New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-05-07
GIANTS WIN AT LAST
WALLOP BOSTON TWICE.
Second Game Goes T7Celue InRin gS
Before a Ran Is Scored.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Boston, May 6-The Giants captured both games
Of the double-header with Boston this afternoon
and put effectual end to their losing streak.
Timely hitting the first game the score being
to J. The second contest went twelve innings be-
fore New York could pull out victory by score
Of / TO 0, Incidentally. the Giants climbed out of
the cellar
Raymond pitched superbIy for New York in
the second game, and only weak hitting by the
visitors with men on the bases prevented the game
from coming TO end within the usual limits.
Big Chief Myers with safe drive in the fifth
inning OF the first game. was responsible in large
measure for the victory, while a wild throw let
Mccormick score the only of the second game.
Wiltse pitched for the Giants in the opening
struggle and his work was all that could be de-
sired For the last four innings not a man of the
Boston team got a hit. 1t looked a little doubtful
Tor the Giants in the first inning. when Wiltse
touched up for a single and double by Becker
and Bates, respectively. That gave Boston a one
run lead and they held it until the fifth inning.
when the Giants got their first safe hit off Fergu-
son. Devn reached first nfeld hit, and
Bridweu walked. schaefer sent up a sacrifice fly
that scored Devlin. and Myers brought Brdweu
home with a clean single The Giants had another
chance to in the sixth inning. the neces-
sary hit was lacking. Myers effective behind
the bat, and he broke up a Boston rally in the
fourth by catching Beck off third.
The second game was hard fought pitchers
duel between Raymond, of New York, and Nc
Carthy, of TIE home The latter was batted
down, and especially effective with men on
bases. The twelve hits made by the Giants were
well scattered and not productive Of runs. Boston
made only safe hits off Raymond, who
steady throughout Up TO the ninth inning New
York had twelve left bases
Although the Giants hit the bali better in to-
days games than in several Of their contests
earlier In the week, they stu unable to hit
when hits meant In the first inning of the
second game the New York players had the bases
full. with out. but they failed to score. Ten
ESy. Mccormick and Murray the bases
when O'Hara lifted pop fly and Devlin hit into
a double play. They had another chance in the
second inning. when Raymond got to second on a
hit TO the left field fence. A looked sure in
the fourth, when. after Devlin and Bridweu had
been put out. Schaefer singled and Schle doubled.
But their efforts went for naught as Raymond
struck out.
Tenney came near scoring in the ffth. but he
was caught at the plate by Graham, who felded
Beclzer's long throw perfectly. The Giants dh not
get near the plate again until the ninth inning,
when Schlei and Raymond walked and were sac
rlfced on by Tenney. The next two men were out,
however. and Schei and Raymond were left strand
ed. In the tenth and eleventh innings the Giants
went out IN one, two. three order and II looked as
If the game would drag indefinitely.
\ first class two-base hit by Mccormick in the
twelfth inning renewed interest in the game Muir
ray helped him along with sacrifice, and the
Giants seemed in a fair way 10 score. This they
did when Sweeney caught O'Haras grounder and
overthrow II In an effort 10 get Mccormick at the
plate Boston had only two chances TO score, but
each time failed 20 take advantage OF the oppor-
tuuity.
The scores follow: