New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
GIANTS WIN FIRST CANE
McGraW's Men Make Auspicious
Start in important Series.
PLAY RINGS AROUND CUBS
Hammer Mordecai Brown Out Of
Box in First Inning and
Win, z to 8.

Chicago, July 9-POGnding M0rdecas
Brown out Of the box in the first fnuf,z
with an avalanche OF six hits. which RET
ted four runs. the New York Giants zor
the first game Of the prabably crucial So
rfes with Chicago at West Side Park tht,
afternoon. The score was : 20 g. Il IA.
a fast game with many remarkable feat
ures. The Giants showed a defence whSch
bodies well for their pennant hOpes-fs ter
are able 10 maintain it-whiie they kept IN
the record of being the heaviest hitting
team in the League
II had been rumored that Christy Matn.
ewson and Brown would engage IN their
first critical battle OF the season. and
crowd OF twenty thousand fans was On
hand to see the struggle. but LcGraw dis
appointed the spectators somewhat hy
sending Wiltse out TO the mound II wa
this Ianky southpaW who pitched the CT
ants to victory for the first and Only tina
that New York had defeated the Cubs tals
year before to-day He acquitted hfnssTt
in sterling fashion to-day. and added an
other game TO his record Although tia
Cubs opened five innings with singles and
drew a pass at the start Of another. Vita
pitched his head on TO keep them from
scoring. and nearly every time a force our
at second and third resulted Although
Chicago found him for ten hits. they wers
kept so well scattered that only three runs
IN as many innings resulted
For the first time in nearly a year John
T, Brush, president Of the New York Clus.
saw the Giants in action He is under ina
care of a physician in this city, and al
though he IS unable 70 walk he VIII no-
give up the games The Brush autcro-
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the extreme right field corner OF TIE IL
closure
The Giants used up three Chicago pitch
ers in the game. Brown retired n favor
of Pfester in the second inning. The lat
ter held the visitors in check fairly vel
for seven innings. allowing only four scat
tered hits. He retired in favor OF pinca
hitter in the eighth, and Ritchie pitched
the ninth inning. A hit and al error gave
the Giants Two more runs or OF him
New York gave Brown q hot reception az
the very start. They scored two runs q
the first two balls ne pitched Devore sir
gled over short on the nrst one, and Larry
Doyle caught the second for a terrific bsr
to right. which went for home run, seer.
ing DevOre before him The visitors thsa
proceeded 10 pummeI Brown some mora
Murray beat out a hit in front o. ne plata
and Seymour shot a single past Evers tar
the fourth straight hit. Chance sent CT
some pitchers 20 warm up az this point
Although Bridweu flied out 10 Shsckar1.
DevIin singled to centre Seymour. thinking
Hoffman would relay the ball 70 the plaza
overran second after McGraw had he'd
Murray on third IN the run down thar
followed Murray was pegged OUT az the
plate DevIin reached second. however. and
Seymour took third. Both tailed whs1
MerkIe pounded the ball through short for
the sixth nit Of the inning Meyers sent
fly 10 Sheckard for the third out
When Pfeister went into the box IN Ira
second inning, the Giants settled down 70
get after him, WiItse starting the tr0ubis
by lining over third base for a douhls.
Snodsrass replaced Devore when Chicago
made the shift in pitchers, and re sacri-
feed Doyle laced out a long fy, which
brought W-iItse home In The ninth inning
WiItse singled for his second hit, and S1od-
grass followed suit Both advanced lass
when Evers threw out Doyle. Murray M
10 Zimmerman. who made a fine stop, b1r
threw wildly 10 Chance, and Wilrse ant
SnOdgrass scored
The Giants were forced 10 do sons bril-
liant playing 10 hold the Cubs. IN CHECK.
One run was tailed IN the third on singles
by Evers and Sneckard and SChulte's sacr+
fee fly Murray made one OF his wonderful
throws in the fourth which retired the size
Holman got his base on a helders ehoiSs
and Zimmerman lifted 10 Seymour AHng
singled to right field, but Murray made
line throw 10 Devlin, and Holman was or
at third
II looked bad for the Giants when Chanes
opened the sixth round with a single, ard
Steinfeldt walked. Holman smashed ne
ball over third. but DevIin made a eisVs-
stop and touched the bag, forcing Chance
Zimmerman hit 70 Merkie. who had an easF
play at second. but the throw hit Holman
in the back, and the bases were filed 4as
fans" were yelling madly for King "
drive out a home run. as he did in the gans
with Cincinnati, and ne nearly did IL Sloe-
grass made a wonderful catch after rIa-
ming far back but SJeinfeIdt scored IHs
inning ended when Pfeiste- lit sharply
Devlin. who made a stab at Holman, 0l-
missed him. and then whipped The oa-i !"
Merkle in time TO get PfeisLer-
At the opening of the eighth inning LalI5
Doyle made a circus catch which Too0o-
Holman of a single. Tle former backed y
for fly, and Just as he y as about 10 80
it. stumbled and fell As h. dropped
the ground the ball sank into his glove A.
ne hung on 70 II The Cubs tailed 80
last run in the ninth. when Eve-s Ws4Ao-.
stole second without any attempt as..s
made to get him. took third or SlecAA1-
double which he thought would be caasa~
and came home on Schu!ts's sacrifice ~
The sore follows
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