New-York tribune., 1908-09-15

Cy Seymour had a field day at the Polo Grounds
| yesterday and Brooklyn beaten by the Giants
for the sixth straight time At the end Of the tenth
! inning, when 1900 fans wended their way home
/ the score stood Seymour. A. Brooklyn. 8. The
veteran Giant centre fielder never played better
game in his life, and to him goes the credit OF
! driving in all of New York's four runs Five times
| he went to the bat and he never failed to get a
hit 1t was not his fault that he didn't
for twice he reached second by heavy hitting, and
another time drove the ball far out into centre
field three bases. The Cubs and Pirates did not
play SO New York gained a little ground in the
pennant
The Superbas made a desperate attempt to get
their last game of the from the Giants, and
| for distressingly long time 1t seemed as II they
| would succeed. The game began with two south
paws pitted against each other-and they are about
the best In the business-George Wiitse and Nap
Rucker. When the batteries were announced all
settled back, believing that they would see a
hard tussle between these pitchers, with few hits
and few Instead they saw some mighty
swattng, some dazzling fielding and enough runs
to keep the interest up.
The Superbas started off like a Kansas cyclone
Burch singled, but Lumley forced him at second
Then HummelI hit to Herzog. who, in his anxiety
to catch Lumley at second, hit him In the DacR
with the ball Big Tim Jordan hit the ball on the
and 1t sailed into the right field beachers
for a home rum bringing in three runs for the
Donovan tribe 1t bad start for the Giants
with Nap Rucker facing them and those three runs
looked as big as three Singer Buildings in row.
New York crept up the Superbas in the sixth
inning which saw the downfall of Nap Rucker. He
started out by hitting Eerzog and Bresnahan Mlkc
Donin couldn't help, except that on his third strike
Herzog and Bresnahan worked a double steal. Old
CIV Seymour then turned the trick, getting his third
safe hit a single, which scored Herzog and Bres-
nahan. The crowd howled in glee and the Brook
lyn star betook himself to the clubhouse, while
Pastorous took his place and managed 10 staVe OH
defeat for time.
The yghi tied eighth
inning after two strikes had been called Bres-
nahan, who spoiled couple more by fouling and
then waited for a free pass Roger lost no time
in scooting to second. and on to third when Don
lin went out to Jordan Once Seymour
on the Job with his stick. This time the Giant
centre fielder singled cleanly over second, and
Bresnahan raced home with the much needed
Some superb fielding saved Wiltse in the ninth
inning Jordan began the session with a hard drive,
too fast for Tenney field. Aperman got lucky
hit to Arthur Devlin. who tagged Jordan and then
tossed to Tenney in time get the diminutive
shortstop at first. Il mighty fast and useful
double play. Sheehan easy victim OF Wiltse's
twisters.
In this inning AL Bridwen spiked badly by
Jordan Just above his knee, but he wouldn't quit
the game for fear that his leg would stiffen.
There excitement in the latter half Of
the NINTH and Wiltse worked like political steam
roller in the tenth and boWled over the Brooklyn
batsmen in Jig time.
Herzog managed to get in front of the ball as
starter in the second half of the tenth Bresnahan
worked his way to first by waiting. Captain Mike
died a martyr, both men advancing. and then Sey-
mour gave every a thrill and a chance to get
home dinner by driving out his fifth hit and
bringing in the winning run.