New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
HOME RUNS AND MATN
Combination Gives Giants Com
handing Lead in Series.
FISHER COMES BACK GAMELY
After Devore and Doyle Make
Long Hits He Holds Victors
Off for Seven Innings.


A little baseball luck. combined with
hard and timely hitting when the occasion
warranted gave the Giants an easy vic
tory over the Yankees in the fifth game
OF the post-season series al the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon. The score
was > to ! and the victory went a long
way toward clinching the series for Ne
CSraw's nine. as the Giants have now wen
three games to one for the Yankees.
Chr-is;y Mathewson once more proved TOO
,trons. clever and resourceful for the
Yankees and he held them like babes in
Ills arms Ray Fisher. the young recruit
IF Chss--s pitcIling staff. formerly Of Mid
s51ehJrv College. was pitted against the
GREAT -nirer. While Fisher pitched great
hall after he had settled down TO work.
.he Giants pounded him hard in the first
-po Innings. scoring five runs and with
-dathewson IN the box practically won the
rau7e then and there without further
parley.
little Josh DeHore. who more and more
every dav is being regarded as the hero Of
the series planted the third bail Fisher
s,itchcd into the lefj field bleachers for
home ran at the start Of the game Larry
To--lc followed with A cracking single
shrouEh second and stole his way IN third,
? feat which was repeated by Red Muir
--av an the eighth inning. Larry was an
-pored on ihrd when Becker. Murray and
Rrid1clI went out without ausing any
rroubio.
After striking out Besljr and Meriie at
she opcuinS q the second inning a little
Duck gave ;he Giants an opening. Meyers
,snpoa an easy grounder at Chase. but the
IAN bounded over the mana gers head and
Eaz-e tho ,17dia0 q lmo- Matty drew a pass
.nd De7-o-e sarang into the lirleliGht again
H. hooking iao bah 80 right field for
double and scoring Movers. Larry Doyle
znel cleaned things up high aud dry with
= tcrrff, .org drive over Roachs head. the
a-an rolling 20 the centre field bleachers
Tor q home ran. Mstty and pevoTe scoring
ahead Of Doyle. Ii was an inausplciouS
beginning for the youthful Yankee pitcher,
1,i1t h. bore up under the attack ana
1i-ched wonderful game allowing the
Giants ONLY one hit for the next seven
snniues. He struck ont four batsnen, ana
Inc one hit was 4 safe bunt
a -oodly crowd saw the game. fully III
teen thousand persons being present Many
were On hand carly. and while the thrill
snC game an the hilltop had apparently
i7al5cn most OF the lfe out OF the enthusl-
.ssfs there was still enthusiasm TO spare
The crowd burst into cheers when the bat
1eries for the game were announced ana IL
was learned that Mathewson was TO pitch.
The game promised 10 be a one-sded al
fair from the start unless young Flsher
proved 10 be wonder.
Pain and surprise were written on the
faces Of many OF the Giant RIOTERS "hen
.,be,- SAW the worlds championship banner,
a. -..,fff v7 rhp lear IL
.rs at half mast They anXiously in
.,lJired whether the Giants had gone into
mourning Cor she defeat or the Cubs on
Monday but the question vas soon agree
ably answered when the p7nnant was
raised 20 the top as soon as The manage
r7ert had discovered its error. For once
1arrisans If both teams were unanimous
n their desires. Nineteen eight srih lin
gers in the hearts Of the fans. and As
the results of the worlds ch1mplonshlp
were posted. fhe, joined in cheering the
Athletics
The yes; 81 the four previous struggles
between the two teams was lacking to
degree While the Yankees were not bad
~ OUT halted nevertheless the six saf@tles
Of Fishers delivery. three fer extra bases,
were 50 well timed that they counted
HEAVILY. The Giants excelled in base run
ming SIX stolen bases being credited L"
NctfraR's nine. while Austin was the only
p1aver To pilfer bag on Meyers a
beautiful throw TO Doyle caught Chase
.tardfnC UP Al second base after he had
started a rails by singing m the seventh
inning.
In fielding the two mines were about
evenly matched. There were Few hrllhant
plave Josh nevore showed his calibre in
the ninth inning who he ni2ped knight at
fHzs-eI
eftor The Yankee shortstop had singled to
left dcld and was trying 10 stretch the
l.Jt LARRY DOYLE made scintiliating
catch Of Birdie Cree's foul in the sec
oud inning and made fine Try for Mitch
els fly TO short centre in the fifth. Matty
WAS not 10 lee outdone. and speared d hard
drive of Fishers bat in the third inning
cree made q nne catch Of Bridwell's little
7v in the third inning. which booked
1-r a clean single
The Yankees did not have opportu-
rity 10 show their lighting blood. Ma
1heRson had the opposing hatsmen at his
mercy. and The Yankees never had q look
il ~ the game An error Of Matty' :
ou-n commission paved the way for run
IN the seventh inning; otherwise he would
lave shu, out his opponents. Knight had
singled "a centre field, and went clear TO
third on 2 wild pitch. He scored when
Larry lsolle made a bad throw Ia Merkle
q Cree-s Srounder- Matty allowed only
TNe hits Hemphill's double in the first
inning was The only hit in the first six.
The his pitcher passed one player and
struck out niEe-
The Yankees sun have chance. even
thouEh IL he slim one. but they can be
counted on TO night TO the last. that the
SIKH game. to-day, al American League
Park. is sure 10 provide more fun and
more excitement. Drucke is down 10 pitch
for the Giants. while Vaughn or Quinn
viii Try 30 win another game for the YAM
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