and lief,
Murray TO take his place In the batting
order and carry on his part OF the car
mage. Murray did. Every New York player
made a hit. and Murray made "A single and
n triple.
Wilson's home run came in the second
inning. In the third headless work by
Doyle helped in the St. Louis harvest OF
three. Stock toe was guilty OF slow
thinking He knocked down liner from
Butler. but was so slow In getting after
II and picking IL up that Butler made
two bases
Nobody was anywhere near Sallee's
hunt Huggins hit to Matty. who threw
to Doyle for a force. Doyle not only
didn't touch second base for the force.
~ hut ~, tar
broke FOR home on the throw Doyle's heave
didn't get him. Following these alfalfa
touches Jack Miller tripled and brought
in Sallee and Hug.
The Giants broke out all OF sudden.
Fletcher Merkle, Meyers. Mathewson and
Doyle all swept the grassy vista with hits
in the fifth and Butler contributed FUN
bic. The inning paid four run dividend
and stimulated the Giants greatly.
The Cardinals responded with a run on
two hits and a bad throw by Meyers to
stop a delayed steal.
The Giants In the sixth knocked Gr!ner
out In short order. They tailed twice on
hits by Burns. Murray and Meyers and
wild throw by Wingo
In the ST. Louis sixth blows by Beck
and Butler and an entirely needless error
by Doyle tied the score. Doyle threw
Wild to first after Fletcher had inter
cepted a base hit and DETECTED the ball
10 Larry Had the latter held the ball the
run would not have materialized.
Steele was doing the pitching in the
seventh and the whole St Louis shebane
went to pieces Bescher singled. Butler
made "A tumble on Burns and Snodgrass
hit TO the pitcher. who didn't get Bescher
at the plate. While the Cardinals were
Grabbing at the umpire they LETT the bases
uncovered and Burns and SnodRrass each
advanced on a double steal. Fletcher
batted them across. Fletcher was ou
stealing. hut triple by Murray and d
single by Meyers added a run.
\ spinning triple by Magee and a blaz
| ing home run by Dolan meant two counts
for the Cardinals in the seventh. Doyle
| fenced the ball for n home run in tn,
ninth. and hits by Burns and Snodgrass
wild throws by Steele and Miller and ar
| infield out added two more.
Mathewson nabbed hot liner In the
eighth for a double play, which slenced
/ the enemy In that inning.
Cruise was the first Cardinal person
| up in the ninth and on behalf Of the army
of pinch hitters waited home run into
| right field. Magee made his fourth hi
/ in the same inning. but Mathewson had
I his second wind and wouldn't allow any
( more starting OF anything serious Tn,
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