New-York tribune., 1909-09-17
GIANTS HUMBLE CUBS
BATTING RALLY IN FIRST
. INNING COUNTS.
Matty Pitches Mastery Game Be-
fore the President and 10000
Cheering Fans.

Chicago. Sept. ls.-BefoTe President Taft and
bowling crowd Of thirty thousand persons the Now
York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs here to-day
by score Of TO J. Matty for the SECOND time
this year outpitched fingered Brown. who
IN times past has been such thorn In his side.
The Giants the game in the first inning on clean
hitting, but after that Brown settled down and more
than did his part for the remainder Of the game
Mathewson never let up for moment however,
and in spite of the fact that three Of the seven
hits made of HIS delivery were punched in the
second inning only run resulted. Things looked
squslly for a moment I'm the fourth inning, when
errors by Bridwell. Devlin and Meyers opened the
way for Chicago 10 tie the score, but Matty did
not lose his and the danger passed
The defeat was a hard blow 10 the Cubs coming,
as IL did, before record crowd and at time
when every game counts in the final dash for the
pennant. The victory was a sweet morscl for the
Giants who can never forget that game the
Polo Grounds last year when Merkle failed Ia
touch second base and the Cubs claimed the game
technicality. though il had been cleanly Won
by New York the merits of the play. The loss Of
the play-of Of that game cost the Giants the PEN
nant and it just possible that the victory to-day
may be the vital blow 20 the hopes of Chicago for
another championship.
Never before in the history OF baseball in this
city did the fans" flock 10 the park in such num-
bers. Men stood in line for hours before the gates
were opened, and by o'clock-one and one-half
hours before il time for the game To begin
tho stands were jammed TO their capacity and
we're closed al 2:30 o'clock with bowling crowd
outside clanoring for tickets which could not be
had II took several hundred policemen. mounted
and foot. check the onrush OF those who
fighting 20 get in. and IL is safe 90 say that
four thousand or five thousand persons were finally
sent away disappointed and dsgruntled. Hundreds
hung about the gates after all hopes cf getting
inside had passed
Before the game began the members Of both
teams passed in review before the Presidents box
cent Murphy Of the Chicago club. As the President
arose and extended both hands every man and
woman in the big inclosure jumped Up and deaf
enng cheer fairly rocked the stands.
In spite Of the fact that Brown had pitched
game against Cincinnati Tuesday, Chance de-
cided at the last minute 20 send him out against
Matty, that two of the greatest pitchers in the
history Of the National League fought it out all the
afternoon Both pitched we'll both proved time and
again that they masters Of every trick known
10 baseball, but Matty earned tie honors and, OF
course, the glory.
Doyle the first man mp. opened the game with
= slashing twO-bsgger into the crowd and went
down 20 third on Seymour's neat sacrifice. McCraw
was willing take all chances, and when McCor-
mick drove sroundhr to Tinker Doyle tried 70
score, but caught al the plate by accurate
throN, 10 the loudly expressed delight Of the
fans Murray followed with a single. however,
sending Mccormick 10 third, and quickly stole
second. Then up stepped Arthur Devlin and drove
pretty single TO centre field, which sent McCor-
mick and Murray racing home with runs enough,
as Il turned out, to win the game
When Chicago came 10 bat Evers opened with a
clean drive over second base. but this worried
Matty not at all, and moment later Doyle Brid-
well and Tepney took part in fast double play.
Schultz followed with single, but forced at
second when Chance drove grounder 10 Doyle.
After the Giants had been retired in one. TWO,
three order in the second inning, the Cubs scored
their only run, and il looked for time il they
would have little trouble in solving Mattys delv-
cry. With two out, Tinker drove the ball into the
crowd in right field for two bases and scored on
Archers timely drive TO centre. Brown followed
with a single TO short right field, and the crowd
rose as one man in wild glee. only to sink back
again in disappointment Murray made a quick
throw TO DeVln and caught Archer at third
From that point IL a brilliant pitchers
battle with Matty wellnigh invncibe. An error
by BridweI, a tumble by Devlin and a poor throw
by Meyers all punched in the fourth inning gave
Chicago q chance 10 tie the score, but with FIof-
man on third and Two out Tinker sent A long ny
10 Seymour. At no other time did the Cubs come
anywhere near getting over the plate
IN the sixth inning Matty retired the side single
hsnded, striking out Sheckard and Schultz and
making pretty stop Of Chances hot grounder and
getting the runner az first The ninth inning was
1un OF excitement, with the fans calling on the
Nubs for a rally, but they called in vain.
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