New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-16
GIANTS WIN AND LOSE |
Break Even in DoubIe-Header
with Worlds Champions.
UMPIRE AROUSES THE FANS
Rigler's Decision Costs the
Giants a Well Earned Victory
in the First Game.


in double header at the Polo Grounds yes
terday afternoon. the scores of both games
being to + 1t took the visitors eleven
innings, filed with thrilling playing to win
the first game. while New York scored its
two runs in the first inning Of the second
game and won in the regua alton nine
innings
Both games resulted in keen pitchers
battles, Mathewson and Lef7eid being
pitted against each other in the first. While
Wiltse and Camnitz were matched In me
second. For ten innings Matty held the
Pirates rrness. He pitched Il wonderIu
game. allowing only eight scattered hits
and striking out eleven batsmen- Every
visiting player struck out at least once. and
the great Honus fell before the fadea"ay
tN ice.
The largest crowd which has attended
game d the Polo Grounds this year was
present. and pandemonium reisned
throughout the first game because Of the
seemingly outrageous decisions MADE oy
, Rigler. one of the unlpires. To all intenrs
and purposes the Giants WON the FIRST game
In the seventh inning BridweH led off with
a neat double and took third on DeVln
sacrifice. Mer<Ie lined the ball over third
sphere was in plain view Of thousands of
fans" who saw 1t strike six inches inside
the foul line. but Rigler decided the ball
struck foul and called Merkle back On
his second attempt he popped up to Wag-
me-. while Meyer grounded out. retiring
the side
The decision was the poorest which has
beer made on local grounds in many years.
Pryi al -
breaking to the spectators. One may lead
to protest on the part Of McGraw. DOYLE
opened the sixth with a single and Emsle
got in his way when he started to steal
second. Larry having run out OF the base
line. E,mslie admitted that DOYLE bumped
into him and he called the runner out for
running out of line. McGraw contended
that runner cannot be called out unless
he is running away from the ball and may
make this a basis for a protest. The game
was delayed some time in arguing this
point
Another river OF words broke loose when
Pittsburg scored its second run in the elev-
enth inning. BridweIl's error gave Byrne
a life in leading off and Leach singled.
Byrne scored easily on Clarks double 20
left field, but fast fielding by Snodgrass
caught Leach al the plate. The runner
made slide and stopped six inches from
home, Meyers tagging him out. But Rigler
/ ruIed that the man was safe and the crowd
fairly went wild Meyers. who gets rolled
very seldom was put out of the game for
the first time this season. If not in his big
league career. for disputing the decision,
and McCiraw went with him.
The Giants were not the only ones to
suffer. however The Pirates got their
share, but accepted them with better grace,
as the poor decisions. fortunately for them
! were not so costly. The worst blunder
which Rigler made against the Pirates
! came in the seventh inning, when Matty
/ struck out the side. After tanning Wag-
ner Miller walked and Flynn singled.
! Although Wilson struck out fairly the
! third strike which Rigler called on Gibson
was six inches below the players knees,
| and the side was retired with two men on
the bags.
Altogether. It was the stornliest and
most thrilling game which has been played
hereabouts this year, and il afforded as
well the poorest exhibition of umpiring.
! The pity of 1t was that the sterling work
OF Mathewson should be wasted on a de-
/ feat so unfair The big pitcher had every
| thing on the ball. and was practically
! invincibe The team backed him up in
! snappy form, recovering from the ulispiays
they made with speed which robbed the
errors of dangerous effects
/ In spite OF the dtsheartening decisions
which took from them we'll earned VIC
| tory the Giants continued to put up a game
! fight and nearly won in the eleventh. Doyle
| opened with a single and Murray lined the
| ball to the bleachers for a triple. AS il
! turned out he probably could have scored
/ on the hit but there was only one out. and
! Willie Keller held him on third 70 play 1t
| safe Although Bridwell drew pass, Dew
! lin was not good for a sacrifice fly, while
Miller pulled down Merkles hot line drive
! and saved the game for Pittsburg
/ The second game. while not so interest
| ing as the first, was none the less cleanly
PLAYED. Wiltse and Camnitz engaged in a
battle in which the Giant southpaw was
victorious. Hooks" was never in better
| form and kept the visitors popping UP easy
( flies for the greater part Of the time WiItse
! allowed only five scattered hits and did not
! give a pass
| inning and scored two runs Devore tripled
! TO left field and Doyle raped d hot at
| Wagner The latter made poor throw IL
| the plate and Gibson dropped the ball. De-
wore scoring. while Snodgrass fouled out,
! Murray singled, sending Doyle to third so
! that he was able to score on Bridwells
/ sacrifice ay Camnitz thereupon frightened
| IN and did not give the Giants much of an
/ onening for the rest of the game. They
! found him for six hits in all and accepted
/ the gift Of two passes but were unable 10
! push their advantage to d telling conClu-
/ sion
| The splendid support which Wiltse re-
| ceived made him practically invincible
| when the Pirates ventured to score In the
! second inning Wagner got the second OF
: hie two hits for the day. This proved 70
! he double and ne scored on Miller 6
! single But Uiltse frightened up and held
/ rhe visitors runless for the rest Of the
! game.
| The scores follow:
FIRST GAME