New-York tribune., 1908-09-23
GIANTS CRUSHED In
DOUBLE DEFEAT
rTRS FIGHT H4RD TO RE
TAIN TITLE.
Monster Cr01cd Storms Polo Grounds
-Nep York's Desperate Rally
in First Game Fails.

A crowd as huge that which went home
--zzed with Joy last Friday. after the Giants had
s-7orhered Pittsburg in both games OF double
header Eroaned and trooped dispiritedly from the
Polo Grounds yesterday after seeing their pets
meet 3 crushing double defeat at the hands Of the
worlds champions
Errors helped 10 lose the first game. which went
70 Chicago by & score of to 3, but the second
battle was q clean-cut victory for the champions.
and can be ascribed only the superiority of the
cub pitcher II was by OF to l. and,
with both teams playing errorless ball. Chances
men Won on their superior hitting. as Mordecai
Brown held the Giants at his mercy. New York
holds the lead. but the margin is small.
McGraw faced q difficult problem when he had
70 assign his pitchers Mathewson had pitched on
Monday and lost his game while on Friday Wiltse
had tried TO hold the Pirates. winning his game.
with help from McGinnity, only account of
terrific hitting by the Giants. The New York
leader sent all his pitchers out TO wa-m up. and
finally selected Ames for the first game. Wiltse
looked none toe good in the little work did.
Il decided hold him for to-day. when he
viii probably face either Pfeister OF Reulbach.
Tomorrow Mathewson viii be ready 10 pitch
again Some fans wanted 10 Marquard pitch,
but McGraw held him in reserve
Aules pitched brilliantly at times yesterday but
as always. he was erratic. while CrandalI, who
pitched seven innings Of the second game, was
clearly outclassed by Brown. who had gone in
pitch when the Giants were in the midst OF a
invinCibe UP to the seventh inning in the first
contest. but the Giants found him then. and. with
TWO runs in and out. and tllirty-hve thou
sand frantic fans creating pandernonium. Brown
saved the game. and perhaps the championship.
hy stopping the rush Of the Giants. with his
stiu run ahead.
Il was scene that mas probably never been
eQUalled In the Polo Grounds when Donlin started
rally that seemed 10 give the Giants chance to
win the first game Inning by inning it had been
borne the crowd that the fates had decreed de-
feat for New York. Inning after inning Fate, per
sonifed in the huge form Of Overall. had relent-
lessly swept the attack of the New York players
back. But with the seventh inning the
of destiny. the in hiplng's phrase. to grasp
the iron hand Of Fate or match, with destiny. for
beers
Straight and true. far beyond the reach Of the
Chicago helders. Donlin hit the ball, and il
fought for by g score Of fans in the right field
crowd he roasted on second base Seymour skied
the ball but It hung back reluctantly and fell safe
Just before the frantic Schultz could reach il as he
tore in. II was as safe hit out Of the grounds
would have been. and Donlin waited on third base
As Devlin stepped TO the plate there a steady
roar that rose and fell like the q rocky
shore. and the crowd. rising to its feet.
surged in its efforts the play. There was no
suspense for DevIin rose TO the crisis. and DonIin
crossed the plate with the first New York run on a
beautiful smash 10 left field for two bases sey-
our could easily have scored. but the ground rule
held him AZ third base.
Back Of the grandstand Brown was warming I'D
for the second game. and Devlin's bat met the
hall Chance sent for him. In came Overall. dis
consoate and the crowd. now crazier than ever.
impIored Mccormick 10 show that the change made
10 difference. Right well he answered. too for the
very first hall that the three-fngered pitcher tossed
few a line into the dense crowd in right field
fo- another two-bagger. Seymour and Devlin racing
home
Three earned runs were in. and with only one
eda5 -fo
and man on second base. BridweII hunted but
Killing raced out and had the ball in Stenfeldt's
hands long before Mccormick reached third base
TIE New Yorker turned and ran back and forth
out SteiBfeldt threw TO Evers and Brown finally
got Mccormick although Bridwell reached second.
The chance was gone. however. Barry batted
for Ames. but Brown had steadied under fire. and
MS hest effort little fly TO Tinker. which
Tennev followed with another fly, 10 Chance.
Anes might have held the Cubs safe in the third
inning when they scored their first run. had II
not been for Bridweus bad tumble. Overall
doubled into the crowd. and reached third base on
Fayden's out. Then Evers walked. but Bridweu
had an easy play 10 make Schultz the third out.
He fun5led miserably. however, and Overall
crossed the plate with the first of the game
Anes was hit hard in ttes next inning. but he
urIucky. TOO. and there was foolish play TO
make matters worse Steinfeldt singled but Devlin
made brilliant play Hofmans bunt, and got
Evers ar second base. Tinker singled and Hoffman
s1rle third base by a great slide. barely beating
Bresnahan's throw King scratched a hit past
first base scoring Holman Overall drove out
fonE fly 10 Seymour and Tinker scored Hayden
pI1t I'D an easy fy and Donln, HerzOg and Sey-
r1our stood around while II fell safe King scoring
That ended the scoring for the Cubs. but they had
cone enough 10 win, as it turned out
The second game had no such period Of wild ex-
element as was contained the seventh inning OF
the first Il might have been changed in its result
AZ almost any time. but Brown was master OF
Tie game at every moment. and weakened only IN
The fourth inning when the Giants scored their
a-y run and drew first blood of the game Her
Eox doubled and Bresnshan did the same There
W.. good chance for more runs, and Doniin did
h.s part sacrificing neatly. But Bresnahan was
-un down on Scymour's grounoer ana DeFiin sAieu
L Holman.
The ,,vbs took the lead in the sixth inning tNers
walked. and. after Schultz had flied 70 Seymour
Chance also walked. Stenfeldt scored EveTs with a
tz-o-bagRer and Chance scored on Holman s long
hy 10 Seymour. They clinched the victory ana
scored their last run in the ninth inning after Nc
G.nnitv had gone in 10 pitch. on Kings single an
on and Hayden's tWo-bagger-
C-sn5su was taken out in the seventh inning 10
j., srerkle bat FOR him when passes had h4ed the
tses byr uerkle fell down hard, as he struck out
The crowd hooted when Merkie was sent 4il' io
CrandaI is a strong batter
Fe-zop ulaved a wonderful game for the Giants
h rt two hits in the second game and his field
.pg Vas superb in both He scarcely had one easy
cFsace ana went after everything that came near
him
chicago has now played three double headers IN
g. row and won five games and tied the other
The scores follow:
FIRST CAME.
CHICAGO. NEW yoRIKz EIzno q.
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