The sun., 1917-07-07
CARDINALS STREAK
SMASHED BY GIANTS
New York's Lead Grows as
Perritt Tames Missourians
Burns All Around Star.
ny FREDERICK G. LIrp.

Caring more about such purely mer-
cenary matters as grabbing of some
worlds series dough than in the exciting
doings at National League headquarters
In West Fortieth street. the Giants
opened long home stay on the Polo
Grounds by stopping the wild rampage
OF the ST. Louis Cardinals. The Cardi-
nails came to town In third place, with
six straight victories under their belts,
but Polly Perritt. who served his ap-
premiership under Miller HugEins,
, brought them TO d quick stop. Polly
| nosed out Gene Packard, The midget left
handler, in fast game by a score Of 2
to i. As the Phils again faltered the
Giant lead grew to Ave full games.
After watching the Yankees drag their
game to two hours and a quarter almost
daily. yesterdays AFFAIR In Harlem was
almost as good as a vacation. The game
| was reeled OF in the fast time OF an hour
ana twenty-six minutes.
Spectacular .PIny in Ninth.
Huggins did lot OF imploring to his
outht yesterday to do something desper-
ate to Perritt. but his shrieks Of appeal
usually fell on deaf ears. The Cards
might have made lot of trouble for
Perritt In the ninth had not Burns
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ended the game in a spectacular double
play. But more about that later!
Gene Packard. who Is making an ex-
ploration OF the Western section of the
National League. having put in time In
Cincinnati and Chicago before going to
the Cardinals. also twirled a fine game.
Inc Giants put one run over on him in
the first and another in the eighth In
the six intervening innings the Giants
scattered har asr
Though defeated. It must be admitted
the Cardinals looked impressive, even
more so than when last here. and went
about their work in a most businesslike
manner. Higgins has some fine young
material on his team In Walter Cruise,
Hornsby and Jack Smith and by next
year the Cardinals should be strong
factor. As II is the Cards have a SPLEEN
dld opportunity to finish in second place
George Burns was the big thorn in
the side of the ST. Louis boys yesterday.
He scored both New York runs and his
catch In the ninth prevented the Cardi-
nals from tieing Ii up. II II did not de-
prive them of actual victory.
Burns deposited New York's FIRST run
In the scoring bank in the first inning.
He walked and took second as Baird
tossed out Herzog. Kauff whacked a
timely single to centre driving in Burns
Zimmerman fouled to Gonzales, who
made smart throw TO Miller, doubling
kauff of first base.
With two out In the second inning,
Gonzales and Bethel raped out clean
singles. but Packard left them, rolling
to Herzog. The Giants also got two on
In their half of the second, Robertson
beating out an infeld roller while Glib
son was hit. but Cruise was under Per-
ritt's fly.
Cards Tie Score In Fifth.
In the fourth inning Cruise whacked
single on Herzog's shoes and Miller
drove one on line at Perritt. Poll
olutched 1t. and easily doubled Cruise
OF first base
st. Louis succeeded In tieing the score
In the fifth. getting only one run on
two errors and three singles. After
making a pretty stop OF an awkward
bounder by Gonzales Fletcher threw the
ball over Holke's head, the Cuban pulling
up at second base. Betzel- hit to
Fletcher, whose throw to Zimmerman
nailed Gonzales at third base. Bruno
then went out stealing
Then the Cards started. Packard
singled to right. and Robertson made a
silly throw to first. which went wild. and
the pitcher continued to second. Smith
sent him home with a single to centre,
Jack taking third on the throw in. Baird
bounced a single away from thinner
man. but Fletcher backed up the play in
great style, and caught Smith overrun-
ming third.
The Giants scored their winning run
in the eighth. Burns led Off with a lick
which was too hot for Hornsby. He
went to second base on Herzog's
bounder to Hornsby and moved along to
third when the Card shortstopper also
tossed out Kauff. Zimm dashed a single
to right, Burns reporting with the big
run.
The Cardinals threw quite a scare into
the home folks In the ninth inning.
Hornsby led of with a single TO left. and
after Cruise flied to Burns. Miller was
hit. Gonzales slapped a low liner to
left, which in nine hundred and ninety
nine times in a thousand would have
been a clean hit. But Burns came in
at top speed took the ball about three
inches from the ground and easily
doubled Hornsby Off second. HornSby
already had passed third when Burns
made his catch.
THE SC0PE