New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15
The Second Game i'm Detail
Fighting Yankees Pull Out Ninth Inning
Victory When Wiltse Falters.

hills pulling bunt along the third base
line.
Daniels robbed Merkle of possible
three Dagger TO complete the third out IN
the sixth inning for the Giants He
backed UP against the fence after long
run 10 make a sensational catch. Snod-
grass. who had been hit by a pitched ball,
was left, Doyle having flied to Daniels
and Murray fouled TO Chase
sharp double play put an end to the
hopes of the Yankees IN their half after
Chase had gone out and Knight had la1d
down a neat bunt for a hit. AS Cree struck
out, knight tried TO steal second, but was
caught on an accurate throw by Meyers
The Yankees returned the compliment as
the Giants fought to add TO their score IN
the seventh. Devlin got free passage to
first on being hit by pitched ball. but
after Fletcher had popped out 20 WARRIOR
Devlin and Meyers were doubled UP by
the lightning work of WARRIOR, Gardner
and Chase. The Yankees went out in or
der.
The real excitement began to brew in the
eighth inning when the Yankees tied the
score after the Giants had taken their turn
at going out in quick order. The two first
men up went back to the bench, Austin on
a srounder TO Fletcher and Daniels on a
long fly to Snodgrass, who made good
catch close TO the ground. Then the fight
ing Yankees got busy, three hits and an
error by SnodgrasS proving fruitful Hemp
hill started the rally with a scratch hit
toward third base and he raced all the way
TO the plate when Snodgrass let Chase S
clean drive to centre field get away from
him, the manager OF the Yankees taking
second on the error. Jack knight followed
with a sharp drive to left and Chase was
allowed to walk home unmolested, teing
the score, when Devlin blocked him off in
rounding third. Devlin made pretty stop
of Cree's grounder and snapped it over to
first for the third out. but the game was in
jeopardy for the Lowlanders.
AS the ninth inning began the crowd was
in an uproar and plenty more excitement
was 10 come. Snodgrass was hit by
pitched ball, but was forced at second by
Murray. Merkle was an easy out, but Dew
lin, who had put the Giants in the lead
with his home run in the second inning,
did his part once more. He roundly
Kissed as he stepped to the plate for block
ing off Chase at third. but this only reused
him TO greater efforts, and he put his team
in the lead once more by scoring Murray
with slashing two-bagger to left field.
Fletcher died at first, but that one run
looked good and big TO those who were
roofing for the Yankees.
The end was not yet, however. George
Wiltse. who had pitched mastery game
for seven innings. weakened and the Yam
KEGS, who never know when they are
beaten. took full advantage and pulled out
victory. Gardner walked, Mitchell was
hit by a pitched ball and both advanced
a base as Roach. batting for WARRIOR, was
thrown out at first by Devlin. Austin then
came 10 the rescue with timely hit 10
right, ueing up the game as Gardner
scored. Mitchell was trapped between third
and home on a. grounder to Devlin by Dan
iels and finally run down. and with two out
the followers OF the Giants took fresh hope,
while calling on McGraw 10 send out Gran
DAN or Drucke McGraw never spoke. how
ever, and Wiltse went 10 his doom. He
passed Hemphin on purpose, filling the
bases .5s1t then lost complete control and
forced in the winning run with four bad
ones out OF fve 10 Chase.
So ended the second chapter of the great
series The third can be read at the Polo
Grounds to-day.