New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-30
GIANTS CLINCH THE LEAD
Tighten Hold on First Place by
Defeating St. Louis Cardinals.
BASES ON BALLS ASSIST
Poor Pitching by Visiting Twill
ers Help New York to IN
earned Victory.

earned Victory.
The Giants fought hard against winning
the second game Of the series with the ~.
Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds yes
terday bit finally the visitors became 50
irsistent that the crown was forced upon
the unwilling heads % the lew York play
crs by a score % : 10 ;. With the bases
full IN three of the eight innings IN which
they were at bat. the Giants refused to
ran out a hit that would have cleared up
a couple 81 runs and waited patiently while
the St Louis pitchers stopped 20 the IN
glorious ordeal of forcing in runs. Three
Of the Giants total Of runs were scored
thus. and OF the remaining four only one
went across the plate on the strength OF
lit. II was a victory nevertheless. and
McGraw's men tiehtcned their hold on first
place. as the cubs lost 20 the Philllcs.
From start 20 finish the contest was
moro of n baseball nightmare Il an q game.
n was largely because OF the sloppy CON
litior If the Gcl1 and the moisiness OF the
atmosphere that the game was so wishy-
washy. The -. Louis pitchers were Jokes
20 far as control was concerned. for al
though three were used-Harmon. Wood
burn and Louderm.lk-th"y wore all as
Wild as freshly lifted rabbits from the
Australlcn bush. aad gave eleven ba9es on
balls
on the other hand. the Giants were loath
to score. for despite the fact that they had
/ opportunities galore. they let them Zip b"
! with apparent Indifference. Some idea Of
the weakness and lack OF tImelinoss in the
= McGrawites hitting may he gained from
/ the fact that fourteen Giants were left on
/ The bases and only two Of IN. seven hits
made by the New Workers had any direct
hearing on the rim getting.
McGraw found it the bette plan 10 use
three pitchers too. following his discovery
that Wiltsc. who pitched the first six i'm
ulnes. was not MS effective ass the occasion
demanded While the Giants avoided
/ chances 10 score the Clrd!H2ls slipped the
tallies across the plate 10y ones ard twos
and accumulated four runs to one for the
homo nine. So McGraw in the sixth let
Murray bat for Wiltse and sent Ames in to
DO the heavy work I'm the seventh the
. Cardinals made one run Off Ames, and IN
creased their total to five. The Giants
brought their Hst up 20 three runs I'm the
sixth. and in the seventh scored three
/ more.
As Anes was in the box when the WIN
min: run was scored he gets the credit for
IN, game. although be was taken out IN
order ~ let Devliu bat for him i'm the sec
/ ond half Of the inning Cranda0, the ola
reliable. finished the job for the Giants
and a good one he made OF q. too. for not
a single Cardinal even got within sight or
first base I'm the last two innings OF the
fray.
, Higgins made his debut in the first inn
ing by drawing a pass from Wtltse' ana
when Konetchy smashed the ball over
snodgrass's head Huegins scored easily
after he had gone along TO second on
Oakes's out
marvellous one-handed catch by
Cakes prevented the Giants from scoring
brace Of runs. and possibly more, in
their half of the first. Harmon passed
DOYLE after Devore had flied out ana
Dovle lost no time I'm stealing second
Snodgrass was an easy out, but Harmon
vut himself in hot water by passing BECK
or. Nerkle was the next up. ana ne
cracked one Of the first balls pitched on
a line 20 centre field. Cakes spr1nted DICK
as fast as he could and. putting out one
hand on a chance as the ball sped by. he
pulled IT in. making one Of the best
catches Of the year at the Polo Grounds
In the third the Cardinals scored two
more runs on Fletcher's error, double
by Cakes and Elliss single. In that inn
ing the Giants got their first tally. De
wore started off with a base on balls ana
DovIe got a Texas Lacquer that fell safe
Snodgrass flied out and Becker walked
filing the bases Hauser made a had
throw 10 Higgins Of Merkle's grounder
and Devo~e scored. Both Herzog ana
! Fletcher were easy outs, and the Giants
wero retired with the bases full
St Louis scored a run I'm the fourth
and tailed again in the seventh, but II
was not enough TO hold down the Giants
once they got started In the sixth base
on balls. hit by Meyers and another base
on balls filed the bags. Then Harmon
got frightfully Wild and issued two more
passes. forcing in a pair Of runs 1t was
almost as bad in the seventh with wood
burn and Loudermilk pitching, because
the Giants scored three runs on three bases
on balls. 4 hit by Fletcher. an error and a
mfr batsman In the eighth they cleaned
M another run for good measure on the
successive clouts OF Fletcher and Wilson
who had taken Meyers's place behind the
bat.
When the Giants were at bat in the
sixth inning tombstone, the umpire at the
| plate. became enraged at the remarks or
the St Louis bench warmers and ordered
the full squad, fourteen in all, 10 the club
house. They went with much laughter
leaving only Bresnahan. in street clothes.
and the bat boy on the bench.
The score follows.