New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-15
BRAVES A GAME
NEARER GIANTS
PLAY Like Real Champions
and Win with Plenty
TO Spare.
DRIVE TESREAU AND
DEMAREE FROM BOX
Contest Replete with SpeCtac-
ular Playa Wild, Weird
One by Merkle.

The Boston Braves defeated ne
Giants a. the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon. and $4,000 fans now reallle
lust how the cohorts OF George Stall-
incs climbed from last place TO point
where only four and one-hslt games
sersrate them from the leao. Win
siv ,vceks 10 plav IL is not without the
resIrns that the batteries for tho open
ne game OF the worlds series VIII be-
Rudolph and GoWdy or BOSTON. Ben
der and Schang for the Athletics with
nc Giants cooling their heels on the
outside. The Back Bay men doWneo
q tho Giants by score Of Z 60 3.
Z There is many stride betweca TO-
,dav and the end Of tho season. The
,pacc az which the Braves are travelling
'may wear them down. Certain u is,
however. that for the time being al
east the Braves look the part Of cham
pions. The pennant bee IS bu7zing m
The cars Of every last man. and they
70 about their work with the cheerful
Cnthusissm Of college boys out on
romp. They applaud every good play
Of y tCgmmate. and shout encourage
m,rt should an error Green m. But
fhcv do not depend on enthusiasm 10
win games. Baseball Of the keenest rs
plsyed every minute and Yesterday
there was nothing that smscked OF
bone" They showed the Giants IN
sorry colors yesterday.
Tesreau Driven TO Cover.
The Braves won on pure merit
Starting with a rush I'm the opening
innings. they hacked their way 10
commanding lead a. the expense OF
Jeff Tesreau. disposing Of him in five
innings. They kept on at the expense
Of Al Dcmarce, scoring one run on the
Mobile lad. Old George Wiltse pitched
the eighth and ninth innings and held
the enemy runless.
Demaree is not TO be held enurely
20 blame for the run scored against
him. Fred Merkle made one OF ms
strictly original plays. the logic OF
which is clear 10 no one but himself.
n happened in the sixth inning. With
but one out. Boston filled the bases,
Bill James on third. Joe Connolly
drove q hy 10 Robertson on the right
field foul line. After tho catch James
started for him az the speed of about
two miles per hour. Robertson hurled
for the plate for what would have
been an easy double play.
Mcrkle Makes a Weird Play.
But Merkle would have none OF NJ.
ne tore in and placing himself between
Movers and the ball intercepted the
throw James then scored unmolcsted,
while Devoro arrived safely at second.
or course that one run had no direct
bearing on the result OF the game, but
everybody in the stands recognized the
merit OF Merkle's play. They rose and
IN body commented on II. The opin-
ION was loudly expressed that every
body was out calling. Some even sug-
gested that the quarry never was
worked.
Many Spectacular Plays.
The game was frsught with spectac-
ular and unusual plays. Bob Bescher
saved Dsvey Robertson from an error,
or robbed Meanwhile Of a triple at
least. according 10 the scorers view,
by a clever piece Of backing up. In the
sixth inning. with two out and two on
bases. rabbit" whsnged one on the
nose 70 deep right centre.
Both Bescher and Robertson raced
for the ball. and tho latter arrived
first. He clutched the leather, but II
bounced out of his hands. The crowd
grosned. The grosns were quickly
changed TO cheers, for Bescher scooped
the hall I'D with one hand for the out.
Robertson experienced the vicissi-
tudes Of luck. IN the last half OF that
ssme sixth inning. with Boyle on first,
he dropped safety ir centre field.
The bail hung so long ir the air that
DOYLE thought Mann would surely
catch il. When il dropped safe Larry
was forced at second By the fielder's
quick throw. So Davey was robbed OF
hit.
In the second inning Bescher, Meyers
snd DOYLE made an unusual double
play. With James on first Devore
flied to Bescher, Gowdy scoring after
the catch. Bescher threw TO the plate
and when James tried for second Mey-
ers threw him out at second base.
The score follows: