New-York tribune., 1910-09-23
GIANTS TAME THE CUBS
Not. However, Until Taste OF
Defeat Proved Bitter.
BASES ON BALLS COSTLY
Spell Victory for Chicago In the
First Game, When Turn
About Comes.


and possibly more, went up TO the Foio
Grounds yesterday 20 see the Chicago Cuns
boat the Giants by a score Of 70 1 and
she Giants beat the Chicago Cu9s by
score of 20 Z. Both games we're keenly
uar.d. and tho equal division of the spoils
was fairly satisfying. particularly after the
r~st struggle had been chsllzed I'D TO the
credit of the team which is now proclaimed
champion Of tire National League for 1910
rs-elv. y ever. perhaps, have tVo games
Aeeu PLAYED in ore afternoon which We're
80 much alike in almost every particular.
-l-t ne shoe changed from one foot 10 the
othe-
Bases or balls Of which Louis Drlcke
-sve nine. were the mdoing Of the Giants
in ,he first. while bases on balls and the
general a1rlsteadiness OF Ed Reulbach in
one inning brought about the defeat Of
the cubs in the second While DTUcke was
50 generous with hts free passes IN the
opening game that all five runs were scored
hv men VINO walked 20 frst, Pfeister was
strong enough In the box TO hold the Giants
~ arms length. so 10 speak. While Reul-
bach was wabbling about in the second
rock holding his opponents TO four hits
The first game was lively enough, but. as
rsid before, bases on balls. coupled with
timely hits, brought about the downfall Of
-he Giants. Drucke could not control his
crop ball and opened the way by his wild
ness for every run scored by the CUBS
Jack Pfeister. who has proved a "hoodoo
70 New York for three years, pulled him
Nels out Of two or three tight places.
A sharp rally in the third inning, in
which the Giants punched three hits and
hase on balls. netted only one run. With
1ferkle ont. Meyers drove a single 10 left
reutre and Drucke walked The last
named was forced at second on Devore's s
arouuder 70 Steinfeldt. but Doyle came
along with a clean single 70 right scoring
Meyers and sending Devore TO second With
TWO strikes against him. Snodgrass landed
q safe bit IN left field but Devore IL trying
TO score from second was caught at the
ftlafc on Sheckard's accurate throw
The Giants missed q good chance 70 score
- The fourth inning. and again in the fifth
in the fourth Murray and Deylin hit safely
re centre. but with only one out Merkle and
Meyers failed in an effort 10 drive runner
home in the fifth Drucke was safe on an
error by Steinfeldt. DevoTe hunted safely,
and both advanced a base On Doyle's sacri-
nee. Sno0Erass. however, drove grOunder
70 SteinfeI6t. vino held Drucke on third be
fore getting the batter al first, and Bird
well flied ont TO Schultz after Murray had
walked
A base on balls 10 Evers and q lucky
scratch hit by Holman. which struck fair
III night field by inches. accounted for the
first run scored by Chicago IN tbe opening
inning. while another was added in the
HHu
after Pfeister had struck out. took third
on sheckar5's twc-hagger 10 right field and
scored when BridEelIs throw 10 the plate
OF Hoffman s Erounder was bit wide. The
Cubs scored their third rUn in the next
inning On a base on balls TO Schultz. q
stolen base and 8 clean double by Killing.
DrIcke mad an unhappy time tn the
ninth inning. when hits 10y SteinfeIoU and
Sheckard and three bases on balls made
q possible fer The Cubs 70 carry the score
70 FIVE runs. Drucke actually forced n
one run and Sheckard drove in the other
The crowd cheered and shouted when
the WHY Evers who walked 10 arst for
the third time in the fifth inning. was
caught hy one Of his own tricks. Drucke
threw 10 Merkle 10 catch him of first, ana
The latter on fake return Of the ball
snapped IT on Evers as he Jumped of the
bag. j was SO neatly done that even
I-ve-s Joined IN the laugh
As the first game drew 20 close the
crowd in The stand took more interest N
lone straw hat than the game Need
ess 10 say the life Of the man who had
Tho courage to wear it was made rniser-
stie. 5e was pelted win balls of paper,
but stuck to his hat
Tho second game WAS hardly so interest
ms ss the frst IN spite of the fact that
the home team won Wiltse had the Cubs
eating OUT OF his hand. as the SAYING
EoeS. and Steinfeldt's home run drive into
The left field bleachers in me second Inn
ing alone saved Chicago from a shut-out
Tho second inning was fruitful for the
Giants. four runs being chalked up before
-Fe fun WAS over. Murray opened with
= clean single 10 centre field, and when
Tucker 5uEEled BrldweII's groUnder both
runners were safe. Murray. in fact keep
IuE on r. fhird. Deviin walked. filing the
bases. and Murray scored q rucu1eat later
m wild pitch. ReuIbsch then gave
2Ie-kle free passage TO first and Bird
well slid home on short passed ball
1Ievers the next man up slammed q nit
20 the right field. peylfn and Me-kIe flock
5rig across the plate. There was mono out
but RTiltse. Devo7e and Doyle failed 10
keep up the good work ana retired in
order
The Giants added run IN tho f1fth, when
Tl~vora singled 10 left field. stole second
1ooE ti7ird on Kings high throw TO catch
lliu stealing and scored on a wild pitch.
The rlsr11r sign - the Polo Grounds
offering q suit OF clothes for every home
run had been painted out overnight, -
Steinfeldt with a sour look said he would
aiave 10 worry along win the clothes ne
had. Il seems that the Giants have been
saving Up and descended on the tailors
win such = hocS OF orders TINS week that
The Offer was recalled in double quick time
The scores Of the games follow,
FIRST GAME.
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