New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-24
GIANTS RALLY IN NINTH
CrandaII Smashes Out Home Run
Winning. Hard Fought Game.
AMES AND DRUCKE IN FORM
Errors by Doyle, Bridwell and
Seymour Give Brooklyn
Early Lead.

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7, was the kind Of game that finds its
,vav into the story books which the Giants
played with the Superbas on the POLO
Grounds Yesterday afternoon. In a nintn
inning rally Crandau. following the lead of
Mathewson and wiltse in previous contests
this season. drove the ball into the left held
bIeachers and turned defeat into victory
giving McGraw's nine the game by score
of5to4 AS far as real. solid baseball goes
II was not a remarkable exhibition But
the element of the sensational and spec
tacular was enough 20 send thirty thou
sand persons. the largest crowd OF FANS
which has gathered at the Polo Grounds
this season. into paroxysns OF Joy
BROOKLYN had taken lead in the fourth
inning which apparently the Giants could
not overcome. Two hits. with numerous
errors and a Wild pitch. accounted for the
four runs. Time and again the Giants mad
an opportunity 10 do something later In the
game, but failed TO make good. McCiraw
sent in his pinch hitters. Shafer and
Becker but neither was able 10 start
anything" Two runs were tailed In the
sixth, but that seemed 10 be the limit or
the Giants scoring ability. Finally the
last Of the ninth inning rolled around with
the score to in favor Of Brooklyn
Seymour did his best to smash out sin
gle and hit a smart liner 70 Mcmillan. The
clever little shortstop. however. stopped
the ball and threw him out at first The
fans were beginning to leave firmly con-
WINGED that II was all over, and only
stopped 10 take a last look over the fence
before passing out the gate. Brtdwell
walked. This was not ouch OF a start.
u-ilH and hir
DevIin things began to look interesting
Then Merkle grounded sharply TO McMil-
Ian The latter fumbled the ball and the
runner was safe. filing the bases. BY this
time the crowd was bowling with excite
ment Although the last two men on the
batting order were due all were hoping
against hope that one at least would ac-
complish the unexpected and get a hit
This is exactly what happened. anG both,
not satisfied with fulfilling the hopes Of the
fans" surpassed them by hitting for ex-
ira bases
big Chief Meyers stepped up 70 the
plate looking dangerous. He smashed out
a foul into the left field bleachers as a sort
of preliminary notice to the Superbas as TO
what was coming. When he got Just the
ball he wanted he lined II into the left field
fence for two bases. BridweIl and Devlin
crossed the plate. tieing the score Gran
dali was not TO be outdone. With two men
on bases, he sent out a high fly over the
left field fence for a home run.
Brooklyn hardly deserved TO win the game
with four hits. But the poor support which
Ames received contributed largely toward
giving them the lead which they took early
in the game. But II must be said that while
both teams were a little unsteady in the
field Brooklyn Outplayed the Giants. Barger
pitched a fine game and except for the
ninth inning deserved 10 win out. The
Giants pitching staff was in fine form. The
four runs made by Brooklyn were by no
means Amess fault. but he retired in the
third inning. when Shafer went in to bat
for him. Drucke replaced him. and pitched
excellent ball. He allowed one hit. passed
one player and struck out three McGraw
sent Becker in TO bat for him in the eighth
inning. so Crandan finished out the game
The New York nine showed up rather
poorly in the field. BridweII and Doyle were
serious offenders, while Seymour. in the out
field. made one or two bad mistakes. The
team showed itself 10 be far away from
midseason form. The hitting was hard. IL
not plentiful. In spite Of the long drives
made. II must be admitted that an element
of luck contributed largely to the victory.
Bridwelrs wild throw of Erwin's fast
grounder pulled Merkle Off the bag in the
third inning and gave the Brooklyn catcher
a life and started the bail rolling for
Brooklyn. Barger struck out. Erwin moved
up peg on a wild pitch and scored on
Tony Smiths line single 10 centre field
Ames intercepted the throw at the plate in
an attempt TO stop Smith from getting 10
second on the throw. but the runner slid
and was safe Burch reached first safely on
Bridwelrs tumble Of his Srounder. while
Smith went TO third. Burch then stole sec
ond- Wheat shot a grOunder To Doyle.
whose error allowed Tony Smith TO score
Hummel grounded out. Doyle 10 Merkle.
but Burch scored on the out. Seymour's
muff in deep centre gave Daubert three
bases on "A long fly. Wheat scored the
fourth run for Brooklyn on the hit II
Smith struck out. retiring the side
The Giants went after the game hard
after this inning. determined to win out at
all odds. Two runs were scored in the sixth
inning. DevOre singled and went 10 third
on Doyle's twO-base hit. Murray sent out a
long sacrifice fly TO Burch. scoring DevOre.
while Doyle came home on SeymOur's sacrf-
flee foul 20 Daubert. BridweII grounded
out. Barger to Daubert
The score follows: