New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-20


Cardinals. They tried their best to
keep the Giants down, but there is no
doing that TO a good team. Better
should the thanks go to Stroud, who
ritched hitless ball through the critical
final innings of the game, and George
Burns, whose two triples were not only
useful but essential for the victory. A
sacrifice fly and a single by Grant
helped a lot, but we positively refuse
to follow the example of several hun
dred fans and say, Very good, Eddie"
Miller Higgins tried to take mean
advantage of the Giants by sending
Lee Meadows in against them. It's
against the law or good taste or proper
craftsmanship to hit man who wears
spectacles, but Meadows insisted on re-
naming behind glass even when ne
went into the box.
He had his aids to eyesight fastened
on with some kind of a cloth contrap-
ton. Yet in spite of his confessedly
defective sight he appeared to see
great deal better than the batters VINO
opposed him for the first five innings.
He can see much better than many
umpires.
Mavbe Meadows thought that the
Giants were going to be chlvalrous
right through the nine innings, but
Doom disturbed him in the sixth by
walking up to the plate and smashing
out a single. Red haired persons are
always creating disturbances, and usu-
ally finishing them as well, but upon
this occasion the fight became general.
Meadows was knocked out of the box.
All the pitchers of Higgins seem to
be disabled or Handicapped IN one way
or another. Having removed the pc
specialized player, the manager suosu-
tuted a man who can pitch only with
his left arm. The winning run was
scored against Robinson in the eighth
Eddie Grant was in the game by
virtue of an injury which Larry Doyle
received on Saturday. Grant and
Burns co-operated to good effect. 1t
was Burns who scored two runs with
triple in the sixth inning, and 1t was
Grant who brought Burns home with a
sacrifice fly. Again, it was Burns who
hit for three bases in the eighth, and
this time Grant followed him with
single. -.
Time and again last season Burns hit
+riples when there were men on bases.
II was his habit, but he married be-
fore the beginning of this year, and,
like many another husband, 1t seemed
for some time as if he had rid himself
Of all his old habits. Now, like many
another husband, he seems to be get
ting them back. =.
In addition to defeating the Cardi-
nails. the Giants had to thwart thun-
derstorm. Rain began in the sixth and
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players handled the wet ball with pre-
cision.
St. Louis scored first. In the open
ing inning Bescher walked and went to
second when Higgins beat out slow
chop hit in front Of the plate. Miller
hunted and Lobert threw him out at
first while the runners moved up.
SNYDER singled to left and scored his
two teammates. Snyder was to the
Cardinals much what George Burns
was 20 the Giants. All three o. the st.
Louis runs were largely due TO his
efforts.
Tesreau, who began the game for the
Giants, was only moderately effective.
lie was threatened in the third and
fourth innings and in the sixth St
Louis added one more run. After Hug
gins had famed and Merkle had made
an excellent catch Of Mller's foul
Snyder hit to deep left centre for three
bases. Butler scored MIN with a single
to left.
Facing a three-run lead, the Giants
rallied gamely. Doom began the latter
half of the sixth by shooting a single
TO centre. Braine.d batted for Tesreau
and walked Burns drove the ball deep
into right centre and was on third be
fore il came back TO the infeld.
Meadows was taken out here and Rob
inson substituted
Davey Robertson then beat out an in
field hit in a race for the bag, but
Burns held third Discretion laid well
enough. for Eddie Grant lifted a fly TO
Long and Burns scored on the sacrifice.
With the score tied Stroud took the
mound, and pitched brilliantly.
Bescher. who walked at the beginning
of the eighth, was the only man who
reached base while he was in office. A
sacrifice sent Bescher as far as second.
but there Stroud picked him off with a
fast throw TO Fletcher
Victory came in the eighth. George
Burns put the ball against the left
field fence for triple. Davey Robert
son fouled TO Miller. but Grant dropped
a hit over Buffers head and Burns
crossed the plate.