New-York tribune., 1908-09-22
MATTY LOSES In DUEL
GIANTS C-4N'T HIT WILLIS.
Pirates Win Last Game of Season
H7ith the Giants.

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Grounds yesterday, and the Giants had to bow be-
Gore the tail Pirate righthander. even though the
-e6oubtable Matty was working In beautiful form
Eighteen thousand New York baseball enthusiasts
we're forced to witness the second defeat of the
ne,nsnt leaders in as many days the score being
+o This farewell visit OF the Pirates resulted in
a, even break. but the Giants still have lead
which viii have 10 be cut considerably before New
YORK Is forced out Of first place.
There have been few better games played on the
home grounds this season and never a more even
r,tche-s' battle Vic Willis far and away the best
+virler in the Pirate craft pitted against the
greatest pitcher in the land estimation Of
fans Willis had been in a game since last
Thursday while Matty his half of the double
header with the Pirates on Friday. shutting them
out on that day
Fittsburg got three hits and the Giants only two
That is enough to tell the story for the Pirate trio
came in the third inning. when the game was won
on the other hand, New Yorks brace of safeties
we're spread over two innings and OF them was
Of the scratch order.
To illustrate the kind Of ball Big Six was
,itching II is only necessary to record that not
more than three men faced him in any inning
cent the third. The mighty Hcaus Wagner was at
bst three times but he got ball out OF the
snfeld The trouble Willis every BIT as
good as Matty yesterday. Besides the two hits
made of him. he passed one man and hit another
Thirty Pirates faced Matty, and Willis had to pitch
10 rhirry-one New Workers
Although the crowd not much more than
half large the record attendance last Friday
il OF the biggest Monday turnouts OF the
season II not the largest Enthusiasm ran riot for
II was any ones game right to the end. With two
dovr in the ninth inning the crowd rose en- masse
and implored Mike Donlin TO knock IL over the
fence fo- a hore run- Captain Mike. though he
tried desperately. not equal 10 the occasion
Then the thousands stroed slowly the incline to
the elevated line banking on the Giants taking
both games Of the double header with the trouble
some Cubs this afternoon.
Pirtsburg got first blood and the game in
the third inning Wilson led of with a sizzler to
right which h s-zos ger by a beautiful stop he
threw 10 Tennev and il looked as II Wilson was
out by a yard, but ODay called the runner sa1e-
If Wilson had been called OUT the Giants might
have won. Then Gibson followed with tWo-has-
ger 70 right Wilson reaching third. Willis ana
Thomas were easy outs. but Captain Clarke drove
The bah like shot from 13-nch gun along the
tri-d base line Devlin never had chance to get
T. and Wilson and Gibson raced home Leach lheh
lined 10 Donlin
New York got its first hit IN the fourth inning
with -vro ont when Captain Donlin bounced slow
one 10 Abby who was also slow in fielding it sey-
r7our couldn't help however, for Wagner was rlsht
in front Of mis- drive
Finally the Giants got going in the fifth and
-s5g ,beir only score Devlin was hit by the
r7f-crer Mccormick drove the ball 70 centre ana
il took Z had bound and got past Thomas counting
+or Two bases Bridwen couldn't help any. but
Nsttys out at first permitted Devlin 70 score IN
The Giants never had another chance 70 score
for Willis was steady the Rock of Gibraltar
Each side contributed error, but neither ma De
anv difference in the score
The feature Of the afternoon aside from the
-,i,ctfnr was the fielding of Herzog and BridwelI-
E3o-h made stops that seemed utterly Impossible
In -be third inning Herzog raced over 10 first base
md sres red Wilson's low drive with one hand he
made quick and perfect throw to Tenney, bul
F5eps O-TDay gave Wilson all the benefit OF the
doubt BridweITs great play came in the last IN
nine when ne caught a bounder from Clarke's oat
while on the dead run. and then tossed him OUT
asc,--av- kicked himself of the field when ODay
called Wilson safe. He went into his little coop
near the PLAYERS bench and had 10 view the pro-
cee6ngs through peep hole The little manager 6
absence from the coaching line was felt considera-
bly,
The outfelders had a buster time than usual on
both teams Eighteen Giants and fifteen Pirates
went out fly balls. The game was played IN
close 10 record tiue-one hour and twenty minutes
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