New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-15

George Wiltse weakened in the eighth
and ninth innings of the second game OF
the post-sesson series between the Giants
and the Yankees at American League Park
yesterday. That is the story in & nut
shell Of how the plucky, fighting Yankees
pulled out q victory and evened up the
games, while the full detail follows:
Devore, the first man up for the Giants,
fouled out TO Chase after getting mo-
mentary respite when Mitchell dropped
high one back of the plate Doyle and
Snodgrass hit the ball on the nose, and
hit it hard but in both cases right into
the hands of Birdie Cree.
Brilliant fielding cut the Yankees down
in their first inning. Daniels drew a free
pass from Wiltse as starter, and went
TO third when Hemphill hammered clean
drive to right field. The last named tried
to stretch his hit. but was nailed at Sec
ond on Devore's accurate throw. Chase
almost knocked Doyle down with vicious
liner, but Larry hung on and just failed
10 complete a double play with a quick
snap to Devlin. Another stinging liner OF
knights bat landed in Fletchers glove,
and Daniels was left on third.
The Giants started the fans" cheering
by scoring two runs in the second inning.
Murray began with a sizzling drive
through knights territory, but was forced
at second on Merkle's grounder to Austin
Then up stepped Arthur Devlin and
slammed the ball over the diamond and
far away. Cree made a desperate effort to
head II off, but Il rolled and rolled TO the
deepest corner of centre field 1t was
clean home run, and Merkle strolled home
before Devlin- There was only one down.
but Fletcher put up a foul for Austin
and Gardner threw Meyers out at first
The Yankees went out in order in their
half.
The Giants made three hits off War
hops delivery in the third inning. but
only one run resulted. When Wiltse
struck out, Devore hit TO left field, but
after stealing second overslid the bag and
knight, pulling down high throw,
touched him out. Doyle followed with a
two-hagger 10 left field, and raced homo
when Snodgrass drove clean single TO
the same place The latter was caught
mapping off first. however, by Warhop's
quick throw TO Chase
Two hits for the Yankees awaited moth
ing in their half. as they came with two
men out. Daniels and Hemphil each
found Wiltse for singles 10 left Held, but
Hal Chase died at first on an easy bounder
TO the pitcher.
Two fouls and a pop fly made quick
work of the Giants In the fourth inning.
Austin distinguished himself by picking
Devlin's foul almost off the roof of the
players bench. The Yankees in their half
had q happier time and scored one run as
the result OF a base on balls TO knight
and MitchelPs timely hit 10 centre field.
Between the pass and the hit Cree and
Gardner had been retired at first, and
warhop wound up by striking out
An error by Knight when he dropped a
short fly back of third base gave Fletcher
q life and two bases on the opening of the
nth inning. Meyers advanced Fletcher
10 third on pretty sacrifice hunt, but
there he stayed, as wiltse flied out TO
Chase and Cree got under Devore's long
drive. II was one. two, three FOR the
Yankees, Fletcher making two pretty as
sists and Devlin brilliant one on Hemp