New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-15
THANKS ITO Mr.. WAGNER GOLF WIZARD IN DEFEAT
uis Error Leads Up to Winning
Run for the Giants.
nRIICKE MASTER OF GAME
pittsburg Pirates Fail to Solve
His Delivery and Go Down
TO Defeat.

--,r-s nsr-lv 70 "Honus Wagner, one
n. Greatest plavc-s in Tho land. whose
=, +he fifth inning led ND to New
IS vrfu-iuc run. but thanks more to
-l.,-e- nfrrhins Of Louis Drucke. the
- defeated the Pittsburg Pirates at
-, Polo Grounds yesterday and Crswied
r,- closer 70 second place in the Ma
- :. aar75o race The score was s to
zane vas marked by wasted cppor-
,-.tes particularly on the part of the
80 team. nut as three runs turned out TO
: -.,,-e enough 70 win. II made little diff
- bavond forcing Drucke to work IN
- greater strain right UP 20 the end
- threatening weather. and A scatter
.s- rad 3 had effect on the attendance,
= ha-5Iv more than four thousand fans
,ss nut 70 enjoy the fun Of seeing the
r,-s,es walk the plank Those who stayed
40 missed q rather slow but altogether
exciting struggle
me visitors scored first. making one run
8, -,e -7ird inning OF two slashins doubles
~ Gibson and Byrne- The Giants took
- lead in The fourth. getting two men
loss The plate on a base on balls and
sfrcles by Becker. DOYLE and Snodgrass-
The Pirates came back and tied the score
an re fifth inning on al error by Snodgrass
and TWO hits but in New York half OF
-re same inning Mr.. Wagner, not 10 be
,-,rs5o1e bv M Snodgrass, made blunder
u-hich gave Becker life and proved fatal
g Big Chief Meyers followed il up with
long drive over Tommy Leach's head for
.u-o bases. on which Becker raced home
with the winning run
TWO men we're ou--Brldvell IL stealing
second after walking TO first and Devhn by
.a7-;1--uhen the critical point in the
e--7e came. Becker. who. by the way
made three safe hits u four times at bat.
po7ped 10 d f7y back OF short field. Wag-
7e- backed N and muffed the ball, after
desperate cne-handed stab that would
have beer easy for Campbell. Becker
danced n Joy on first base TO the accom-
imminent Of A-iie Lathans delighted
--risrlinE. while Wagner looked foolish as
RE crowd --7nneG IN audible fashion
--er ur stepped Meyers, who was sick Of
being fe6 on free passes. and whanEed the
rail- Ia toward centre field Leach. VINO
covered lot Of ground and gathered IN
zr-en flies during the game partly mis-
EudEed f. re ran out. stopped. then ran
s-srn bur too late 70 get MS hands on the
ball and Seeker scored Drucke followed
win d single. which put Meyers on third,
bur both were left when Devore grounded
- Tz-nri-z and vas an easy out Al first
T-e Giant had Two men on the bases
znd only one cur in the first inning
H--~z- and 3rldHeii falling 70 bring one
~ 10Th home. rr1- ia the second inning
they had the bases fun and none out hQI
sti'l could not score = run DeNlln led on
win 2 single. Becker followed with 2 NO
HsEge- and Meyers walked CaT1nlfz ue-
Gliding 70 wait TO- D-u-ke. he last named
drove Al ezs~ 1o177de- II the pitcher. fore
ne CevLiu A. the plate. Becker was torCed
~ the same place On b0voros easy
aoUDda- ~ Wagner. and the best Doyle
couiG CO vas 70 d~i.-e out ~ TO Leach
The Pirates missed their best opportunity
70 tie the score. If not win the game, by
To0- base running II the eighth inning
After Clarke had flied out 70 Murray !,
2v-ra drove z single to left HELD Leach
followed with : 1G-lt along the thiro oase
ne which 0-I-kr threw BIZ Wildly 70
1rsr The official scorer charged him with
q error. although & looked as Il Snod-
gas vas Ire more 10 blame for letting the
nal 20 through him
Al z-- rate F2-rue started for the plate.
-ut Sr1uneG half way in spite OF poor
throw 70 Meyers hE SnoGgTass- Beng
trapped. r looked Ike Z sure out. but
Me-e-= vas fooled by the sloWness Win
which he backed up 10 the third base ana
failed 70 touch him in time.
II the meanwhile Leach had danced of
second and ne. TOO. was trapped IN spite
ri had throw 20 Doyle By Meyers " me
each was being PUN down BTEne stuck 70
'hrd base, and vas left when Canpneil
fled Guy 70 Becker.
Get . little gasoiere." as SnOdgrass
zane n --e hat in the eighth inning, prob
ah.v WIS ArI5o T,a-hanl'S Sittiest saying OF
ne season He IT known that SnodSr ass
IS working hard 70 win that automobile
f0- 1re hampton batsnan Of the season
~ score = yesterdays battle follows
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