New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-26
Miller Higgins
Grateful To
McCrawMen
Cardinals Assured of Third
Place Through Victory
Over the Champions

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 25. Having won
the pennant-the sixth for him, by the
way, since he took charge OF the Giants
John J. McGraw was so far overcome
by sentiment and sympathy for ST.
Louis that he stood for a beating from
the Cardinals this afternoon. The
trimming didn't hurt him any 1t
didn't even damage the prestige Of his
champions, because he threw a whole
flock of rockies into the lineup. II
did help the Mound City cause greatly,
for it assured Miller Higgins third
place in the National League standing.
The score was ) to 8.
McGraw's lineup greatly resembled
the cast that gives the Giant regulars
practice each spring at Marlin. Even
the hsrd-working George Burns, who
had not enjoyed vacation since the
tide began TO rise in the time Of Navi-
gator Noah, was missing at rolcall
Swigler Fares III
Young, Baird, Hemingway and Rod
riguez were all in the cast behind
Swigler, the University of Pennsylvs
MIA twirler. Most OF the damage was
done while this college lad was on the
lookout. Ferdic Schupp exercised the
last two innings. He yielded three
hits and a run.
Swigler was taken for four runs or
seven hits. but he was not so bad as
the statement Of fact. He had one
bad inning, the third. when the Car
dinals did most of their scoring. But
the young man was probably upset
during this melee through faulty sup
port Like the majority Of rockies out
for srst trial, Swigler was nervous.
His nervousness developed bases OF
balls, and these in turn developed runs.
II was pass TO Jack Smith, with one
gone in the first inning, that sent the
Cardinals off in front. Smith stole
second and took third on Miller's
single. He scored on Hornsby's long
fy 20 Thorpe.
In the third inning Long beat hit to
A. Baird. Jack Smith singled through
the box. Long Tailed and Smith
reached third on a passed ball. Miller
walked. Hornsby forced Miller, Smith
scoring. Cruise singled 10 right, but
was out at second trying TO stretch the
/ blow 10 a double, Wilhoit 20 Heming
way to Jimmy Smith. On this play
Hornsby scored. Paulette walked. ID.
Baird singled to left. Snyder ended the
! rally with tap right at Jimmy Smith.
The Giants got two runs in the nftn.
Hemingway singled and took second on
Jimmy Smiths erounder 4 Goodwin.
Rodriguez singled to centre, scoring
! Hemingway. Jack Smiths throw 70 the
plate for Hemingway got through
! Snyder, and on the error Rodriguez
reached third. He Tailed on passed
| ball. Gibson flied 70 d. Baird, and
| Swigler flied to Jack Smith.
Last Run FOR Giants
| The Giants got their last run in the
! seventh. Hemingway singled and Smith
doubled. Rodriguez lined to Miller, bu-
Gibson produced hy to Long that was
/ GOOD enough 10 get Hemingway home.
| Murray, batting for Swigler, was an
| easy victim on grounder TO Hornsby.
{ The Cardinals cinched the game az
4 the expense of Schupp IN the elghth
1 inning, when a single, double and sac
/ ritice produced a run. The new cham-
| pions had a number Of opportunities TO
/ turn the tide against Goodwin, but
this fine young pitcher seemed at his
best in the pinches. -,
/ A shoe-string catch by Long robbed
Rodriguez OF an extra base hit in The
second. This theft cheated the Giants
/ out of one run at least. Thorpe M
into a double play, spelling a safety for
/ Wilhoit in the fourth. An error put
Young on third, with none out, in the
/ seventh. but the colt was left there.
The score: