New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-25
Cardinals Make 1t Three
Straight and Braves
Gain More Ground.
EVEN BUGS" herman
BEGINS TOLOSE HOPE
Corey Dolan Deserves Iron
Cross for His Brilliant Work
at Bat and in Field.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

There is at large no more raoid .
Giant rooter than Bugs" Bermsn' head
of3ee bow Of The New York Tribune
and vet even he is beginning 20 realize
the parlous plight Of McGraw's men,
After observing by the ticker yester,,
Aav that The Cardinals had defeated
the Giants by a score Of 70 $, ana
fhat BOSTON had won md tied with the
Reds. young Berman remarked; nose
Braves are going 70 give US an AWFUL
fight for the pennant
The Braves might indeed give New
York an lawful fight" II they Woul9
only. stand aud meet the issue, instesu
of running away, but so tast Is VhelI
+ ht that they now lead the league Oy
seven full games. 80, c...t.
md. after all, why should the Grants
..-a;n tbeir ewes to gaze at distant
To- biIe there is opponent clat-
terinr so closely behind them me
linn is Al the back door. When the
Csrdinals took their third straight
gsme from the Giants yesterday they
moved up to q position just one full
game behind New York.
Cardinals Seek Bonus.
The st. Louis players would IKE to
6pisb second. and it is not only the
bonor which urges them on. The con
tract of each Cardinal stipulstes that
e tbe team finishes secons the player
sball receive a bonus Of 20 per cent OF
his salary. 20 per cent for third place
and 10 for fourth. III,
II is wonderful what per cent Will
do 10 animate team. The pehnanV
might have been just around the cor
ner. 10 Judge by the vim Of the NlslIoIs'
I'm fact. Jack Miller grew SO sggTeISys .L
in the seventh inning that Robert Ems,
lie could not bear to see nm arou fll
tbe field At all. There was reason Ior
Sf;ilor,s conplaint for he most GER
tainlv had Bob Bescher caught OF hrS'
The iron cross for the afternoon
,bo,,ld he awarded to CoZey DolaE. lett
fcider Of the Cardinals. Hear OF ms
desds He scored the odd run IN the
seventh inning after making q triple
snd in the ninth inning he drove nome
the winning run with a double lheh'
TOO. he caught eight flies.
nolan is reformed inhelder, ana
seeing him in action one IS never quite
certain but that he may backshde: MS
metbod for every catch is practically
Inc same. ten steps forward, twenty
stems backward. twice around IN CIR
ele and final despairlng Gluten &C
eompsnied by a forward dive or back
Usrd somersault, as the situation may
warrant. But. nevertheless and not
Uithstanding Cozey Dolan caught elght
flies yesterday.
Al Demsree and Hub Perdue were
the oposing pitchers when the game
began, but I'm the eighth when the
Giants tied the score a pinch hltteT
was substituted for Demaree, and
Mattv was called upon TO finish the
game. In sense the winning run was
earned. for Il single by Beck was FOL
lowed BY Perdue's sacrifice and Dolan S
double. vet the Cardinals would hardly
have scored but tor sleepy play by
Eddie Grant.
Surprise for Grant
Beek. soon after reaching second,
dashed for third. Grant taken by sur
misc. made no attempt TO cover the
bag and Meyers could not throw.
Tbus chance was lost TO shut on
Beck and prevent the run which he
scored when Dolan smashed the pail
over the head Of Snodgrass.
The Giants showed a fash Of the old
6gbt in their half Of the ninth, but
me punch was only jsb when 1t land
cd. Bescher and Doyle singled for
starter. but Burns, Fletcher and Snod-
grass All lifted outfield flies.
Singles by HuGgins and Magee and
Jack Miller's two.base hit gave the
Cardinals a two-run lead in the. first
innin0 One run was the best the
Giants could achieve in their hall, al
though Bescher. Doyle and Burns sin
0led in order, filling the bases with no
one out. Fletcher's tap to Beck forced
Dovle. but permitted Bescher to come
s DoSie' Sno5rrass and Grant went out
on high hoists.
around with the tieing run on his sin
Gle. a wild pitch, Merkle's single and an
in6eld out. st. Louis took the lead in
are seventh on Dolan's three-base hit
and Magee's sacrifice fly to SnodgraSs
In the eighth the Giants tied the score
Snodgrass doubled, and when Grant
hunted Beck threw so wildly that Snod.
grass came home. Merkle sent Grant
10 third with sacrifice. but Chief