New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-08
Sudden Rally in Eighth
Dries Up Vocabulary
of Stallings.
MATHEWSON HOLDS
BOSTON IN NINTH
Jack Murray Makes a Telling
Double at Critical Stage
of the Battle.
nv dEYWOOD RROCN.


ton Braves. exhausted his vocabulary at
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon.
He ran dry in the eighth inning. For
seven innings the cause OF the Giants
seemed hopeless but in the eighth they
hammered four men across the plate and
overcame a three-run lead.
Mathewson was called upon to hold the
newly created lead. and easily mastered
the Braves in the ninth New York won
by score Of to 9
The vocabulary Of Stallngs Is famous.
II is Imaginative, but terse withal, and
hardy above all things. Friends OF the
manager explained that an unusual strain
has been put upon Stallings this season.
He has been called upon TO curse ever
since April IA. They believe that he will
recover his ready use of language within
a day or two In the meantime Johnny
Evers will seek 10 keep up the proper
pungency on the Boston bench.
Rube Marquard. who began the game
for the Giants, had little OF his usual
speed and was easy for the Braves. He
Yielded FIVE runs in four innings. Fromme,
who replaced the big left-hander in the
fifth. pitched splendidly, He was taken
out in the eighth, but his sacrifice was
not in vain Red Murray, who has been
on the bench on account Of poor hitting.
batted in place OF Fromme. and smashed
a double into deep left centre. putting
the Giants in position to tie the score.
Better judgment might have saved the
game for Boston. Crutcher. who began
in the box for the Braves, was so wild
that by the sixth inning he had thrown
enough balls 10 cover two ordinary
games. lie showed unmistakable signs Of
weakness i'm the sixth and seventh. but
was allowed to stay. Although Johnny
Evers stopped the game several times in
order to steady the pitcher by "bawlins
him out" Crutcher profited little by the
artificial stimulation and vas roundly
walloped in the eighth.
Dick Rudolph was hurried to the rescue,
but found the situation grave. a man on
third and one on second, with nobody out,
was the legacy Of Rudolph. and before
the inning was over both had scored and
another to boot.
Slippery footing played a part in the
winning run, for Burns got a hit only be
cause Maranvlle slipped and fell in going
after his easy grounder. Fletcher fol-
lowed with hit TO centre, which was
conceived as a single, but when Mann
took tumble the drive went for triple.
1t was the first appearance Of the
Braves at the Polo Grounds this season.
and in spite Of the teams low standing
in the race II made a good appearance
except for its pitching staff and its
MackinaWs The pitching staff is weak
and the Mackinaws are strong, being
decorated with waistband of late
Egyptian design relieved 10y a touch Of
Babylon just before the fall.
No nosier team has been seen here yet .
Crutcher received wonderful verbal sup
port and come more substantial help as
well. The best play Of the game came
in the sixth. when Johnny Evers hicked
short the fight Of Stocks liner and
caught the bail when it came down. A
fine throw Of Mann TO third base, cutting
off Fletcher. was another fielding feature.
The outfied work of the Giants was
bad. Both Bescher and Burns seemed un-
able to cope with the sun glare. and each
misjudged flies badly.
A single by Collins. a sacrifice by Evors,
Flctchers failure to nip Collins at third
on Maranvilles grounder, Murray's triple
over third base and Deals single 10 CEN
tre gave Boston three runs in the first.
\ double by Burns. an inheld hit by
Fletcher and double steal MADE one fo-
the Giants in the latter half Of the inninS.
Boston scored twice in the fourth inning
on base 90 balls TO Deal. Gowdys single
past Stock and Manns double to left
centre which Bescher played very badly.
The score was then to !, and the game
looked easy for the invaders
McGraw's men kept hitting, bat poor
base running killed their chances. SIN
giles by Meyers. Fromme and Bescher
brought only one run across in the sixth.
because Fromme was caught off third on
the double steal. \ base on balls. two
inield outs and a single brought Burns
all the way around in the seventh. Bos-
ton put its total up TO six in the eighth
on Deals single and Manns triple to left
Then came the rally. Stock, who kept
up his great hitting pace, beat out hit
10 deep short IL was wonderful STOP
by Maranville. but the little shortstop had
too long a throw Meyers put a low line
drive into right field and Stock ran to
third Murrays double sent Stock home
and put Pioz. who ran for Meyers. on
third Beschcr hit 10 Schmidt, who tried
TO get Piez At the plate. II was poor
Judgment. for everybody was safe. Then
came the two costly tumbles by Maran-
Vile and Mann.
The Braves could not set ball out CT