New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-14
Goes Through Nine Full
Innings and Returns
Giants Winners.
SCHULTZ FINDS HOME
RUN BAKERS NICHE
Slams a Drive Into Most Widely
Known Spot on the Base
ball Map.

the largest crowds OF the season howled
themselves hoarse in Wild glee as the New
York Giants. with Al Demaree in the
box, trounced the Chicago Cubs at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon. The
score was TO 1, and that a deal OF loose.
not to say amateurish ball playing helped
materially In the downfall OF the Windy
City team detracted not jot from the
enjoyment of the crowd. \ victory is a
victory and counts as such in the cold
records. but to the average New York
fan a triumph over the Bruins is to be
desired above all others save perhaps the
Philadelphia Athletics. The day Of Evers
and Tinker and Chance has passed, but
the feeling still fingers.
But to Demaree the day was one TO be
remembered. Ii was his first victory I'm
several attempts, and, in fact. marked his
graduation from the ranks of the short
time pitchers. II has been quite the fad
Of late TO knock the Mobile cartoonist out
OF the box along about the fifth or sixth
inning. Not alone did Al win, but fur
thermore, ne proved that his throw TO
first is not the most useless thing in the
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Safer, he caught the runner fat footed
off the bag Safer was thrown out. Mer-
kle TO Grant, trying to reach second.
And Demaree also got a hit. In the
sixth frame he hooked a weak little
roller in between the box and shortstop,
and actually won the race to first
/ Wabbling about in streaks, and threat
/ ening to blow up in the eighth inning. Al
pulled himself together in plucky style.
He allowed eight hits, and could not pre-
vent the enemy from hitting in punches.
/ 1t must be said, however, that the final
run scored against him might have been
. prevented. Hargrave. who replaced Bres-
/ nahan, singled in the ninth and stole sec
/ ond unmolested. He also pilfered third.
/ But for some unknown reason Mclean
/ hesitated, and then cut loose a Wild
/ throw. Hargrave scored in walk.
About all that remains Of the Chicago
| Cubs is the name and Frank Schultz.
! Old "Wildire" is not as young az he used
to be, but he entered one more vigorous
protest against being retired TO the peach
| grove in Georgia. In fact, he struck ter
ror TO the hearts of the crowd, and mn
| bued Demaree with a healthy respect for
his prowess. In the second inning. after
| Vic Safer had doubled, he smashed
home run into Bakers Corner" in the
/ right field stands. He pranced his way
| around the bases amid the cheers of the
crowd.
That infeld, the pride of the National
/ League just a few years ago. bent ara
broke before the attack of the local team
The men were up in the air completely.
They allowed hits TO go through which
might have been stopped. and when they
got hold of the ball they didn't know
what to do with IT, The climax was
reached in the third inning when nine
New York men went up to the plate and
/ FIVE runs were scored on only two hlts
Two miserable errors and a couple Of
bases on balls, coupled with brace OF
/ sacrifice flies did the work. With per
! feet baseball the Giants should have been
/ turned back scoreless.
Milton Stock is causing the fans to for
get all about the recalcitrant lilly Shafer
/ by his stylish play around third base lie
made a wonderful stop OF u grounder of
/ Goods bat in the sixth inning, digging the
| ball out of the dust and getting his man
by a few feet at first He made another
mastery play on Bill Sweeney In the sew
enth inning. Also, he poled out two hits
and scored on each.
Fred Merkle and Fred Snodgrass are
concentrating each other to-day. Eacn
made what might have been glarius
bungle, but came through with colors n.y.
ing. In the second inning Merkle drew
a base on balls and Snoderass doubled
to right Merkle, for some insane reason
tried to score. Good threw to Sweene!'
who had the peerless TOUGHER OF second
caught by fifteen feet, but he needs must
throw TO the stand. Both Merkle am
Snodgrass counted easily and tied the
score. In the fourth inning PhelaG sim
rled and Schultz lined to Sncdgrass. Fred
dropped the ball, but quickly recovered
and threw to Doyle. forcing Phelan at
second base. Fred shook hands with
himself for the rest OF the afternoon.
Pierce. one of the few left-handed spit
hall pitchers In the major leagues, started
for the Cubs. He was removed IN the
middle of the third inning, and George W.
zsbeI the Winnipeg speed merchant. was
turned loose. After poor start Iaoei
finished we'll. Jack Johnston Cy WIN
Jams and Hargrsve broke In as enier-
rency men for the Cubs. Dave Robertson
co, his first chance on the local meadow
He was sent in TO bat for Merkle In the
seventh inning. and answered the cheers
OF the crowd by driving single to centie
s.,d. He was later nipped OF the bag
and thrown out
NEY YORK ~ L. CHICAGO n y,