New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-15
Cardinals Have a Merry
Time NTH the Rube
Drive Him from Box and
Send Superbas Back to
Third Place in National
League Race.
lB, Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

St. Louis, Sept. 1.-THE st. Louis
Cardinals climbed aboard of RUDE Mar
guards left-handed curves to-day and
knocked him out of the box. They con-
sumed half a dozen innings in the per-
Torrance, which in itself amounts 10
little. for the RUDE has been treated
roughly all season But the chief point
is that Brooklyn dropped into third
place, back of the Boston Braves, and
at this late day position counts. Con-
ditions are not hopeless however, for
only one point separates the Superbas
and Braves. The score here was to 2.
With the defeat this afternoon Brook
lyn's last hope of winning the pennant
took leave and vanished into thin air.
The Phillles have a lead Of five full
games. and nothing but losing streak.
something to which Moran's boys are
apparently the most remote strangers.
will prevent part of the worlds series
from being played in Philadelphia.
Marquard never got worst hammer
ing in all his life than he did in the
sixth frame. 1t was Just one hit after
another until the outfielders were
threatened with heat prostration. How
can one obey the summer health hints
and keep the blood cool when bunch
of heartless average hunters are slam
ming the ball all over the universe. II
was bad enough to hunt down the ordl-
nary single, but when the rolllcking
double and festive triple were inter
mingled in a merry melange, the trials
of the ball players in the summer heat
may be imagined.
Larry Cheney was next in line. lie
was in a fair way for "A drubbing too,
but he retired before the frame was
over with a split finger, which he sus-
/ tanned endeavoring TO field drive by
Bob Bescher Il was Larry's first APP
pearance on the rubber since he hurt
I his arm during game in Brooklyn.
Wheeler Dell, the leaning tower OF
Seattle, finished the game in style.
But some mean citizens explained that
/ il was too hot to run any more. Just
then word was received that II had
showed in Nebraska. and there was a
stampede for the railroad office.
The Cardinals flashed another Of their
young pitchers, Boardman by name,
and hailing from Winnipeg. lie
twirled with rare skill and nerve
throughout. Five hits were all he al
( lowed, and his one lapse came in the
fifth inning. 1t was then that the
Superbas got together for their two
runs, scoring the same on two bases
on balls, a neatly executed double steal
and Stengel's two-bagger.
Brooklyn scored in this wise: Nc
Carly walked and took second on Mar
guards sacrifice bunt. O'Mara also
walked. As Daubert struck out Nc
Carly and O'Mara executed a double
steal. Ii was some time before Frank
Snyder could assure himself that Nc
Carly was actually .rying TO advance
by any unlawful means. and by the
time he had determined that his eyes
were really not deceiving him, Mac had
hit the dirt and hooked the bag with
his dainty toe. O'Msra, Of course,
made second easily, and then Stengel
came through with a drive to left for
two bases.
! But that lead and the hopes raised
were indeed ephemeral, and in the fol-
lowing frame the big upheaval came.
The score follows: