New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-09-08
GIANTS DEFEAT BOSTON
MERKLE TO THE RESCUE.
DriUes out a TMee-BdSe Hit zcith
the Bases Full.

Thanks to Merke, who drove three runs home
with a screaming three-bagger to left field in the
third inning. and thanks also to Raymond, who
pitched a steady If not brilliant game, the Giants
wound up the series with Boston at the Polo
Grounds yesterday with a victory The was
to / the visitors saving themselves from white
wash by getting runner home in the seventh
inning. Curtis, who pitched for Boston, held his
own with Raymond and proved more or less OF &
puzzle to the Giants but one bad inning, in which
an error by Coffey and base on balls were mixed
up with two hits. turned the tide against him.
The Boston team was not much Of a drawing
card and for that matter the Giants have little to
boast of themselves in this respect. that all
hope of oyertaking Chicago and Pittsburg is over.
Some of the faithful were on hand. but even t 9
dyed-in-thewool fans found little to grow enthu-
siastic about the huge, yawning bleachers, which
looked bigger because of their emptiness, had a
rather depressing effect.
The Giants might have the game in the sec
ond inning. as the bases were full with Doyle at
the bat Larry tried hard enough TO the
paudits Of the crowd, If crowd it could be called.
and drove the ball far into left field, but Thomas.
who by the way made his presence felt with five
pretty catches, pulled the ball down, and thus
paved the way for Merkle to come to the rescue
in the next inning
Doyle got square when Boston went to bat in
the third inning by making amazing one-handed
catch Of Graham's hot liner over second base Dew
lin then made pretty stop and throw and caught
Coffey at first, while bunt by Curtis was easy
for Raymond
The Giants then went to the front Seymour led
off with a single and stole second after SnodgrasS
had flied out to Thomas Murray waited patiently
and walked to first, but things did not look par
ticularIy bright when Beaumont came in on the
run and caught Devlin's fly to short centre. At
this point, however. Cofey made fatal blunder
by Juggling BrdwelPs drive and the bases were
full Merlde saw his opportunity and took advan-
tage of II by driving the ball to the fence in left
field well out Of the reach of Thomas thus making
1t possible for three to flock home
After that things went along smoothly for the
Giants TO the seventh inning, when small squall
was safely weathered at the cost of run. Beau
mont made his third safe hit of the game the ball
bounding off RaymOnd's foot, and Getz drove a hot
one down the third line which Devlin f1elded,
but failed to get to second in time. and both run
ners were safe. Aubrey sacrificed and Graham sent
up a pop fly for Doyle, but Coffey tried to make up
for his error by driving a single through short and
Beaumont scored With Curtis at the bat and little
hope for a hit Getz tried steal home, when
Confey drew a throw TO second. but Doyle made q
quick and accurate return throw Of the ball 10
Schle and Getz caught at the plate.
After that the fans found little to worry about
the visitors failed to prove dangerous Tor the
rest of the game.
Becker and Beaumont about the only men
Of the Boston team who could solve Raymond de-
livery and were responsible for seven OF the ten
hits made by the visitors. The Giants played a
strong game in the field and supported Raymond IN
a way TO lend him plenty of encouragement
The score follows: