New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-02
Marquard and Schauer
Fail, but Perritt Shines
in His Old Town.
STRIKE-OUT FOOLS
NEW YORK TEAM
Brainard Batting Hero of Day.
with Home Drive Over
Bescher'S Head.

st. Louis, No, Aug. The Card
inals and Giants broke even in
double-header here to-day. The home
team captured the first game in tea
innings by a score Of 20 3, while the
visitors won the second contest By
score OF 20 !.
In the opening game the Cardinals
didn't find Marquard hard 20 hit, and
but for a wild throw in the ninth by
Beck, they would have won this con-
test by a score Of , 10 N nine
innings. RUDE Schauer wen, 70 the
mound for the Giants ln .ae seventh
inning and he it WAS who allowed the
winning run in the tenth Though a
peculiar play.
Long got on base in this frame
through a single 20 right Miller
popped out without giving MIN a
chance 10 advance. Wilson swung a.
2 low pitch inside the plate for his
third strike, and the ball got away
from Meyers, rolling 10 the stand.
Movers and other New YORK players
fooled around until Long had reached
third and Wilson second.
Wilson was sent back % the bench,
as he was out on the third strike, rrst
base being occupied ar the time, but
Long stayed at third despite The pro-
t,st Of the Giants who claimed Wilson
had fouled the ball. snyder sent
single pas, third and Long ,rotted IN
with the winning run.
Two of the early runs for the caro-
inals came in the first inning. WIN
Bescher out, Long singled. Miller MT
10 Narqua.d and the latter made
bad throw 70 second, both runners De-
ing safe. Dolan singled 90 -e.t' but
Long was thrown out a. the pate.
SNYDER walked filing the sacks. Hyatt
drove a single into left and Miller and
Dolan scored. Butler flied 20 Burns
The third Cardinal run IN the fifth
came through hitting and an error
SNYDER singled, but would have been
forced at second had not Doyle dropped
Lobert's perfect throw. Snyder scored
on Buffers drive 20 left Beck with
one strike on him, at this point stepped
out of the batter's box, allowing Mar,
guard to put over two more strikes and
fan him. Sal.ee also famed, and
Bescher popped out.
Burns singled 20 right IN the SIKH
and later scored when Robertson went
out. from Miller 20 Hyatt The run
which tied the count came % the n!ntn,
when Fletcher hunted safely went 20
third on Becks heaye over Hyats
head and crossed the plate when Mer-
kle went out, Butler 70 Hyatt.
Perritt got a merry reception Wheh
he went out 10 pitch the second game,
and the crowd rode him until New
York got its decisive lead IN the sew
enth. He pitched q good game ana
received fine support. The Cardinals
made only six hits. One peculiarly
of the game was the fact that the
St Louis outfeld did not have put
out. There were a couple or assists,
but these came after singles. Doak
was hit freely. and the Giants made
their runs off him.
The Cardinals only run came IN me
first, when Bescher walked, took tnlrd
on Longs double and scored OBJ WI,
sons sacrifice fly New York eyenei
this up in the second when t.etcner
was hit, worked his way 10 third on
two infield outs and scored as br2nari
hit through Bethel.
Brainard clinched the victory with
his home run In the seventh NerAe
opened this inning by dropping q s.a-
gle in right. Lobert grounded 20 AiI-
Ter Brainard hit hard line drive %
left which took q high bound over
Bescher's head and w-nt % the bleach
ers. DOOM made the third run IN ms
inning on q single. Permits sacr.1ce
and Burns's single 20 right