New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-12
Wild Bill Spectator at Polo
Grounds as Cards Lose
Double-Header.
SLIM SALLEE TAKES
WHACK AT OLD PALS
Tesreau Pitches Second Contest,
Allowing Only Two Hits
Burns Gets Homer.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

In the presence of Bill Donovan and
a few of his heroic survivors, the
Giants struck the Keeling Cards two
blows squarely between the eyes yes,
terday by the count Of TO ana
2 to 0.
Bv winning this double header the
New York club made 1t thirteen out
Of sixteen from the four western
clubs, who will doubtless be gao
enough TO leave this hostile section
flat upon its verdant back.
us tough life for them. When
thew come East they have the hide
peeied off by the enemy, and when
thew retu~n home the blistering heat
peeis off any hide that may be left
There were at least two genuine
features to yesterdays double bill
worth putting into print In the two
games no fewer than thirteen men were
retired on line drives, and most OIL
these were clean smashes that left q
trail Of fire behind. In the fifth inn,
ing of the first game, Doyle robbed
Corhan Of a hit by diving through the
damp air for his line smash.
Seamy for Larry.
For all that, the afternoon Was q
triflle seamy for Larry. After run
ming up sixty-eight chances around
second without an error he finally
muffed Rariden's peg in the third inn
ing of the second game, and SO checked
for the moment the greatest heldlng
reign he has ever known since joining
the Giants. 3,
AS it stands, Larry has now accepted
seventy-one of his last seventy-two
chances, and any number Of these have
been of the most difficult type. His
one slip was tough break, for he
caught the peg cleanly, but in attempt
ing TO tag Smith in hurry dropped the
ball as Lord Byron had called the
runner out Byron reversed his de-
cision, but the long stretch OF error
less play had dent in 1t.
With Fred Anderson facing Specs
Meadows, the Giants got jump on
the Cards in the first game without
using a hit. They scored twice in the
opening inning on an outheld error.
pass, a wild pitch and a passed ball.
After the visitors had tied this score
in the second, McGraw lifted Anderson
and sent out Sheriff Sallee to arrest
his old mates. The Sheriff had his
warrant all primed, and for the re-
mainder of the game had the Cards
handcufred in solitary confinement. He
allowed only hits in the last seven
innings.
leading the assault, the Giant attack
continued to chop through Meadows's
defence at odd moments. Fletcher to-
tailed four hits, including three sin
giles and a double, for his share, and
so was a bulky factor in the days
work. In the second inning a pass,
Wilson's triple and two singles ended
Anderson. and it was here that Sallee
entered with the warrant that rounded
UP the ST. Louis cast.
Having put away the first battle,
which began at one o'clock, there was
less than two hours left for the second
game, which had to be called at five
to permit the Cardinals to start West
Watson Starts Poorly.
Tesreau faced Mule Watson in the
closing reel that went but seven in
nings. Watson is the Card recruit
who recently shut out Alexander at 2
to 0, and while he pitched we'll yester-
day, his doom was sealed before he
got fairly under way.
While Tesreau held the visitors TO
a brace Of hits and shut out, Burns
opened on Watson with home run
into the left field seats. After Doyle
had singled and Robertson had forced
Larry, Kauff cracked a triple 70 left
centre for the second run. These two
TALES were ample with Tesreau at his
best.
this. but the homer and the triple had
already gotten in their deadly work
The Giants gathered in five more hits
of the big recruit, but they were
scattered too widely TO produce any
further scoring.
The Cardinals had no chance to
score on Tesreau, who allowed a
double in the fourth and single II
the seventh, using the dark day as
fine working background for ms fas'
ball.
While the Giants were victorious in
both contests, the afternoon was no'
entirely serene. In addition to Larry
Davies hard luck, John J. McGraw lost
a spirited argument TO Umpire Qulgley
in the first affair, and was chased back
into the coop, where he disappeared
from view.
Another athlete who suffered heavy
ANNOYANCE was Dave Robertson, VINE
PASSED through both contests without
a hit. Dave has now made only two
infeld scratches out of his last twenty
five times at bat. and each time nj
comes up he has dark sombre VlsioI
of his average shrinking that mucf
more. The slump is a terrible institu
ton and should be banned by law:
Dave hasn't driven hit beyond the
infeld in his last seven games ant
this slump is likely TO continue unit
he takes a new grip upon himself anC
forgets the past
This Cardinal double-header ended
the Giant homestay, McGraw taking
his club to Philadelphia to-day for
four-eame series. As the Giants leave
he Yanks return with double-headei
this afternoon against the Athletics
In addition TO Donovan, Maisel, PlpI
and Mullen had ring side seats a
Yesterdays double bill