New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-07
Donlin Makes a Dramatic
Entrance, but Nothing
Comes of II.
HUMBLE SACRIFICE
is OVERLOOKED
Mathewson Fails to Gain His
Twentieth Victory When
Chicago Rallies.
By HAYWOOD BRoUN.

The Cubs know otnCr trlche ocS'uVo
playing dead. After scoreless period
Of twenty-four innings. or ever since
the FIRST inning Of the first game mere
O'Day's men discovered what bats were
made for, and IN fast and furious
finish defeated the Giants AT 10 >.
Already the leaders Of the league feel
the hot breath of the Braves on the
back Of their nccks. for While inc
Giants we're losing Boston was WIN
ming. and is now only SIN and nan
games behind New York.
Bv winning the Cubs prevented
NiatheWson from taking his twentieth
game Of the season. OF course, he VIII
get II later, but the delay is annoying,
particularly since yesterdays contest
seemed ali but won until the eighth
Afeld and at the bat as well the
leaderless Giants performed prodlgies
Of valor. but in tactics their wits wen,
al awry. Two heads may be better
than ore in some things, but ap-
parently such is not the case IN base
ball.
Errors in Judgment.
The New York commission form Of
management. consisting Of Methowsoh'
Dovle and Donlin. erred not once out
twice in the final inning, when II
seemed that Bert HUMPHREYS was
weakening and a tic score was IN slgnt.
Mike Donlin's public spirit was much
n be commended when he went TO the
hat in the ninth I'm place OF Milton
stock. but his judgment was to be de-
Coming into the fateful final inning
che score stood 50 against the
Giants. Merkle surprised the inheld
and everybody else by bunting, ana
ubile ali was confusion he arrived
safo al FIRST. Larry Mclean tapped
+ = few Intellectual fouls and wagged his
head obviously, as If he might not get
q hit after all. but he did. II was q
snort fy to left and Knisely could not
quite get UP to the ball. Merkle reacneu
second base.
Now. al this point. if Mike had not
intervencd Stock would have come 70
bat. Mind you. the last time up STOCK
had put p fine bunt on the iirst Oase
line and had converted II INTO nv
The time seemed ripe for another pun"
which would move the runners to sec
ond and third and put them in a posi-
ton 10 score on q single, but Dohii'
has a fine conception OF the Drama
There is nothing inspiring or epic III
the hunt. Useful at times. perhaps, the
sacrifice is still not the play TO make
men throw their hats IN the ar IL IS
not the part Of leading man.
No. Mikes strategy was simple ana
direct. lie needed no one TO tell nam
that II he could put the ball into the
left field bleachers the game would DC
Won nv the mere fOrmality OF his troI-
.ioe, around the bases. Hitch your
wagon 10 p star" said Emerson, as
Nfite we'll knows, but the player was
,,,rb too literal. IF something coull
Nsve been taken of the balls vertical
eicb4 and added to its horizontal prog
zee the hit might have been homer
MI in the leagues this year there rs 70
oStrs count for height. knisely
canned directly under Mikes fly ara
mad the supreme patience 10 walt until
AIurrav batted for Msthewson and
.;,cled 10 left, scoring Merkle. ~
STOCK had batted and hunted, OF II II
Stike had chosen TO take upon himsel,
tbst humble task. Murray's Int would
have brought two men home ana the
score would have been ted; =.
Fven after the failure Of Donlon 70
advance the cause OF the GIANTS per
rentibly there was still time 10 WIN
The hit Of Murray's which Droush'
Nerkle home sent Piez, who ran Ioi
Mclean, only as Tar as secoTu' Du'
both runners moved up Wheu 1870
throu out Bescher on a slow grounder'
scr saved the game for Chicago IN
this NAV By making 3 fine one-hand
,,;ck-nn Of Derrick's low throw.
with a man on third and another on
,erond. only single was needed TO
30 the score. Two we're out I'D
stenned Larry Doyle, and Hank O'Day
t,;d moi like ANYTHING about him, ms
1ook OF confidence, his swagger and
least Of all. his big black bat Before
Per. Humphries could throw ball
o,Dav shouted 20 him not 70 let Doyle
so much as swing az ball. Bresnahsn
inmned far outside the plate and
uumphries shot four balls to him.
Pass Flatters Doyle.
Dovle has not been hitting any toe
yell this year, and he was both sur
Srired and delighted when the Guns
refused 10 let him hit. lie trot'e0
Flown 10 first. shouting dersive mes
/sanes 20 his friend Heiue zimmerman
ali the way. HUMPHREYS shot Two
strikes across the plate 20 Burns anu
then forced MN 70 NY N"' w
the third delivery.
But for the rally by the Cubs IN the
closing innings and the. counter rally
hy the Giants it is probable that the
,.sme would have been the fastest
piayed here this season. six ana 4.
Iii innings we're finished In one hour
"a fonr minutes, but then things be
can 70 happen that even William KLEIN
.o,,Id not ureVeut.
The Giants, as in all their games
with the Cubs, began with a rush.
Bescher, first man up: dffoppe1 q sIo nS
hi into left field. and after Doyle haG
god 10 right Bescher stole second and
TOOK third when Archer's low throw
yoIled away from Bill Sweeney; Burns
received a pass and stole second; Arch
49, throw was very high, but Beseher
preferred to take no chances ana re-
pasined on first. Robertson was also
.assod and the bases were full. Fetch