New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29
CUBS HAMMER MATTY
GIANTS THROW Il GAME
AWAY.
Great WOrk b. .a-.- as a Re
lief Pitcher and Nerkle's Playing
Saue Game as a Spectacle.
Great WOrk by
Saue Game as a Spectacle.


doses. either They broke Up yesterdays game be-
fore any one knew what had happened. drove Matty
10 after disastrous second inning and
finally won by a score OF 10 J. They went after
the game at the start. and Marty. who was having
as bad a day as has afflicted him in long time
poweress 10 stay their rush. 1t wasn't his
pitching so much, although that was none too good
his general inability to do anything right The
Giants generally threw the game away, bur Matty
was the chief offender
Vanguard was sent IN 10 relieve Matty after the
second inning. and greeted by a storm OF
cheers. There had been cries 10 take Matty out,
IL is true. but the change was welcomed by the
crowd and this surprising, for Vanguard has
made none too good a reputation In all justice IL
must be said that he pitched magnihcently, save
for little excusable wdness in the third inning.
and his work. with Merkles great play al first
base. helped the game a lot
There have been twenty thousand in the
stands when the game began. and the covered
stand, with the reserved section above II.
completely damned. 10 seats TO be had when
the game began and hundreds standing. The
bleachers held bis crowd. but il thinned
the sunny sections in centre field were reached.
Swarmng beachers are reserved for crucial days
when a pennant is stake.
Matty and Brown warmed up. but the crowd
refused to be convinced until the batteries
announced that these old rivals were really 10
meet. When Matty walked out 10 pitch the first
ball however, doubts were dispelled, and every
one settled back to great fight
The start not suspicious. Johnny Evers
banged the ball hard. and Devlin, after a beautiful
stop. threw too low Merkle. the ball going 10
the bleachers. while Johnny reached third without
difficulty Sheckard waited for a good one and
when Matty pitched the bah right the plate
sent II screaming toward the right field fence.
toward centre Murray raced with the crack
OF the bat. but it seemed hopeless and every
had credited Sheckard with home Murray
kept on going however. and. lunging forward just
as the ban crossed his path, travelling like a rifle
IN ss1. bod hill
his gloved hand The stands fairly rocked with
cheers as the catch made. though Eyers
walked home, for no finer play ever made
Schultz struck out, but Chance, nothing daunted
came up and singled through Bridwell. Both Bird
well and Deyln checked the course OF the ball. but
II too hot 10 be handled and Chance got a
well earned single He tried steal second. how
ever, and was cut down by Meyers who made
perfect throw Doyle.
Doyle led of for the Giants with a perfectly
placed single TO right, but McGraw. following his
slugging tactics, refused 10 let Seymour sacrifice
and ordered him 10 hit The play nearly
worked at that because Seymour's effort was a
Crashing drive that sailed straight for the centre
field fence. Holman got in the Way, however. ana
made good catch. so thar Doyle had 10 race back
TO first. Sheckard followed by a good catch Of
NcCormicks singing drive left and had a
chance for double play because Doyle was at
second when the eaten made. The throw in
was badly handled by Tinker, however. and Larry's
desperate slide back TO first greeted with
ironie applause. Then Larry stole second but
Tinker threw Murray out
Metty began bah things I'D as soon as the
second inning began. stetHfeldt drove a vicious
grounder TO right, but MevIle got 10 the ball. and
making great stop, threw TO first Matty was
SLOW IN covering the has, and took his foot on
when he did take the throw, so that Steinfeldt
was safe. Holman hunted. and Matty got the bah
quickly He started 10 throw 10 arst changed his
mind and flung he ball into centre field with
Doyle and Brfdweu each on second base TO take
the throw. Steinfsl6t took third and Holman sec
oho on me error Merke, whose playing all day
was Z bright spot. made a fine stop OF Tnker's
bounceT, held steinfeldt third, and then threw
10 second, eliminating Holman Matty lost
chance TO save the situation here for IL he had
covered FIRST 10 take Br4dwelrs return throw
Merkle being half way between the bases a double
play would have been easy. Brown sacrificed and
ENers singled, scoring Tinker and Archer Evers
was caught betweea first and second and six men
ulea 10 run him down, but Doyle finally made a
Wild throw, and he reached third Sheckard
pumped the bail into McCorrniclxs hands
Mafquard came in 10 pitch in the third inning
he began ny giving Schultz base on balls
scnoite reached third on weird. wild pitch and
after roar OF glee been let loose when Chance
struck out, Steinfeldt singled scoring Schultz
steinieldt took second McCormicks error. but
after Hoffman had walked Vanguard settled down
80 Iinhef oied on pop fly to Meyers while
Srlc"eu threw Archer out
Sheer stupidity on the mart Of c,,tEa-. oo. a.,
Giants run in this inning Vanguard began bv
striking out, but Doyle repeated his arst go,
S ~ Asaih singled TO right Seymour forced him
-AeCormck singled and limped 10 nrst having b,,-,
AlAiseI1 IN some fashion and O'Hara ran Cor b,,,
i@y pounded liner to short right that mir
me ground just before Evers reached 4, 90 :
N'e iesul'eo' O't5ara, in wild excess OF cau-
N-oH' waited 10 see II the ball would be caupb.
although his object. as two were o,t No. -;
q" A~I-oh' and he a result easily ,brouyn
oul Al second. He should have been safe bv ten
49, ana me bases would have been full II was a
pretty stupid bit OF work
MarQuard began 10 mitch r..l IN -,
tourth inning. He struck Brown ont tes.aa pA-
INTO Arung an easy fly 20 OHara who vpas a., 80.
Helu, ana then struck sheckard out in rtdiculo,s
- s'On jimmy toued OF about ten balls. and
Nieh Iet straight one go by With Rr,au,su -
second after single and an out Nevars 90.
s ess on oalls IN the second half and the crou,d
-sseu. browns ruse was amply justified as :,
balls y" N4iee pitcheo
Schultz famed the air wildly IN IN, ,,.,. go,
ana Chance. determined 10 be more cs,,,o,s -.
me Oaus gnoe by. He guessed badly however s,s
was out on three called strikes without even s,sr
.,s ms bat. Vanguard had a wonderful break .,
the BAN and lots OF speed. and was oo,nx - -.
justify his American Association ran,,,a,, - =
ne ever mas before In New York uniform
Then there some stunning sela,n. ~ 49,,
sloes. Doyle put up high foul for Chance 49,,
Evers' with one foot al second ana ~. -
spread out along the ground. speared a xsc,o,,s
tfonnder by Seymour, who was hitting ~. -,
hard but with the worst Of luck, and TnkeT.s
ore handed stop OF o'Ha-as vicious driv. No.
plain highway robbery. was
Holman started the sixth inning with a whanv-
ing drive that seemed 10 be headed tor the -.
Ie'u renee unul Seymour stopped Il by making a
So go oA1ch' tinker smashed the ball right over
nfst base, nearly cutting the bag in two ana
Merkle raced ovei. made a wonderful .ton ,,hue
so'hs az ruh speed and beat the speedy Ch,ca vosn
80 p"s ps inches A moment later he sprinted