New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-09
LEAGUE STANDING

-,.s Giants celebrated their return 10 the Polo
-5s Yesterday by winning q pitchers battle
- ys-,olzl,n by the score of TO Q. For eleven
,--5,rs sathewson. the idol Of the fans. and
,-., Rucker for the Superbas, fought il out,
- -i-cr;ng wonderful ball with the odds slight
= = s.,o- of Matty Only four hits were made
: - Neu Yerk pitcher. while the Giants were
=, :, set eleven scattered hits of Rucker The
80 rae plenty O. chances 70 score in the early
- hut as the game went on Fucker seemed
:. - getting better. and II looked If the Giants
were doomed
-.-isveT was The man IF the hour however. and
a. +be eleventh inning he sashed cut the hit that
= ,bs zsr1e Seymour who had walked and
a,cse5 rhird On 1IcCormick's single, was the man
"a, Scored the single run necessary 10 win. but
- ,le-v WAS al BTidweli's IT was not Fuckers
4.,r ina. he lost the game. for he pitched mas
-s-lv tsIl ana with splendid fielding behind him
- has pulled himself safely cut Of several tight
sniss II the eleventh, when the dusk was creep
ing gr-css the fiec. he weakened and the su too
ssrsr Giants snstched a victory. which meant
-,nrh IS Pittsburs and Chicago won in the hard
hEht for the pennant
The crowd that was On hand to welcome the
Giants numbered some fifteen thousand persons
The additions 70 the stands that have been erected
since the Polo Grounds We're last opsn helped fur
uish seats for all The way those fifteen thou
ssad fans made Cooean's Bluff echo and re-echo
Hh4n Jobuuy McGraw and his husky band trotted
gu On the field for their u-ubering UP was worth
going miles 10 hear. NcGraw's suspension had Just
beer lifted by President Pulliar1. and he was as
risky az q two-year-oId as he anbled around the
field. Larry Doyle got the lions share Of the
cheers bur there was a royal welcome for Mike
DuuIin when the Giants big captain came across
the diamond. and George Wiirse ard Christy Mat
thewson, TOO, were net forgotten When it was
announced that Marty would pitch there was
hoEl of approval t1a1 would have made a Bryan
campaign manager turn green with envy.
Lz-ry Doyle met with an unfortunate accident
II the fourth inning. When covering second base.
ne was run down by HunmeI and spiked His
heel was badly torn. and II Il not likely that he
VII get back in the game Ior some tine. II the
injury should prove more serious than was shown
On first examination ne may be out Of the lineup
1or the remainder Of the season. and such mis-
fortune might be disastrous 70 the pennant hopes
Of New York Herzog toGk Doyle's place and
PLAYED steady game
The Charts should have won the game before IT
had gone nine innings. Narty had the Brooklyn
lies AZ his mercy. while time and again the Giants
had chances 70 score Ia the first inning Matty
retired tie Superbas with only i've pitched balls
but Racker got into difficulty immediately Teaney
walked. and both Doyle and Donlln made infieId
his, win Bresnahan going out on a fy in be-
tween The bases were fun but the best Seymour
could Go was U lit into double play
Again II the third good fielding saved Fucker
Tenney opened with q foUl 70 Lewis and Doyle
went out Bresnahan then singled and tried 10
score On Doniins two-bagger- The ball rolled to
ne LEFT field bleachers. but Hummeu got It and, by
perfec' throw to Farmer. caught Bresnahan at
he plate Bridwel doubled IN the seventh, stole
third. and stayed there
TN Jordan came up in the ninth and got nice
single Alperman tiled sacrifice. but both run
hefs we're safe Things looked bad for Aatty. but
ce'er he-ding helped hin and kept Brooklyn from
Scoring