The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-07


The conflict between the Giants sAA
CUBS At the Polo Grounds yesterday vas
q treat for the baseball patron who can
enjoy a ssvory baseball repast. win or
lose The Giants lost They lost, 4 to 3.
II was a treat because there was an abun-
dance OF excellent playing. constant close
ness and feverish uncertainty In the last
two innings
The Cubs won for three reasons, be-
cause they punched six OF their seven
hits of Natty in the last two innings
because Mstty gave "A base on balls at a
critical time; because Stock dropped q
bail at third after putting 4 on run
ner, and. possibly. because Of failure TO
snatch an opportunity In base running in
the ninth inning.
Stocks error at third was fatal. but not
the rock bottom cause OF the defeat The
big reason was that the Cubs dubbed
Matty hard in the last two innings. They
did that after he had pitched next TO
perfect ball for seven innings. His efrec-
tivcness for the first seven was contrib
uted to by beautiful support furnished
by Stock. Fletcher, Doyle and Merlls.
Theirs was stellar infield support.
Victor Safer was tho biggest intcger IN
turning on Matty and rsnding him He
fouled a ball in the eighth and Matty
had to pitch him a large. round virgin.
white one. The large. round virgin, white
Safer gave II a prodigious belt and buried
Il in the home run area OF the grand
stand The Giants retaliated vigorously to
the Cub rallies and had the result In
doubt until the game ceased to be.
Archer was Grant in his pegging and
IN the first inning after Bc-cher had
singled the former threw badly when
Bescher stole. The stealer reached third.
1tumphries filled the abodes with walks
10 Burns and Robertson and Fletcher
brought Bescher home with fly to
Knisey. The Giants from the nrsr 10
the eighth had men left on bases fire.
Quently. Their hits were unattended they
popped M flies often and there was no
sttempt az sacrificing to forward has,
runners
saiers homer IN the eighth put life ir
the Cubs Sweeney followed Il with a
MT Derrick sacrificed and Archer singled
through Fletcher. Humphrles although q
mere pitcher. felt the stimulus of the mo-
ment and he 700 singled through Fletcher
scoring Sweeney. forco and ~
stopped the furry. With two out in theii
half the Giants tied the score on a sngl,
and steal by Robertson. who made n ser
pentlne slide and single by Fletcher.
Mathewson's only pass was TO Knisely
the first man up in the ninth. and cut ,
big figure. knisely was retired at second
Sut Zimmerman. who forced him, was OF
first base In his stead Safer whackcd tn.
ball safely again. We punched to RICH
and Zimmerman tried for third. Robert
sons throw 10 third was true and fast
Stock took Il on the bound. swung
against Zimmerman. and KLEIN was In tn,
act of waving Ztm out until Stock droppe'
the ball, Sweeney was the second out
with a liner to Stooli but Derrick dustet
the avenue between Stock and the bal
with two Dagger and brought in tw,
runs.
The Giants put four men on tho base
IN the ninth. and one OF them reache,
home. That one was Merkle He wa
tafe when HUMPHREYS threw his hunt d
first and SAFER dropped It. McI,ea
singled TO left Donlin fled TO Knisely
Murrays safe NY to the left foul lin
sent MerlSle home. Piez could have mad
third and Murray second. but tho forme
pulled up after turning second and Muir
ray had 10 make tracks to get back +
first
Bescher bounced a slow yrotinder b
Derrick and was thrown out. On hi
play Piez had he been on third. Nigh
thrown out Ut home. There's no tellini
The regret was that he didn't have IN
chanca The throw which retired Bcsche
mt frst was low. and only a great on
handed catch Of II by Safer kept tn
GIANTS from winning then and thor
Doyle was passed purposely giving an on
portunity for a play at any base, an
Burns. letting two strikes pass waite
the oombataDts 20 the clubhouse with
fly ball. The score