New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
SUPERBAS BEAT GIANTS
Bell Forced to Pitch as He Never
Pitched Before.
AMES RETIRES FROM BOX
Home Players Outbat Visitors
from Across River, but Fail
TO Bunch Their Hits.

After losing five straight games 70 the
Giants the Brooklyn Superhas turned at
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon and
Defeated New York by score of $ to &
George Bell was forced to pitch as he never
pitched before in his life 10 hold the home
nine down during the latter part OF the
game He succeeded admirably when the
Giants were all but Wrestling victory from
him
Sly scattered hits in the first seven in
ninss had done little ia I'll up the row
of goose eggs in the score after the name
New York, and only the figure l broke UP
the symmetry But Doyle walked at the
opening Of the eighth and pilfered his way
10 third Murray struck out for the sec
ond time, but Larry managed TO cross the
plate on Seyuour's grounder 10 AIcEveen.
RridweI. however. started q rally with
single 70 right field and Becker, batting
for Fletcher. walked Merkle was equal
TO rha occasion. and put the. ball over in
his fsvorite corner in left field for two
bases. scoring Bridwell Meyers waited
FOR four bad ones and walked. filing the
bases
II looked as though there would be
mourning across the Bridge ere long when
Sncdgrass went in a pinch hitter. He
put the ball into the hleachers Just out
side the foul line for his second strike
Then Bell, carefully selecting his most
deceiving puzzier. slipped a strike over on
snodgrass. and he was called out. retiring
The side Singles by Doyle and Seymour in
the last inning started trouble again, but
Bell steadied down and no scoring was
done
Araes began in the box for the Giants
but il was quickly seen that he was not in
form. He gave the Superbas one run in
the fourth inning. after a single and a
sacrifice had put Wheat on second. Len
noX singled 10 centre. and Seymour threw
70 the plate TO catch Wheat But Anaes
intercepted the ball, and although he had
Lennon out easily at second he made a
wild heave over Bridwell's head and the
ball rolled TO the centre field bleachers,
Lennon scoring. After Daubert's home run
in the fifth had cleaned the bases il was
found that six hits by the Superbas had
tailed six runs. and Mcfraw came to the
conclusion that il was high time that
Ames retired.
Rube Narouard came 10 the rescue and
pitched for the first time in q month or
two on home grounds. He acquitted him
self splendidly. He was called upon 10 face
crisis in the sixth, when singles by Len
nox and Davidson and a sacrifice by Tony
Smith put men on second and third with
none out. but MarQuard kept his head.
making Bergen lay down a grounder TO
Merkle. so that Lennox was easy out
81 the plate. while he struck out Bell retir-
ing the side
Rube pitched well for the next two in
rings sending the visitors TO the bench in
order. When Snodgrass batted for him dur
ing the rally in the eighth he was COM
He'd 70 oT her
strange face appeared in the box It was
Dickson. and few Of the fans recognized
him. Although the last three men in the
hating order faced him. he showed that
he was capable Of greater responsibility
by the way he worked Tony Smith struck
out while Bergan and Bell popped up easy
flies
The Giants slightly outbatted the Brook
lyn nine. but were unable TO bunch their
drives OF the ten hits made three singles
were credited TO Seymour and two to
Bridwell- Murray had a day off and failed
70 take advantage of the opportunities
presented when e timely hit would have
damaging effect. Brooklyn. with nine hits.
deserved TO be rewarded with few runs.
hut the total would not have been so much
had costly errors on the part Of the Giants
not helped them along considerably. Dau-
bert carried off the hitting honors with his
home run and single, while LennoX and
Davidson each got two singles.
There was a little brilliant fielding dur
ing the nine innings, but none too much.
Seymour figured prominently in the out
field. making q wonderful catch of Ber-
gems long fly in the second inning Tony
Smith proved fast little infelder for the
visitors
Brooklyn resolved 70 catch the early
worm and scored IN the first inning. Ames
passed Jack Dalton, who went TO sec
ond when Dauoert smashed z hot one to
Fletcher The latter made q beautiful stop.
but was unable 20 get his balance and throw
70 Merkle. and Dauber1 was safe. Wheat
bounced the ball TO Anes and was out at
first but the Two runners on the bags ad-
vanced base On a hit and run play Dal-
ton crossed he plate when NlcElveen
grounded 10 Doyle The latter and Nerkle
took care OF Lennox, retiring the side
Ar1es made mis- presentation of run in
the fourth, The inning began badly for him
when Wheat led off with q single through
short and took second on McEkeen's sacri-
fee: Lenrox was there with pinch hit and
singled 70 centre Wheat scored easily and
Iennox tailed on the pitchers wild throw
to centre field.
Three more runs were scored in the fifth.
Bergen singled and was an easy out at
second On Bells grounder TO Merkle. but
gridweu n1uffed the throw. which put Be-
gen on third and Bell on second Daubert
cleaned I'D the bases with q home run %
left field and Anaes retired from the box
81 favor OF Na-quard- The latter proved
TOO much for Wheat and McElveen
Bell held the Giants down TO three hits
for the first FIVE innings At the opening
Of the sixth Devore walked and took second
CT passed ball There he waited patient
" until DOYLE and Murray had been put
out and crossed The plate for the first run
when Seymour singled over first
Two more runs were tailed in the siren
uou. eighth Doyle drew Z pass and stole
second and third, scoring on Seymour's out.
McElveen 10 Daubert- Brtdwell singled
and Becker. batting for Fletcher, walked
Merkle doubled 10 left field scoring Bird
r-ell.
The score follows: