New-York tribune., 1910-06-26
GIANTS POUND THE BALL
With Matty in Rare Form They
Beat the PhiIIies Easily.
DOYLE SLAMS OUT HOMER
Terrific Drive Clears Bases and
Puts Home Team Ahead at
Crucial Stage.

With a home run to centre field. Larry
Doyle scored three runs at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon and won the
game between the Giants and Philadelphia
by score Of to 1. There were two men
on bases and two out when Doyle recovered
his batting eye. The terrific smash SKINNED
the ground through shortstop and got by
Walsh in centre field. rolling to the un-
explored and virgin territory beyond Ii
looked for time as though there would be
close decision at the plate, but Jacklitsch
dropped the ball after Larry had made
beautiful slide and was safe anyway
Mathewson was king of the mound The
PhilIies were up against a hopeless propo-
sitfon and seemed to realize It In six In
nings they were sent to the bench In order.
Matty allowed five hits. which were
punched IN three innings The situation
was dubious for the Giants in the first
inning when, with one out. Knaoe doubled
and Grant singled. Matty found In Magee
a dangerous batsman facing him. but he
calmly struck out the leading hitter OF the
league, and Seymour brought the crowd to
It's feet by a beautiful catch Of Wards long
fly, retiring the side.
In the sixth inning the visitors punched
couple of singles on Matty and tailed
one run. But they never got a hit there
after AS soon as the Giants had taken the
lead and Matty began to extend himself
there were some who began to sympathize
with the visitors and thought that they
ought to have half a chance at least
Matty passed Knabe with two out In the
third inning but he went the way OF
many predecessors when the big pitcher
tricked him into taking too much Of lead
and caught him iatfooted off his base
With one out In the ninth Grant walked.
but Magee hit into double play, which
retired the side and ended the game
The Giants continued their good hitting
and Foxen was unable to stop them the
home nine pounded out nine safe drives,
Seymour singing thrice out Of four
times at bat Snodgrass and Doyle got
two hits apiece. Matty still has his eye on
the automobile which goes to the seasons
best batter. While he did not get hit. he
was legally only once at bat, drawing two
passes on his other times up. He was on
the bags when Doyle cut loose with his
home run
The contest was fast and we'll played. the
Giants giving an errorless exhibition and
putting up a snappy game in the field
Seymour played well in the outf1ed, while
Merkle showed his true calibre ct hrst.
Four hard grounders came hts way. which
he handled perfectly. Meyers caught his
invariably good game with Matty in the
box.
The Phillies drew first blood in the sixth
inning. With one man out knabe singled
through short and took second on Grants
sacrifice Magee smashed single to centre
field and Knabe scored. BY a fast bit of
play the side was retired here, however,
Matty intercepting the throw-in from Sey-
mour and whipping the ball to Doyle In
time to catch Magee, who was trying to
take second on the play.
The Giants had several opportunities to
tally which they failed to make use Of
Doyle passed up a chance in the third In
ming with two men on the bags, sending a
weak grounder to Doolan. Snoiefass and
Doyle led off in the sixth, however, with
scratch hits In attempting to sacrifice
Murray raped the ball into Foxen's hands.
but Seymour connected for his third sharp
single TO left, bringing Snodgrass home.
Foxen threw the ball to left field trying TO
catch Doyle off second, and both runners
took another base Although Brfdwel
walked filing the bases. Fletcher, who
was playing in Devlins place, hit into
double play Knabe TO Doolan to Ward
With the score tied Merkle opened the
seventh with single to right field and
took second on Meyerss sharp bounce to
the pitchers box, which Grant felded in
time to catch the runner at first. Matty
drew a pass. Merkle made third in a
pretty steal and Mathewson went to second
on Snodgrass's sacrifice. Doyle then
smashed out his home run and cleaned the
bases Murray singled to left field, but
was out stealing second.
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