New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-13
GIANTS BITE THE DUST
Wind Up National League Season
with a Double Defeat.
supERBAS TURN THE TRICK
Charley Faust Scores a Run, but
That Was Not Enough to
Turn the Tide.


~,. DIVING baseball season in tho Ma
.,.l T.eacle. which has draeged out an
'...~izir, existence for the last week, farel
~. with n gasp and passed peacefully away
'.,.r the Brooklyn Superbas won double.
,..5er from the champion Giants at the
pol, Grounds Yesterday afternoon. Tie
.oros were 20 o and TO 2. Charlie Faust
sided at the obsequles and ushered OUT
az o1l season with much lcvity About
'e,t thousand fans" took advantage Of
,o,Yrnus Day 10 get a last glimpse Of TIE
Giants before the real strife begins to-
morrow.
The first encounter was crisp affair, in
,rblcb Red Ames and Ragon had a
brilliant pitching duel. The Brooklyn twirl-
~ was in splendid form and held the hard
ftt.nc Giants 20 three safeties. He CAV,
only two passes while he received perfect
.,rsort. For seven innings Amcs gave him
1row for blow and had the adyantage Of
brilliant backing. but errors I'm the eighth
.-ame proved his downfall Amcs allowed
crly Sis hits.
charles victory Faust the man who
made Kansas famous, was the feature o.
,te second game. lie did his best 10 rally
+he raIteriug cohorts of McGrav 90 victory
ritcrinc one inning and scoring a run, but
oven "a man with his superhuman endoW-
rerts was unable 10 bring New York out
ahead alone and unaded That Faust did
not enter the struggle earlier was due TO no
,au't o., hls own. lie missed his cue 20
enter upon the scene three times. being q
little previous on each occasion
ID took an the eloqLeuce Of Larry Doyle
IN rcrsuadc him that ne had not warmed
,n sufficiently and that his arm would ne
mined n hc started too soon Al the open
ing ~ the ninth inning he declared that ne
mas r'eht and amid the cheers Of the
crowned heads and tho Mapping of the
s,cro's wings on tho top of the stands be
took Ifs place on the mound. With his
,srtVheeI delivery ne was a terrible object
+, look upon. and except for an error by
vauistte and q single by stark the side
vas retired I'm order.
Charlie was the first man 10 bat i'm the
ninth. and after rappins a two-base foul
20 left field was Diff by a pitched ball and
,ot If- ut first Those who watched him ,
steal second and third were unable TO de-
eide whether he rescmbled Nancy Hanks
mp Svsoulv. so far as stride went 4 semi
squeeze play on q hunt by Herzog brought
Faust home. and he did a beautiful spread
saele 90 the nlate.
Next to Faust, Bill Dahlen was the oh !
feet NJ interest The manager Of the Su- |
rerbas PLAYED his old position at short in .
The second game long enough to strike out
three times
On order 10 Get their optics used 10 the
lights and shades Of the Polo Grounds. /
lynrh cent his two worlds series umpres. /
KEN and Brennan. to oficiate, and they
gave satisfaction. even though the crowds ]
did NOT rise and cheer them to the echo /
when They made scintlllating decisions.
BrooKyu's two victories prevented the /
Giant, from winning 100 games for tho
season McGraw sent his fun strength
agaust tho enemy I'm the opener, Larry
DOYLE hr.nC back at second and as spry as
ever While the Giants failed 10 do much (
oasrsivav vet the Superbas gave them a
chance for much brilliant feAling. and most
was made Of the opportunities. Several /
runners were cut down NJ the plate, and |
DE nfed performed I'm splendid fashion. !
Heroes and Fletcher doing particularly /
fne work
For eayeu innings the first game was fast
end clean. but Tooley got a life on Fetch |
MS error in the eighth. Meyers threw
Coo.so.s sacrifice hunt to Doyle. who
dropped Tho baU and both men were safe.
= short passed ball advanced both base, /
Will. Hrmmel struck out Tooley was
caught 40 the plate on Miller's erounder TO
V.-11. but Couisou took third on the
play Ames failed 10 stop Meyers's throw
o.tac box. and the ball rolled TO centre