New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-13

While this noisy and highly snnoy-'
ing salvo of swats was echolng across
he fragrant air of June, Gene Packard
was southpawing the Giants into
trance. Gene roped the Giants in with
six hits, five Of which bounded away
from the bats Of Dave Robertson and
Larry Doyle The final adjustment
was S 10 , in favor Of the Cubs, when
it might have been quite lot worse
The Cook County tourists first OBJ
tanned the range Of Anderson. where
the visibility was excessively high. Be
fore Fred could duck they exploded
home run, a triple, a double and three
eingles under his right arm.
BY the time Tesreau arrived the CUPS
we're in a hitting mood, and by using
the same range were soon poundlng
Jeff with equal power. one seldom
sees such clean consecutive batting IN
q single game, for. in addition to the
eighteen hits the visitors raped out
.eD long flies that kept driving Burns,
KauH and Robertson back 10 the deep
edges Of the park
A batting spasm. like a tornado, in
dulges in freak episodes. axe tne
case of Frank Schultz and Eddie Null
Ngan. Frank has been Cub for
twelve campaigns. Mulligan has been
regular about three weeks. Schulte
is batting $40. Mulligan was batting
1877. He had made only ten hits IN
twenty-six games. Yet both Schulte
and Mulligan we're the proprietors OF
four hits each when the firing ceased.
Glad Tidings for vet"
This season has been full Of glad
tidinqs for Schultz. In 1914 and 1918
he was supposed 10 be on his way 10
the desert. Through both years the
Georgia peach grower had dropped pc
low .250, and the old wallop OF other
Years was beginning 10 sag at vital
points When the season opened FRANK
was installed as a substitute.
Yet to-day the last Of the Cub Mo
hicans is batting well over $40, only a
slight notch back Of Jake Daubert, for
the leadership Of the league. Schulte's
best batting year as a Cub was in 1910,
when he finished with 301. lie has never
known a campaign IN his long career
anywhere near the high mark he has
set 70 date.
The spirit Of the Old Cub Guard still
flames in his manly breast, for he is the
youngest looking veteran Of the lot
Mulligan. in addition TO almost doub-
ling his output OF base hits. presided
over short with amazing agility, swing
ing back and forth for everything IN
sight.
Beyond Robertson and Doyle, Pack
ard had the Giants grovelling in the
soft earth. Doyle drove home the only
run Saturday, and Larry yesterday
figured in the two Giant markers with
timely blows. Doyle lifted his COM
plete average above 800, while Rob
ertson hosted his TO .339, but the
others suffered deep relapse.
Leadership Slipping.
The Giants. are still leading the
league at bat i'm the way of a club
average. but this leadership IS fast
Slipping away as a result of the recent
slump. They have been batting lightly
ever since the record-breaking trip
ended in Philadelphia. They came home
10 points beyond the field IN hitting,
but to-day the Cubs are only points
behind.
The punch Is still there, and the end
of the slump should be in sight now at
any moment But the stuff that Pack
ard used was nothing 70 break slump
with. The southpaw had the correct
output and fine control Of what he had
He issued only one pass.
Anderson breezed through nicely in
the first inning, but his troubles began
% develop quickly in the second
Schultz opened this round with four
Dagger into the right field stands. Zim
followed Immediately with a double
that cracked the left field wall. Then,
with two out, Mulligan tripled to left
centre.
In the next inning Mccarthy arrived
safely on Merkle's muf. Flack, Will
Jams and Schultz singled in order, and
with one run over and the bases full
Anderson was lifted, and Tesreau was
called upon 70 sit down heavily on the
rally. JEFF did He pitched so ef-
fectively that he retired the next three
In order. without a run resulting, fan
ming Archer at the finish. But this
was Jeff's last stand
The Cub fusillade opened in the
fourth and kept booming the rest Of
the afternoon, while the Giants slipped
back softly and gently into third place,
two and half games from the top.
Heine Fools Giants.
The only furry or futter in the clos
ing sections OF the game came on IN
the eighth. In this inning Schultz got
his fourth hit, and stole second. Later,
with the Cub veteran on third and Zim
on first. Heinie befuddled the Giants
BY stalking Oft base into a chase, en-
gaging the keen attention Of the home
infeld until Frank was able TO get
away TO a flying lead for a clean steal
Of home.
II the twelve-year veteran has lost
am of his speed. he failed TO show the
deficit in this dash for the plate, as ne