New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-13
GIANTS RALLY TOO LATE.
Three Runs In and Bases run
When Doyle Ends Fun.
CUBS PLAY AS OF OLD
Break Even on Series, After a
Fright with Two Out IN
Last Frame.

Wild end weird are the ways Of basepa''
and uncertain is the path which the pitcne'
must tread. This was revealed on the hiii-
top Yesterday afternoon when the Giai''s
nearly wrested a we'll earned victory from
the Chicago Cubs. The score was 10 .
and the bearlets got away with an even
break on the series. but the ninth inning
showed that the old equilibrium Is lacking
when it comes to playing a losing game.
For eight innings Richie pitched invincib'e
ball allowing only two hits and while ne
passed four men he had such sharp heidng
behind him that the Giants never got
man as far as third base. The old machine
was rolling irresistibly on TO victory, gIid-
Ing along perfectly with Sheckard ana
Tinker as the chief mechanicans Suddenly
clog slipped and the entire outfit came
within an ace of being wrecked
Snodgrass struck out and Murray nleh
perfectly harmessly. Tinker TO Chase, az
the opening of the nnth. But Richie began
10 waver and handed out a pass 10 Becker
Rridwell dropped little single 10 left Held
and Fletcher walked filling the bases. Even
then Chance was not worried, considering
the ease with which Richie had handled the
Giants previously. but when Wilson drew
pass and the first run for the Giants was
forced in, clouds began to gather Movers
was sent In to bat for Drucke. and raped
a grounder at Tinker. which the shortstop
iuggled long enough for Bridwell 70 score
anC the Chief to reach first safely. When
Richie threw wide one over as Devore
stepped to the plate, Chance hurriedly sum
moned Mordecai Brown to the rescue. josh
dumped a weak hit through the box Tinker
losing the ball by attempting to throw too
hurriedly and Fletcher scored, the bases
still being loaded.
A crowd Of some fifteen thousand were
wild with delirious JOY when Larry Doyle
stepped 10 the plate The despair of help
less defeat was gone and victory Seemed
ripe for plucking The frantic fans
shouted themselves hoarse at the prospect
of taking the game from the Cubs with two
out in the ninth. Realizing that 1t would
only take n double 10 clean the bags and tie
the score the spectators begged and I'M
plored Larry for hit The best he could
do was a long nv to Holman however, and
this ended the game.
II was the first and only time in the strug-
gle that McGraws men were able to show
any offensive tactics. Merkle. who had n
slight operation on his ear recently did not
! play. Snodgrass substituting for him at
| first, while Becker played i'm centre held,
Fred opened the fourth with a single and
took second on Murray's out Becker
raped what looked like a certain hit TO
left field. hut Sheckard scooped II up for
wonderful catch and doubled Snodgrass at
second Brilliant playing by Tinker and
Zimmerman, who accepted eight chances
apiece held the Giants in check whenever
Richie condescended TO give a pass.
While McGraw's men made some scin-
tillating plays on their own account. they
mixed in some costly errors while the Cubs
were hitting their hardest. Bridwel was
decidedly off his game, slipping up on a
| chance TO cut off two runs i'm the fifth.
! The Cubs hit Ames hard at all times,
although brilliant fielding held the score
down until the fifth Devlin retired the
! slide i'm the first after Schultz had doubled
| by a peppery play on Chances grounder
Devore had busy inning in the fourth
| when he made two put outs and an assist
| catching DOYLE taking third on TINKER
| sirele with a beautiful throw to DeVln.
| Anes's error opened the way for the CUBS
first run. when Tinker got life AT nrst
IN tho second Zimmerman singled ana
Joe crossed the plate on Kings srounder'
There were two out in the fifth, with
runner on second, when the Cuos patteu
| in five runs. King had opened with
| double but Richie and Sheckard were easy.
Schultz. however, singled through the box
! scoring King, stole second. but was helu
| AT third on Hofman's scratch hit. on a
| double steal Schultz scored. and Herman
| crossed the plate as Chance raped out his
! first hit Of the series double to lett helu
Rridwell fumbled Doyle's grounder, allow
ing Chance to score and Doyle 10 take
/ second. so that he tailed easily on Tinker
single TO centre field. Ames then frightened
IN and struck out zimmerman.
! Druke appeared in the box In the sixth
| inning, and the Giants turned over new
| loaf hut the damage had been done. The
| most favorable feature of the game from
the point Of view of the Giants was the
pitching of Drucke. While he allowed
| three hits in four innings, he did not give
n mass. and struck out four batsmen'
| Sheckard walking the plank twice. lie
pulled out of a bad hole in the eighth
nicely when Tinker and Zimmerman led
| off with singles. lie had sterling support
however the most sensational play of the
game being Snodgrass's stop of Schultz
terrific drive in the sixth which rivalled
some Of Hal Chase's best specialties.