New-York tribune., 1908-07-25

Tbe-a was = hand sup at the Polo Grounds yes
terday and il played But when the Giants hsa
beaten Pittshurg by two rams to one 'ne PAM
never had chance TO make itself heard ahoFe the
mar Of twenty thousand delirious fans. VINO
svarr1ed on the field and tried TO tear the New
York plavers to pieces by way of showing their
appreciation
The Giants have come back. be it said. McGraw
&c all smiles and never did manager have better
ca,se TO smile After the most gruelling trip
rrohahlv a team ever had to take TO the western
cities the Giants are home in strong posluon-
and the way they played against Pittsourg yes'er-
6ay showed that there is now none OF the Istess-
ness that marked the team early this year They
heIded like demons. Seymour particularly shining
an the field and there snap and dash from
start finish.
Wfltse pitched for New York. Willis for the
Pirates and both were entitled to credit for
,f+ching 4ne game But when all is said and
done II vas battle Of teams. not Of pitchers and
the Giants won because they were little better
all around than the Pirates.
The game xas lost and won in the first inning.
Ere the first hall vas pitched every seat was filled
sn stands and hleachers. and great crowd had
,oz-e-Houed on the field hand. hired by enthusi-
astc Giant rooters hand TO greet the team
and every fan arose as il played Inc star
spangled Banner
There was hush as KLEIN called play. just at
O'clock and a moment later Wiltse unwound and
delivered the first ball Of what should prove an
historic series Thomas faced him, swinging the
big bat that used to help win games for Phaoel-
phia and the ball whizzed at lightning speed
toward left field Faster still went BridweT. how
ever and re grabbed the ball he ran and shot 1t
10 Tenny at first in time catch Thomas ten feet
from the bag Leach. whose habit is 10 hit home
runs swung hard. but Donlin raced in and causnt
the ball amid very storm Of cheers
But there was trouble ahead Clarke. determined
10 make good hit the first ball pitched squarely.
and before Mccormick had returned it from left
felI the Pirate chieftafn was on second base Wag-
rer numbered to the plate the band brayed out
die Wacht Rhen" and scored MS manager
with a rafting single.
That was only half an inning. however. Tenney
vas the first man face Willis and he smashed
the first ball pitched by the Pirate twirler toward
Clarke reaching first base easily on the hit Doyle
who has been reinstated next and McGra"
leaned wildly in the air his protege landed on
the first ball for a sizzling three-haeger that
scored Tenney. Bresnahan hit the ball hard but
Leach was under his drive. He had no chance'
however to catch Doyle. who crossed the plate
with what turned out be the winning run
DonIin was up. but il was not ms DAY 10 MI
and the Giant captain struck out
After that II case OF lightning Work oH
both teams The crowd sat and gasped ana "hen
? man got on the bases it was talked aoouI Ioi
minutes by the fans witse drew pass IN the
third. inning and took little lead on the sigma
for the hit-and-run play as Tenney faced WINS
Tennev shot one TO Wagner. who held the ny
moment and then fred il at Swacina so fast ina
Tfltse could reach the bag Ihen #" ashei
finished the inning with beautiful stop IN 0ducN
ing DOYLE stealing after single.
The thrills of the game reached their climax II
the ninth inning All looked well until McCor1nlcr
1nfs1udged Phelpss fly, which made an out gooe
Co. : three-barger AS Phelps danced on THIRD
base swacina sent a terrific drive at Devnn- AT
rl7,- speared it scared Phelps into staying on th'
base and then shot the ball to Tenney in time t'
catch SRacina. One gone Gibson raised loht
fly 10 Seymour. and Phelps raced Tor ,he ' Piale
T. 1oose5 1I.a = sure run but Seymours throw wa
p beautv. and Phelps was nailed by a foot
So ended the game. and the Giants craNled neare
the top The Polo Grounds viii not be big enougi
10 hold the crowd to-day.
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