New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-15
GIANTS MAKE BIG JUMP
Clean Up in Boston While the
Cubs Are Losing Twice.
"MATTY" CALLED TO RESCUE
Checks a Boston Rally and Hard
Hitting Tells Rest Of the
Glad Story.

Boston. Sept. 1.-THE New York siants
Jumped further away from the chicago
Cubs in the final dash for the National
League pennant by winning their fourth
straight victory- over the Boston Terriers
here TO-DAY while the Pttsburg Pirates
were busiIy engaged in defeating the Guns
on Forbes Field in a double-header me
score was 10 to 8. The Giants left FOR the
West tonight, with a clean advantage OF
30 points over the Bruins and Of 50 points
over the Pirates The game to-day was a
great smuggling match. in which six pitchers
took part. The visitors. however, made the
best use of their batting and scored thlr-
teen runs on sixteen hits, while 'renneys
men were able TO score only nine on an
equal number Of safeties.
Christy Mathewson was called on 20
check the Terriers in the eighth inning
when George Wiltse, who had pitched a
good game. began 10 wayer -Four singles
and a force play had scored two runs for
Boston. and two men were on bases, with
only one out. when McGraw beckoned
Wiltse out of the box and called on Matty
10 stem the adverse tide. Kaiser was on
third base at the time and Miller on first.
Matty was equal 10. the call. Mcdonald
forced Miller at second base on tap TO
Fletcher, Kaiser being held AT third Nc
Donald stole second unmolested. but Matty
got Spratt at first base on grounder TO
the box. and the excitement was over.
Big Six" remained in the game long
enough 10 clear the bases IN the. ninth
inning with two-bagger. That accom-
plished, the king OF them all" retired in
favor OF Crandal, as McGraw intends 70
have him open the series with the Pirates
on Saturday
Captain Larry Doyle did much to put his
team far out Of reach of the clawing Cubs.
Larry strobe to the batters box 1--WE times,
and three times a crashing drive rang out
from his bat His home run in the fourth
inning happened along with two men on
the bags and put his team in the lead,
which was never relinquished. once again.
in the ninth inning. with Josh Deyore on
first base, Doyle. slashed out three
Dagger to deep right centre, and only poor
coaching deprived him Of a second home
run His other hit was a single in the first
inning. Doyle also played brilliantly in the
field. and took care Of eight difficult
chances without the sign of a bunder
With a lead Of nine runs and with the
team going along at a hurricane pace, both
4 the bat and in the field. McCiraw called
on Otis Crandall TO pitch the ninth inning
with Grover Hartley Lehind the bat Gran
dali took up the task -actically stone cold.
The day was, to say the least brisk and
the Indiana lad had about three minutes IN
which 10 Timber up. He -eceived the mer-
REST sort of a reception. nd five c. shing
drives. one of which was Il IOle from tho
bat of IngertOn, intermingled with brace
Of pretty errors made it possible for Boz
ton to score i've runs. They We're not
enough. however. to win, or even tie the
score.
Working with frictionless speed in the
brisk. autumn weather. wiltse made a
brave start. Until the sixth inning he al
lowed only one hit-a home run by Spratt
into the right field bleachers. He passed
only two men and struck out three. lie
also made his presence felt at the bat with
singles i'm the second and fourth innings
which drove home four of the first runs
scored by the team. He wavered under the
pace. however. and the Little Napoleon
deemed IL wise TO relieve him from duty.
When the Giants came 10 bat they lett
no doubt az TO what their intentions were
toward Mattern. \ base on balls To- Devore
and singles by Doyle and Murray were non
productive. but the ice was broken in the
second inning and a grand little rally drove
home two runs. They came back in the
fourth inning for five runs on four singles,
a base on balls and Doyle's circuit drive.
Tenney kept Mattcrn in the box until
the seventh inning, by which time the Oh
ants had made eleven hits for seven runs.
Weaver was the next victim Of the batting
bee. He left the box in the ninth inning
after 4 hit batsman, two singles and Doyle $
triple had played more havoc. Hogs took
nm the burden. ut he was maued In
shameful fashion for four runs. which
cUnched the game for good and all.
The ninth inning furnished a lively time
for all hands. Devore was hit by a pitched
ball and stole second Doyle tore of a
three-bagger which scored Josh, and count
ed when Snodgrass hit to centre for a base.
Murray put "Snod' on third with a wicked
drive and took second on the throw to third.
Then Weaver left the box. Merkle greeted
Hogg with a savage liner TO Bridwell, but
the latter held tight and almost doubled
Snodgrass off third, but Mcdonald dropped
the throw Herzog was passed. but Hogg
made a pretty play and got Snodgrass at
the plate on a hopper from Fletcher. VIII
son was passed. forcing Murray home, fol-
lowing which Matty cleaned up the bases
with a ringing two-bagger.
Crandall had wild time of it IN Bos-
TONS half. Rariden and Flaherty sin
rled IN succession. placing the former on
third Ingerton doubled 10 left. scoring
Rarideu. while Flaherty took third. Bird
well flied out, but "A grounder from the
bat Of Jackson was too hot for Herzog,
and FIaherty scored. Kaiser continued the
merry tattoo with an infeld single. while
lngerton made a wild dash for the plate,
which he reached. When Miller pooled a hit
IN right field Jackson scored from second
base. AMI Kaiser came over with the last
run when Devore muffed long ~ from
Mcdonald. after a hard run. Crandall
tanned Spratt for the second out and ended
the zane by getting Rariden AZ first, when
the latter came up for the second time.