New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-10
Rio Catcher's Double in
Seventh Scores Only
Runs of Game.
WARLIKE AFTERNOON
AT POLO GROUNDS
TYLER and Donlin Censured, but
Evers Remains on Field,
Despite Outbursts.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

When re came to bat three men were on
base and two had been retired. The score
was nothing for the Giants and precisely
m. same amount for the Boston Braves.
George Tyler tried to spin a crossfre
into the hands Of Whaling but Meyers
had different ideas as TO the destiny of
the ball He all but tore away the right
e.ld wall. and when the ball came back
70 the inleld two men had scored and
Movers was resting on second
As the final score Of the game was ex-
actly TO in favor of the Giants, II would
seem 10 be fair enough 10 hail the Chief
es hero Of the afternoon. But the field
was fairly Uttered with heroes. Mathew
son. for one. pitched the best game which
he has shown this season.
Fred snodgrass made an amazing catch
in the second inning which killed Bostons
best chance for run making. and little
MaranviIe at shortstop gobbled up some
hot drives in such brilliant fashion that
even Johnny Evers was moved 20 enthu-
sissm.
George TYLER was not so much inter
eStsQ IN heroes dc III NlAldlilSs NAdi ACo
Rigler. umpire. was his nomination. Just
before Meyers made his double Tyler
threw a curve which was over the plate or
Whereabouts. Rgler decided that II was
Whereabouts and called IL ball. leaving
the count against the batter two balls and
enc strike
Tyler took UP the Incident at the time,
but after the Indian had made his hit the
ruling ranked with the pitcher and he
sought TO null over the matter little.
one thing led 10 another as the player
pressed home the debate. and Tyler AT
last hazarded the opinion that Rigler
could not see "a war headline across the
diamond"
Immediately afterward the player LETT
the field talking back over his right shoui-
der il was an assist for Rigler.
All in all. il was a warlke afternoon.
Mike Donlin fell into an acrimonious dis
pute with some one on the Boston bench,
and Charles Rigler. acting as an unsum-
noned mediator. sent Mike off the coach
ing line
Mike made an effective exit. He paused
in front Of the grand stand and levelled
an accusing loftihhSI az '"e ian VI N
visitors.
What l said goes" he shouted. just
10 show that his criticism had been con-
oeived in sincerity. Later Hank Gowdy
was revealed as the object Of Donlins
ira Hank came out OF the Boston bench
10 warm up a pitcher. but refused TO
consider a proposal from Donlin that they
20 outside and settle IT,"
Johnny Evers was also even more true
uent than usual. but managed to keep
within the law.
Just before the game began an aero
plane few over the field. and Fausto
Rodriguez and Ralph NJ. Brown dropped
note for McGraw in a bunch Of flowers.
The aim Of the avstors was bad. for the
bouquet fell, not on the diamond, but IN
the viaduct above the field. Few Of the
roo spectators had arrived when the
tying machine crossed tho field. but there
we're thrills enough in the game itself.
The Giants gave Matty the most brill
liant support which has been accorded to
any pitcher at the Polo Grounds this year.
sensations. Bescher began by making
hard running catch OF hit from Con-
molly. and Burns followed with mad
dash across the foul line for Evers's foul
drive. Fletcher ended the inning with a
great one-hand stop OF MaranVliies
grounder over second base.
Boston's best chance to score came In
the second inning. Murray was out on
wonderful stop and throw by Larry Doyle
but the second baseman evened things up
By fumblng Schmidts easy bounder' oii
The hit.and-run Deal pushed slow tap
through the territory which Doyle hau
Quilted. and Schmidt reached third base.
Then up came Whaling and smashed
ow line drive close to the foul line III
right field Snodgrass tore across 10 meet
the ball and. finding that he could not
quite get I'D 10 II. threw himself sidewise
and clutched the sphere with his gloved
hand an inch or less above the ground.
Picking himself up he threw to hrst
base forcing Deal. Johnny Evers and the
rest Of the Braves made a vigorous pro-
test asserting that the ball had peen
trapped but the umpire would not accep.
their contention, even though Evers all
but hit him
Snodgrass made another fine play In the
third inning. when he retrieved a ball
Which got away from Bescher and threw
gu, Connolly at second, when the Boston
nan overslid
The Giants got man on first ana thlrd
IN the fourth on singles by DOYLE ana
aerkle and Tylers bad throw. but wnen
no double steal was attempted Evers's
return 10 Whaling nipped Doyle at the
plate
Tyler, the first man up in the sixth got
% base on Fletcher's error. but Connolly
NY into a double play from Doyle 10
@erSle 10 Fletcher. Maranville's star
"nlribution Of the afternoon was STOP |
'"o throw In the latter half OF the INN 4
As which robbed Mathewson of hit
fletcher began the epoch-maklns
'"enth inning with clean hit 10 rlsht
wa Doyle sacrificed 10 the pitcher ana /
AefSe made an inleld hit which Maran-
''e could not handle, Fletcher reaching (
'o on the play. Snodgrass hit 10 }
granville, who nailed Fletcher at the
"s"' Whaling not only touched the run