New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-17
GIANTS CRAWL UP A BIT
Defeat Pirates. with Matty
Pitching in Great Form.
EXCITING RALLY IN NINTH
Pittsburg Fails to Take Advan-
tage of Royal Chance to
Tie the Score.

The fIi3nfS C-dV-leo I'D 10 TlIilln sr1iIinE
distance of second place in the National
League race-two points. 10 be exactly
defeating the Pittsbure Pirates in = fast
snappy game az the Polo Grounds yester-
dav Tho score was ; 10 !. and the victory
gave New YORK. four out OF the six games
played with the fading worlds champions
This means that The home teams chances
of being runuer-lp 10 the Chicago Cubs
arc materially improved. and tnsures
bitter fight TO the end for what little con-
ISOLATION lies in second houors.
It was we'll for the Giants that 'Matty"
vas himself and had hts quick shoots and
elusive fadeawavs breaking II command
al their offensive strength was nothing 10
boast Of against the cross-fire delivery OF
Lefty" Liefeld Red Murray. Il is true
in looking over his wardrobe yesterday
morning decided that he needed another
winter suit and slammed the ball over the
diamond and tar away for home run.
otherwise. however. the hitting Of the
home team vas not OF a Kind to produce
many runs. Four safe drives. scattered
over six innings. were all tho Giants could
collect of IAefeid and two Of the three
that came in the seventh rare wasted
Ferrv. q new man. who pitched one inning
for the Pirates as the result of Fred
Clarke batting for Leheid IN the eighth.
allowed one run on 2 free pass. 4 stolen
base. d scratch hunt and IN out.
''Mattv'' fairly moved down the Pirates
for eight innings, two hits. both Of which
fell 10 Byrne, being the sum total Of their
fruitless efforts 70 solve his deliver. He
weakened slightly, however. in the ninth
inning, and an iucjpieut rally vas nipped
just in time 10 stem a turning tide but not
before the fans had experienced some
anxious moments. which, after all. made
victory tins sweater
The ninth inning opened with the score
to In favor OF the Giants and ''Matty''
going smoothly but there was plenty Of
excitement in store. When Leach opened
with a ttree-bagger 70 the deep corner OF
left field the Pirates seemed to take fresh
courage, and, bristIins UP. showed some
real fight
A It happened Fletcher. who had taken
Doyles place az second base when the lat
ter kicked hiuEerf out Of the game in tbs
third inning, was the man Who put an end
70 Fi1tsburgs hope by accepting three
rather difficult chances. He threw out
Campbell. the second man up bur Wagner
came along with q Texas Lacquer back Of
short field which fell safe and Leach
scored Becker and Devore both came rur-
ming for Wagner's fly. and either one or
the other might have captured It without
much difficulty, but Bridveu went charg-
ing out. calling for the catch, and finally
could not reach II. When Miller followed
with q single TO right field. things began TO
look serious There were two men on bases
and only one out. and the fans" realized
that two-bagger would tie the score.
critical point. and Fletcher did his part
Both runners advanced d base as Hyatt
drove out a grounder, which Fletcher
scooped u ptoo late TO force Miller at sec
ond but in time 70 get the runner at first
on a quick. accurate throw. 4 single was
then needed 10 tie the score, but Gibson
was not equal to the call and drove fast
bouuder 10 Fletcher, who got it to Snod-
grass in plenty of time 10 retire the side
The Giants scored their first run in the
second inning. Bridwell led off with a two
bagger and took third a wild pitch after
Devln struck out Becker then put UP
foul back of first base, which Hyatt gath
cred in. Bridwell started for the plate on
the catch. stopped half wav and then,
making another dash. scored as Hyatt
threw wildly to Gibson.
The second run came in the seventh inn
ing, when Murray began with his home
run drive 70 deep right field Bridwell and
Meyers followed with hits. but Becker,
Devlin and Mathewson were easy outs.
The Giants scored their third run in the
eighth inning. with Ferry pitching, Devore
drew base on balls. stole second. went TO
third on Fletchers safe bunt and scored
as Miller threw snodgrass cut at first
or q neat sacrifice.
I4ei1e!d struck out MathewsOn. Devore
and Doyle in quick succession in the third
inning Doyle was called out by O'Day on
ball that looked pretty high and was SO
incensed that he objected strenuously and
threw his bat in the air McGraw came
rushing TO the plate also TO voice his dis
approval, and when O'Day banished Doyle
10 the clubhouse McGraw picked UP
everything in sight, mask, glove, cap and
bat and tossed them in the air a means,
10 doubt. OF expressing how ne felt O'Day
translated each action a an insult 10 him
self and McGrav was debarred from tins
coaching lines for the resi- Of the after
noon.
z~o1e follows