Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
GIANTS IN A R0MP
Hit Marty O'TooIe for Keeps
and Defeat Pirates, 6 to 2.
MARQUARD PITCHES WELL
But When Threatened in the Eighth
Big Six" Mathewson Goes
to the Rescue.
MARQUARD PITCHES WELL

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PITTSBURGH. Pa, September 16-Marty
O'Toole failed today to stop the New
York Giants. who annexed the first game
of the series without any conSidera bic
amount of trouble. The score was 6-2,
the locals negotiating their runs in the
first inning by means of Careys double
and Leachs home run. After that Mar
guard kept matters well in hand until the
eighth inning. In that StanZa Bill Kelly,
hitting for O'Toole, opened with a single
and Bobby Byrne, who followed, drew a
pass. Immediately halt was called and
foxy John McGraw sent Mathewson in to
relieve the Rube, with the result that the
next three men We're retired in neat
order. In the ninth it was the same old
story.
O'Toole didn't appear to have as much
on the ball as he had in the three games
he pitched for Pittsburgh prior to yes
terday Eight hits were made off his
delivery in eight innings, three of them
being triples and two doubles He walked
four men and famed five.
Five hits represented the Corsairs
swata,orial efforts against Marquard. who
Whitfield four batters and deadheaded
three.
After O'Toole was lifted Adams was
sent in. but he couldn't stop the Giants.
who hit him for a double and single,
these coupled with double steal result
/, ing III run.
At the kick off and for several innings
thereafter the fracas resembled d real
ball game. both O'Toole and Marquard
working ike heroes Both hurlers were
scored on in the ilrSt inning, New ! ork
getting one run ana Pittsburgh two.
Devore. who inaugurated the proceed
in2s was in the two and nothing hole
when he caught good one and slammed
il between Miller and Mccarthy for a
sack Doyle struck out. Devore eSSayed
10 sWipe the halfway station and was
touched out. but Umpire Bremen called
him safe. Then he scored on SnodSrasS
single to left. Murray and Merkle We're
easy. For Pittsburgh. Byrne lifted to
Merllle. Carey dropped fly on second.
Leach shot one through Devore tor the
circuit. Carey scoring ahead of him.
This ended the Pirates activity in the
scoring line.
In the second the McGrawites nesoti-
ated another run. Herzog had persisted
when Fletcher caSed d triple into right.
Myers sacrifice fly was all that was
neeGed TO score him. Marquard fouled to
Bytne.
From this on until the sixth inning 1t
To accomplish anything. In the sixth.
after Devore had died at first, Doyle
lifted a Texas Lacquer TO short left, this
going double. Snodgrass was thrown
out by Byrne and Murray singled, send
ing Doyle home. Byrne made a great
stop and throw on Nerkle. In the sew
enth, with Fletcher and HerZog dead
Myers slapped It three-sacker to middle
ana scored when O'Toole fumbled Mar
guards easy roller Devore walked and
| Doyle was thrown to death by the val
liable one.
The eighth was productive OF another
Giant tally. After Snodgrass had re-
tired a victim Of the Whit Murray per-
ambuated and Merkle chased him across
the pan with triple to middle HerZos
famed and Simon pulled a sensational
peg and Wagner Il spectacular spear Oh
EIetcher's bunt.
Adams relieved O'Toole in the ninth
and was scored upon. Meyers, who
opened, shot a two-sacker to left and
Becker was sent in to run for him
, Mathewson, who relieved Maruuard in
the eighth. singled, Becker fetching up
at third A double steal was put under
way. and when Simon .pesged poorly
to second Becker crossed and the big
! six fetched up at second Devore, Doyle
ard Snod.rasS We're retired without much
| trouble, Leach making a sockdola ger of a
catch of the latter's bid for Il long hit.
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