New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-13
MARQUARD TO THE FRONT
iameS the Pirates by Brilliant
Work in the Box.
GIANTS CLIMB ONCE MORE
Score Winning Run in the Ninth
Inning, When Devore Slides
to the Plate.

II took the dashing Duke de Vanguard TO
tame the rampant Pittsburg Pirates and
put the Giants back in the hottest spot Of
the pennant fight when they won a ninth
| inning victory over Fred Clarke's clan at
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon. The
score was 10 g. New York Just nosing out
a victory when Devore scored on an ex-
ceedingly close decision McGraw's men
arc now only one game behind the Cubs
and are tied with the PhilHes for second
place
Believe US our Reuben is some pitcher"
chorused a cluster Of fans" as they
walked of the field after the game The
sluggers that made Ames. Wiltse and
| Crandall look Ike bush leaguers on Tues
day Rube treated with distant reserve
which forbade all levity. Although with a
man on first base. Wagner planted the ball
in the right field stands for a home run in
the sixth inning. and Miller Immediately
afterward picked out a secluded corner in
THE left field bleachers for another circuit
drive. RUDE was not the least Disconnected
and treated the whole affair with infinite
scorn This was the only time the visitors
approached the plate. The three runs tied
the score. however. and made the fans"
anxious to the end
1t was Marquard's sixth straigh. victory.
and within a week he has faced Philadel-
phia. Chicago and Pittsburg Although
these mines include some of the most
vicious batters in the league. they all
looked alike TO the lanky southpaw. Elk
cept for the pyrotechnical display in the
sixth, Rube was invincible. allowing only
nine hits, striking out as many men and
giving three passes. He has now won ten
games this year and lost only two.
The Pirates walked the plank by the
wholesale in the second and third innings
when Marquard made record which has
rarely. II ever. been equalled. In success
sive frames he struck out the side with
men on the bags Wagner drew a pass at
the opening of the second and advanced
to third when Meyers made a hysterical
heave to catch him stealing. Marquard
calmly turned to and struck out Miller
Hunter and Wilson IN quick succession
Gibson opened the third with a single. but
languished despairingly on first as Steele.
Byrne and Leach struck out These six
batsrnen. II may be whispered. are hitters
of no mean proves
Fred Clarke started one Of his young
sters on the mound in the person Of Hen
dirk, but the twirlers demise was swift
and sure when he passed five men in the
first inning and forced in New York's first
two runs Steele took UP the burden and
pitched alright ball holding the Giants
-unless and allowing only seven scattered
hits. but he retired 10 let Flynn bat for
him in the eighth. and Ferry finished out
the struggle
The umpiring had a decidedly ochre
tnge at times and, 10 put it mildly, both
O'Day and Frary were called upon 10
make any number Of close decisions which
we're not conducive to an entente cordiale
between the officials and players. Fortu-
nately the favors were about equally dis
tributed between the two mines, although
the Pirates would have conceded the Giants
almost everything II Devore had been
called out in the ninth inning.
Bvrne was called out on strikes IN the
third inning. and angrily threw his bat
away. Frary decided that such a display
Of feeling was unseemly and unbecoming
in a ball player. and ordered him to repair
forthwith 10 the clubhouse. Mchecnnle
anished the game al third with rare ap-
titude. In the third inning Merkle singled
and was a little too far off first when
steele whipped the ball TO Hunter to eaten
Fred mapping Hank O'Day affirmed that
AIerkle was out. while McGraw. who was
coaching on third. took up the negative
side Of the debate. He argued the matter
with much eloquence as well as heat nut
there was something about his gestures
which displeased person of O'Day's ten
der sensibillties Constituting himself
, 5,,r,- Of one. the official brought in
decision in favor Of the affirmative ana
ordered McGraw to the bench, which the
manager graced for the rest Of the game