New-York tribune., 1910-09-03
GIANTS LOSE GROUND
PhiIljes Win DoubIe-Header IN
Opening the Series.
GAMES CLOSELY CONTESTED
Visitors Make a Plucky Fight,
but Fail to Hit in
the Pinches.

Phtlsdelrhis. Sept THE Giants lost a
good opportunity 10 pass Pittsourg to-day
when trev were defeated in both games OF
3 dorhIe-header with Philadelphia The
scores were to : and to 4. the SECOND
game going into extra innings and being
won by the Phillies In the eleventh.
yviltse and Ewing we're pitted against
each other in the first contest The Ne"
York pitcher twir1ed we'll after he sot
started but the poor start he made prac-
ticalIy cost the Giants the game. seven
hits punched in the first two innings scored
only two runs. to he sure, but they were
enough to make trouble. In the next hVe
innings only sixteen batsnen faced Wiltse'
and he did not allow hit until the elshth
inning Ewing the more effective OF
the two. letting the Giants down with six
scattered safetes.
Drucke and Moren INDUCED in q pretty
battle in the second game. The visitors
made a gallant uphill fight. only to be met
at every turn by the aggressive Phillies.
New York outbatted the home nine and
tied the score in the ninth inning, taking a
| lead of two runs in the tenth Philadel-
| phia scored a couple of runs on their own
! account in The tenth. however. and won
| the game in the eleventh.
| The Phillies landed on Wiltse in the first
| inning of the first game Titus started
| trouble by beating out bunt to BrldWeii'
while knabe walked and Bates bunted
! safely Wiltse slipped as he threw the pail
TO Devlin the sphere going Wild and allow
ing Titus to score. The other runners both
advanced base. knabe foolishly at
tempted to score when Meyers made
beautiful catch of Magee's long foul. but
the Chiefs good throw to Wiltse caught
the runner at the plate. Grant. however,
singled to left, scoring Bates.
Doubles by Wiltse and Doyle gave the
Giants run in the third inning. In the
eighth Devore doubled. and took third on
Doyles sacrifice. He scored on Sncdgrass
sacrifice fly Bransfeld's triple in the
NINTH however. was fraught with evil con-
sequences for the Giants. Doolan was pur-
! posely passed. and Doom. batting in place
of Ewing, singled, scoring Bransfeld
The Phillies got the jump on the Giants
in the second game as well. A pass to
Titus in the first, followed by doubles by
Knabe and Bates. scored one run. Another
was added in the third, when Magee
walked. stole second and took third on a
mUff bv DOYLE. When Larry made an er-
ror of Judgment in handling Grant
| grounder, Magee scored.
/ In the eighht. however, Doyle doubled
| and tailed on Murray's single, while in the
ninth Bridvell doubled and scored on
! NerkIe's single This tied the score. and
! In the tenth a lead of two runs was taken
| Dovle walked and Snodgrass hunted safely.
! The latter went clear TO third on Moren
wild throw TO first. Doyle crossing the
plate Snodgrass scored on Murray's long
| fly TO Magee.
Knabe and Bates doubled in the tenth,
! and both came home on Shafer's wild thro"
! in of Magee's grounder- Drucke weak
ened badly in the eleventh. and with two
men on the bags-Thonas on third and
| Titus on frst-knabe. who had. done con-
siderable hitting in the game, drove TO the
right field for base. scoring Thomas and
winning the game.
| The scores follow: