New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
GIANTS BEAT PH|[LIES
Heavy Hitting Delights Biggest
Crowd of Season.
WILTSE TO THE RESCUE
MarquaTd, in Trouble from the
Start, Taken Out in the
Fourth Inning.
WILTSE TO THE RESCUE

Twenty-Five thousand fans" the biggest
crowd OF the season, saw the Giants win
their fifth victory in the series Of six games
they have played with Philadelphia at the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon III
taking the game New York climbed into
first place. as wet grounds prevented the
Pittsblrg-C Chicago struggle. The final score
was to 2, but the score was hardly true
measure of the thorough walloping which
might have been administered had Nc
Ciraw men not thrown away many chances
TO score in the latter part of the game
after they had clinehed the victory with
four runs in the third inning
1t was a game that delighted the crowd
A grand and glorious batting fest kept the
interest alive As farewell exhibition be-
fore starting on the first Western trip. thS
o1,ering series of which will be played With
the Chicago Cubs, the game was signifl-
cant McGraw's team fully retrieved itself
for the slump in hitting in the last two
games The Giants were able TO 90 no
better than get four hits in each Of those
contests, but yesterday they pounded Moore
and Moroney for a total of fifteen hits.
After Marguard's splendid performance in
Ph1ladelDhfa AIcGraw decided that he could
moi do better than send him in to face the
Pr1iIIies Yesterday, but Ru5es curves were
net breaking right Things went SWIM
1nfngIy the first inning. but in the next
frame he got himself into hole when he
passed NagAe and allowed Knabe double
Doyle, Meyers and Murray pulled him out.
however with good catches, and he was
given a new lease of life. Bates singled in
the third but MerkIe with a beautiful stop
of Grants grounder retired the side, and
again the Texan was saved
But good support could not do it ALL and
the relief it afforded was only temporary.
Magee walked for the second time at the
oneniue of the fourth Bransfield singled
tn right, and Knabe TO left, filling The
bases Doolan grounded to Doyle. who
threw the runner out at first and let Masee
score Doom smashed out q hit TO Seymour
and Rransaeld crossed the plate knaoe
was out however, on the centre fieldeTs
long throw TO Meyers
At this point. McGraw chased Marquard
of the mound and sent Wfltse out 10 snoth-
eI the Phillies, which he did effectively.
Ward. who went in to bat for Moore,
grounded to Deylin. The latter speared
the bail with one hand and threw 70 Doyle,
forcing Doom. Wiltse pitched wonderful
baII for the next five innings. and allowed
on1v 1hrea hits Dooian tripied in the
eighth but WAS unable to score.
The real trouble came in the fourth, when
Doyle began the inning by smashing out a
hot one 20 left field Murray flied. out 10
Titus but Seymour smashed a liner to right
and Fletcher followed with another over
second base. which brought Doyle nome.
Devlin popped up an easy one for Bates
Merkle singled through short, filling the
bases. Once again this season the Tespon-
sibiIity of hitting when a hit meant runs
devolved upon the shoulders of Big ChieE
Meyers, and he was equal TO the occasion,
dropping a beauty into left field, on which
Seymour and Fletcher tailed Again the
Giants pulled off the delayed steal and
Merkle crossed the plate while Meyers
stole second. Marquard famed.
The score follows;