New-York tribune., 1909-06-01
GREAT DAY FOR GIANTS
FIGHTING QUAKERS BITE
DUST TWICE.
Matty Wins Second Game zcith Ter.
rife Home Run DriUe Into
the Left Field BIeachers.

The Giants hunbled the Quakers twice ves.a-
day. broke into the first division by tving The
Phillies for third place and brought unbounded ioy
to the thirty thousand fans who througad the Polo
Grounds for the afternoon game. after giving a
rea sOnable amount of pleasure to a select 1atba-.
ing of ten thousand in morning lIcCiravv.s
merry men won the morning game under vrans
by a score Of TO >. and had the fight OF their
lives In the afternoon. when NIathewson won bfv
own game with remarkably home run drive into
the left field bleachers in - eighth inning wien
two out.
There was great baseball in both games and tha
Giants sent the crowd absolutely crazy with tba
fine work they did. The hottest baseball dsv -
the season. the holiday and the big crowd seemed
to suit McGraw's warriors perfectly and thew
played like the great team they really form
The crowd began to line up far tine af,erDoo,
game almost before the first contest was over
The gates weren't opened for another hour, but
there was a big delegation waiting for good seats
when the ticket takers began their afternoons
work, and there was q rush for the bleachers back
OF first base that looked like old times. Every
train the L" brought additions TO the crowd.
and by 2 O'Clock seats premium When
the game began there mighty few seats 70
be seen anywhere and bigger crowd than that
OF the first SATURDAY Of the season on hand
II was well over the thirty thousand mark. There
was plenty of room yesterday. but such a crowd
as yesterdays would have been on the fed a
year'ago.
The second game was "A seethirE. bubb-In- contest
from the start. The Giants got a pair Of runs in
the first inning, went ahead again in the fourth
after the PhilIies had tied the score and added
one for good measure I'm the fifth session. The
measure wasn't good enough, however, for the
batting Phillies landed pair of men on the plate
IN The seventh and the score was tied until Natty
made his mighty hit m the penultimate session
It the ideal game for a holiday crowd. with
Just the right measure Of uncertainty 10 keep the
rooters on their feet as long tEa fnsI OUT
Hrrv T4r laa-a
terrible affair il the PhiTles had made good their
bid for victory
WItse pitched in the morning game against Nc
CULLEN and Richie and gave SUPERB exhibition in
the box. He was in trouble more than once, but
pulled out Of his hole each time. doing some ans
pinch pitching
The PhiIIies rushed at the start Of the second
game. Knabe landed the first bali for single
aud got to second when He~zrE -usslsj the hit-
He went down to third Grants sacrifice. but
was nailed at the plate when Doyle made fine
stop of Nagee's crashing drive to right Bri1veI
retired the side after Wild pfrch had pu, Mases
on second when he made wonderful stop x
TItus's grounder and quick throw 20 TcHne--
Tenney began the game for the Giants ay work
ing Moore for base on balls DOYLE forced r-IH-
but Knabe made a wild throw when -e tried 70
double Larry at first and Doyle got % See'Hc-
Herzog shot grouuder TO Dooiiu- bur a H1e s-le
BY Doyle brought him safely TO third. and Here's
was safe too Murray sent Doyle home with
O'Hara followed with another h--- h-'-ia ended
the rally. however. for his liner went rr1t 70
Knabe and O'Hara was doubled or first
1fagee got a pass in the fourth i7Hi0s. AMI Titus
whafed the ball far into centre Held o.Ilara vas
dazzled a little by the sum- grew uncertain as ID
where IL would drop and finally lost i- Titus set
ting all the way round the BAN rolled -9 -i5
fence. This tied the score. and was certainly 9s
piece Of luck for the Quakers- Bur tho =9r. 1'lnI
stay that way long Devlin got l.7 base On balls
and moved along on Bridweil's sacrtacs- Rare
thought Brtdweu sac at first. ami called -inl
SO but changed his mind a minute l----, WHICH
nearly cost him his life Myers was I'D next ana
the Big Chief made good with q s.asa-as single 70
left that scored DeyIr-
Billy Murray was worried. 50 he sent CoTaissai
IN 10 replace Moore in the NTH iuuirS- He q, a
great roar OF welcome. and the Giants slsrpened
their teeth They do1'- like CoraIa=N- asrzos
was the first victim, easy one on -r'-H.-7I -
Grant Murray didn't experience tEa Polish -oo-el
last fall and has no sort Of respect for Murray
giant killer So he whaed -hs BAN a5a-ast the -7-I
field fence and arubIed around 70 rEirL the 1---
What the crowd said and did may he -HaS17l-
AIcGraw used 20 deSpiSe the squeeze play "Ae1
Clark Griffith first used i-. b1t -l--z time Murray
tore In with the ball au5 DsvIn t-rqei - 20 S0'a-
lesBi who was So excited that -a ia--N V'S-
pooius head. Murray scoring
Osborne singled in the seventh inning and cAIi'
in when DooIin trtpIsd 10 ri-hr Doom htt TO Des.
Iin who made motions So terrifying t- DOOM ma
that Quaker stayed on third base ard watched tl5
play at first Bransield batted ta- co'a.e7A' ana
DevIin got him. too. but the score was ted Ven
Knabe raped a siueIe 90 centre Myers tals-'
Knabe stealing. -
Enter Mcren. for the Ouakers iu r.e Giants As--
OF the seventh inning IIe held them all r5i- -l
that session and disposed Of the FIRST -v' men "
the eighth luuinE. But then Nattv walked l' ~
plate picked out q gentle and dropped 1--'',
the left field bIeaCaers. q Really wonderful 1i, -
as rare at the Polo Grounds June ~a'N storm
II won the game. for though uo7.ia E'- tl'-'-.
triple in the ninth inning. with two gIJ te.-'-7'
batting for Doom was an easy victim, TeHa. 17i-
ing his tap 10 Matheysou-
This is how the Giants got into tae first o-'is'-N
last
MORNING GAHE