New-York tribune., 1908-08-26
GIANTS INCREASE LEAD
Good Hitting Behind CrandaH
Dozens Pirates 4gaan,
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES TO-DAY.
New York at Pittsburg
RESULTS OF GAMES YESTERDAY.
New York, &: Pittsburg. g.
Chicago, 10; BROOKLYN. g
Philadelphia, a Cincinnati. 2
4; Boston l..
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
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TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune
Pittsburg. Aug. 25-It Crandalls turn to beat
the Pirates to-day, and the best new pitcher the
Giants have unearthed since the discovery OF
Mathewson well UP to his task. He pitched a
cool. heady game. and although he was hit about
as hard as Maddox the Pirate boxman. he showed
better judgment all the way, and was almost al
ways in full control of the situation when men
on the bases.
Although the Giants scored run in the first
inning. Pittsburg forged ahead in the second, and
New York had to come from behind to win out
The Giants played to-day if victory was certain
and only matter Of waiting for the most favor
able opportunity, while Clarkes once vicious Pi-
rates played like men who were fighting against
odds and seeking only 10 stave off defeat. 1t was
just that difference in the spirit Of the teams
which was, in effect. the difference also between
Crandal and MaddOX-that won the game for New
York chances third pennant
for John McGraw look so bright when the game
this afternoon was over.
There wasn't the crowd here this afternoon that
broke all Pittsburg records Yesterday Even a
victory wouldn't have pushed the Giants back into
second place and every fan in Smoketown knew It.
Pirate victory to-day would have meant bigger
crowd tomorrow than that of Monday. but the fans
hadn't the heart to-day to go and take chance Of
seeing the aggressive Giants making their way
hiariously to the pennant through Pirate gore The
bulletins announced early that Maddox going
to pitch and he had eight straight games up
TO to-day. But even so. it didn't look like a game
kill off grandmothers for and the result proved
the wisdom of the fans.
It was in the sixth inning that the timely.
utive hitting that has marked many New York
victories in the last Two months. gave the Giants
three runs and the game. Up to that happy session
they had been trailing the Pirates. but as was the
case yesterday. the Giants We're ready when they
had made the opportunity. and to-day II was Bird
wells turn to win the game.
Leach threw out Tenney to start The game. Larry
Doyle smashed the ball hard at Maddox. and the
pitcher couldn't handle it, making Larry safe on
first BresnahaH had two strikes called on him.
fouled a couple of balls and then singled to left.
Donlin flied out. but Seymour had the necessary
hit. and Doyle scored
The Pirates were cut of in their half. despite a
single but came back with two i'll the sec
ord Storke singled and Wilson. the next man up,
hit the first ball pitched him to LEFT for three
bases scoring StorLe. He Tailed on Gibson's sin
gle CrandalI settled down then. and two Pirates
were on the bags when the inning ended
The Pittsburg crowd thought the game was won
&, the fifth inning Clarke walked. with one out.
and Wagner singled. Abbatccho scored Clarke
with another single but Wagner died at the pa'e
and t'randaH made Storke strike out
In the sixth with out, Donlin beat punt
seymour was safe on an infied hit. and the bases
were full when Devln got pass Barry raped
fly 10 Wilson and Donn scored Brid"ei mt 'he
first ball that came on the nose 10Y S'is'e' anu
Seymour and Devlin scored
That rally the game. but there was more 10
come Seymour singled in the eighth and Thomas $
tumble gave him second base WIN t"o sH.AeS
coIla5 Deyljn also singled throcgh short and Sey-
,o,,r scored from third when Gibson dropped Wag-
1 a-.s throw OF Barry's grounder
McGraw and Bresnahan kicked themselves our % vi vi
the game in the third inning Doyle had triped IN
tho Nau, York half and quick throw from 0io-
SON caught him off third There was an instant
LICK ON the decision, but It died down. and breS-
rahan waited until the inning was over before
expressing his opinion of oDaY. liahN "ate' nm
80 Tho clubhouse finally. and McGraW VINO pro-
tested got the same sentence ~,
! Mathewson. will probably pitch against l-sltiei'
tomorrow. for McGraw wants the "hoie se'e
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