The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22

ny WILLIAM u. HANNA.

The bes, thing the Giants did yes
terday was to die hard. They lost. 4 to
3. to the Cardinals in a thirteen inning
game, one which made changeable and
lively entertainment. For every influx
OF st. Louis runs the Giants answered
With one of their " but the last pro
and con incursion into scoring was more
eAter sive by st. Louis than by New
York. In the nlghtcap inning the Cardi-
nails plated two men. while only one
brushed the goal for the Giants.
A home player was repulsed az the
plate in the thirteenth inning, however
that's how hard the Giants battled,
showing more spunk than skill. II was
a stubborn. shifting game after the in
secure Mr.. Vanguard had been batted
out OF the box in the second inning. "A
long. stubborn tussle between Stroud
and Sallee. Both did "A lot of good
pitching n under d~iniculties-runs
frequently threatening and support
doubtful-and We opine that had Stroud
been elected TO climb the crest at the
outset the Giants would have won.
Dave Robertson unlocked "A delirious
lhIoW III Ai' ttAAhA lihAAaa't "'H' fs
the props from under the Giants after
they had been making a gallant strug-
gle and with an even chance TO win,
Dave Is a grand thrower for
put he is a derelict and a defective IN
the finer shades OF pegging which reckon
accuracy as paramount. or At least de-
sirable. He .braced himself on his heels
and arched a throw far into the misty
north land beyond third base and so
=. -. allan, sam t.rnlsh the Mate
The Giants would have tied the score
in the thirteenth If Robertson hadn't
tried to throw the ball to P~oughkeepsie.
or into the Big Dipper. so Dave was a
leading sinner. Then again. there was
introduced one OF those retinements of
strategy which consisted OF taking
Meyers out to let somebody OF less
leaden heels run for him. All right and
so be II. but the chief made two hits,
the old ringing Meyers kind. and he
would have been an eye filling and COM
forting picture at bat in the thirteenth
with "A run in, men on third and second
and one out. Doom, who was al the
bat. and. in truth, had done excellent
work as relief backstop, grounded to
the inheld me a Giant was thrown out
at the plate. Meyers. who hits them
further, would have been a bigger bull
wark at that moment.
sum, DODlI was 'hilcu oH W hN VII
the hit and run and on the first ball
pitched. That plan OF attack was or
dered several times for the Giants. but
II didn't get them anywhere, Sacr1-
icing turned in more runs for them
thar the h. and r. II helped them to
two In the first lining.
But first the Cardinals made a run.
Burns figured in II with a boot of Besch-
er's single after Butler had singled.
His error put Butler on third and Longs
fly brought him In. The Giants re-
Piled with two runs. Burns singled
and Robertson's slam would have forced
Burns II Butler hadn't muffed Sallee's
throw. Doyle sacrificed and Fletcher
batted his mates home, Then Merkle
singled, but habby flies from Kelly,
whose bat is still a maiden, and Lobert
cut down a good chanc for more runs.
Three singles In the ST. Louis second
sent M%arquard to the ash heap with
one out. He wns more useful there than
on the mound. These hits with one by
Bescher off Stroud, and clumsily played
by Doyle, gave the Cardinals two runs.
Doyle had an afternoon OF versatile
inefficiency. With two out in the sec
ond the Giants tied the score on two
baggers by Burns and Robertson.
Sallee pitched splendidly from the sec