New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-04-18
GIANTS BEAT PHILLlES
MARQUARD SHOWS WE'LL
IN THE BOX.
Quahers Escape Shut-Out By 4co-
dent-Great Cr0Dd Has
Plenty Of Room.

The Giants heat Philadelphia at the Polo Grounds
before monster and enthusiastic crowd Of thirty
thousand persons yesterday, in a game that held
much of interest The was 70 /. the TO
soubtable Covaleski who has some doubts OF HIM
self since that terrible drubbng in Boston the other
dsv being held in reserve. while Moren held tbs
mound He would have had 20 pitch q mighty good
game 10 win yesterday. anyhow, for young MI
afarqlIard the 81 600 from Indianapolis who
didn't look be worth that many cents when ne
made his first appearance against Cincinnati last
fall held the Quakers in check with skill and judy
rnent and their lone tally the result Of a
peculiar nisfap that puzzled good many OF the
fans-Inost the thirty thousand, probably.
II happened in the seventh inning that Titus, al
WAYS a dangerous man the bat the bases
made one of his teams three hits. He went to sec
ond while Doyle disposed Of Magee. and TO third
base on a passed bail. The next ball carromed on
Mverss glove and struck tombstone. who waved
Titus 10 the plate to vrathfu surprise OF the
multitude. However. there is a rule that says
base runner entitled 10 advance a base If a ban
delivered by the pitcher pass the catcher and touch
-he umpire tombstone was hardly deserving OF the
l,sricioys looks that greeted his ruling and Mar
guard was victim Of hard luck, pure and simple
for lis pitching good that he deserved
shut-out-
AfcGraw watched the game from the bench, but
was not in uniform his hand Is still giving him
great pain. He seemed more than pleased however
ct tie good work of Narquard who is a much better
rftcher than he last fall. He had great speed
YESTERDAY, varying his 1aSt pail however VIII a
most puzzng slow that dropped prettily. His
control was perfect the only base balls he gave
being the result Of questionable decision by john
stone His rising ball worked havoc with the
ouakers
Big crowds are getting 10 he the rule in New
Ycrk-so Ta1-ch so that they have almost ceased to
excite comment There certainly thirty thou
sand persons in the stands yesterday Every one
had seat and every was filled except IN the
new bleachers back OF centre field. Such q crowd
and inch OF
standing room last year. It would have overlooked
into the field. INSTRUCTED the base ZINES and ham
pered the game generally Yesterday IT was swal-
lowed up in the amphitheatTe, and there was
no crowding.
7. UPS only when the crowd moved out that its
real enormity revealed The runways and
passageways leading out Of the grounds are OF al
least double The capacity Of last year Yet they
were choked with a solid OF people for fifteen
minutes yesterday the field presented the same
old aspect when the crowd swar1ned out on II when
81 was all over The biggest recorded attendance al
the Polo Grounds was az worlds championship
game IN 1906 when fewer than tWenty-seVen tnoa-
Sand were present That total was exceeded last
year several times, and certainly less than az
yesterdays game
There was q cheer yesterday when II was an
nounced that NarQuard and Myers would be the
battery for the Giants. Marquard got Grant him
self ana then Knabe made & clean single, Mar
guard wasn't worried. though Titus. slugger.
was up Titus made feeble attempt at hit- and
Tenney made the play to BridT ell forcing Knabe.
Devlin EOt MaGee at first
Herzog started things for the Giants with an
ornate hunt. IT rolled few feet down the third
base line and Herzog. going like lightning. got TO
first base just about the time that Grant picked up
ball and heaved IL wildly over Branshed's head
For scrne reason known best himself Arlie
Latham. who coaching, held derzog at first
base so that the runner turned the wrong way.
Ry the time he had hurried back TO touch the bag
Il was tco late reach second. Incidentally Sey-
witt fans Increased
yesterday. He ought to be fred said one '-Any
man that haG q chance to Kill Latham and didn't
finish the Job deserves mercy
Doyle slapped the ball AT Moren, but knabe was
of second base and Herzog luckily safe at
second. Murray walked, and Tenney sent HerZog
home with soaring fly TO Magee. Grant got Doyle
q the plate O'Eara's grounder. and then O'Hara
Murray worked double steal Murray was
safe scored, but O'Eiara too ambitious and
was caught at third. However, two runs were in.
O'Hsra's elashing three Dagger and Deylin's
Texas Lacquer TO centre field brought another run
70 the Giants in the fourth inning, and Murray's
single an error by Bransield and Devlin's third
hit rafting single, brought the total 10 four in
the eighth inning.
De,lin was a hero with the bat He up four
times got three hits and was hit once. He led
of in the second inning with a two-bagger, and
moved ,p a base on Bridwelrs out Myers
the next man UP. and the crowd stormed at him
for hit. Seven photographers held their cameras
ready. and every 1elegrapher held his finger the
y.
Chief could do was 10 pop up fly to Doom And
he didn't get e hit all afternoon. But he caught
nicely. and o complained
There was a queer tangle in the fifth inning that
NAV have cost the Quakers Marquard gave
yOoaIin a balls when two were out, AND
Doom smashed the ball down the left field foul
line It went TO the fence but Doolin, thinking Il
had been fouled slid wildly into second base. He
-ent far beyond Il, and Doom kept right on.
1leolfn went back TO second, but the ball had come
hack 10 Doyle by that time. and Marquard and
Tennv tried 10 run Doom down between first and
second Tenny Hdropped the ball finally. and Docln
started for the plate. but MarQuaTd recovered the
bail Quickly and shot II 10 Myers, who cut Dooln
Of at the plate II foolish work OF Doolin ali
around for he would have been out on his crazy
slide even II the ball had been where he thought
itTss
There was some pretty fielding. Doyle jumped
into the air for two liners that looked Ike hits
sad Murray ran far in in the sixth inning TO make
@ beautiful running catch OF Grants hit The best
.lsy Of the game was by Knabe. who robbed Ten
ney Of q hit by splendid stop and throw in the
third inning.
NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
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