New-York tribune., 1911-10-06
JUST PLAY FOR GIANTS
Get a Little Practice Against
Brooklyn, with Pennant Won.
MAXWELL IN THE POINTS
Shows Skill in the Pinches and
Pitches Well - Barger
Driven TO Bench.

Brooklyn furnished the medium for =
little practice for the worlds series when
the Giants tourneyed over 70 Washington
Park again yesterday and won their If
teenth victory Of tho season over the Su-
perbas The score was 20 3 With Bert
1 Maxwell. NcGraw's young recruit I'm the
box. Dahlen could not get hts men keyed
up 70 a concerted attack, and the team
quietly rolled over and took It's medicine.
The little Napoleon began laying OF his
regular players. so that they can get
much needed rest for the big series next
week. and only Devore. Murray and Doyle
played the entire nine innings. snodgrass.
Msthewsou. Meyers and Msr1uard were
not invited to attend the affair At all.
Arthur Devlin. I'm a big red sweater. PLAYED
third base, while Becker was in centre
field Herzog and Fletcher interchange
az short. Psuletta relieved Merkle AZ first
and Wilson and Hartley Old the catching
/ This lineup was sufficient 70 overcome
the little opposition that Brooklyn pre-
sented
Cy BsTger. who has been going Hike the
! Twentieth Century limited since he de-
/ feated tho Giants in a game played az the
Polo Grounds early last month. made ?
sorry showing IN starting the encounter.
He gave four passes. made wild pitch.
allowed two doubles snd an infeld hit,
. which netted the Giants four rlns. Steel
( came 70 the rescue IN time 70 let Wilson
get single and score two more runs.
making the total six which was enough 70
win the game then and there
/ steel after his somewhat warm recep-
| ton. steadied down for the rest ot the
game and had the Giants guessing. He
| held them 70 seven hits, and they did not
score another run. although many oppor-
tunities 70 do go we're presented. The
/ vourgster was all that could be desired
IN the pinches and made a good showing.
Maxwell. however, had much harder
row 70 hoe. and comported himself with
an the skill ~ an old-tlmer. He seemed 10
( have plenty of tho good old stuff on the
ball and while he was hit hard and fro
qucntlv. nevertheless he showed such nerve
and GOODNESS while under fire that q looks
as though he would stick around with the
champions through another season
New York I'D not play It's hardest be
hind him. and consequently he was forced
10 fight mis- own battles most NJ tho time
The Giants showed RI tendency TO ease up
I'm their playing, hut this lid not urnerve
. tho vouuCster He did 2 clever hit Of work
IN the fifth inning with one ont. Daubert
/ singled and Wheat doubled Hummel then
/ walked fIlnE tho hssev. but Maxwell
/ nghtened up and I'D not let run ~.
Toolev popping 10 Me"llle and Coulzor lift-
ing m Fletcher Three singles I'm the sew
enih netted only one run. CoUlsou rtrik-
ing out with two mon on the bags and rs-
. firing the side
The Giants ID MI their scoring in tho
first frame and let n go A. that. Devore
beat ont an infeld hit ar starter. but
/ died stealing DOYLE Becker and MURRAY.
I. however all walked. fline the bases and
when Merkle hit over Whcst7 head for 2
double three runners cantered across the
plate The HIT was really good FOR three
/ bases pevlin drew tho fourth pass of the
inning. and then Fletcher doubled 70 the
fence. scoring Merkle and putting Devliu
on third This finished BarEer, and after
steel had had a chance 70 warm M q
little Wilson unbeited single 70 left and
Dovlin ard Fletcher counted. Wilson was
caught tying 20 stretch the hit, while
Maxwell struck out.
Rrooklvni scored a brace ~ talles IN the
third frame With one out. Steel walked.
while singles 10y Northen and Daubert
filed the bases Maxwell tightened up and
struck ont Wheat but wilson's poor throw
! 10 catch Northen mapping ut second en-
abled steel to score and Northen to take
hird Hummel then singled 10 right.
scoring Northeu, hut Doyle and Merkle
/ retired Toolev.
Another run was added IN tho seventh
frame Northen and Dsubert led Of with
singles. Wheat forced Daubert AZ second.
putting Northen on third, while Hummel
forced Wheat AT the keystone sack. but
Northen scored on the play. Although
. TooIey singled 70 left, Coulson struck out.
stark doubled with one ont in the eighth
frame but Erwin and Daley. masqueradinF
as pinch hitters. were easy, while Doyle
and Psulette took care Of Northen. There
were two ont when Hummel doubled IN the
ninth. but Tooey was an easy victim.
NEW YORK BROOKLYN.
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