The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

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ST. I.orIs. June i2.-Aided by timely
hitting on the part Of his teammates
Lee Meadows. the only pitcher In the
big leagues who wears spectacles. beat
down the Giants in he final game OF
the series here to-day. Meadows not
only defeated the New Workers by an
: TO 3 score, hut pushed the Giants
back into the cellar again. While Nc
Graw's men were losing. Herzog and
his Reds were having better success on
their home lot. Consequently the two
clubs exchanged berihs.
As in the other two games that the
Cardinals took from the Giants, Hug
gins's men smo,e the ball. They did
not hit as often AZ they did in the first
TWO games. hut their drives to-day were
hard and they cropped up In the pinches.
Dots Miller. who appeared as quite
a jinx for the Polo Grounds slabmen
his trip. doomed up as a cleaner OF
bases again. II was Miller's double off
he right field stand that sewcd AZ the
game for the Cardinals and enabled
them to carry of their third victory OF
the series. Another hitting feature was
~Snyder's home run in the fourth a few
seconds after Hyatt drove the ball up
against the stands FOR "A double. shy
-der's hit went sailing past Snodgrass
and before II stopped rolled clean out
to the players clubhouse.
Marquard evidently must have felt the
heat, for he went only five innings and
then NcGraw sidetracked him 10 make
room for Pinch Hitter Red Murray. In
the first three frames the Rube sh wed
some steam. whi,ewashins his opponents
and alloWinE one hit. The fourth innins
was a far different tale, The Cardinals
hft him L.vI and ,Nhan tho frame WAS
over they had scored fiy" runs. These
ultimately proved enough to win.
Schauer came on the hill in the sixth
and retired his opponents. but In the
next inning had less luck, A little Wild
ress and three timely hits Melted the
Cardinals three more runs. Ralph
stroud pitched the last fra
The Giants found Meadows a great
deal more effective than they did in the
opening game here. when they knocked
lin out Of the box. Meadows had = lot
# stuff. In only two INNINGS did the
Giants bunch hits. The first time was
IN the fourth. when u yle's single fol-
lowed Lohert's double. netting the Giants
their first run of the game. All told. the
Giants got seven hits. one a triple by
Merkle. 1t did no damage, however. FOR
there was nobody VIII could drive hin
home.
The Giants TOOK tho I'ad IN the iour'n
hut the Cardinals more than overcame
i In their half. Bescher, who got two
hits for the day, led off with "A single
and went to third when Long forced
Miller, who had been passed by the
ttube. Dolan's single scored Bescher
and IA double by Hyatt brought Long
in from second, Cosey moving around
10 third, whence he scored while Brain
ard was tossing out Bethel. Hyatt
strolled home when Snyder drove "A long
one out past S%nodgrass for "A home run,
Despite the lead their opponents
Gained, the Giants dil not lose heart
for they picked UP two in the sixth
Murray hit for Marquard and singled
past Butler. After S~nodgrass died and
l.obert got on through Millcr's error
Doyle inserted a timely hit that scored
Red. Lobert eventually came In or
Burhs's sacrifice fly. Thereafter Mead
ows didn't allow "A Giant to get past
second.
A pass TO Meadows and hits by But.
Ter and Bescher filled the bases in tbs
seventh. Millcr's double cleared the
paths. The score: