New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-15
GREAT DAY FOR GIANTS
Defeat Alexander and Moore,
Taking Two from PhiIIies.
MARQUARD'S FAME SECURE
putpitches Dooin's Youthful
Star in Brilliant Twelve
Inning Battle.

xie OF the season. when 'Rube" Marcuard
and Alexander the Great. the two leading
<rr.riers Of the National League. fought
out the issue in the first game OF double
header between the Phillies and the Giants
a the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon.
with two out and Red Murray on sec
ond base in the twelfth inning OF the hair
raising duel Josh made the hit which gave
Vanguard the verdict by score of 8 to 2.
AS the players ran of the field. 'Rube''
rushed out and shook Devores hand but
what he said was drowned in the ear
splitting roar of 25,0O0 fans" who filed
The big stand to overhowing.
Not content with this victory. the Giants
waded IN and took the measure OF that old
srch-enemy OF theirs. Earl Moore in the
second game. which was called at the
END Of the sixth inning on account OF
darkness The score was 10 I. George
Wiltse. his opponent. was hit hard, but
received fire support a brilliant throw 10
the plate by Snodgrass in the sixth inn
ing preventing Lehr from scoring the
tie!ng run when Madden singled 10 centre.
IN winning his fifteenth victory Mar
Guard gave an exhibition Of skill in the
box that delighted McGraw. "Rube' had
everything on the ball. and thirteen bats
men bit the dust on strikes. Seven hits
were made of him. but he kept them so
well scattered that the Phnlies would have
been smeared with nice coat Of white
wash had IL not been for a hare-brained
play on the part Of Big Chief Meyers,
who became imbued with a deep-rooted
k1ff ~ ha ~ ~
the eighth inning with two on the bases.
Nlarquard was working along steadily In
,he eighth inning when Knabe poled out a
sirRls 10 centre on which Snodgrass made
> pretty stop Psskert fouled out 70 Her
vog and Isobert vas passed. KnaOe took
third when old Kitty Bransheld drove a
long av to Becker and moment later he
and I,obert received the sign for a double
steal The pair got OF TO a perfect start
Movers made a bum throw TO second and
then threw wild to third. the ball bouncing
or Herzog's legs and rolling 70 the boxes.
letting both Runners score.
Alexander. 700. was in cellent form.
and in point Of hits made had the better
a Marruard. allowing only six. They we're
Euffcient. however. for with daring base
running. aided by Mike Doolan's error. the
Giants We're able % put over enough runs TO
win the game inside the regulation limit had
e. not been for the error Of Meyers. 1t was
IN these pinches that Marquard ruled with
an indexible grip and while he struck out
his bakers dozen Of hitters. ten gray clad
athletes were left on the bases.
The duel between Moore and Wi!tse.
. nile wildly exciting. was not up TO the
standard Of the master mechanics who pre-
.4ded them. They were hit hard. and in
rre swiftly gathering gloom the ball was
hard 10 follow 7. was the luchess Giant
who suffered most bv the family vision Of
rs companions In arms. and had Becker
been able 70 see the terrific hit 4 Hans Lo-
rer, in the NTH frame the Clam would
have won by margin II two runs. six hits,
good for seven bases were made from
Moore while nine hits of Wiltse produced
& total Of nineteen bases for the Phillies.
Moore can lay his defeat in no uncertain
manner 20 his own wild pitching and the
ludicrous attempts Of Spencer to hold the
feet footed Giants on the bases. McGraw S
men took all kinds Of chances on the bases
and raced about az the expense OF wild
throwing IL was through this medium that
Two runs were scored in the first inning OF
the game and the ways shaped for another
IN the third.
Fred SnodErass. the centre fielder Of the
Giants. was the man who proved 70 be A
barrier between the plate and the Quakers
Fis brilliant work in the field in the first
game held several hard hit balls down 10
singles and by one OF the most perfect
throws ever seen on baseball field in the
CITY ne retired Lehr ar the plate in the
last inning Of the second game Spencer
had doubled 20 left and Lehr was put in 70
rIn for him. Moore was then taken out
and Madden sent n 70 bat, when two were
ON Madden smashed a single 70 deep
centre and Lehr hit the trail for the plate.
Like "a streak Snodgrass rushed in on the
hail and. scooping II up, hurled IL TO the
plate Slide" yelled the Philadelphia
ooacher. and Lehr slid. But Snodgrass's
hesve 10 wilson beat the runner by less
Tran a foot
after pulling out OF q tight hole in the
first inning Of the first game. Marquard
kept The PhilNes well at bay. but the Giants
were unable 90 solve the shoots OF Alex
Hnder. and the merry duel continued until
iAe fourth. when the Giants scored the first
I'm With one out. Snodgrass was hit. and
proceeded 70 steal second and third bases.
ker walked. and while Merkle grounded
or % Do0.an "Snod' rushed home easily
double 5y Fletcher followed by Doolans
er7or and an infeid out by Devore. counted
ne second run ia the 18th
After the PhiIlies had tied the score on
Meyers g error the duel became more in
tense Th" Giants had men on third base
n me Mint I'd tenth frames. but the hit
la-!ed 10 forth Meyers walked in
ne maj (-a and Murray was put into
I'm tor him. Marquard hunted out 10
b'ansasld. and Red took second Josh
Deyora then doubled 10 left field. scoring
N-raY with the winning run.
Bases on balls % Devore and DOYLE.
ga 1y Josa "a Wild pitch. followed by ar
".le.d out and a sacrifice hy, gave the
Giants O. lead Of two in the first frame An
e'ior by Merl.le and "a home run by Spen-
oF lei tLe Phliucs tie the score in the
second Dc.ore walked ia the third. stole
s-oonc again. took third on Spencers wild
la'ow and counted on a sacrifice fly by
shoograss. Becker was then passed. stole
second and scored when Merkle doubled
IN 10 was dark when Moore singled
NE fifth. and Snodgrass could not see
-N'erts biz which then went Tor a home
IN scoring Moore and tieing the game
oeFore was the man Of the hour IN the
IN frame. and ne hit 10 left for a base
D'|es double sent him 10 third. snod-
isasS and Becker struck out. and then
-siGle did The unexpected When the in
'o went back 20 play the batter. FREQ
sc down perfect bunt and beat II out
-ie Dey0re scu~ried home with the WIN
hing run.