New-York tribune., 1910-10-09
GIANTS LOSE TWO GAMES
Find SuperbaS a Stubborn Foe
Over in Brooklyn.
"BlG SIX" IN RARE FORM
Strikes Out Ten Men, but Ames
and Fletcher Fail in Tenth
Inning.

Iphn !. McGraW SaCTluCtu -AtilHs Who
had pitched one Of the most brilliant games
Of his career, for pinch hitter m the tenth
inning of the opening battle of double
header nj Washington Park, Brooklyn, yes
terdav. and sacrificed the game at the same
time. as the Superbes beat the Giants by
a score OF . to ]. When Fletcher. on whom
McGraw cast his all failed to drive in a
run in New York's half Of the extra inning
Red Ames made a present of the win
ming run TO. Brooklyn with base on balls
q hit and a wild pitch. Another game
was played. little six-inning affair and
again the Superbas won, the score being
TO Q. It was called on account OF dark
ness. at least that was the excuse offered
nv the umpire although il was only / 20
o'clock.
The return of Matty. who has been suf-
fering with a boil on his left arm, TO the
box. and of Meyers, VINO has been nursing
an injured finger, 10 his place behind the
Mate. was welcome to the New York fans,
who turned out in goodly numbers. while
the clever pitching OF Big Six" who struck
out ten men and did not give a single base
on balls. was satisfying with the post-sea-
son series with the Yankees at hand. II
was disappointing however, that a game
should be lost with Natty so effective ana
steady. but the trouble lay in the fact that
Nap" Rucker also was at his best, ana
proved q bulwark in the box for Brooklyn
that the New York batsmen storIned IN
vain. more particularly as his support was
consistently and times brilliantly strong.
The Giants made eight hits off Fuckers
delivery, but in only one inning did two
come together. The Superbas made seven
safe drives against Matty, and one wlth
Aues pitching big Six" was not charged
with defeat, as the score was tie when
Ames went in and spilled the beans
In a sense the story Of defeat was re-
peated in the second game. as Rube Mar
Guard slightly outpitched knetzer' OF
Brooklyn. in FIVE of the six innings, allow
ing only two hits and striking out seven
men. The fourth inning, however, was
fatal as, in spite Of the fact that Mar
ouard retired the side on strikes, three
bagger, two bases on balls and an error
cost the game Knetzer pitched well and
the Giants never got near the plate. OF the
five hits made off his delivery three were
OF the scratch order.
Daubert opened the fourth inning OF the
second game with a three-bagger to deep
centre. and stood there as Wheat and
F5ummel struck out Marquard could not
keep up the good work, however, and
nassed CouIson. The last named drew
throw e second on q double steal, and
DalIbert scored. McElveen then walked
and on another attempted double steal
Coulson slid home when Wilson dropped
Bridweu's accurate return throw to the
plate Marquard then struck out Stark,
his third victim Of the inning
With two out in the sixth the Giants
started a belated rally on scratch hits by
Murray and BridwelI, but Devlin forced
the latter at second and the only good
chance TO score was lost.
Ames spoiled the remarkable pitchers
battle between Matty and Rucker III the
first game when he went in 10 pitch the
tenth inning With the score a tie at to
and the Giants disposed Of AcElveen, the
first man up for Brooklyn, drew base
on balls. took second as Meyers pulled
MerkIe off the bag on a wide throw OF
Stark's bunt raced 10 third when BuTch,
batting for Rucker, drove a single TO left
and scored the winning run with only one
out as AInes cut loose q wild pitch
Mattv was a complete puzzle to the Su-
perbas for two innings, striking out Dau-
bert in the opening frame and Hummel
and CouIson in the second. He was not
so effective in the third, however, when
four hits were made off his delivery, but
il was his only bad inning and only one
run resulted.
Stark beat out a bunt as starter TOOK
second on Bergen's sacrifice. went down 10
third on Fuckers drive to right and scored
as the last named was forced at second
on Davidsons grounder to Doyle. Daubert
followed with single 10 left, and Wheat
heat out bunt but Davidson was caught
al the plate in trying TO score on the play.
After that Matty was himself again, and
the Brooklyn batSmen as q rule, walked
from the bench TO the plate only to walk
hack again. Rucker made a hit in the
fifth Wheat a two-bagger in the sixth and
McEIveen a single IL the seventh, but that
was all Big Six struck out two men
in the sixth, two in the seventh, two in
the eighth and one in the ninth TO supple
ment his earlier good work, but as it
turned out il all went for nothing.
The Giants had their own troubles trying
70 solve Rucker's delivery for three innings.
but with two out in the fourth Bridwell
sliced the bah 70 right field for three bases
and tied the score on Devlin's timely single
10 the same place. Devlin was caught
stealing second to end the inning
Merzle opened the eighth with a clean
single to centre, but was forced at second
by Meyers, while Matty flied out and De
vore's grounder was easy for Rucl1er. The
ninth was short and sweet for Brooklyn.
With Doyle out on a long fly, Snodgrass
walked. but was doubled up at second
trying 10 advance base, as Bergen caught
Murray's foul.
The tenth also was fruitless. With Brid-
well and DevIin out on flies Merllle started
things with q slashing two-baEger to right
Rucker was afraid Of Big Chief Meyers
and purposeIy passed him 70 first, and then
McGraw, taking a desperate chance, sent
Fletcher out TO bat for Matty. Fletcher
failed il the pinch. driving a grounder TO
Hummel and the Superhas went in to win.
The scores follow.
FIRST GAME
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