New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-19
GIANTS ROLuCK ALONG
Kill Last FIimSy Hope of the
Pittsburgh Pirates.
"BIG SIX" IN TOP FORM
Doyle Steals Home Twice, While
snodgrass Also Runs Wild
on the Bases.


Pittsburgh. Sent. 1S-The Giants practi-
csllv put an end to the pennant aspirations
OF the Pirates here to-day, when they de-
fcated the Pittsburgh team for the second
tine I'm the series. the score being TO 2
V6en the last Pirate was out in the ninth
to-day. gap Of 90 points separated the
winners and the losers, and only an IN
nrecedented run OF hard luck for New
York would let the home team have
chance for the nas. in order to nave even
that chance the New York team would
have TO lose fourteen Of its remaining
TWENTY-FIVE contests while the Pirates
would be obliged TO win every one Of the
fifteen games remaining on their schedule
IT was a wonderful baseball machine
that worked against Pittsburgh to-day.
such q combination Of daring base run
ming. skin with the bat and all around eX-
cellence has rarely If ever been seen on
FORBES Field Christy Mathewson was the
'Bis Six" Of former days, and seldom has
he pitched better than he did against the
buccaneers. Never once did ne loosen his
erfr and he held the home team safely all
the way. despite the fact that ne never
had 10 cell on himself for the reserve he
was boarding up in case of necessity lie
held The Pirates 20 four scattered hits. and
save Tor an error in the sixth inning the
home team would have been shut out.
In trounciuc the Pirates the Giants prac-
;icsIIv used Ip Clarke's two best pitchers,
Tor they hammered Camnitz out OF the DoX
before ne had twirIed two innings, and then
got 10 "Haue' Adams, who rushed 10 Inc
rescue and finished their scoring off that
r.-f.- rfDYfg "a N
this season they have found him the hard
est kind of a puzzle
IN the FIRST two innings the visitors made
the home nine look foolish, for with
total of FIVE clean cut hits and five stolen
bases they completely tied up the game.
III those two sessions at the bat the Giants
garuered total Of seven runs. and the
lead was so big that they were able TO
rlav the game safely the rest Of the way
and conserve their energies for the battles
that are to come. 1t was the sixth straight
victory the Giants have won since they
left the Polo Grounds.
one disappointing feature OF the days
play was the large total Of errors. Alto
gether six were made, equally divided be-
tween the rival teams. But in the long run
they aid not prove costly so far as the
q
cerned. In a measure the New York
errors were more than Offset by their clean
cut base running. Doyle and Snodgrass,
with three stolen bases apiece, were the
bright stars in that realm Of activity, and
Merkle and Herzog each had pilfered
bag 10 his credit. Doyle and Merkle were
the more daring Of the quartet, Captain
Larry stealing home twice and Merkle
sc {
hib.tiou that will not be forgotten in
few days.
Fairly started on the road TO victory in
the FIRST inning, the Giants made sure of
the goal ia the second. Devore. the first
nan UP, opened inauspiciously enough by
flying out 10 Clarke, but Doyle walked and
Sn0dgrass opened the fusillade on Camnitz
nv tsrnmiuy single TO lett field, which
put DOVE on third Without thinking Of
consequences the pair Of Giants tried
double steal and New York scored its first
run when Doyle slid home under Simon.
Murray flied out 10 Carey in centre field
Tor the second out, but Herzog brought
Snodgrass across the plate with hit TO
right after Merkle had received a base
On balls. Herzog stole second and Merkle,
who was on third, raced home as Simon,
the Ilrdle CdltlcIs CClupitltlS DtluuO4tui
made bad throw TO second base.
Camnitz started in the second inning and
the Giants did not score, but they made
things so uncomfortable for him that
Clarke was forced to call him out when
the bases filed up. Meyers flied out to
BEGIN with, but Matty singled and Devore
walked. Doyle made a little infeld tap TO
Camnitz, but the Pirate pitcher was so
.r.r. ha I.1 no hal =
h was too late to catch the captain of the
Giants. That was the enc OF Camnitz and
Adams went 10 the mound. His first ball
was a wild pitch, which let MatneWSon
and DevOrc across the plate, While Doyle
scampered around TO third. Adams further
botcned the job by walking TO the box
before Simon had returned TO the plate,
and DOYLE not slow to grasp the situation,
made q dash for home, getting in with
several feet To spare. There were three
runs in then and only one out, so Snod-
Murays inheld out Merkle's double TO
Clarkc's territory scored Snodgrass and put
the game on ice for the Giants
The Pirates were dangerous only in the
sixth inning, when pair Of errors and
couple of hits let them score two runs.
Fletcher started things off I'm that frame by
throwing out Adams after great stop, but
although HerZog maze a good stop OF
Byrnt's drive. his throw TO Merke was low
and Byrue was safe Carey singled and
Clarke walked, filing the bases Wagner
then flied out. but Matty let in a run when
he iuggled Wilson'S Rrounder. Carey scored
on Millers single, but the inning ended
without further ado when Mccarthy struck
out.
While Nstealing second in the fourth inn
ing SnOdgrass was hit on the head by the
ball and although he stole third a moment
later and played through the inning in the
field. he was replaced I'm the fifth inning by
Becker in order that he might have his
head treated. lie will be back in the game
tomorrow.
The score follows: