Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-31
GIANTS CHANCE TO GAIN
DETAILED STANDING OF NATIONAL
LEAGUE CLUBS.

Hub Perdue. who would probably
give a months pay to beat his old
teammates, the Boston Braves. again
fell before the attack Of Stallingsss
raiders at St Louis yesterday. Per-
due was beaten 20. and both OF the
runs scored off him were earned
George Tyler. the wonderful south
paw Of the visitors. did not allow a
man to get beyond second base. Only
one hit was made off him, a single
which A1agee drove 10 centre. Maran-
vile and Evers were the whole show
in the fielding line and each scored
a run. Tyler walked four men and
hit one. Meanwhile the New York
team was wallopping the Cubs some
hefty slams. The Gothamites. who
are smuggling hard, had eight runs "a
Chicago's one. They drove the great
Cheney off the mound and piled up
thirteen safeties. Merl5le had two
doubles, while Fletcher had a triple
and two singles.
The Giants have chance TO IN
crease their half game margin over
the Braves today If they can beat
Pittsburgh. Boston is not schedules
10 play. and neither is st. Louis TIE
Giants will open a series at Brook
lyn Wednesday. This set calls for six
games, two double-headers being
scheduled. Aside from these contests
the McGrawites have a series at Bos-
ton and four more games at Phila-
delphia- The remainder of the season
viii be spent at home by the cham
pions Of the National League.
Stories are being circulated that
Pitcher Hugh Bedient Of the Red
Sox. wants to desert to the Federais
a nd Ia ffIt hf17 Of rec. 4f1I
hopes TO get nice piece OF money
out of a city series in Boston. Bedient
has been Of little use to the Red Sox
this year. He was to have gone 70
Cleveland in the deal for Gregg but
baked and Coumbe was sent instead.
Pitcher Joe Boehlire. Of the WASH
ingson team VIII be or. for the rest
of the season with a bs.s knee, ar
cording to reports An operation y
necessary. say the physicians. and
on its success depends whether the
pitcher will ever be any good again.
Lee Foh. manager of he Water
bury Club. which has sent First Base
man Shields to the Cleveland Maps,
says Shields Is the best young first
baseman he has seen il many a day.
/ He is only twenty-olle years Of aga
and has issnea<reat work in the East-
.ern Assoc 81 tpis year.. -.
'sz y ih3srosszhsssz -
Durin Hub -reunaTdss run
straight wins with the Red Soy he
defeated every team in the league ex-
cepf Washington Three of his wins
were over the Maps. the same number
from the White Sox. He beat the
Athletics and Tigers twice each ana
St Louis and New York once
Here is the sort Of ball the \ thietics
play. the note being taken from an
account of one of the games OF the
recent series with the Detroit TfSers@
by breaking up the double sfeal In
the seventh the Athletics saved one
or more runs 1t is a favorite Mack
trick. With Cobb on third and Craw-
ford on first the steal was tried. Col
Inns ran In front Of the base with
Barry behind. Collins acted as If he
We're going 10 return the throw to
Schang TO get Cobb This deceived
Crawford who slowed up: but COLI
Inns outguessed Sam by duckiDg an
letting the ball shoot on to Barr
who tagged era wford before en-
eon reach the plate