New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
GIANTS BEAT PIRATES
NCRR1T,S LONG DRIVE
PROBES FRUITFUL.
Hzsltse Also Helps by Pitching a
Strong Gq7nc Against League
Leaders.

Lc0d6rS.
The Giants hauled down one black flag yesterday.
They saw the Pirate craft from Pitsburg in the
ofhng, of in instant and sprang a surprise
on Skipper Clarke and his crew OF buccaneers by
boarding before the enemy fairly awake. There
never anything 10 tie first game Of the great
baseball series which began at the Polo Grounds
yesterday after the first inning and while the score
OF TO that favored tie Giants after ths first
period underwent changes enough 10 become TO 1.
the game really non right there, when Murray
drove in runs with smashing three-bagger.
N-iitse pitched superbly for New York, abso-
lutcly inFincible with bases, except in the
INST inning. and was backed by defensive work
-ts part of tts Giants in the field that has never
been surpassed the Polo Grounds Al that there
only two plays Of surprising briIliancy, al
zhough one OF these, the first Of the game, looTned
big tn its effect. actual and psychological II Is
too early 10 say much. out yesterdays game.
according the fans the class Is with tho Giants.
sRd class Is going 10 win The pennant Of the Ma
1ionsl League.
The y-auring stands began 10 find food about
O'Clock when the gates opened 10 admit big
crowd that had gathered outside From that time
until the game began at O'Clock, constant stream
pouring in About seventeen thousand persons
were hand The Giants win. but figures
little the estimate of the size OF the
crowd can be formed when il is said that almost
every seat that was in the stands year ago was
filed. The covered stands were packed but there
VAS good deal OF room the bleachers. particu
IRrly back OF third base and in centre field 1t
would have been mighty big crowd last year. but
tisis year q Just sample Of what may be ex-
pected to-dsy. when there double header. and
tomorrow when all Kew York viii be hand
IrcidentsIiv. referring that double header. Nc
C5Ta~. IS likely send MatheEson and Raymond IN
the pitching this afternoon. because two vic
1ories in a day would add lot ths chastened
spirit hammered into the Pirates yesterday.
-Cnsstened is the word Anything more gayly,
bfitheiy confident than the Giants they went
after that gsTne would be hard 10 imagine. The
team vas a machine and played like one Even
when = cog had 10 pe changed in the sixth inning,
BECAUSE DOYLE had accidentally hit Gibson the
hand when let his BAT 20 after meeting the ball
the previous inning. action required UNDER new
ruling BY President Pullis1a nothing slipped Her
soS took Doyle's place and made one of the two
really brilliant Pays OF the game on the New York
si6e
Certainly there was no spirit Of blithe confidence
on the pars of The visitors They played the game
vel and hard, but they didn't give Willis such
support as NEiitse got and they weren't The same
pepp~ry. gingery team that played one game here
to May.
The feature Of the opening battle was distinctly
o yellow Dog = yellow dog of many parts. that
ought 10 o. IN circus but gave free show yes
Il fsrda that the ball game look tame No one
seemed 10 knew where he came from. but Harry
Mccormick discovered him and began to play
ball with him Herzog and BridEell got in the
game 500 and then Hans Wagner tried TO butt in
But the deg very properly bit efe Pittsburger, and
his sport was then interrupted hy the calling OF
play
The dog was captured last. taken 20 the Pitts
burg bench and there held in durance vile, strus-
gling rladly, for q few minutes He escaped whiIe
the Giants were at the hat in tire second inning.
and ran readly back and forth between Willis and
Gibson trying 10 The bail. For this Bob Emslie
bsaiShed him from tire field and he was carried
away struggling, only 70 reappear in the next in
ming This time NcGrav ordered Chief Meyers
20 take him away, and 2 groau Of sympathy went
Of ne
IN the Indians arms. making his final exit
The stage being set for the game. little Barbeau
came I'D for Fitts6urg waited for good bah, and.
<-erttnr IL after tHo strikes were called, Hhscked
- On = line over third base Deylin made mighty
leap and just knocked the hail down RTidvrell get
ting 81 as il bounced of Tsvlin's glove and catching
Bsrhes1 at first hy = beautiful throw This was Tar
and away +he best play Of the game, ard as Bar
r-z-, -as robbed Of two base hit, its effect may
have been ali important
Leach followed with slZyscraping hit that
bounded or the left field fence fair by about two
s-oh-x Mccormick tried for the catch. and nearly
had II bur Leach got 20 second, nevertheless.
Clark. popped up fy 10 Bridwen, but Wagner,
with two strikes called. smashed beautiful sin
z3e 10 centre. letting Leach with Pittsburgs
only run O'Hsra then made good catch OF
SIorkss fy-
Tenney didn't make good start for New York.
He hit on the first drop Willis pitched 10 him. and
popped up puny foul TO Gibson willis couldn't
get his curve working. and sent Doyle first on
curve Just touched IT. and put Il right beside
wiEs. The pitcher threw TO second TO catch DOYLE
who was safe when Wagner and Miller ran to-
Sether the latter dropping the bah in consequence
with tzo men bases Jack Murray. after waiting
50 long for good that two strikes
called. sent the hall fairly whistling down to the
left hsi5 fence. He lost time the bases. and a
home rGD in consequence, by running TOO wide.
and Mo5rsw had knock him off his feet TO hold
him az third. II was good coaching, too. for the
hall was the plate Murray picked himself UP.
Tro runs had been scored, however, and he tail
lied OF s-rscrshce fly 20 Leach by o'Hsra-a good
cash. for the fy short
Tbs when Murray made his great hit
called the day when Mike Donln, IL the first game
OF midsummer double header. last year, smashed
out q home run with the bases full. The demon
xrrstlon OF JOY lasted for FIVE minutes
The Pirates couldn't do anything in the second
inning. but pretty work the bases at the
bat gave the Giants another in their half.
Schisi singled with out and George Wiltse sac
r1hced Fred Tenney the nexr up.
On she hit and play singled cleanly to left.
reaching for a riee ball TO do It, Schei scored
easily, but Tenney out trying 10 make second
base
With wfltse gave Miller base balls