New-York tribune., 1910-09-06
GIANTS GET RUDE SHOCK
Make Holiday for Brooklyn by
Losing Two Games.
ERRORS COST ONE BATTLE
scanIon q. stumbling Block m
Second, with g Little Luck
in His Favor.


cames9 was the question the Ne~ YORK
g. -,.era trying 70 answer last night
So corning back from Washington PARK.
r,-oo1,f,n where they saw the Giants hur7-
;,1.1 y, two games u WAS happy hoiida"
co, the local BROOKLYN -ooters in spite 'f
trc sizzling heat and depressing humidity
1.,,e,. reioired when the SupeThas defeated
>-e,,, work in the morning by score of
To and fairly GIoated when the Hoire
team, won q brilliant dashing game IN the
afternoon by a score of 20 2 ErF'F8
cost the Giants the first game, 'oss'he7
r-itb some difficulty in solving Ba12@r8
c7frves while "D0c" ScaulO1 and itttle
oft Of hard Iucis were the stumbling blocks
in the afternoon.
Even with the Giants as drawing carr
no ropes were needed to Keep the "FoFf
within bounds: in fact, sony seats on 1He
hfeachcrs were. vacant, which was ''t -
~, wondered al in view OF the fact that t7e
sim beat down with the feTvor Of last july
some SIX thousand persons turned out IN
-re morning. however. while nine thousand
or more watched the battle in the afteE-
roon most OF whom rooted hard enough
FOR. tho Superbas to wilt their collars &n6
sro,,ea an uncomfortable thirst. Goats were
discarded carly. and the bieacheEs io9ked
IKE tho back Of Harlem fiat on WaSadaN-
The afternoon game. particularly tHe
closing iuniue.s was almost as Sizzling a.
The yveat1lar- The Giants did not lack foT
opportunities TO turn the tide, but the nee
essary safe dfiva was always lacking. "7
else brilliant work by the Superbas cut on
a good chance FOR runs The very it--
piav OF the game was almost enough IN T.
self to pay for q Journey across the ori'S7-
AZ Davidson DuIIed down a screaming liner
TrrF
bases at least. and which if it had fallen
safely. would have sent two Ne" folH
men racing across the uIate-
Drucke pitched q good game for NsT
York. but the Sl1perhas found him for three
hits including a three-bagser by paUheTt
in the third inning. which we're good for
two runs. while three more hits in the seF-
entb accounted for one more. which turned
out to be the one TO win the game Scan
lon also pitched a mastery game, and while
the Giants made eight hits off his delivery.
thev we're unable 10 bunch them except IN
cne inning. when three safe drives netted
t,,n runs The Brooklyn twirIer pulled
himself out Of two tight holes i'm the eighth
and ninth innings and. all things consid-
cred. deserved To win.
Stark made his first appearance f07
BROOKLYN on home ground and We'll do
PLAYED a fast snappy game in the field
and stepped in to the ball as if he would
be a power with the bat If he goes on as
he begun it looks as if Tony Smith would
not he back in his old position for soms
time
Dr1Iclze retired the superhas IN one, tvo.
three order in the first two innings. striE-
ing ont three Of the six men who faced
him His troubles began in the third
Stark led off with a single. took second on
Bergen's sacrifice and scored. after Scan
lon had struck ont. on Davidson safe
drive to centre The last named took SEQ
ond on \ tumble by Snodgrass and scored
moment later on pauhert's crashing
three-ba gger 10 the fence in right centre
Wheat drew q base on balls. but was out
stealing second on a quick, accurate thro"
by Meyers
The Superhas scored their winning run
in thu, seventh inning HUrnmeI began with
a two-bagger to right field. tine psH strik-
ing fair by only few inches. and -Cored
after Dalton had foUled out when Lenuox
drove d screamer just out of BTidWeli's
reach.
The Giants missed a good chance TO score
in the sixth inning, when pevOre drew a
free pass and Doyle was nit by pitched
ball. with none out. Snodgrass. however,
hit into a fast double play. while David
son took good care Of Murray's long drive
to deep centre They did better in the sew
enth inning. when BridwelI led off with q
drive down the first base line Daubert
made a good stop. but SCanlon failed 10
cover the bag in time to head off the
runner. Devlin followed with a clean two
bagser to right field, and both runners
scored on q hard hit ball from Merkles
Ta+ IF glove
centre field. There was only one out al
the time but Meyers fouled out. while
the ever present Davidson got under
Drucke's long fly
With one man out in the eighth inning.
ScanIon gave Snodgrass and Murray bases
on balls. but Bridweli. after laclng out 4
long drive which fell foul by inches; Hied
out to Wheat. while Devlin followed suit
with lo9S fly 70 Dalton.
Meyers sandwiched in a hit between two
outs at the opening of the ninth InnlcG.
and Devore raised the hopes of the New
York fans by slammnS out tWO-DaSSer
down the third base line. Then came
Doyle's chance TO save the game Nttn
two strikes and two balls called against
him. he picked out q good one and sent iI
crash hlng on a straight line 70 centre neio-
II looked for a moment as If he was The
man of the hour, but Davidson took his
place in that role by making brilliant
catch and bringing to an end most eX-
The least said about the morning game.
better George Wiitse pitched well enough
to win. holding the home team 10 six hits.
but nine errors behind him tell the story,
more particularly as Cy BdrSer was at his
best and the SuperbdS played like WouId-be
champions. WheaJ's fielding was the feat
ure. Five OF New YOrk'S nine errors wers
Wild throws IL was the first morning game
that George Wiltse had ever lost
BridweH took part in a play I'm the
afternoon which was worthy of particular
mention. He made a wonderful one handed
stop OF a hard hit ball off DaIton'S bat and
a quick throw to MerkIe which retired the
runner ON a close decision.
The scores follow.
MORNING. GAME,