New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-14
THE GIANTS WIN ANOTHER
PHILADELPHIA SHUT OUT.
McGinnity and Mertes Figure in the
Well Earned Victory.

"sandow" Mertes and Iron Man McGinuIty
were largely responsible for the victory Of the
New-York National League team over the Phil
adephia Americans In the fourth game Of the
interleagus baseball series for the worlds
championship. at the Polo Grounds yesterday
McGinnity held the Athletics down to I'VE scat
tered hits and shut them out, while Mertss, by
a brilliant dash from second base Gil5ert's
single to short left. scored the only run Of tbs
game. and made 1t possible for the Giants 70
win their third game Of the series by { score o.
1 to o. New-York now has three Of the fou
games necessary to bring the championship
flag to the Polo Grounds.
It was more like football than baseball
weather, but Coogan's Bluff and the grendstand
protected the spectators. and II was Tar less
uncomfortable than at the game the day before
at Columbia Park, Philadelphia. The number Of
spectators fell just short OF 10000 Soma SIX
or seven hundred fans" came up from Pills
delphia, but they had no chance to yell except
in the eighth inning, when 'Topsy" Hartzel
got as far as third base. Their white elephant
flags were lost to sight IN the banks OF blue
Giant flags, which surrounded them on every
side. On the whole, It was game singulRrly
free from enthusiasm.
When Mertes scanpered home In the fourth
inning and later caught Murphys long drive IN
other time was there more than the mildsst kind
of noisy interest displayed For two or three
innings the right field bleachers chantsd zone.
two, three to Plank's preliminary swings, but
even that ceased to amuss the crowd McGin-
nitys pitching was about the only thing which
held their interest continuously.
The Iron Man was in his old form yester-
day. To be at his best he needs perfect sup
port, and he received it. Not once did either
outfeld or infield fail him. He had the ball IN
der perfect control, from the time 'Topsy" Hart
sci sent a ball bounding to DevIiu, in the first
inning, to the time Hoffman struck out IN the
ninth. Plank. who was in the box for Philadel-
phia. also pitched a mastery game, and held the
Giants to five hits. But for costly error the
game would probably have ended with honors
even.
Nothing Of particular interest happened until
the fourth inning. Then Mertes, aided BY an
error by Monte Cross, scored. "Sandow" was
the first man up for the Giants in that inning.
He hit a short bail out toward second base which
dropped just past the base line Cross caught IL
on the wrist. and before he could disentansle
himself, Mertes was safe on first. Then Dahlen
left him there for while by dropping long,
easy fly into Seybold's hands. Mertes reached
second on Devlin's sacrifice. and when Gilbert
drove a timely single to left Mertes sprinteG
home from second with what turned out to De
the winning run.
The Athletics try as they would failed 70 tie
the score. although they came near IL in the
eighth inning that the white elephant flags bios
had walked to first, and stayed there while Don
lin caught Lords fly. and Devlin made splen-
did catch Of Davis's foul almost at the rail OF
the stand. Then Lafe Cross sent a single out
toward Donln which advanced Hartsel from
first to third. With "Topsy" dancing on the
bag. trying to get home, Seybold went to the bat
and struck out. without MCGinnity appearing 20
work overland. That ended the first real
chance-and almost the only one-that Phlla-
delphia had 10 score through the whole game
Among the 1elders Donliu gathered most OF
the glory, although he came near being eclpsed
by single catch made by Mertes. He made SIX
clean put outs. three Of them in one inning
Seybold's fly in the fourth inning dropped no,
far behind second base. but DonlIn got II ana
held It, after a run in from close to the ropes,
In the ninth inning Mertes caught what looked
like a safe three Dagger. After scoring the oIy
run, the left fielder practically blocked EhlIadS,
phia's last chance of scoring by the most oIl-i
liant catch OF the afternoon. Murphy hit os.I
out into Mertes's territory which did not coHe
near the ground until it had almost reached leit
field bleachers. Mertes shading his eyes VIZ
his glove ran back sideways and pulled down
the ball an instant before he hit the RENT
When he reeled back after crashing INTO "
boards ne still held the ball. and Murphy VIZ VIZ
was within a couple of feet OF third base y
that time was out. The next two men up ~ q
TAIN Iafe Cross and Hoffman, who batted Ioi
Powers, struck out. and the game was over