New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
TWO MORE FOR GIANTS
BROOKLYN HELD At BAY.
Cro1cd OUerruns Field to See Some
Ercitirg Baseball.

Brooklyn was unable 10 stop the onward march
of the Giants at Washington Park yesterday. al
though the team made brave fight in two games
and furnished end of entertainment for some
% COO persons who crammed and jammed the stands
and overhowed on the field. It took the Giants
fourteen innings TO win the first game by Fl score
OF 5 to 3. and the second was in doubt until the
last inning. but once more New York came forth
victorious by score of TO l.
The first game full of exciting situations
and brilliant plays that the crowd did not expert
dull moment. In fact It was stirred up
to white heat most of the time. particularly from
the eighth inning when the Superbas tied the score
by making three runs. until the Giants finally
pulled out the game in the fourteenth, when Nc
Intyre who had pitched IN brilliant form for
Brooklyn. weakened under the strain
At the conclusion OF the second inning Of the
first game the crowd densely packed around
the plate that Il was necessary for platoon Of
regular police. 10 come to the aid OF President
Ebbets and force It back so the game could pro-
ceed. The police, by the way, were in the grounds
for the first time since General Bingham's now
famous order to say outside Dozens Of balls were
appropriated and two three arrests made.
To go back to the game, the Giants scored one
in the fourth inning base on balls TO
Doyle single by Mccormick Murrays sacrifice
ny and a timely drive by OHara over second, and
added two more runs in the sixth inning Nc
Cormick and Murray led off with clean singles. and
after Burch had ceught O'Hara's line drive. Dew
lin drew base on balls. Bridweli was hit by
Murray scored when Bergen dropped throw from
Lenox catch him at the plate
Raymond who was I'm the bex for New York
went along smoothly until the eighth inning. but
fist when II looked as II the Giants had the game
safely won the Superbas made A stand and tied
the score Mcmillan beat out hit and went 20
second Doyle, after a great one-handed stop
threw Bergen at first. Mcintyre then came
along with a sashng drive for three bases. scoring
Mcmillan. and raced home himself a moment later
when Burch drove a ball the crowd for two
bases Burch stole third and scored on Schlefs
poor throw. There was only out. but the rally
ended when Clement flied out 10 oHara and Bird
well took good of Hummels grcunder
McCIraw decided to call Matty 10 finish out
He game so that Herzog went in TO bat for Ray
mond in the ninth inning. Matty proved equal 10
the demand but for i've innings Mcintyre also Kept
the Giants hghting in vain for a The four
teenth inning brought victory for New York. how
ever. Murray, the first up. beat OUT a bunt
and went down second O'Hara's sacrifice
Mcintyre then lost control for a moment, and on
wild pitch Murray scored Devlin was the sec
ond man out on a pop fly, but Bridwel drove
single right. stole second and scored on Schfeis
two-base hit into the crowd
Matty disposed OF the Superbas in short order in
their half of the fourteenth inning Schlei worked
his way through the crowd and caught Alpermans
foul and then Big Six" struck out Lennox and
Lumey.
The second game was quite as we'll played
the first. but not exciting. The Giants fell on
Rucker in the second inning and scored two runs.
which proved quite enough to win the game In
this inning O'Hara drove such hot ball toward
third tase that Lennox could not handle II. and
after Devlin struck out Bridwell beat a bunt,
O'Hara going to third on the play. daring piece
OF base running followed. O'Hara played of third
draw throw from Marshall. and the Brooklyn
catcher. in his eagerness tossed the ball into left
field and O'Hara scored, Bridweil going to third.
Schlei then came along with a sacrifice fly. and .
BrfdweIl scored.
The Superbas worked hard 10 the game and
mana ged in the eighth inning.
but Ames pitched in his best form and allowed
only hits which were not enough TO turn
the tide in favor Of Brooklyn.
Marshall hit in the neck by a foul tip. and
was injured so badly that it necessary to carry
him of the field. Doyle did not like decision OF
one of the umpires. and talked much that ban
ishment followed
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