New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-06
Higgins and His Men Hit
Rube Marquard Hard
in Pinches.
MIGRANTS MEN HAVE
BAD DAY IN FIELD
Jack Miller Features Game by
Fine One.Hand Catch OF
LiHe Drive.
Nv HEYMOoD BROUN.

This country has few enough tradiuons'
and vet Miller Higgins is cooperating
with Branch hickey to decrease the num-
her The manager Of the Cardinals is
undermining the belief that st. Louis
baseball teams are all bad. In 1ur'her
ance Of his plan Higgins led his men 10
victory against the Giants at the Foio
Grounds yesterday. The score was 10 o.
II was the first home appearance OF the
Giants since their Western trip ana al
though the men OF McGraw felded ever
so badly. they were welcome, for at least
they hit the ball
ST. Louis had a slight margin IN oat-
ting and a wide one in fielding IN lao''
lack Miller made one of the best plays
OF the year when he caught a line drive
from Stocks bat with leapinS one-haHu
lunge. Lee Magee. upon coming IN from
the outfeld, insisted on shaking hahos
with Miller. and told his teammate' Oh
the level Jack. that was the pest Oa'0"
ever saw in my life
Most OF the baseball playing seen oy
MaRee has been committed in ST. LOUIS
which somewhat limits the extent OF MS
remark but it was a good eaten
Zinn Beck. who comes from "hco'
Tex. did the bulk OF the hitting TOT 'He
Cardinals. getting three singles ana
triple in four times at bat ana JaVA
Miller made three hits, when hcIpeu
lot IN the scoring. For the Giants Eddle
CRAM hammered out three doubles one
in right field, one in centre ana one III
left but lust 10 keep Arthur Fletchei
from Incoming anxious he made TWO oau
errors. l..,.
Although Johnny Evers and OWhle
push have both visited the Polo Grourus
this wear. Miller Higgins, from his sho"
inc Yesterday. can hold his own with
either one IN batting umpires' VI" o''0
occasion Higgins dragged away TWO Pio
testing PLAYERS. but he took up the MAJ
tor on his own account and the case ~
his clients suffered from no lack oil e"
thusiasm on his part .....-
pho Narouard seemed 10 he pltchlH9
vol for he had speed, curves ana cur
,rol but the Cardinals hit hard JUST inc
same Perhaps his poor support dlscoui-
- hin, for II was one Of the worst
5ierlavs Of fielding which the Giants nave
avor given outside Of worlds series
Three runs were scored right OH 'he
,oel bv the invaders. Magee' win one
no, down. beat out a hit TO Stock anu
,no, Eddie Grant lost an easy chance loi
. force nlav by fumbling Dolan's ground
- lack Miller drove a double 10 leil'
which scored both runners. wilson ~. W.
ont. but Marquard made via p''cH'
which sent Miller down TO thlrd' Lar
DovIe was all thumbs when Butter 'appe0
the hall in his direction, and nome came
Miller on the error. -
,rbe Lead OF three runs looked large TOT
poll" Perritt pitched well in the open
ING innings. In the third however
Bescber doubled, stole third ana came
home on a sacrifice fly by Burns JACK
Miller made a fine running eaten Vi
Doyles foul in this inning
13ocL tr,nled at the beginning OF inc
eftb hut was caught at the plate wheh
Muller Higgins fell down on the squeez@'
l., tho latter half Of the inning the Giants
tiod tho score. With two down Gran,
doubled and DOYLE walked. Jack MURRAY
who is battling to stay of the oehc"'
struck a good blow for freedom Inc
drive lit deep in left centre helo ana was
good for three bases
When Eddie Grant made his thiru
double in the seventh inning huss"'
withdrew Perritt and sent in Robinson
his winning lefthander Robinson kept
the Giants scoreless from then on until
the end Of the game, while St LOUIS
o,osed with a rush in the eighth and
ninth. when five runs were scored
Rock MADE his third safety, a single 10
right. in the eighth, and went TO thiru
n,ben Robinson co-operated In a hit ana
r,,n n,ev Beck came home on a chop MT
NV Huggins along the third base line
Magee hunted, and Stock lost force play
NV munlng Marquard's toss. Dolan
forced Robinson at the plate but a WIG
itch and Millers double accounted Tor
three more runs
Among the spectators were a delegation
Of orphans, John Heydler ana fred
Merke
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