New-York tribune., 1909-06-26
GIANTS ON THE CLIMB
ADD TWO MORE GAMES.
Superbns Take BOston's Place and
Fare as BadIy.

The Boston nine went away from here on Thurs
day night and Brooklyn took It's place yesterday
in the third performance of the comedy that has
drawn crowded houses the Polo Grounds this
week Everything went smoothly. the Giants
on the first two days winning the first contest
after keen struggle and fairly rompips away
with the second. The Superbas played well enough
in the opening game. and held it even until the
seventh inning. after an opening session that was
hotter than the weather
The Giants won this game BY score OF to 2
and took the second by a score OF 10 l. the only
excitement being furnished by a rapidly approach
ing thunderstorm that greeted with hovls OF
ioy by the swetering sufferers. who packed por-
tions of the stands to the number Of about twelve
thousand. It is lasting mystery why, when there
are plenty of good seats to be had every person
attending ball game wants 70 sit in one spot, OF
in thousand closely adjacent spots, part1cu-
larry a hot day
Nothing quite as strenuous the first inning Of
that first game has been seen here for several
moons W1tse was pitching for New York ana
Furch greeted him with sizzling whack toward
BridweH. which promptly thrown TO first ahead
OF the runner. Clement beat out a snealy, snaky
inAeId hit and HummeH viciously shot the ball into
the right field bIeachers. This was the nrst nome
run made in that fashion this year although Matty
broke ND game with one on the opposite side or
the field long ago.
Alpernan followed with two bagger- and II
looked like serious time wiltse- But Bridwell
made a good play grounder from Lennox
hat and got AIperman at third while Lumley hled
out 70 Harry Mccormick
The Giants were dubious after this greeting by
the supposedly tanned Superbss. but not for long
TanDev skied A foul to Lennox. and Doyle, re-
rnembering his home Thursday picked out
the same old spot in deep right centre ana puI
the hail there for New Yorks first run McCor-
mick followed with a smashing drive to the same
nIace and no one even tried to get him at the
Mate This alarmed Pastorius, but Mcmillan and
Hurnn7el attended the next two batterS-
Everything was peaceful after that until the
seventh inning. Then Pastortus. VINO hso oeeh
pretty liberal with bases on balls look 10 'is
air looking for A cool stratum. He gave Schlei
mass and Witse followed with single They
both moved along on a wild pitch, and Schlel
scored on Tenneys long fly TO Lumley- Inc
F2rookIvn manager made q great throw. and II was
a close decision. Bergen being nearly knocked out
bv the oncOning bulk Of SChlei- He recovered IN
time to try to nail Wiltse on Doyle's fly to Buren,
but failed do this, too
pevlin kicked himself out Of the play for tne
afternoon az the beginning Of the ninth inning OF
the first game. and Herzog took care OF third base
f,r the second game. Clouds were beginning 70
form, ranidIv when the second contest began, with
Nathewson and Mcintyre the opposing pitchers-
I,ennox found one of Matty's curves in the sec
ond inning and made terrible smash down tne
third base line It looked like easy two-bagger.
with only the fence ward off homer, but Her
700 threw himself at It, made wonderful stop with
his hare hand and threw the ball while almost
paralel with the ground getting the runner at first
Il made the crowd applaud. although every bit OF
exerton Hquefytng-
II was in the second half Of this inning that the
Giants let loose batting storm thus beating The
weather Murray singled and stole second OHara
struck out and then Murray went TO third on wild
pitch He beat the throw to the plate Wnen fterzoE
sant q grounder TO Mcmillan, and Herzog. who was
safe TOO stole second. Bridwell walked and the
bases were filled when Mcintyre. by good stop
beat down Schlefs fierce drive and held it TO
single.
Mattv smashed a fly to the left field fence. and
Herzog scored after Clement made the catch Ten
nev Iofted a pretty single just over Hummels head
and SchIei and BridwelI scored The Giants made
the game safe with three moro runs in the NTH
inning singles by Murray. Mccormick. Herzog ana
BridweIl being instrumental Matty reured tneh
and Crandall finished the game
The scores follow: