New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-24
HATS OFF TO EBBETS.
Superbas Beat Giants for the
First Time This Year.
ONE RUN DOES THE TRICK
It Comes in Ninth Frame, After
Duel Between Wiltse
and Rucker.

caps came or en- masse 10 Charles n
Ebbets AZ Washington Park YESTERDAY
afternoon. when the BROOKLYN fans cole
brated a victory OF the Superbas over me
Giants for the first time this year AFTER
sustaining nine straight defeats the worm
turned. ano NcGraw's men We're shut out
bv a score Of 70 N a brilliant clean
cut game. The Giants thus lost the second
chance in two DAYS 90 climb into first place
as pi-rsburr again defeated the Chicago
cubs
George Wiltse lost a pretty pitchers
battle 20 Nap Rucker. when John Hum
mel cracked out his single In the hlil'"
inning 10 score The winning run. Both
PITCHERS were in top form. Backed up nV
scintillaunC and immaculate support the
game waved fast and interesting There
was little 10 choose IN the pitching and
Sc the contest progressed 81 was toss-up
which team would win
Y ANYTHING the New York twirler pitched
she better game Only eighteen men faced
him I'm The first six innings two SHARP
double plays retiring the side in the frames
N which he gave his only pass end allowed
ms only hit Rucker IN the mean time a.
lowed three hits and gave three passes.
but he likewise was helped out Of din
culties by a couple o. double PLAYS anc
his own clever work In the pinches.
The second man 70 face Wiltse IN the
seventh and eighth innings got as far as
second base only 10 languish there when
The side was retired bit IN the ninth n
was d.Geren, story. Although Rucker
D.
son drew a pass. and took second when
Daubert singled through short Just as
wheat struck out DaUbert and Davidson
made double steal With TWO men out
and Two strikes on the batter Wiltse put
one over 70 Hummers liking and he
cracked the ball 70 left ror a single. scor-
ing Davidson and winning the game.
Rucker retired those three mighty
slugge-s OF the Giants. Murray Crandan
and Merke. in the last Of the ninth as
though they had been amateurs, and 70
Nap must be conceded the honors OF the
day Each twirler allowed four hits Brook
ivn getting only two OF Wiltse FOR eight
innings but punching TWO in the ninth.
THE Giants collected TWO of Fucker IN
The fifth. but p double play ended the
frame Rucker gave four passes 10
wiltse's three but struck ont seven hats
men 10 Wiltse's FIVE.
TIE fielding Of both teams was steady
enc consistent. Devlin and Zimmerman did
some mighty Quick thinking IN starting
double PLAYS. while Daucert played In
sparklins fashion AZ first. Chief Meyers ate
I'D several foul flies with ease. as well as
cstching a GOOD game Wiltse nelded his
position cleverly. IN the seventh he ran
over 10 fret and took Nerkle's throw re-
firing Burch I'm mastery manner Burch
was nut ont o. the game for dlsputing the
decision. Davidson taking his place
Crandals error save BJrch a life 40 the
START Of the game. but he was thrown out
stealing. Larry DOYLE making a beautiful
one-hand stop ana tagging the runner out.
rut getting spiked I'm the knee for mis-
pains. he was injured seriously enough %
have LEFT the game # NcGraw had had a
capabe substitute Larry stuck % out
however but umped considerably. Hummel
drew pass ar the start Of the second. but
Stark in attempting - sacrifice popped 70
T--ltse who threw m Merkle, douolire
Hammel ut the initial sack.
With one OUT In the third. Movers drew
PASS and wutse grounded TO Dauoert. The
IaffeT Ml-ND~l L--e l1A TO NLdtAf AOl--l4s
Meyers at second and got back 70 first in
time 10 double up Wutse. II was brilliant
play. and ended he inning. Although
DOYLE and Murray walked in the fourth.
Devore. Snodgrass ana Merkle were easy
outs
Z imitation is the since-est form OF nat
terry. then the Superbas paid q compliment
20 the Giants IN the fifth when Crandall
led OF with q single. Devlin attempted 10
sacrifice, 5ut popped the bah ND in the air.
Zimmerman raced in from third 90 make
the catch and double orc ar hrst-a play
similar 20 the one made by Wutse IN the
second To was a luck maueuvre. because
Crandau had he reached second. would
have scored or single ny Meyers which
followed immediatelv Wntse struck ont.
endng the inning.
The most brilliant BIT Of work done m the
whole game came in the fifth frame. Hum
me LED or with p single. and took second
on Stark's sacrifice Coulson raped e ter
riac drive az Devlin. which the tnir1 base
eaan speared with one hand. tagging Hum
me as he raced 90 third and then throw
.ng Coulsor out az first Tor a double play.
y was wonderful exhibition Of Quick
thinking. and was heartily aoplauoed 'f
rartisans OF both teams