The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-22
CAUSEY AND STEELE
DEFEAT CARDINALS
Bob Has to Pitch II Innings
to Beat Sherdell-Giants
Win ) to 2 and 6 to 9.
Special Despatch 10 Tur suS

st, LOUIS. July 21.-The Giants
wound up their invasion Of the West
to-day by winning both games of a
double header with the Cardinals, 5 to
and to 2. The two ply victory
pulled the Giants up TO within three
games of the Cubs Cecil Causey
puzzled the Cardinal hitters in the first
game or to-day's programme while his
teammates were hitting the offerings Of
Lee Meadows quite freely, and in the
second game Bob Steele earned the de-
clsion over Bill Sherdell In eleven In
ninss For ten innings neither allowed
run. but Sherdeli weakened in the
eleventh and retired under n fusilade OF
blows, Bill Doak was called in to fnish
the game.
pass to Zimmerman In the second
inning gave the Giants a start toward
their first run In the first game. Heinie
went to second on Wilhot's out and
scored on single by Holke. In the
fourth Young beat out an infield hit,
took second on a sacrifice by Fletcher
and scored on single by Doyle. Zim-
norman lined to Heathcote. but Wilhoit
beat out bunt and Holke doubled down
the left field foul line scoring Doyle and
without. Young's double. Fletcher's out
and a single by Doyle drove in the
Giants last run in the eighth.
steele in Fine Form.
Steele did not allow hit for Ave in
nings of the second game In the
sixth Wallace singled. but was forced
by Gonzales. after which Sherdell sin
gled. However. Heathcote struck out
and Fisher closed the inning with a pop
fly. which Holke gathered in.
The Giants did not make serious
bid for a run until the ninth. when they
put Sherdell in hole. only to have that
young man wrgigle out OF it. Steele
singled to centre. but was forced by
Burns. George then stole second and
the situation was promising one for
the Giants. Sherdell then put on the
screws. Young fouled to Gonzales and
Fletcher drove liner straight into Nc |
Henrys hands.
The Cards failed to score in their half |
of the ninth and neither side could get a |
man to first base in the tenth, but in the |
eleventh the Giants cut loose and drove |
Sherdell right out of the pasime.
Holke began the bombardment with |
a triple over McHenrys head. McCarty |
was ordered to bat for Rariden, but the |
Cardinals refused to take a chance on
him and he was purposely passed. Steele
hen got his third hit OF the afternoon.
A single to left that scored Holke. Burns
Doked = single to centre. filling the
bases, and Young also singled to centre.
scoring McCarty.
DOak Called 10 the Rescue.
Doak was called to Sherdells rescue
II this point He began by throwing
tut Fletcher after he had knocked down
Arthurs torrid smash. but Steele scored
IN the play. Doyle hit to Fisher whose
brow to the plate had Burns beaten so
ar that George turned back to third.
young, who had run down to the far
orner. darted back to second as Burns
lid into third. and when Wallace pegged
wildly past the middle bag. which was
uncovered. Burns and Young scored and
Doyle reached third. Zimmerman was
brown out by Hornsby. but Doyle
rossed the plate. after which Thorpe
ingled to deep short. The big Indian
,as caught off first and snuffed out,
nding the inning.
In their half of the tenth the Car
inals managed to put two runs. over
he plate in a belated and futile rally on
ingles by Gonzales and Brock. who
atted for Doak. an error by Without.
lngle by Heathcote and Matticks out.
he scores: