New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21
Worlds Series Flavor to
Clash Between the
League Leaders.
MANY RUNS ON FEW
HITS BY WINNERS
Herzog Sends Novice In to Face
PRESENTATIONS Only Two
Hits in Seven Innings.
BY HAYWOOD BRoUN.

iy defeated by the Giants az the Polo
Grounds yesterday, but Charlie smiled
As Garry Hermann amOled out Of the
stand he chuckled, and in the counting
room Frank Bancroft. business manager
Of the visiting club. crooned softly to
himself as he ficked the paper money
under his fingers.
Bitter was the defeat but sweet were
the receipts. The score was Target to 2
in favor Of the Giants-but the crowd
was much larger. More than $4,000 per-
sons saw the game, and 1t was by far the
biggest gathering which has watched any
baseball contest in this country since the
last worlds series.
In fact, not more than once or twice In
the history of the Polo Grounds, the
home of large crowds, have so many
people gathered to watch strife on the
diamond, except. of course, when there
was a worlds title at stake. The root
ers in the bleachers were crowded to-
gether close as Yale and Harvard shells
at finish line.
All the seats in the lower tier of the
grandstand were gone early in the after
noon and the upper tier places were soon
afterward. When the game began the
only spare spaces were in the centre
field bIeachers. Even the bases were
quickly filled.
Herzog was cheered every time he came
10 bat and most Of the rooters seemed to
be pulling for a victory for the visitors.
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welcome overwhelms me-" That part OF
the reception was in the hands Of the
Giants.
There was stimulation in the day and
inspiration in the crowd, but II would be
hard to speak we'll Of the game. 0.
Henry once wrote of the death Of a rap
scallion, around whose body the neighbors
stood in silence. Not until many minutes
had passed did any one venture to say
aught of the man who had gone, but at
length one kindly disposed old gentleman
remarked:
when Cas- was about fo'teen he was
one of the best spoilers in school" Like
ingenuity would be needed to give char
acter to the battle of the Reds and
Giants. contenders for the pennant in
the National League.
The tame was wellnigh ruined by the
first inning. Some of Herzog's young
sters. and Herzog himself, for that mat"
ter. were a bit ratified by the crowd. 1t
was not so much the size of the gather
ing as the friendliness which unnerved
the Reds. Even at home Cincinnati play
ers get small praise, and they were melted
into ineptitude by the amazing welcome
which they received.
Although only one Giant hit safely. in
the first inning, five Of McGraw's men
crossed the plate. Errors by inhelders
and the wildness Of Philip Douglas, one
Of Herzogs best recruits, were respon-
sibIe for the accumulation of runs In
the entire game McGraw's men made only
three hits.
After the opening inning Herzog did
something typical of his style OF man.
agement. He sent into the battle
youngster who had never pitched before
in the big leagues.
Schneider was the recruit who had the
privilege Of making his first appearance
before a crowd which more than likely
will be the biggest with which he will be
associated in all his major league career.
The theory that the first plunge should
be a shock worked we'll in the case Of
Schneider, for he pitched splendidly' al
lowing only two hits in the seven innings
during which he worked.
In the seventh, with men on. second and
third and only one out, he fanned
Fletcher and Doyle. The two runs. when
were scored against him were partly the
result of errors.
Tesreau, although he yielded more hits
than is his wont, was exceedingly eifec-
tive. Clarke found him for home run
10 deep right. but in the pinches the VS.
itors could do little with the spitban OF
Big Jeff. Once Herzog had a chance TO
shine for in the fourth inning he came TO
bat with three men on bases. He flied and
died.
For Herzog the first inning must have
been as long as the night Of dreamer
ridden by Nightmares. 1t required almost
half an hour of playing time Niehoff be-
gan by throwing wide on Beschers little
tan Bescher then stole second and Burns
drew a pass. Fletcher beat out hunt in
front of the plate and the bases were
filled.
Douglass could not get the ball over
for DOYLE. and Bescher was forced home
Merkle beat out an inheld single which
Herzog played badly and Burns came
home. Robertson pop flied, but Fletcher
scored on Stocks inield out. Doyle came
home on a wild pitch, and Herzog's fun
BILE on Meyers let Merkle in
The Reds wasted opportunities in the
fourth when they scored only once on
double by Niehof, pass for Bates, a pass
for Clarke and singles by Schneider and
Moran.
The break in the rally came when Me
hon was thrown out in an attempt 10 take
third on a short passed ball. 1t was IN
this inning that Herzog failed to rise TO
dramatic opportunity.
A single by Bescher. a lucky MT
Burns's double TO left centre and clsrke's
wild throw. which hit Markle in the back
gave the Giants the two runs which they
scored In the fifth.
In one department the Reds showed
themselves strong The teams stock OF
Germans is practically inexhaustible' Few