New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-12
Cardinals Finish Game
Just in Time to Make
II Legal Contest.
HIGGINS PAUSES
TO CHANGE PITCHERS
Mathewson Defeated in Thriller,
Which Is Ended by Storm
i'm Fifth.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

BY HENMOOD BhOlN.
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the
Giants yesterday by one minute and
thirty-two seconds elapsed time.
form Of strategy much IN favor among
the Dutch tarned the tide Of victory
The word tide is used advlsedly, for'
having a lead Of one run, Miller hug
gins cut the dikes and Hooded the
Polo Grounds just as soon as 1--WE Inn.
ings had been PLAYED. The score of
The game was 20 .. The victory put
St. Louis back in second place.
Baseball rooters have seldom seen
more exciting inning than the last
half Of ahe fifth, for there we're three
contenders instead Of the usual two.
The Cardinals had no ally, but the rain
threatened every minute TO join forces
with the Giants and prevent defeat
Miller Higgins took desperate chance
in the face Of the approaching storm,
for in the final inning he changed
pitchers.
Possibly this move saved the game,
but certainly IL was fraught with dan
ger. A legal game was completed Just
one minute and thirty-two seconds be
fore the rain came down and ended
the contest.
Matty Baked Again.
Christy Mathewson was in the box
for the Giants, but for the second time
within a few days he was prevented
from getting his twentieth victory OF
the season. The defeat was his sew
enth. Matty was hit briskly yesterday
but errors did much TO put him in am
buscades from which he could not es-
cape.
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Of the most brilliant bits of fielding
seen al the Polo Grounds this season.
With the bases full and only one out
in the fifth. Bobby BeScher took deep
Hv from the bat of Miller and nailed
Huegins at the plate with throw Of
wonderful length and accuracy. The
hall came in with a decided curve, but
il landed in exactly the right place,
for Higgins fairly slid into the ball.
By the time the latter half Of the
inning began the thunder clouds were
approaching at full gallop. Mathew
son, who had already made one safe
hit, drove a fine line single TO left.
Higgins. like another Ajax, dehed the
lightning and called halt while he
prepared passports for Doak. Grlner
was called in from deep centre held
20 take up the pitching burden.
The sky resounded with rumbles. but
the bats Of the Giants added little 10
the din. McGraw, who is meteorolo-
gist and manager as well, saw that the
game must be won quickly or not az all,
90 he took Mathewson out and sent
MURRAY in 20 run for him. Bescher
lifted a foul for Beck, and then Murray
dared the arm of Snyder. He was the
eighth Giant 70 attempt TO steal this
series and he was the eighth Giant to
perish.
lust as Murray began his attempted
steal a lightning flash darted IN the
same general direction. Half q second
later Snyder started his throw, and IT
beat lightning fash and runner by
foot or more. The umpire's cry of fer
Quit" was drowned in thunder clap,
but the rooters knew that the game was
lost. An instant later Doyle flied out
10 Dolan.
Batters Pick on Merkle.
The scoring began in the second Inn,
ing. With one out Wilson sent a nara
smash down the first base line, but
though Merkle knocked 1t down &c
Gould not nick II ND in time TO make
play. and the batter received MI.
dresser was thrown out by Fletcher
and Wilson went on TO second Beck
scored him with another smash, when
skinned between Merkle and the oag.
This seemed 20 be q favorlte SPOT lot
hits by the Cardinals.
The Giants tied the score IN their
half of the inning. Fletcher got two
bases when Dolan dropped his ny
short passed ball sent Fletcher 70 third
SNYDER threw in time to mead him on
but Beck dropped the ball. Merkle re-
ceived a base on balls. Meyers hit TO
I',ocins vvho had a fine chance to
make a double play and end the inning
Int in Shaping the ball on Merkle ne
failed TO hold il and Fletcher scored.
stock then hit into double play, IN
v,bicb the ball travelled fast from Beck
20 Higgins TO Dresser.
In he third the Cardinals scored
tvice Doak singled and Huggins FOUND
Noykie's alley. sending the pitcher 70
second Magee sacrificed from Merkle
"a Doyle. Cosey Dolan was victim OF
Nathewson's elusive drops and struck
out. but Miller swung with better ereet
and hit ball which just hoped above
the outstretched glove OF Mathewson'
II was a single and both runners scored.
Needing two runs 70 tie the score Ihs
Giants made one. Mathewson singled
and Bescher walked. Doyle was out on
Az 10 Miller, and when Burns hit to
Miller Matty was out at third. Rob-
ertson's safe rap above the mead OF the
shortstop scored Beseher.
An infeld hit, a muf by Fletcher and
q hit which Burns trapped in an ehort
TO make a force play flled the DaseS
with Cardinals in the fifth. Doian
forced Doak and then came Bescher's
great throw on Miller's fly.
The score follows:
ST. LOUIS y. l. NEW YORK y. J..