New-York tribune., 1916-07-17
MCGraw's Men Blame St.
Louis Humidity for
Defeat by Cards.
MEADOWS ALLOWS
ONLY FOUR HITS
Wild Heaves by Robertson and
Doyle Costly to New
Workers.

St. Louis, July Leone slip on
baseball from the palm of Davy Rob-
ertson and frantic heave by Larry
DOYLE in the same inning cost the
Giants a game here this afternoon.
The Cardinals scored three runs in
that hectic round and made them
stretch over nine innings for their first
victory Of the season over McGraw's
warriors. The score was to 2, with
the Cards on the long end-for the
first time in seven starts against the
Giants.
Everything happened 10 the Giants IN
that one inning. The first three batters
nit Anderson safely. Then Robertson
aimed at third base and the ball
hoped into the grandstand.
The third and winning run was reg
istered on a sacrifice fly to Doyle and
when they can score from third base
on.a fly to an inhelder there is only
one answer. The Giants did not de-
serve to win, but they made the game
fight to get those three runs back. Ihey
made only four hits of Lee Meadows
and the fourth blow did not arrive until
the eighth inning. The Cardinals not
only sent Anderson to the blockhouse'
but they peppered Schauer freely ana
were stopped only by steady fielding.
Heat flinders McGraw's Men.
The Schauer-Schupp combination
really did quite well this afternoon, out
was not quite equal 10 the one goou
nitcher. The Giants were as much over
come by the heat as by Meadows; ne
hot weather alibi never was IN DelteI
form. St. Louis has been slzzling LOT
several days. Last night cool wave
hit the town and the temperature
dropped back TO something IKE " ue-
But to-day was another scorcher, ac-
companied by almost unbearable hu-
yniditv Five thousand spectators
sweltered. even though they sat IN the
shade. and out in the field the athleVes
drooped and nodded as they tolled III
their sodden garments. .o
To the humidity Robertson lays the
blame for his error. Hornsby opened
for 81 Louis with single and went 10
third on Wilson's poke TO rlgnt. ~
was plain that Anderson could not stang
the heat. lie had no speed ana couil
get nothing on the ball. The nlt-ahu-
run play went over, with Gonzales MT
ting into right field scoring hornsDy'
Robertson seized the ball and starIeo
throw for third base 10 head on II
son He started il as if ne intended 10
tSrou. over the grandstand the ball
Ginning from his grimy paw. Inc PHI
struck back of Mckechnie and bounded
over the low fence into the grandstand.
Wilson trotted home and so did Con
zales. but Umpire KLEIN made the
Cuhan return 20 third base by eniorc-
irg ground rule.
Fven then the Giants we're not so
badly off, but Doyle gummed the cards
on the next play. He ran out into rlght
feld for Corhan's short fly and caught
H. Gonzales had no chance TO score
and did not try. but Doyle, not hesitat-
ing long enough TO take IN the sltua-
tion. made blind heave TO the plate
Crazy Heave by Doyle.
u was such an utterly useless play
Anderson did not get back OF karlGeh'
Davies throw was bad and u took
crayv hon rolling into the New York
bench and permitting Gonzales 10 score
on hot DAYS in st. Louis the Giants
generally finish up the way they began.
Thev happened to make a bad getaway
This afternoon. and they just hung
around with not quite enough stun 10
win. Schauer pitched from the fifth to
tho seventh inning and was very lucky
not 10 be scored on, the Cardinals get
ting runners TO third base IN two OF
these rounds.
Meadows deserved a shut-out. Only
ono hit figured in the two runs made
nv inc Giants. In the third inning
Roush batted for Anderson and forced
Rarjden for the second count. Burns
singled. advancing Roush TO third, and
4 DELAYED double steal put Roush over.
In the sixth. with one down, Barnes
.ook three bases on a frenzied peg by
Corhan and scored or a felder's choice.
Giants Really Were Lucky.
With Kauf. Robertson and Doyle not
getting on the bases, the Giants were
in luck to make the score so close.
Kaufl had three chances to hammer
home the tieing score. The Giants
died hard and kept the fans nervous
until the last man had been retired.
After Rariden famed, in the eighth,
Lobert swung for Schauer and emitted
triple TO centre Burns failed in the
pinch. Miller grabbing his pop fly, and
Kauh grounded to Hornsby.
Robertson opened the inning with a
line drive that Miller speared in sensa-
tional style. Doyle drove deep to Long,
in right field, and Doolan's liner was
also npped by Miller.
The score follows:
~rW YORK - L.. ST. LOUIS ~. L..