New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-10
NewYork Wins
From St. Louis
In Close Game
Giants Capture Second Game
IN Western Series with
Cardinals

Il LOUIS. Aug. 9.-Might as well
-, the decks now for a worlds
' 80 at New York, in part at least,
,..u that is good enough TO upset
.;,,.n in its mad dash pennant-
- !, rood enough for little bet
:, ri, stage Of the going. Usually
=. Giants have found their toughest
,l.1sins Of the West in this neck Of
a, woods. Time upon time the Car
E,.ls themselves strongly intrenched
!. u, Down and Out Club. have simply
,,ed New York spurts and turned
A, Polo Grounders away dispirited
"A d,noralized, But that was in days
,,,s by Miller Hugginss Cards no
..,,r hold terror for the Giants. Wit
-. ,he second successive drubbing of
n, Mound City minions this afternoon
wa score Of TO /.
Hits Well Scattered
sehupp had some luck in the sixth.
q, escaped without a run in spite of
a-, hits punched with a wild pitch.
M, was trick inning, Miller started
~ heating a slow roller TO Herzog.
X, la,tsr made an impossible try and
Svw Ten feet over Holke's head. But
4 sas a case Of an error profitable to
4. Fuilty side. Miller attempted to
:, IA third on the overthrow. but
b,l. shagged the wild peg quickly
,,i with a fine throw 20 Zimmerman
sut down the runner at third base. II
/, wall that Miller lost that decision.
Esn,by and Cruise singled in order
irr,distely after. A wild pitch sd-
u,c,d them, but Paulette flied short TO
Robertson while Baird hit to Heine
In
IA. Giants wasted three singles off
Meadows in the third inning because
a, hit and run went wrong. Herzog
Kissed his swing and George Burns,
we hsd singled, was caught trying to
sul second for the first out. Herzog
hen grounded 70 Paulette, but Ksuff
.,S Zimmerman both singled to right
s,ld. Fletcher connected fairly with a
mn swing and drove low liner to left
IA that looked good for extra bases.
s.,J.l, however, raced back for a beau
uiul catch that saved two runs at
last
Schupp in Tight Place
Benny Kauff singled with two out
4 the FIRST inning, but was caught
irving 10 stretch the hit TO a double
sk,n Hornsby made a quick recovery
" the ball that rolled almost to left
isA after he had broken il down,
SchUpp was put in a tight place by
Holkes muf in the second half OF this
nning Bethel singled with only one
,at Miller also was safe when Holke
dropped Sehupp's toss. The southpaw
,svea himself by a heady play of
Horhsby's attempted sacrifice to Zim-
norman. which forced Bethel. Ferdie
then let himself out 20 the limit and
succeeded in tanning the hard hitting
IyuiEe.
A good beginning of the second inn
ng by Cruise proved a sad ending.
ne bsspectaeled twirler famed both
Zimmerman and Fletcher in quick or
lsr But Davey Robertson resented this
issnss b. TRIPPING 20 centre field. Holke
thglsd, bringing the first run in. Glib
on bit to Hornsby. who threw wide 10
ssesd trying TO force out Holke. The
alter took third and Gibson second on
he error. Nothing further came of it,
IS Sehupp missed the third strike.
The Cardinals tied in their half,
'tsllstte. the first batter, tripled. he
efee while Fletcher was throwing out
,aird. The Cards had few chances
hsfeaftsr. barring the sixth inning,
'hieh has already been described, Bet
II singled with only one out in the
bird, but the next two batters were
tsy. Long got second on Davey Rob-
'F,tsns muf in the seventh. But two
'tre sovn and Bethel grounded weakly
. haike.
From the second on it was a queC-
Yea o. run, and Meadows weakened
'f.t under the strain. Without, sent in
: BAT for Gibson in the tenth, started
Zee on the road 70 ruin with a pretty
'hgs. Sehupp walked. Burns singled,
'eenfg Wilhoit Herzog grounded out.
y, ksuf and Zimmerman both singled,
,iIn'slfg the game, with three runs for
ne rsund.
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