The Washington herald., 1910-10-18
PLAY A TIE GAME
ON The HILLTOP
Giants and Yankees Go Ten
Innings to Darkness.
FORD KNOCKED OUT OF BOX
Merkle Makes Three Hits and Three
Runs-SensationRI Fielding Cuts
on Many Opportunities 10 Tie I'D
the Game-ParttSan ROOters Go
Home Exhausted from Cheering.

New York. Oct lin one Of the most
sensational games ever played in this
city, the Giants and Highlanders battled
ten innings 70 a draw on the Hilltop to-
day. the score being 70 when Chief
Umpire Evans ended the struggle because
Of approaching darkness.
Brilliant stops and hair raising catches
mixed with glaring errors. hard hitting,
and daring base running kept the crowd
in an uproar, the excitement at times
bordering on a state of lunacy. Partisan
rooters were cheering themselves hoarse
every minute. and when the game was
over thousands went home entirely ex-
hausted
McGraw's men outbatted the Hnlmen.
knocking the famous Russell Ford out in
the seventh inning They also put up "a
wonderful fielding game behind Crandall
in the eight innings he officiated, four
one-handed catches being star features.
Devore probably saved the day Tor the
Giants when he pulled down terrific line
hit from Cree's bat IN the sixth inning
with his left hand and doubled up Knight
at first base Two runners, were on the
bags at the time. and If Cree's drive had
gone over the little right ielder's head it
would probably have been a home run.
Another One-hand Catch.
Bridwel robbed Mitchell Of hit IN
the ninth with a left-handed catch. too
while he eolared a twisting fly from
knight IN the fourth inning, after losing
IL in the sun. Devlin, also with the left
hand, speared a fierce liner from Hemp
hnrs bat In the. first inning after jump
ing on the ground. and later he made a
superb right-handed catch OF q foul or
Chase IN the eighth. which. however. was
followed by wild throw that cost a run.
Devln also scooped Up several difficult
grounders in a way that discouraged the
Hilltop fans.
But in addition TO Devlin's Wild throw
IN the eighth, Becker mufred a fly ball
which was directly responsible for three
runs. Then Meyers made two inaccurate
heaves IN vain attempts TO stop base rum
ming, one of which was fatal. Crandall
also let in a run with a Wild pitch. so
that these hobbies really Offset the mag
nincent plays noted Hard hitting by
pevl!n. Merkle, and Meyers kept the
Giants IN the game. This trio connected
with Ford's curves IN the seventh with
so much power that two runs were scored.
and Chase decided TO replace the young
spitbau artist
WARRIOR Finishes Game.
So he put Hughes in TO pitch the eighth
inning. and the latter did so well that IL
was with some surprise that the Hilltop
fans saw WARRIOR go 10 the slab In the
ninth. The score Wss to I against the
Giants then. but three hits were gathered
of Warhop and the score was tied up
again MerkIe made three runs and three
hits, one a thres-bagger, thereby leading
the Giants in this respect
When Crandall was removed McGraw
put in Red Ames, and the latter was az
his best He pitched the last two innings
and not a Hill man reached first base
Incidentally he struck out Austin and
wolter. and proved a real stumbling
block The result Of the game means that
the players will receive q share OF the
receipts in to-morrow's contest at the
Polo Grounds
The paid attendance to-day was 1900