New-York tribune., 1910-06-30
GIANTS WIN IN TENTH
Natty, with a Single, Drives in
the Run That Counts.
WERKLE SLAMS THE BALL
Four Hits Open the Way to All
the Tallies Made by
New York.

Matty won his own game with Phila-
5elphia al the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon. in the terth inning He sent
Merkle racing home with the winning run
nv driving out a single after the Phillies
had punched four hits on the big pitcher
At the ninth and tied up the contest with
Iwo runs. The final score was to ?. and
al The runs tailed by the Giants fell to
Merl1le, who made two singles and two
doubles The final act was neatly and
simply staged. AIerkle got his fourth hit
.,oon opening the inning, and Meyers, in
stead of trying to single for the third
time laid down q neat sacrifice to first.
Natty then came to the front with sting
Ing crounder through short, which brought
Merkle home, and the game was over.
Rare indeed are the occasions when a
lead Of one or two runs is not pretty safe
for the Giants with Mathewson In the box
but the Phillies treated Big Six" rather
severely in that ninth frame In the
course OF the game they collected nine
hits of his delivery, but these totalled
only two runs; nevertheless, the liberty
which they took with Matty's curves
amounted almost 70 SaCFllege. rive
singles, interlarded with plenty of outs
during the first eight innings, were not at
I'll dangerous. but trouble was in store.
When the ninth rolled around it looked
.ror 2 while as though Matty was going to
-5ye an imitation Of Bugs Raymond
First lie hit Nagee with a pitched ball
Then Ward planted an easy grounder at
DOYLE in time to allow the latter to head
I,sr
ner lodged back TO first. with Doyle after
him. but Larry had his wits about him
and threw TO Merkle in time to put out
Ward, who was racing toward the bag. In
the mean time Magee started for second
once more, with Merkle after him, but
was out when Bridwen received the ball.
= rumpus with the umpire followed, and
Nagee was sent off the field TO join Grant.
who had received a three days suspension
for his action on Tuesday.
II was fortunate that this double play
had cleared the bags, as Doolan doubled
to right and went to third on Moran's
single 10 Left. Bransfeld went in as a
pinch hitter and singled, scoring Doolan,
while Thomas planted a grounder through
short which brought Moran home with
the tie;ng run. Knabe then forced out
Thomas at second with a grounder to
HridweH.
stack. the unbeaten pitcher whom the
PhiIEes secured from the Chicago Cubs.
appeared in the box for the visitors. The
Giants had little trouble with him, to
say the least, end if il had not been for
TIE combination which AIerkle and Meyers
presented an1 the Indian sign they sp-
na-ently had CT the youth things might
lave been different.
The home nine went out practically in
order for the first four innings. Merkle's
IN bolstered single being the only hit to
relieve the monotony. With one out in the
nth. however, Nferkle SKINNED a sharp
srounder over third base which went for
2 double Meyers hit the first ball pitched
% left field Cor single, and Merkle scored
again in the seventh. with one out, Merkle
doubled 70 left, this time lifting the ball
5usT above Walsh's head, and again Meyers
singled. bringing him home with the sec