New-York tribune., 1911-04-20
GIANTS WIN IN NINTH
Beat Brooklyn for Fourth Time
by a Garrison Finish.
AMES A PUZZLE IN BOX
Wild Throwing of Slippery Ball
Keeps Home Team Busy
to the End.

The tradition of Garrison finishes, so care
fully nurtured and fostered by the Yankees
on the hilltop. was fully lived up TO by the
Giants when they won the fourth straight
game from Brooklyn at American League
Park Yesterday afternoon. The score was
10 $. and McGraw's men were compelled
10 come from behind and tally two runs in
the ninth inning to win the game.
II came as the climax to a contest made
interesting by costly errors committed by
10th teams Knetzer had apparently
thrown away the game IN the sixth inning
when he heaved the ball Historically TO
Daubert on Doyle's bunt. thus giving two
runs for the Giants. But this was more
than evened I'D when the superbas scored
three in the ninth inning, when drizzling
rain made the bail too slippery for the
Giants TO throw with any accuracy.
Nerkle then opened New Yorks half with
a smacking single 10 left field. Although
Dridwell popped an easy one TO Hummel
Devlin drew pass. Atchison. young
southpaw recruit, was in the box at the
time. Knetzer having retired after pitching
seven innings 10 allow Burch 10 bat. Bill
Dahlen' saw that tho situation was getting
fsr beyond the control Of the youngster
and summoned Bell his old standby. TO the
mound. = II made little difference however.
Big Chief Meyers got his eye on the second
han which the veteran shot over. and sent
it whistlinE 10 centre Geld for single,
scoring Merka. Becker went IN to bat for
Ames at this crucial period, and beat out
roller down the first base line. The bags
were choked when Josh DevOre came TO
the plate. II was then that the fine italian
hand Of NcGraw was seen. lie called for
Fletcher 10 run for Devlin, who was on
third. ~ was e wise move. Devore smashed
a teaser al Tooley. The young shortstop
hurried his throw 10 the plate, and Erwin
had TO reach for the ball, taking his foot
on the plate Fletcher slid home Just in
time and won the game
Rain fell after the fourth inning. and
hade fair 10 end hostilities al any time.
n didn't come hard enough, however, al
though the few fans who were on hand
begged Klein 10 call halt after the Giants
had scored two runs.
Red Ames pitched great ball. He was
wonder I'm the pinches, and had the Su-
perbas eating out Of his hand with men
ON the bags HUmmel cracked smack
ing triple 10 right field at the opening OF
the second frame, but Ames tightened up
and struck out Wheat and Coulson: then.
after passing Erwin. picked up a hot one
Or Knetzers bat, and retired the side. with
Hummel still lingering at the third station
FOR the first eight innings he was invinci-
bic. allowing only four scattered hits
The visitors got 10 him for double and
single in the ninth inning. which came
near being disastrous, hut when the tide
turned in favor of the Giants, Ames re-
tired with a victory in his pocket having
allowed only six hits, struck out eleven
oatsmen and given two passes. He com
pelled Wheat to bite the dust three times
and struck out knetzer and Tooley twice
Snodgrass. the last OF the nine to swing
iuto line, finally broke into the hit column
with his first safety or the season His
single in the fourth frame was the signal
for The rain 10 come. and il looked az
though his valiant work would 60 for
naught. As It was he was left on the bags
But IN the sixth he turned q ripe one over
rooley, and scored Doyle with the second
run made bv the Giants
Knetzer pitchsd good ball but his care
lessness helped the Giants 10 victory.
Devore beat out a roller 10 the inield at
the opening Of the sixth frame and prompt
sacrihce. but laid down a bunt right into
Knetzer's hands. The pitcher scooped the
ball I'D easily and after setting himself
threw over Dauberts head allowing De-
vore 20 score and Doyle TO so to third.
snodgrass then singled and brought Larry
home. Snodgrass stole second, but was run
down between the bases when Murray
grounded 10 Zimmerman. Merkle and
Bridweu were easy outs.
The Superbas scored IN the ninth frame
with q vengeance. Daubert started the
ball rolling when he cut the grass with a
single 10 left field Hummel looked too
dangerous and walked. in the crisis Ames
compelled Wheat 10 strike out for the third
llIae. but did not have Coulson's measure
% we'll and the last named slammed out a
two-baeger. The ball was slippery and
Murray made a poor throw TO the plate,
which got past Meyers. The sphere rolled
behind the boxes on the field and two men
were across the plate before Merke found
II. He tried to head off Coulson at the
plate, but again the bah went wide and the
runner tailed.