The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-09

The Cardinals were submissive prey for
the Giants yesterday afternoon. being
prey mostly for JEFF Tesreau The
Giants won. to I, and as Ties pitched
the Cardinals into losing state all
the way through and as there wasn't any.
thing thrilling on the New York side OF
the engagement the matinee lacked color
The field was heavy. there was a light
rain part OF the time and with Tesreau
ana Steele using the damp ball Il was a
soppy afternoon-just such a game as
often comes on a close, muggy, showery
day.
One OF the few times when the hos.
Titles took on animation was In the first
inning. Umpire Eason made an enfield
NY decision which brought forth caustiC
comment, clearly enunciated, from Nc
Graw. who plainly thought Eason's appli.
cation and Interpretation OF the enfield
ny rule not only wrong but an inter.
probation and application ad absurdam.
Bescher and Burns were on first and
second respectively with nobody out when
the disputed play occurred. Grant. try.
Ing to sacrifice, hunted the ball. lie
popped little fly, one which didn't
rise much above his own head. and the
ball fell safely to the right of the pitcher
and In front OF Third Baseman Beck. /;
took low bound away from Beck
Bescher going to third Burns TO second
and Grant to first. Grant had made a
hit to all appearances and the spectators
were mystifed when Eason called him
out.
He was called out because Eason de.
cided that his bunt was an inheld fly
That was the only thing TO do IL he SC
thought. but the rule on that point says
that an infield ty is one that can b,
handled by an intelder. 'Well. well.
said McGraw crisply. that's a fine de-
cision Who could have handled that
fiyy' Certainly 1t didn't look as IL il
could have been handled either by Beck
or the pitcher.
Grant advanced the runners. who rar
when they saw the ball hit the ground
but all Grant got out of II was the con.
seriousness OF having accomplished his
purpose and time az bat. lie didn't
even get "A sacrifice. since the play had tc
be scored as II caught fly and "A runner
didn't come In from third on II. This
was a fly ball. so far as scoring It goes
and flies are sacrifices only when "A run
ner comes in from third on them. After
ptoSici' "ho WIN lldu Wdlhttt
reached third on Grants technically
caught inteld fly bunt he scored Oh
Doyles grounder to Miller.
Fred Merkle was back in the game. and
although his recently injured leg didn't
seem to be In fast running trim, he got
around pretty well and his batting lamps
were burning brightly. lie made two hits
leading the field. Next to Merkle, Tes-
r.au hit hardest measured by quantity
Measured by velocity. JEFF and Meyers hit
the hardest. The ponderous New York
battery split a brace of double baggers
ffty-ffty.
Meyers doubled far over Coy Dolans
head in the second inning. and scored
when Tesreau's slap along the ground
was mishandled by Higgins. jeff who
aspires to versatility OF accomplish
ments, was nothing loath when ordered
presumably-to steal second. He isn't
slow for big man, but though he hurled
his tonnage TO the ground with an APP
proved hook slide, Wingo threw him out.
The NTH. for the Giants. was an inning
of Steele preferred. Merkle singled
through short. SnodRrass sacrificed. Stock
singled Merkle 10 third and stole second
stock having stolen, II was considered
the better part of valor to pass Meyers
In theory Tesreau was a softer mark and
a less formidable foe. The reality OF II
was "A line two bagser by Tesreau. which
shipped Merkle and Stock to the plate
Tesrcau's base running on Bescher's
grounde- to Miner hadn't as strong a
claim to class as his hitting. on the
contrary, he snared up matters by run
ming to third, thinking Meyers was going
in. As a result the Chief was run down
The Cardinals made no hits off Tesreau
until the fourth, when Magee hunted
safely. Dolan and j. Miller finished the
inninG by volplaning to Snodgrass. The
Cardinals scored In the seventh on a sin
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