New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-01
Reiuvenated McGrawiteS
Rush Through Two Vic
tories at 7 to 0.
HERZOG, NEW DYNAMO
STIRS OLD MACHINE
Buck Skates to Three Bases or
His Nose and His Pep Is
Infectious.


games from the pefplexed Pirates in
the humid mists that lay in the little
valley in the lee Of Coogan's Bluff yes
terday. Both victories were piled into
the bag 10 the triumphant tune Of
z 70 O.
The dyed-in-the-woo Giant fan heed
cd not the heat yesterday afternoon
and he snapped his moist fingers at the
humidity. What cared he though the
switch in the Gulf Stream stewed the
occupants of the bleachers and threat
ened 70 sprout cocoanut palms in Henry
Fabian'S lot about a thousand years
from now? The Giants showed symp-
toms of starting another seventeen
game drive, and he steamed in clammy
happiness.
And there is reason for the optimism.
This makes four in succession that the
Giants have handed 20 the Wagnerites
right under the collar. The old ma
chine. which seemed 20 rack 10 pieces
a few weeks ago, rs just rearing on its
hind wheels with repressed power and
speed. 1t has a new dynamo. and the
dynamo'S name is Buck Herzog.
Ever see an old Flivver commence TO
cough and suddenly quit right in the
middle Of the road? Then just as you
are starting to walk away in disgust
somebody fixes the motor with q safety
pin or q can opener and the old ma
chine starts out again on sixty-mile
clip. That is about the way the Giants
looked yesterday.
Epidemic of Ambition.
The intense earnestness Of Buck Her
zog is infectious. All Of the Giants
are catching il. Ambition is attacking
them like an epidemic OF measles.
While Mr.. HerZog was not the entire
cast Of the Giants yesterday, he surely
was the leading man. His base run
ming across the steaming paths was
something dazzling. Mr.. Herzog is one
Of the few headforemost sliders. When
he wants 10 make bag ahead of time
he dives forward. ploughs through the
Dirt with his sharp-pointed beak, and it
is an even bet that he reaches there
before the ball.
You could trace Herzog's trail around
the paths in that first game by the lines
cut into the soil by his sharp prov as
he skidded swiftly from base to base
At the end Of the sixth he was covered
with the soil of the Polo Grv1nds from
head 10 foot. and McGraw, believing
cleanliness next 10 goodness, with the
game already won, sent him 10 the
clubhouse TO get shower and change
Of raiment.
Buck was just as busy in the second
game. Twice he came within whisker
Of stealing home. He had the Pirates
annoyed all through. II his face can
stand the strain, Bucks base stealing
average is going to make Ty Cobbs
look sick some day. II battles base
man 20 see q human being using his
nose for a keel and coming at him with
the speed of a torpedo boat destroyer
Sallee on the Mound.
So much for the Herzog part in yes
terday's performances. We must also
pay tribute 10 Slim Sallee, the altitu-
dinous slat Of Higginsport, Ohio. He
had the Pirates eating out of his hand
IN the first game. In the second, JEFF
ferson Tesreau, the boisterous bear
hunter Of the Ozarks, had them looking
even more futile.
II was altogether such a sorrowful
and futile afternoon for the Pirates
that Hans Wagner decided to retire 70
the shower baths early during the sec
end game. leaving the buccaneers TO
their horribly humid and MOSTLY mel
archoly doom.
The Giants got busy early in the first
game. Dayy Robertson sent himself
and Larry Doyle over in the home hall
of the first inning with home run
drive into the right bleachers.
In the sixth inning the six-ring
NNn
McGraw men fell upon Adams and
butchered him into small pieces. Doyle
walked, and got all the way to third
on d drive by Herzog. 1t was at this
juncture that Buck introduced the in
novation Of skating to the bags on his
beak Despite the langOurous weather
the Giants were full Of ginger on the
bases They were so rapid Lawrence
and Buck. that the Pirates got discour-
aged right then and there.
Merkle Is Beaned.
Sacrifice flies by Robertson and
Kauf scored Herzog. Merkle got TO
first after being beaned by Adams. The
Fletcher. who has just returned after
a long lay-of, sent out a double and
scored Merkle. Bill Rariden added TO
the distress of the Pirates BY sending
Fletcher all the way around.
The heat which wilted the occupants
OF the stands seemed to be just the
thing Ger jefferson Tesreau. The stall
wart bear hunter of the Oza.ks had
everything in the second game, and he
used it. too. Not only that but Jeffer-
son felt so active in the tropical tenn
pcrature that he drove out two safe
hits and brought in one of the runs.
I'm fact. IL was jefferson who started the
big batting rally for the Giants.
Jacobs, who started the second game
for the Pirates, was working nicely
until that batting rally came. Then
he wilted and melted into the humid
landscape and what threatened 10 be-
come a pitchers battle cracked into
small pieces.
The story Of the sixth of the second
is another remarkable tale of activity
for the warm weather. After Tesreau
had landed his second clean hit for the
afternoon, he got to third on Burnss
sacrifice and Doyle's out. Then came
Buck Herzog. the dynamo, driving
wheel, motor or whatever you want 10
call the thing that makes the Giants
specd these days. Buck cracked one
safely to centre field and Tesreau
scored Robertson beat out an infeld
hit and Herzog skidded to third on his
face. Kauf hit a nice little single and
Herzog scored. Merkle doubled and
scored Robertson and Kauff Fletcher
singled to left and brought Merkle
through.
Honus Takes TO Water.
After this exhibition, Honus Wag-
ner. who had been melting away at the
sbortstops' station, headed TO the club
house and turned on the cold water.
II felt natural after the way the Giants
have been throwing cold water upon
The aspirations Of the Pirates.