New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-12
! Hearne Relieves Tesreau
and Falters Badly in
Eighth Inning.
FORMER YANKEES ARE
FACTORS IN RESULT
Defeat Is First Suffered by Polo
Ground Organization in
Fourteen Contests.
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IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Baltimore. April 1l.-After winning
thirteen consecutive games the Giants
were halted to-day by the Baltimore ORR
oles. who defeated them by score OF
toll
Roth Of Raltimores runs were scored
in the eighth inning. one of them BENG
presented by McAtee, the UMPIRE VINO
called a play before it was made. Bad
pitching by Bunny" Hearn and a FUN
bic by Fletcher were contributory causes
TO the defeat.
This was the second game that Nc
Graw's regulars have lost this spring.
Following the defeat Of Schupp at Gal
weston. more than two weeks ago, the
team did not lose game against IeXas
League and Southern League teams. the
Orioles had previously won cecislons over
the Philadelphia Athletics, the Brooklyn
Superbas and the Philadelphia Nationals,
so they took their victory as matter OF
course
jeff Tesreau pitched the first five inn
d ings for the Giants and limited the Birds
TO three hits Only one man got as Tar
as second base while he officiated Hearn
got by one inning and in the seventh a
double play saved him. In the eighth
his lack of control was fatal Danforth,
a southpaw. formerly with the Athletics.
held tie Giants to four hits. The hrst
one was a double by Mclean in the sixth
inning. which scored Stock with New
Yorks solitary run.
Former Highlanders figured prominently
In the victory. Bert Daniels scored the
winning run and Ezra Midkiff drove IN
the tieing run Birdie Cree and Claude
Derrick failed 10 make mus but flashed
brilliant defensive plays.
Before the game the Giants inspected
the new plant Of the Baltimore Federals,
when is just across the street from ORR
ole Park The Feds played a local team
to-day. but not at their own park. so
the Giants got most Of the patronage
The day was the warmest of the spring
here.
The Birds had more opportunities TO
score than the Giants. but fooled them
until the eighth. The big leasuers were
also guilty Of careless base running. The
locals supported Danforth splendidly,
Midkiff's error doing no damage.
Milton Stock drew two bases on balls.
the first to start the third inning and
the second az the beginning of the sixth.
In the third he and Mclean were vic
tins Of double play, but in the sixth
Long Larry" drove the midget home
with a drive over Cree's head. Stock
scored from first base, but Mclean was
almost caught at second.
The Giants should have won right there,
but Snodgrass. who swung for Tesreau,
and Bescher struck out, and Burns was
thrown out by Midkiff. while Mclean re-
manned on second base.
Hearns slow fielding started the trouble
in the eighth He knocked down Gleich
mans grounder, but was slow in recover
ing the ball The result was hit. Egan
was thrown out by Stock, and when
Danforth famed it appeared that the
rally was over. Hearn then worked up
call of three and two on Daniels, but
finally walked him. Midkiff smote the
first ball for line single to right that
put Gleichman across with the tleing
run and advanced Daniels to third.
Parent who is not a fast man any
more, grounded sharply to Fletcher, who
fumbled, but almost instantly recovered.
His throw to first base hit the ground
in front OF Merkle, but the latter made
brilliant pickup. Before the play was
completed McAtee called Parent safe,
Daniels scoring the winning run Parent
was two full strides from the base when
Merkle received the ball, and the umpire
evidently thought he had missed it. He
refused to change his decision when
Merkle cast down the ball and a wrangle
followed.
The Giants made a game finish after
their first two batters in the ninth were
retired. but Doyle could not produce the
hit that would have tied the score. Burns
singled to the infield and Fletcher s
wicked drive to right struck Gleichman
on the mouth, stunning him. The ball
rolled safe and Fletcher had a hit. Ruth
went to first base for the orioles and
made the last put-out, Parent throwing
out Doyle.
The same teams play tomorrow at
Back River Park, and Marquard will
probably pitch for New York.