New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-14
GIANTS LOSE, THEN WIN
First Game a Sad Affair, the
Second a Merry Frollc.
PIRATES DRAW A CROWD
Two Slam Bang Battles Keep
the Rooters Busy at the
Polo Grounds


York Giants under the lee of Coogan's
Bluff at the Polo Grounds, YESTERDAY After
four hours of striving the two teams held
the same relative position. as the Pirates
romped away with the first game by the
depressing score of II TO I, while the Giants
turned about and walloped their rivals in
the second game by the exhilarating score
of Is to 8. Such is baseball
From the point of view of the fans
and not fewer than ten thousand turned
out 20 see the double biIl-the first game
was a sad affair and the second merry
frolic. 1t was bad enough TO lose the open
ing contest, but ii worse TO see MattE-
the idol of the crowd. go down to defeat
Big Six lost his cunning for the moment
and was hit so freely that the game was
lost before Dickson went TO the mound IN
the ninth inning, when sure defeat was
turned into a hopeless rout-
Opposed 10 Matty was Babe Adams
the hero of the worlds championship series
last fall. The Giants were helpless before
his sharp, breaking curves, and hits were
as scarce as snowstorms in July Larry
out by slamming the ball into wing Of
the grandstand in right field for a home
run.
All was changed in the second game. The
metamorphosts of the Giants brought about
q quick and happy revenge. Instead of
being more or less helpless with their bats.
they took kindly to the delivery of Leifield
and Lever and slammed the ball all over
oF hi
tically every hit counted for run, too-at
least there we're as many runs as hits It
was an exposition of Hans Wagners trite
and now famous saying. Hit EN- where
they amt"
George Wiltse the mound for the
home team in that second battle. and for
eight innings he had the hard hitting
Pirates OF the first game completely al his
mercy Four hits two of which fell to
Wagner. were all the big southpav al
lowed I'D to the ninth inning. when. with
the outcome no longer In doubt, he eased
UP bit Three hits for as many runs then
saved the visitors from a coat of white
wash.
It would be waste of time to tell how
the Pirates piled up eleven runs in the first
game. Enough 70 say that they made
eleven hits off Matty's delivery in eight
innings for a total OF five runs. Becker
went out TO bat for Big Six in New
Yorks half of the eighth inning and Dick
son pitched out the game. with the re-
suit that five hits. base balls and a
sacrifice fiy netted six runs and converted
the game into 3 bowling farce.
The Giants really had only one good
chance TO score outside of Doyle's home
run They made three hits In the second
inning without getting runner over the
plate Brdwell opened with single. but
was caught at second when he overran the
bag on Devlin's safe drive 70 right field
The latter was forced at second BY Govdy
and while Meyers followed with safe
drive Matty flied out 10 Wilson. in right
field
The second game vas repetition Of the
first but fortunately for the Giants the
shoe was on the other foot. The fun be-
gan in the second inning. when two runs
were scored Murray drew a base on balls
and Bridwell drove a clean single 10 left.
Devlin sacrificed and Becker struck out.
but Leifeld decided TO wait for vtltse and
purpose1y passed Meyers. With three balls
and two strikes on Wiltse everybody start
ed 70 run as Leifeld wound UP. and two
runs were chalked up when Wagner jug
gled hard grounder just long enough for
Wiltse TO beat the throw to first.
Another run was scored in the fourth
inning. on DevIin's three-bagg and Wag-
ner's Wild throw on rhe relay Of the ball
to catch him at third But the real fun
began in the fifth. when six hits. a base
on balls and an error by Byrne made 1t
possible fo- the Giants to pile up seven
runs.
Wiltse opened the inning with scratch
two-bagger to right field. and just 10 show
that it was something more than scratch
he slammed out a clean single when he
came UP for the second time in the same
inning. In the mean time Murray and Mey-
ers hammered out two-ba ggers, while Bird
we'll and DevIin helped along with clean
singles. The Giants got tired of chasing
around the bases, and nobody was sorry
when Devore. up for the second time, fouled
to Gibson for the third out
That was the end of Lei1eId but Lever
who took his place. could stop the fusil-
lade. and the Giants added five more runs
10 their total. in the hope, no doubt of
breaking the seasons record for runs
scored established by the Yankees when
they piled up nineteen against St Louis
Devlin and Becker were the fielding stars
III the eeCOnd game Inc former pulled
down q screaming liner with one hand in
the third inning. and doubled up Leifield at
first by a quick throw, while Becker made
a ten in the eighth inning that has rarely
If ever been eQualled at the Polo Grounds
He robbed Byrne of a home run and a new
suit OF clothes by a sensational one-handed
catch in deep left centre while running
at top speed 1t set the crowd shouting and !
cheering, and the applause broke out afresh !
as he walked across the diamond and did |
not stop until he was hidden I'm the play
ers' bench.
Gowdy. New YorlIs new first ba seman |
was tried in Merkle's place in the opening |
game. but did nor make a favorable Inn /
preston. so that Snodgrass covered the /
bag in the second game, Becker going to /
centrefeld. Gowdr struck out twice and |
made bad throw. but in spite of a |
rather poor beginning it may be said that /
he handled himself well around the base |
and Is likely 10 do much better with more |
experience in big league company and be |
fore a crowd that TO him looked like an |
army.
Hereafter weekday games a the Polo
Grounds viii begin at $50 o'clock and Sat
urday games at o'clock while double
headers of which there wilt he two more
this week, one with Pittsburg tomorrow
and one with St Louis on Saturday. will
begin at / 30 o'clock
The scores OF yesterdays games follow: