New-York tribune., 1910-10-07
GIANTS WHALE THE BALL
DrUCke in the Mean Time MOWS
Down the SuperbaS.
PITCHES BRILLIANT GAME
Closely Approaches Record oy
Striking Out Thirteen Brook
lyn Batsmen.

lyn Batsmen.
John T Brush, owner of the GlahtS' 60"
his team in action yesterday for the hls'
time this year at the Polo Grounds he
sat in an automobile back of first pfse
and took lively interest as the Superpao
from Brooklyn were being soundly thrasheo
by q score of % to 3. 1t was not the WIN
ming of the game so much as the brllhanI
pitching of Louis Drucke and the sharP
hard hitting against such a good tWirler
as Barger that pleased MIR. Brush IL
was the combination of vicious ohence
and strong defence that brought about
the defeat of Brooklyn and which would
have brought about the defeat OF any
team
Drucke never pitched better game, and
he worked hard to equal the stTike-out
record of sixteen, held jointly by Nap
Rucker. of Brooklyn. and "Rube' Wad-
dell, once of Philadelphia and two or three
other teams and now of Newark. He did
not succeed in this, but he struck out no
fewer than thirteen men, equalling the
mark for the season. and for eight innings
held the visitors to five scattered hits and
no runs. He let up a bit in the ninth, and
the Superbas scored three runs on base
on balls, the only free pass he gave, three
hits and an out. Drucke then put on more
speed and struck out the last two men
to face him.
Barger who was on the mound for
Brooklyn. had reason to feel discouraged
because of the errors behind him, but the
fact remains that the Giants. who lead the
league in batting. pounded out fifteen safe
drives, and so made Drucke's task the
easier by providing enough runs to give
him plenty of confidence.
Bill Dahlen, manager of the Superbas,
did not see the downfall Of his pets for
the reason that Klein. one of the uTnpires.
ordered him to the clubhouse in the third
inning for an offence which the fans"
are willing to swear he did not commit
Dahlen replied to a question Of McGrav
as the latter was going to the coaching
line at third base and KLEIN. thinking the
rewark was aimed at him. banished
Dahlen, even though the manager of the
Giants tried to explain.
Drucke had the Brooklyn batsrnen hypno-
tized in the first two innings. He struck
out Daubert and Hummel in the opening
frame and retired the side in the second,
Coulson, Stark and Miller being the victims
of his quick shoots and wide curves.
Wheat made hit in the first and Nc
ElNSSu Il safe 0IlNe III lilt ScSOAluJ Jul
neither man reached second base.
The clever young pitcher was not quite
so effective in the third, as with Barger out
or foul Davidson drove a two-bagger to
left and Wheat was hit by pitched ball
after Merkle had taken care of Daubert's
grounder. Wheat stole second, but with
men on the bags Drucke tightened up and
struck out Hummel So it went up TO the
ninth inning. when the Superbas so far
solved his puzzlnS delivery that they
scored three runs on a free pass and hits
by Coulson, McElveen and Stark.
The Giants failed to get a man to the
midway station in the first two innings,
two being caught stealing on accurate
throws by Miller. They solved Bargers de-
livery. however, in the third frame and
scored two runs on three hits and a sacri-
fee fly.
Wilson. the first man up, died at. first
on a bunt to Barger, but Drucke started
the rally with single to centre. took third
on Devore's two-bagger to left and scored
on the throw-in of Doyles long fly TO
Coulson. Snodgrass followed with a hit
to left, scoring Devore, but Murray flied
out to Davidson.
Barger met his Waterloo in the fourth
inning. the Giants piling up six runs on
SIX nllS. a DdSe on Da1lS ana a pau throw
by coulson. With BriGwell out on a foul
to Miller, DevIin singled and raced all the
way home when MerkIe hammered hit to
right and COulson made a rather poor
throw to head off Devlln at third It was
an error of judgment more than an error
Of execution. as the ball took a bad bound,
but DevIin scored on the play and Merkle
reached third. This appeared to annoy
Barger, and he passed Wilson. Drucke
then made his second safe drive scoring
Merkle. and Devore beat out an infeld
hit, filing the bases
Doyle put up an inheld fly and was out
but Snodgrass drove out a hard liner
which McElveen knocked down by jump
ing high i'm the air, but could not hold
Wilson and Drucke crossing the plate
On delayed double steal Stark dropped
Miller's throw. and DevOre raced across
the plate. Murray kept up the good work
with a single. scoring Snodgrass, but was
out stealing second.
The Giants made three hits in the
eighth inning. but scored only one run. on
account of reckless base running With
Devlin out Merkle dropped a two-bagEer
in left field and reached third on Wilson's
Texas Lacquer to short left On double
steal Stark made a high return to the
plate and Merkle slid home Drucke got
life as Stark let his hard grounder roll to
left field, but Wilson, who tried to score
on the play. was caught at the plate on
Wheats quick throw. Becker who had
replaced DeVore. then walked. but he was
nailed at third on F1etchers sharp single
to left. Drucke crossed the plate but
Klein ruled that he did not do so until
after the out, so the run did not count
gave some of his regulars A rest. sending
Fletcher to second. Schaefer to third and
Becker to left field
The score follows:
NEW YORK. BROOKLYN
an II 20 abrfbpo
Becker II 90 q q Ool Dauhert IN 400 o %
lloNle % 20 2OI Wheat. IT.. sol 90
Flet'r. 2b. 20 . 3 0l HummeI 2h IA 4 q q
Snod'ss, CT l . | fOlCnuIson q ~ ali I q
MurTV RI nj "A