Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-15
BATTLES ROYAL
TAKE PLACE IN
MAJOR LEAGUES

They play bad ball as well as class
ball in the big brush, and games are
not always conducted in Sunday
school style. "
Here's an account OF two recent
contests in the national league, one
a dcuble-header between New York
and Brooklyn, and the other battle
royal between Chicago and Cincinnati.
No triple ring circus ever had any
thing on the double-header that the
Giants and the Robins participated in
at the polo grounds yesterday after
noon and well into the evening. When
the 10000 spectators began to make
their way out of the Brush stadium
the clock in the right field showed that
the hour was $50. but the fans were
all satisfied. for they had witnessed
two burlesque affairs. with plenty of
of free hitting: good and bad playing.
with the bad overwhelming the good
by large majority; near ninth in
ming thriller by the Giants and much.
very much wrangling with two Of
President Tener's umpires. .a-
The matinee game the Giants lost
by the score of to Z. and the night.
cap they won by to 6. 1t was in
the first that the National league
champions set their followers wild
by coming within one run of tying
the score after being apparently hope
lessly licked.
Nap Rueker was pitching the first
game for the Dodgers and at the be.
ginning of the eighth the Giants were
a-limping at the short end of an to
3 score However. the Giants found
the star southpaw for two runs in the
eighth. Burns singled right off the
reel in the last inning and Fletcher
dropped one into the left field bleach
ers for home run. Snodgrass hit one
to center and when Dalton booted the
ball Fred raced to third.
The fans were in an uproar and II
looked as If the score would be tied,
with man on third and none out.
Rucker was given the gate and Reul-
bach took his place. Merkle hit to
Smith. and Red turned quickly and
tagged Snow. killing the Giants
chances of getting on even terms with
the Robins again. Snodgrass protest.
ed against the decision so hard that
Umpire Byron ordered him out Of the
game.
Grant forced Merkle at second, and
then Eddie stole the middle bag. That
is, Umpire Byron said so. but nearly
every one else believed that 0'Mara
had tagged Eddie before he slid into
the bag. So sure were the Brooklyn
players that Grant was out that they
began to walk off the field. Dave Rob.
ertson then batted for Stock and end.
ed the rally by flying out to Jack Dial.
ton.
Big JEFF Tesreau, the Ozark Bear. be.
gan the second tussle. but didn't last
long on the mound Not that the Rob-
ms were hitting him hard. but the
Ozark Bear made some harsh remarks
to Umpire Johnson in the third In.
ming and was banished from the game
0'Mara hit a sharp grounder be.
tween first and second in the third in.
ming, and Merkle fielded the ball while
JEFF covered first. The PLAY was
close. and when Johnson called the
shortstop safe several of the Giants
made a rush at him. McGraw came
out from the dugout and told Johnson
what he thought Of him. Tes was
finally ordered OFF the field but Nc.
Graw continued t.. argue until Umpire
Byron pulled bis watch. Mike Donlfn
was put out of the game by Byron a
few innings later.
When the game was resumed Matty
was pitching for the Giants. The
Giants gave the Old Master big lead
to work on when Merkle doubled with
the bases filled in the third and scored
on Grants infield hit and Stocks sac.
rifice fy
However. Mattv couldn't hold tie
Robins in check and yielded run in
the seventh. In the eighth the Robins
finally tied the score.
O'Mara opened the Robins eighth
with a double to left center. After
Daubert flied out, Dauton singled to
left. Burns made fine throw to the
plate and Umpire Byron called O'Afara
out, although it looked as IL the short.
stop had slid under the chief.