New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-05
TWO RUNS FOR GIANTS
Quite Enough to Win, However,
with Ames atHis Best.
SUPERBAS MAKE TWO HITS
Fail to Solve Pitchers Delivery,
but Score One Run
on Errors.

Speaking of pitching Red" Ames showed
his oldtine form for the New York Giants
in Brooklyn yesterday. The Superbas were
defeated by a score of TO ], and they
hardly got on speaking terms with the
bases at any time during the game an
accumulation of errors resulted in a single
talley in the last inning. 1t came near
being a no-hit game. not as near as
Matty's on Monday, but near enough to
send Ames's twirling stock away above par.
Two lone singles were the most that the
Brooklyn batters were able to Gull off his
delivery
Five innings passed without the sign of
hit Wheat spoiled the record. however.
in the sixth with a single. but it was not
entirely the pitchers fault Through a
misunderstanding of signals. Doyle had
edged over toward second base, and the
Brooklyn left fielder smashed a grounder
through portion of Doyle's territory where
Larry would have easily stopped it had
he been playing in his usual spot.
lucky catch would have robbed Erwin
of his single over shortstop in the eighth.
Fletcher jumped for the ball, but the
sphere did not stick in his glove, and fell
to the ground. It was no error on the
part of the shortstop. as It was a diff
side he would have pulled it down. Ames
struck out five men and gave only three
bases on balls.
Bell. too. pitched in his best form for
Brooklyn. and the Giants We're able TO do
little with his delivery. They punched five
OF their eight hits in two innings. but only
two runners crossed the plate. Larry Doyle
nearly collapsed in the eighth inning when
with two men on bases he drove the ball TO
the fence, but failed to bring in q run.
Schiei lost A single at the opening of the
inning by q brilliant stop of Tony Smith s.
but Anes laid down perfect hunt along
the third base line and reached first in
safety. Devore followed with a single TO
centre, but the New York pitcher was so
slow that he only got as far as second on
the hit Things We're nicely shaped I'D for
Doyle to do something. and he proceeded
to rise 10 the emergency.
After passing W few of Bells best
benders which didn't appeal 10 him. he
finally got one 20 his liking and drove
high fly 10 the right field fence Ames
Rugged second tightly until he was sure
the ball had passed over Smiths head
The sphere struck the bilIboards and
bounded back about twenty-five feet into
Smiths hands. A fast bit of relaxing fol-
lowed. Smith. Daubert to Erwin. and the
latter had the ball waiting for An1es as he
slowly an1bled home Devore went to third
and Doyle got only as far as first on q hit
which would have been good for three
bases at the Polo Grounds. Murray walked
but Seymour singled through Tony Smith
and brought Devore home while DOYLE
was caught at the plate on Fletchers
grounder to Bell.
The other tally which New York made
came in the second inning. Seymour
singled to left field but was out stealing
on fine throw by Erwin. Fletcher grounded
to McElveen, and got a life at first when
the latter performed few vaudeville
stunts in Juggling the ball. DevIin's single
advanced Fletcher to third On a DELAYED
steal Erwin threw the ball over Hum
meIs head and Fletcher scored Merkel
flied out, and Devlin was caught stealing
third.
Ames sent the BROOKLYN batsmen 10 the
bench in order for the first two innings
but loosened up and passed two men in
the third. There We're two out. however
when Tony Smith walked and Devlin re-
tired the side with q circus catch of
Burch's foul fly
In the seventh Happy Smith walked and
stole second. but Murray's beautiful throw
! of McEIveen's long fly doubled him at third
and retired the side.
A motley array of errors gave Brooklyn
its only tally in the ninth. Wheat went
clear to second on Devlin's low throw to
AIerkle. Hummel grounded out to Devlin
but Daubert followed with a slow tap to
Fletcher. and got his base on a bad throw
Wheat taking third on the play. Devlin
fumbled Happy Smiths grounder and filled
the bases. McElveen smashed a grounder
10 Fletcher and an easy double play was
in order, but Doyle muffed the shortstop's
throw and Wheat scored although Daubert
WAS caught a the plate. Erwin was an
easy out. Merkle TO Ames.
The score follows.