New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-12
McGraw's Men Take Last
Game from Cardinals
in Smuggling Match.
MATHEWSON KEEPS
PLACE ON MOUND
Injury to Fred Merkle Makes
Shift Necessary Which Brings
Jack Murray Into Game.
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81 Louis. July 1.-THE Cardinals
and the Giants abandoned science and
inside baseball and all such fripperles
her. to-day. In the language OF the
prizering, the two teams stood toe 70
toe and slugged." Both proved them
selves gluttons for punishment os'
the Giants carried the harder punch
and won by score of q TO 3. Thus
ended their losing streak OF nve
straight games.
The victory enabled McGraw's men
70 gain on the Cubs, who once more teil
st the hands Of the Braves. The We
,orv was the only one obtained by inc
visi,ors in the four-game series against
81 Louis. 1t was the first victory TO-
the Giants in the West this trip.
McGraw showed his confidence N
Mathewson in striking fashion Tor ne
let the old master remain IN the g2MP'
even though the Cardinals hit m
hard confident that big Six" had the
situation well in control and was TAX
ing advantage OF the hard hitting sup
mort which was behind him. Ihir,|..
four hits were made. for total OF
SIXTY bases. Wilson. Dolan, Doyle and
Cruise hit home runs. 49,,
Nerkle was injured when batted
ball struck his knee, and was oollGed
10 leave the game.
THE crowd which saw the battle was
8 record breaker for a Saturday IN 81.
Louis. More than 1900 persons were
in the stands when play began.
McGraw switched his batting order,
bringing Larry Doyle up TO second
Mace and dropping Arthur Fletcher 20
ffth place. Meyers has been moved
up beyond Stock. AS Slim Sallee was
the selection of Huggings, Robertson
a left-handed hitter, was benched an
favor of Snodgrass.
The prospects of a clea nsweep Ior
the Cardinals in the series seemed OK
ceedingly bright in the early innings,
for ST. Louis picked up four-run lead
in the first three frames. The Giants
rallied in the fifth, and from then or
until the end of the contest McGraw
men hit in terrific fashion.
A total of ten runs was amassed by
the visitors in the fifth, sixth and sew
enth innings.
Mathewson was the man chosen 10
oppose Sallee, and the Cardinals Tell
upon him heartily. In the second nm
ing Wilson got home run over the
right field fence and Beck follow d
with a triple, but he was out when ne
overslid third base.
Three runs were added TO the total
Of the Cardinals in the third inning,
but NcGraw allowed Mathewson 70 re-
main. Buffers double, safe bunt by
Salee. Meyers's muff at the plate on
q felder's choice and Jack Miller's
three base hit 10 centre accounted for
the damage
But in the fifth the Giants began to
use their bats. Fletcher, Merkle,
Meyers, Matty and Doyle all hit safely
in this inning. Fletcher and Murray
each contributed double. Higgins
helped along with an error and Stock
made things little easier with a sac
rifce fy.
II was in this inning that Merkle was
injured, and it became necessary TO
put Snodgrass on first and send Jack
Murray to the outfield. Griner took
the place of Salee after the fifth, but
he could not check the scoring.
The Giants found Griner for three
hits in the sixth and Steele was sent
in 70 take his place. Burns, Murray
and Meyers were the men who hit
Griner safely, while Stock greeted
Steele, his successor, with a two base
hit.
Once begun. the Giants kept up their
hard hitting attack until the end.
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