New-York tribune., 1909-09-29
FUN FOR THE GIANTS
HUMBLE FOUR PITCHERS,
Pirates Win National League PEN
nant, EUen in Defeat.

Ptttsourg. sept 2s.-An pitchers looked alike 70
the New York Giants in the lair Of the Pirates here
to-day, and thirteen hits. OF which were for
extra bases. tells the story ~ how New York de
feated Pittsburg by a score ot q TO The Pirates
came up ~ the ninth inning with a OF II 20
against them. and did their best 20 Duplicate the
whirluind finish which the Giants made the DAY
before BY pulling victory with fvs The
Pirates fell Ames and scored FIVE runs them
selves but they we're nor enough 70 turn the tide.
II Was Clarke day but the manager of the new
champions of the National League had a much
happier time before the game began than while II
was being PLAYED az he fimed and fretted while
Willis PHILIPPE and Brandon we're driven from the
box IN turn under a fusilladN of hits He had rea-
son 20 smile and look pleasant before ths game as
Mayor Magee poured stream OF gold into his cap.
which when counted up reached the respectable
total ~ 500, a gift of the fans To ada % the
excitement. laurel wreath vas thrown over
Clarkes head and flowers were strewn about him.
even Cesar was honored in the days Of ancient
Rome. Clarke rocked not Of the fact that he had
been arrested and hned s. in the morning for
allowing oil to drip the pavement from his auto
mobile The fans paid the dne
The Pirates were more than anxious 70 beat the
Giants and so earn clear title 20 the National
League psunsnt on Clarke day. They failed to win
hut they earned their title just the same as Phna-
delphia defeated the Chicago Cubs and 50 ended
the fight for the pennant II Pittsburz loses every
remaining game and Chicago winds up with a
string Of victories the pennant VIII sin noat over
the new grounds OF the Pirates in this city
Pittshurg won the National League pennant in
1891. 1897 and 1896 this year being the fourth time
thus giving Clarke the distinction Of being the onv
man in the National League to-day with such
record. Only three other managers Of major league
teams ever had better record Anson Selee and
Hanlon developed teams which won pennants five
Vnes or the present Pittsburg team CfarIre
Wagner Leach. Lever and Philippe were o., the
nine in 1901 1902 and 1905
Fttsourg Is the best hitting team in either major
league having i2S2 safe drives its credit includ-
ing -4 doubles. $ triples and 81 home runs
flttsburS scored one run in the nrst inning 70
Jay on base on balls and Wagner's two-bagger
but the Giants did leave the issue IN dorht
Tor I"ng as they piled up four runs in the second
inning and hve In the third on tho cIeanest kind
balls ~
To start the second inning Murray and Devlin
walked down to first. and after Wagner had caught
tIetchers hy. Merkle and Wilson drove out two
oassers' which accounted for three runs. Amss
was roxy enough 10 swing at a Wild pitch for his
third strike. and went all the way 10 second base
Whilo Wilson scored; and when Doyle walked
Willis retired in favor OF PHILIPPE The last named
pulled tho home team out Of tight hole but
went all to pieces In the next inning when The
Giants added five runs.
Ihis third inning vas the greatest exhibition Of
long distance hitting that has been seen In Pitts
LurB TINS year Murray, Fletcher and Doyle were
responsible for three-baggers, Ames uned ont n
double. while Seymour and Mccormick drove ont
clean singles These. mixed up with n basa on
balls and wild pitch. were Responsible for tb.
hVe runs While the excitement was at its height
brandon took PhilliPpe's place. but was little Inn
provemtnt He lasted until the seventh inning
ana Moore went to the mound In the eighth He
Jared little better than the Others and the Giants
piled on the agony by gathering four more runs
on hits and bases on balls or his delivery
Ames held the Pirates to three hits for six
innings OF which Wagner made two but he took
things easily toward the end and was batted All
over the field in the ninth inning when the home
team saved the game from being an utter rout BY
scoring five runs.
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