New-York tribune., 1910-04-27
GIANTS WIN IN NINTH
MerkIe'S Three-Bagger and a
Single by Meyers Count.
BAD DAY FOR PITCHERS
Two Home Runs and Seesaw
Battle Keep Crowd in
Good Humor.

II was bad day for pitchers al the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon. Gran
dali, Ames and Dickson, OF New York, and
Bell Wilhelm and Dessau. Of Brooklyn. all
suffered tho sings and arrows OF out
rageous fortune before the Giants nosed
out 4 ninth inning victory by score OF
to s. MrGraw's nine was credited with
fourteen hits. a home run a three-basger
and tvo-base hit being included In the
number. while Brooklyn was content with
seven. including home run and two
doubles. II was q fine batting fest. in which
each side took part. One team would no
sooner take the lead than the other would
tie the score. until finally Merkle opened
the ninth inning with q three-bsse hit to
the left field fence, and Meyers won the
game with a single to the same place.
The Giants opened the battle with
Crandall in the box ard he lasted just two
innings. Tho New York pitcher struck out
Tony Smith in short order. but trouble fol-
lowed. Burch grounded TO Devlin, but the
throw pulled MerkIe of first and the run
ner was safe. Wheat then smashed out
single to right field, and when the ball
went through Murray Burch scored. Wheat
going to third. Hummel struck out, but
Daubert followed with a clean hit and
Wheat raced home Daubert ws- caught
stealing second, however. and the agony
for the moment was over.
New York was not to be oUtdone in the
same inning and after Devore had ground
ed out. Tony Smith TO Daubert. Doyle
doubled TO left field on the hit-and-run
play Murray smashed a srounder to Nc
MILAN. The latter fumbled the ball, and
Murray was safe, Doyle going to third.
Seymour walked and Bridwell came to the
front with a beautiful drive over third
base. scoring two runs and going to second
himself. Devlin grounded to Bell. who ran
Seymour down between third and the plate.
Nerkle was an easy out.
with the score tied. II. Smith opened the
second for Brooklyn with a single through
shortstop Mcmillan advanced him with a.
sacrifice and Erwin walked Dahlen then
sent Tim Jordan in to bat for Eel and he
drove the ball into the right field grand
stand for q home run. Tony Smith walked
BUrch flied out and Wheat singled to left
centre. The ball went through Seymour.
but Devoe was backing up the centre
fielder and recovered the hall in time to
throw the runner out at third.
Once again n was up TO the Giants tn
do something. and they proved equal TO
lisved Bell in the box. Meyers singled TO
right field as starter, but Becker. VII"
went in to bat for Crandall. fled out to
Burch. while Devore sent out a sharp
single TO left field. With one out and two
men on bases, Doyle came up to bat and
duplicated Jordan's trick by driving the
ball TO the same spot for the circuit. thus
tieing the score once more. The Giants
did not appear 10 be over with the scoring
so easily. however. Murray singled and
Seymour sacrificed him TO second. Bird
well hit a safe one over second base. but
Seymour got only a. far as third on the
hit ana pevlin retired the side by striking
out.
The Giants got after Dessau. who had
relieved Wilhelm. in the fourth inning.
Murray was hit by pitched ball and stole
second After Seymour had famed. Muir
ray went TO third on Bridwells : scratch
hit nevlin grounded To Hummel. scoring
Murray and going to first himself when
the second baseman fumbled the bali. Mer
kle walked, filling the bases. and when
Meyers was passed run was forced home.
Both Devlin and Merkle we're caught off
bases. however, and the inning closed.
Ames went TO the box in the third inning
and held the Superbas down until the fifth
hiring. when his own error allowed Burch
TO get to first and Wheat walked. Hum
mel grounded out. Bridwell TO MerlSe, but
beth the men on bases advanced a bag, so
that when Meyers let 2 pitched ball slip
through his hands Burch scored and Wheat
went to third DaubeTt smashed a hot
crCunder 70 Bridwell. who threw to first.
putting the runner out. but allowing Wheat
TO cross the plate. again tieing the score.
II. Smith was an easy out.
Dickson, who succeeded Ames at the end
Of the fifth inning. and Dessau then held
their opponents AZ bay for q time. but more
fun was at hand. The New York pitcher
opened the eighth with single. and Tony
Smiths error put him on second. Doyle
grounder advanced him to third, and he
scored on Murray's sacrifice fly to Burch.
1t looked as though the Giants had made
the winning run, but not 80. Bridwelrs err
ror gave BurCh a life on the opening of
tho ninth. ne went to third on HummeIs
sir gle and scored on Daubert's sacrifice fly
to Seymour. Once more the score was tied.
II was Up to Nerke TO do something
when he came to bat in the last half OF
the ninth and he nearly settled the fight
with a home run. but was held on third.
Big Chief Meyers came to the rescue.
however, with clean drive. and the fans