The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-25
CARDINALS HAND
GIANTS
Tailenders, Playing Like
Champions, Down New York
by Score of 10 to 2.
ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.


after weatherirg some severe storms
and squally weather In the West, the
Giants were expected 10 launch new
offensive TO cut down what remains OF
the Cubs lead The opposition looked
soft enough yesterday. nothing but the
poor ST. Louis Cardinals, fitted out with
minor leaguers. bat the Giants pro-
ceeded to make the Cards look like the
worlds champions.
The tailenders from Missouri simply
hammered the Giants into a pulpy mass
and pounded three Gotham pitchers into
submission before Waite Hoyt, the
schoolboy wonder from Brooklyn, halted
them in the ninth. But by that
time the Cardinals had their tongues
hanging out from rompng around the
bases. and won with many yards to
spare by a score Of 10 to .. AS the
Cubs also won the Giants lost a fun
game and now are four games behind.
Sheriff Sallee was originally sent to
take an easy game from the Cards. 1t
was one OF those sticky st. Louis days
in which Salee sloats. but Long SAL
was In the shower much sooner than he
expected ~ be. A home run. double
and two singles in the first inning con-
WINGED McGraw IL was time for Sallee
to quit.
Then poor Ferdie Schupp was trotted
out. He didn't look much different than
when the team last played at home three
weeks ago. Double plays saved him for
two innings, but in the fourth he was
cuffed for three runs
nulsu neIlcve. schuun.
Jack ogden. the kid from Swsrth-
more, took the next pounding. while
Hoyt swept out in she ninth, striking
out two men.
Gene Packard. the tiny veteran left
handler, was the st. Louis moundman
The Giants could do everything to Gene
but make hits. If 1t gave them any
consolation. they sure gave the baseball
some long Journeys. hut no matter how
far the locals hit McHenry, Heathcote
and Bethel. all minor leaguers. corralled
the bail. Betzers catch on Zimm in the
seventh was the Jewel OF the afternoon.
He jumped into the air. batted down
the drive with his gioved hand and
caught it as II came down. McHenry's
catch on Thorpe in the second was an
other pippin.
Fisher. Paulette and Hornsby put
u
order. Each got three hits and the nine
blows were for fourteen yrses. Fisher.
who is the same Bob Fisher who for
merly played with the Dodgers. Cubs
and Reds knocked in four runs and
scored three. while Hornsby hit homer
and two singles and drew base on
balls
The Cards got after long Sallee in
jiffy. With one out in tho first. Fisher
and Paulette prodded clean singles to
centre. Hornsby then hit to deepest
centre for a homer. scoring Fisher and
Paulette ahead Of him. Bronkie also
knocked out double, and by that time
Sallee was done.
schunp escaped with clean slate
until the fourth. when the ST. Louis
boys doubled their score. Bethel walked
and Packard hit single TO right.
Heathcote forced Packard at second
and Fisher rammed a long double to
left scoring Bethel and Heathcote.
Paulette beat out an infeld single, and
when Schunp threw over Holke's head
Fisher scored.
Burns Scores for Giants.
Jack Ogden was on the mound when
st, Louis went to bat in the fifth. Nc
Henry walked and took second on
Bronkie's sacrifice McHenrv then
flched third and scored when McCarty
threw into left field
The Cardinals scored third cluster
~ three runs in the eighth inning Con
zales walked and Packard. a pitcher
who can hit, poked single to Holke.
,nd Walter got so twisted up In his feet
that he couldn't field It, Heathcote
sacrificed the pair along a base and
Fisher Knocked another double to left.
scoring Gonzales and Packard. Paulette
singled to left. scoring Fisher Hornsby
walked and Bronke singled. but Burns
threw out Paulette at the plate.
Burns scored both Giants runs. He
doubled in the third and took third on
Youngs infeld single, On a double
steal Burns reached the plate before the
Cardinals were able to run down Young.
The Giant run in the ninth was a charity
affair Burns got on via Iornsby's
tumble. stole second unmolested, from
where he scored on Younss infeld out.
The srore.