New-York tribune., 1908-09-30
GIANTS LOSE LEAD
IN PENNANT RACE
c,rrrT OFT BIZ QU4kERS IN
SECOND GAME.
Mt, Pitches His Team to Victory
in the First-BresnahGn and
DonliH Injured.

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lne 80. T..,1aasJnhis az the Polo Grounds yes
heaes ,-e- Mathewson had pitched them 70
teru@'' -, e-s- bv a score Of s TO 3 The figures
F1.o-' a ..s-er frat ended the day and cost them
q q - ,-e-e 20 O. thanks, II thanks be due TO
tAe = s..,s- called Covelesi1i. whose curves were
= - f,- RfrC4raz's men 20 solve his name
= g ts-s for their tongles TO pronounce Chicago
70. " rg-;7natf and took the lead IN the pennant
go ~ re single point that has become the
.As,,ss,Je figure for major league leads nowadays
= sren6i1r officially, is 6S5 TO sS4 but three
- Of deciraals altogether too few in days
- -hssg ana there is comfort IN the thought
-. nv earring the sum along two places further
=. = be found that the Giants are scarcely half
-. avav the figures being .635l3 TO .6344s The
s..< hv the way, are the heels CT both.
'4,~-e- has surely come upon the Giants In this
g with the Quakers. The loss Of g game is
:. 90 bad for If the Cubs win every game they
=. SIN 70 play, the Giants can lose con-
- and stln win tte peanant but Mondays game
.s.ss in an injury TO Nike Doulin's leg that kept
- cr the bench yesterday, and may do so all
Il and II the fifth inning Of the first game yes
- Rresnahan was so badly hurt IN q collision
- roof- when be tried 10 get home that he had
: have tl7e game. Doom had to go too. Roger
--.s hard n come hack in the second game, but
.s., making hit in the first inning he had TO
:. rsv or the bases. Doom got back. however.
rgathevs0n dominated the first game. and there
mte none 20 say that he did not, Covaleski occu-
-,ss position Of equal prominence in the second.
u aid as he liked with the Giants struck out six
= -ssn. and. generally speaking. held the game as
v1- ron the very start On the ether hand. Gran
AL was unable TO tame the Phillies. and. in the
srh tunine. they fell upon him numerically and
~ t+-r hard and steadily for five runs
Tie last tine Coveleski faced the Giants in
.ss third game Of the season. but he was easy
..e7 ard went back 70 the minors for some more
s.sool.ng. He got II, and took his revenge yes
trdsy.
Na.tv pi.caea great ball In the first game. He
-se nj fairly hard. but always able tighten
Y Enen the occasion demanded. striking out eight
rs- AZ oruor-une moments He had good support
sa5 Prss-ahan in particular did some fine hitting
re-nrv started the day for the Giants by walking
r the first inninE Of the first game. Herzog hit
= Mcouf'len- though he didn't mean 10, and the
e7aker pitcher threw him out Doom tried to
sz-h Terney OF second base. but Tenney got to
-i-d as the throw was wild scoring Bresna-
ta-s tHree-hsEger. Mccormick singled scoring
Brasrahsn. and trat was all for while.
Tennev singled with one out in the fifth inning,
Kn9 moved I'D when Harzog also singled Bresna-
han scored them both with a fine two-bagger. but
vas hu-- trying ro get home OF Seymours infeId
hi- Nee6La-n took his place
TIE collision with B-ssnahan had put Doom out
q IT. too. and Clement. new man. batted for him.
He made q good start. hitting Natty for q two
ht long fly 10 Seymour. but Matty sent the
crowd Wild by tanning Grant and Ensbe. The
Quake-z scored in the next inning however Titus
679h,fnE and scoring on MaEees triple. Fast back
IL un by 1Ia--v and fine catch by De Vore saved
snot-e run. although knabe's double. Mccormick
a6 throw and TitUs's single did produce another
ur In the u57tE inning. after the Giants had added
vo more II the efch-n- These came on Needhau's
single Brsnslel5.s error. two outs and De EoTe's
single
Merkie took Dc N9~e's place in right field ir the
second game. because Coralesbd is g left-handed
Btche-. and M=rkIe u- he the rest OF the Slant
eataelders bats rlE1t handed. Merkle did get a
n but Il didn't affect the sad result particularly
Two hits and sacrifice -eally gave the Quakers
lie game in the second inning, as they were good
fo- run. bIr Billy Murray wasn't sure Of the
game Until the sixth session. CrandaH had
Eesdied down and looked good Then Covalesh
uipssd, and Grant scored him with single Knabe
teal q bu-t- and both EoV~d along sacrifice
by Titus There isn't much choice for pitcher
sveen Brans4eld and Magee, but Crandan de-
1isd 10 let Mcgee yak, ard Brausheid tried TO
| snow hin how warped his Judgment was by smash
ng out q twe-bagger that scored two runs. Os-
iOrne sent IN two more runs with another double,
hst that ended the inning-and CrandaH Taylor
ieak hts place and let in one more run IL the ninth
ming
Larry DOYLE was in uniform, although ne did not
pay. and got a great reception, Herzog's good
work not having made the fans forget him
crowd numbering some fifteen thousand per
BVzs was IN attendance. The scores follow: