New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25
GIANTS AGAIN LEAD
IN SIZZLING RACE
Matty Holds Brooklyn QuleSCent
and Incidentally Yields the
Willow Hard.
SCORE is SEVEN TO FOUR
Large Crowd Jams Into WASH
ington Park and Sees NC
Graw's Men Put Important
Game on Ice Early.

,,dde- nv virtue Of their tenth victory over
On, Rrooklyn Superbas. the Giants are no"
viewing with complacency the heated strus-
Gle IN the National League pennant race
ond looking forward 70 two more games
,,;tb Rrooblvn and four with Boston TINS
x,oek Although he shut out the Boston
Terriers only last wednesday Matthewson
,ecarded that feat as only little Work
cut and turned 70 against the Superoas
Yesterday at Washington Park TO win his
tuelfth victory OF the season by score
of 70 4
T. looked as if Bill Dahlen conceded the
raro 70 the Giants when he learned that
Nattv was going to pitch, because he sent
ecbardt Of Milwaukee. to the mound the
young twirler promptly passed Devore and
P-idveU az the start Of the game, ana MT
snoderass. filing the bases. Even Dahlen
was not disposed 10 make the contest any
such valkover as this start promised so
Rnetzer was hurried 10 the rescue. The
latter coolly faced the FIRE. and although a
run was scored on a sacrifice 1y. Crandau
ended the frame by striking out
biz crowd of some eighteen thousand
"fans" from Brooklyn and Manhattan was
on hand 10 witness the fray Nearly every
Ssaf IN the EfdUU1tdiAA wa 'N-NN--'
,bropg overlooked on 70 the field. making
--,,,rd r,,les necessary. Prominent among
the spectators was Miss May Tully, who
to,-neved across the bridge TO see the
vaudevillian battery If Mathewson ana
1IavArs nerforrn. she proved a good mas
co, and the Giants won with ease. although
errors by the superbas figured pronl-
nently in the scoring Of four runs
Matty had Brooklyn we'll in hand al al
stages Of the game. When New YORK tooA
f.ve-run lead he eased up a t7ine ana let
the superbas score three runs just 70 make
things interesting three singles pelHs
huncbed with an error in the fifth inning
triple by Stark and Coulson's single IN
the eighth gave the Brooklyns their fourth
tally but they were never able 10 heaa lhe
Giants
The big twirler allowed only eight scat
tered hits. struck out six batsmen ana gave
Two passes he never really was COM
PEELED TO extend himself but whenever the
superbas scored Marty Immediately put
them out in order in the succeeding inning
Just 10 show them that he could pitch when
he wanted To-
Kpetzer was hit hard and often. but man
aged 10 keep the twelve hits he allowed so
we'll distributed that the Giants were able
10 score only seven runs. 1t is doubtful Il
they would have tailed as many haG the
brilliant support which Knetzer received al
times been maintained throughout the game.
Matty had field day with the stick
uounding out three singles, while Murray
eduaIled this record Knetzer, evidently
having in mind the two triples that cram
dali raped out the last time the pltcher
faced him. seemed to have solved Otls's
weakness. He struck him out twice ana
that completed Knetzers strike-out RECORD
for the day. no other member OF the
Giants tanning. Although CrandaH came
up 70 bat five times, he could not even
draw a pass. 10 say nothing OF hitting
safely. Devore was robbed of a clean hlt
In the eighth. With Matty at first josh
dropped Texas Lacquer into centre heid.
Matty thought that Burch was going 10
catch the ball. and was unable to reacn
second before Hummel caught the relay IN
Tor a force-out. 1t was good viay on the
part Of Burch. and Devore could not be
credited with hit
Wheat PLAYED a crackerjack game in left
for the super6as. making five put-outs and
several brilliant catches. Hummel knocked
down a vicious drive off Meyers's bat in
the seventh TO lllDN l4-t 4N--l-N- '--e
first Altogether, the Brooklyn second
baseman accepted eight chances without
an error Bridweu Crandan and Merkle
pulled off a snappy double play III the
fourth, ending an inning IN which stark
had singled and Coulson walked.
Bridwen returned 10 the game after az
absence Of nearly a week owing 20 stom-
ach trouble. His fielding was a tribe IN
steady. but at bat lie made two hits ana
srew a pass Larry Doyle, who was spiked
ny Burch on Thursday but stuck cut the
game. was obliged TO retire yesterday
Crandau soing over TO play second
The Giants scored their first run In the
initial frame, two passes and hit bats
man filling the bases. Devore came home
on Murray's sacrifice fly. n the third Muir
ray opened with single. and took third
on Merkes double through zimmerman.
Although Crandall struck out. Deylin
raped out a sacrifice iy and Red" tailed.
The New York right fielder opened the
hfth with q scratch hit through the box
and stole second Although Merkle and
Crandan lifted up easy flies. Devlin drew
pass. Wheat went far out % play for
Meyers. but the Chief dropped q short fly
10 left Tor a single, scoring Murray Matty
tapped his second single through HGmmel
10 right field. scoring Deviln. Coulson
ahrew wildly 70 Zimmerman TO catch Mey-
@s at third. bat the ball rolled to the
Gowd the Chief scoring and Matty TAX
ing third. Deyofe was an easy out, how
ever
Wheat made fine catch Of Snodgrass's
drive at the opening Of the NINTH but Muir
tay singled through Hummel and took
third OF a hit-and-ruu play When Merkie
singled through short. After CrandaN hau
fouled out 10 Bergen double steal was
attempted Bergen threw over thinner
mans head 10 catch Murray, and boLh run
ners tailed. the ball rolled 10 the crowd.
Bergen began Brookyn's rally with a
single in the fifth. while KnetZer was safe
on CrandalIs error Burcb cracked a rip
ping hit 10 LEFT, bringing Bergen home.
While Daubert went out cr2ndall 10 Mer-
kle. the two runners or the bags moved
up a base Both scored when Wheat sin
gled through Devlin. Although Zach stole
second Hummel struck out and stark died,
Devlin 10 Merkle. With two out in the
eighth. stark trpled and scored on COul-
sons single. Zimmerman went out Bird
We'll 20 Merkle.
The score follows
NEW YORK. BROOKLYN
abr 10 20 a abrIbpoa e
Devore II 81 90 BurcE. e. 81 . 10
Pridw'Nss 40 . Daubrrt ID. 3O1 90
Srod'ss Ct 40 . 90 Wheat. lt... 400 %
Murray. r. Z 3 ! % Hummei. ID. 4 % o q