New-York tribune., 1909-07-10
PIRATES sMITE GlfNTS
,,oNsrER cBoWD GRoANS
AND WRITHES.
p;,t.b,,rp Tucks 4,cay Tfoo Red
Hot Games and Gets
Quick Re0enge.

,,-,,. .,,s biggest crowd that ever saw
,,o here or anywhere else gToaheu
.-os,er5av at the Polo Grounds as the
1.-,tes from Pittsburg smothereo lHe 0-'.-''
,,.rkets Of adverse scores in PAIR 0i ie''i'''
Afattv didn't pitch in either game Ai'ieS'
s,.-,,,.r6 CrandaT. Raymond and AIles again.
.,a,, for New York. The prospect that
L.. v-il piteh to-day may serve 10 niAAe ." - o-s
.-orv5 as Yesterdays turn out The scores w.
ans ! to against New YORK ana ~ 'iie On,
.,nsola;iou the Giants had lay IN 'i'e
,be cubs by Philadelphia ,,-,,,-5
:. an conscience, It's hard 70 see how tle e,o"u M
.a5e, even II it is Saturday. can be any les
- tfa cDe Of Yesterday. II was necessary 10 cioSo
- inst about the time Arnes was "lhdlis
~ ~ nitch the first ball Of the hrst game H.-U
~ " -os o frantic mob camoring 10 get IN
syeh,b avenue Was packed, and inside the grOuiuS
80 sifn't seem 10 be a vacant seat except uP
lHe -. ase-,-a5 sections Even there there were
- favv that the spectators who were reaPiIs
80 outside must have been at their old Tricks
20 20 .s1,i,g rain checks The runways that gave
- so-+ Of q chance TO see the play were All
a.,oa and the special officers had hard uIhe
sssnlnr the crowd from bursting its way on 10 'he
playing held- .,-.-.z -o--
-. can find seats within tie grounds. and there
s.r4 sests. That makes al estimate OF thirty-fotr
,son-ans who saw the game. and, as the GROUNDS
hols MANY thousaId more tEan last year such
ss7,Tas mean that the record OF October g. lSOs'
.bsn the Cubs saved the pennaEt was exceeded
certainly a week day never saw bigger cTo"o
at 4 baseball game. and the laws governing 'ne
-,nber nf objects that can ill one space at one
time seem TO preclude the possibility OF bigger
c7ows eveI having seen game on any day. Not
,rs rhan five thousand persons didn't get in at all
l,roarb the police did well and managed 10 get q
s score holders Of reserved seats coupons in just
ss the first game began.
rwss an inspiring audience, out 10 see the Glaills
zip two games. never dreaming OF the calamity
,h+ was 10 come The idea that the leaders could
errre twice was seofEed at by those who had seen
THURSDAYS game, but the confirmed pessimlsls
turned the laugh before the second affair was very
s56 The precision. the snap and dash OF Thurs
ssv seemed to forsake the Giants from the outset
Not that there were not brilliant plays. Doyie
made TWO in the first game that excelled anything
done on THURSDAY. and there was plenty OF good
iBdfriausl work all the time. But the team seemed
10 have disintegraed for the nonce. become group
instead Of g unit while the Pirates we're fused IN
he white heat Of defeat the day before.
INCIDENTS worthy Of note before the tale is told
NAV BE- grouped here. First Of ALL each OF the
fuur New York pitchers struck Hans Wagner out
The bow-leeged wonder did some fielding that in
sastus To New York hopes in the eighth inning
Of the first game with fTightful smash TO deep
sft centre for a home run. with man ahead OF
hin Then The yellow dog which was signed as
a mascot after his fine work OF Thursday was
hand, with a blue ribbon around his yellow
neck but unless ne does better to-day McGraw is
expected 10 ask for waivers And in the sixth in
nhg Of tie second game, with the score 10
against the Giants and the bases fun before
msn was out, Murray stepped to the plate and,
n his e2eerness TO pick out easy ball to hit,
struck out Oh q curve that broke two feet from
he plate.
The noise vas so deafenng Just then that the
hump OF the bali Ia Gibson's mitt couldn't be
heard Every sort OF rattle there is was working
MI blast and every sound the human throat
make was being made. NIurray's last strike barely
checked the row. but & gave way TO a oeathlike
stllRess broken only by q feeble burst Of applause
tor Philippe when O'Hara and Deviin were out
On POP flies TO Wagner and Miller.
The Pirates won the first game in the first in
hng' thereby reversing the history OF Thursday.
They didn't actually make rlIas enough to win
1eu. bit they got a good lead and took a lot of
starch out Of tie Giants. Ames was in hard luck
ior three men should have been out without a
5un scored il that first session.
mus i was. Barbeau flied to Red Murray. and
mas OUT Leach chopped cne 10 Doyle, and
was not cut, because Larry booted the ball Clarke
t..
81 hsaoe his grounder, so Wagner got a chance
VIA men OF the bases, and took advantage OF it.
slofAg Leach with a single. storke got base on
s-1ss and filed the bases, and Wilson scored
lake and Wagner with a single, after Miller
popped out TO Tenney
11e Slslts got run OF the three back in
s[ nat, base on balls 10 Tenney. a single by
osN and a long fly from Murray's bat being in
s-uls1tal. IN the second inning however, a
sse oy Gibson. tad throw by Ames and singles
Ptsburg.
wagner robbed DevliE Of lit when the Giants
e up for the Second time. but Bridweu sent a
z9D4eger smoking down the left foul line Schlei
s%f71 another two-hagger against the left field
saess and Bridwem scored. McGraw thought n
- IKE rally, ard sent Cy Seymour in to
a. ~ Ames Cy MADE good with SINGLE but
"a "a stayed al third. 10 score when Tenney was
trusn OFT
1eeard relieved Ames. and was in trouble
away. Storke singled and Miller walked
80 y uleo 10 sacrifice but Tenney got the bunt
ss.ieW NieW storke out at third, a beautiful play
i-@lccnio hatted for Maddox. but could DO moth
ne Pirates e-'0 -'-
= me fourth inning Doyle made a wonderful
s- ~ " ~ Leaea's twisting iy. and Wagner struck
jsr. @1gearo struck out three men in the fifth
- oat the Pirates scored twice nevertheless,
= 14iee bases on balls were mixed up with the
c,-,.. as well as an unexpected single by
So That ended Marquard and Crandal hn-
ss., - game He had MS test at the start and
- wagner out after Clarke had singled
.-ro. - - on on balls. oTIara's two-bagger and an
os siorke gave the Giants two more runs I'm
Be..--h inning. and two more were cut off by
liner stop OF schlets screaming
oo-,ssu attempt to come IN for a catch by Nc
he f-s- "epee the visitors 10 their first run In
he ~s... 1Aiang Of the second game Bridwell had
bear - so. pat let Mccormick try for it, Bar
leac.,s oO-ee ' IN the third inning on his single,
s,rrct ~. s.'ek hit. and an out by Wagner Hans
asy,oo.@S -. IN N TIE sixth inning to the delight Of
s,' ,eaaey singled in The sixth inning ana ,noo,a
VIA, b. Degse and Mccormick filled the bases.
siox. 'sa then has been told. 1t was a hard
s&ass S.esiss ay wi:sen and Gibson with = terrific