New-York tribune., 1910-07-31
PLUCK THE DOVES Twice
Giants Regain Second Place by
Brace of Victories.
DOUBLE PLAYS A FEATURE
Drucke and Ames Hold Bostons
Helpless, While the Local Men
Wieid Bats Effectively.

The Giants 6rubhed the Bostons in both
ends of the double header at the Polo
Grounds yesterday. getting off with the
first by the score of to 1. and shutting out
the visitors from the Hub in the second by
a score Of TO O. One of the largest Sat
rsroay crowds that has been under Cooganfs
8l1rr this season turned out for the bargain
DAY offering, and Just for a change the sun
kept itself in evidence right through the
afternoon. thus blocking off for once the
hoodoo of rainy Saturdays that has been
following McGraw and his tribe all spring
and summer. Incidentally, the day saw the
Giants swing back into second place. for
the Pirates were unequal 10 the task of
holding Clark Grif1ths Reds.
In both games the Giants outbatted and
outlucked the Doves. although the luck
end Of it counted for little or nothing In
the final total of hits and runs. The Giants
method of attack was direct and simple.
and before either game had been gong
many minutes the home team had batted
Itself into good lead
Louis Drucke. who has not had the best
of luck in his games this season, had the
pleasure of beating down the Doves in the
opening set-to He let the Beaneaters get
away with five hits but they were fairly
well scattered, and when he did get in the
hole as he die In the fourth inning. he
worked all the harder. and struck out the
men who might have pushed him under
Frock. of the opposition, was hit pretty
hard at times.
McGraw and the fang got a bad scare
In the fourth inning of the second game,
when Leon Annes stopped in the middle OF
his delivery with an arm that seemed irrep-
ersbly thrown out" Players from both
teams rushed Up to him and rubbed the
arm in the rough manner Of the field
Anaes traed the wing out after the massag-
.ne had been completed and told McGraw
that he would see what he could do 1t
bappened that Abbaticchio was the victim.
and il toolponly three pitched balls 10 retire
him. The hapiess Leon continued the game
through the successive innings, and one
lone hit was all the Doves could get after
he came back Mauern. who was hold
ing forth for the visitors. was pounded
consistently.
Double plays were the rule in both games,
the Giants pulling of three IN the first
game and two in the second, and being the
victims Of two themselves Murray did
great piece Of fielding in the first game
when he showed his glove in front Of a hard
drive by Beck In the fifth inning, holding
20 single hit that would otherwise have
been good for at least three bases. Al
Bridweu played an up and down sort Of
game but he redeemed himself for couple
of fumbles by making a wonderful catch of
schlers throw in the first inning of the
second game. whereby Collins was caught
napping off second
The Giants made sure Of the first game
in the very first inning by wading into
Trock for two safe hits and a sacrifice,
more than enough TO win. as later events
proved. Devore, the first man up, singled
and sailed around to third when Doyle
smashed the ball into the far corner of left
field for two bases. Snodgrass's sacrifice
n sent Devore scampering home and Doyle
N followed him down the home path a mo-
r1ent later when Scharpe made a mess of
The throw on Murrays grounder. The
Doves were easy picking in the opening
innings. succumbing to Drucke's delivery In
one. two three order.
There were two out in the sixth when
B-idwell unbuckled q single over first base
and scored on Devlin's terrific smash into
right field that went for three bases Mean
while. an error by Merkle had paved the
way for a run for the Doves in the fourth
inning when the Giants first baseman
dropped the throw on CoIins's grounder
She20 ana Sndppe fo0oWed with clean hits
and Collins scored Doyle's two-b -bagger and
two stolen bases gave McGiraw's clan an
other run In the eighth when Murray sacri-
feed.
Practically the same tactics were pursued
by the Giants In the second game Snod-
grass opened with triple and scored on
Doyle's So criflce fly in the first inning. The
second run was scored in the fourth when
BridweI singled and got around to third
CT Devlins sacrifice and Aerkle's out,
whence he scored on a ripping two-base
hit by Schlei Murray started the trouble
in the sixth by shooting nice single into
left field He stole second. and after Brid-
well struck out. scored on Devlin's double.
Nerkle went out and Devlin took third
Mauern got wahbly and Schlei walked, let
ting Anes come 20 the front with pretty
tinsle into right field that scored Deylin.
The score follows:
FIRST GAME