New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23
GIANTS MISS A CHANCE
Drop A Game to Boston and Fall
to Pass the Cubs.
DRUCKE GOES FOR ALTITUDE
Weakens Badly in Seventh,
While Steinfeldt Clinches
Victory with Homer.

Boston. June "A home run drive faI
over the loft field fence by Harry Stein
feldt furnished fitting climax to a plucky
uphill flgh. that enabled the Boston Ter
riers 10 win ninth inning victory from the
New York Giants here this afternoon Inc
score was to Z. Laboring far In the ruch
w to the seventh frame. the Boston m'r
fell upon the iuckless Drucke FOR a comoi'
nation Of hits which Melted three runs
When Ames went to the rescue. win 'ne
bases we'll peopled. a single sent over TWO
more and put the home team In The LEAD
T, Was a fine day for home runs, for ~
New Works. half % the ninth Fred Merkif
smashed the ball over the same barrier io'
the circuit which tied the score
The Giants missed a chance to jump tc
the front by losing. as the Pirates snotn
cred the Cubs and opened the way. NC
Graw and his men left for Brooklyn TO-
NIGHT with two Of the three games played
in the series tc their credit.
Drucke. Ames and Vanguard pitched toi
Nau, York AT intervals but even that Costly
array failed 10 impress the Terriers wl'r
> ,rorar deqree Of dread Drucke retired
IN tho seventh frame after two bases OF
halls. two hit batsmen, two-oase MI anu
an error had changed the complexion VI
the game. The bases we're fun, WIN Only
ono out. when Ames took up the puroe"
and a single by Miller drove over Two runs
Loon then struck out Ingerton and KING
IN o,,icx succession. and pitched wei uh'l
,ba eighth inning. when McGraw Sent
po,,,o- IN - hat for him Rube Marquard
eriohed tho game. and with his usual hard
Incl allowed the home run drive which
won the game
Elaven ringing hits were made from the
6oI,,er,es Of Brown and Ferguson. Boston
made Eve errors and the Giants used four'
teen mon. but a victory was not TO ne
BROWN was removed in the fourth inning
ord FERGUSON finished out Four hits were
made off HIM and he passed two men
rerguson was found for seven hits and ne
rassed four men Ferguson weakened al
the end. but luck vas with hiin' ana nv
managed TO squeak through with the VIC
tory.
Finding their stride quickly the ciaht'
,u.bed off n A three run lead In the nrs'
irnirg Josh Deyore singled for a starter ano
,ra,e,,ad home when Larry Doyle hammered
ont a double 10 distant centre snodgrasS
laid down terrific bunt and Doyle toor
third from which point he scored Vner
Murray hit 10 centre. Red stole secoho
and took third when King threw the oau to
contra field 10 catch him I'm the act Merhit
famed but Brown made wild pitch ir
nassing Crandall and Murray tailed
Cranda1 was nipped of first base Tor tne
third out. Boston scored in the hrst inning
on base on balls. a single by IenneN'
'oubIe steal and an out. Two long singles
and an out gave them another run in the
second inning. while the Giants added one
in the sixth.
Hard hitting allowed the New York men
10 count twice in the eighth frame: Merkle
singled. and took third when Crandall laced
one To right Fred Tailed when Miller
pulled down a long fly 10y Devlin. Meyers
doubled TO centre. and McGraw sent Becker
10 hal for Ames Beas drove out single
and scored Crandall. but the next two lner
wero easy Mike Donin was rushed into
the game to run for Meyers. but he wal
trauped on the lines by King.
Nerkle drove out a home run III me
ninth and tied the score. but Steinfeld'
nrevented an extra inning struggle by
Swinging on a fast bail for the circuit IN
Boston's half.
The score follows