New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-08
GIANTS AGAIN IN FRONT
McGraw's Men Wallop Pirates
as Brooklyn Subdues Guns.
DRUCKE HOLDS THE FORT
Seven Errors by Pittsburg Also
Help in the Scoring OF
Nine Runs.

| Pittsburg June 7.-Wallopng flttspui
by score Of Q to 4 in a riotous game mere
this afternoon. the Giants recovered tneir
| hold on first place in the National League
remnant race. The Chicago Cubs faiied 10
make good their boast Of sticking in the
lead If they once got there and were mum
led by tho Surcrbas
The New York nine under the inspiration
of their crafty commander. who joihed ,he
team here had the Pirates so high IN the
! air that the services of experienced aFia'oi
Were at first thought necessary to heip
them volplane back to earth -Four OF 'he
! seven errors made by PittsDurg were
punched in the fifth inning. wnen the
Giants scored four runs without getting me
semhlance Of hit. McKechnie gave a MIS-
Die exhibition ri first base. and 1t was
couple of errors by him that opened the
way for the Giants to tally in this inning
Miller .et I'm two Iuns by wild throw 10
the plate with the bases full.
The Giants had previously tailed i've
runs in the third frame by dint OF some
solid swattIng. when six hits were made of
Eabe Adams's delivery and resulted in his
departure from the game. hendricks sue
the Giants in check except for the abomina-
BILE support which he received.
Lons Drucke. who has always had an
edge on the Pirates in the past, was on the
firing line for New York and was invinci-
hle in the pincles. IS the game wore on
he eased up a little and was found for a
total of eight hits. Although his support;
was not Of the hest. the New York team
making five errors. the Texan was never
~ danger from Fred Clarke's crew. In The
third inning a pass. Drucke's own error
and Wagners infed hit filed the bases,
with two out, but Louis forced Miller to
lift a fly to Devore and retired the side.
That the Pittsburg inhed were a trife
shaky was not totally unlocked for. because
they were forced 20 shoulder a tremendous
amount Of work. Non a single put-out was
made by the outfield and Of the four outer
gardeners who took part in the fray
Leach, Carey, Flynn and Nison-only
Leach. with two assists. had anything 10
do in n defensive way. The infield set
new record in making twenty-eght assists
Wagner accepting eleven chances with only
one error Mex .chnie made twelve put
outs.
The Giants hit the hall right merrily. pill
ing up ten hits. Arthur Devn. with two
singles and a double, was the chief per-
former with the stick. but the timeliness Of
two singles apiece by Fletcher and Murray
was matter OF some comment among the
Pirates.
McGraw's men rested on their oars until
the third inning. when they cut loose with
Of hair fo~r cd nd arrif
lin opened the frame with a single and
Byrne found q grounder from Meyers too
hot 70 handle Although Drucke struck out
Miller booted DevOre's grounder and filed
up the bases. on the first ball pitched TO
him, Fletcher singled. scoring Devlin. Snod-
grass also found Adamss first offering TO
his liking and planted the ball i'm centre
field. scoring both Meyers and Devore. but
Fletcher was caught taking third, Leach
to Simon 20 Byrne. Snodgrass took sec
ond on the play. however. and tailed when
Murray raped hot one past Wagner.
Red" stole second and 50 was in position
to trOt home as Merkle walloped the ball
to centre for the sixth hit Of the inning
Fred overran first and was out. Leach To
Adams To Wagner to McKechnie
McKechnie muffed two throws by in
1elders at the opening Of the fifth. putting
Fletcher and SnodCrass on the bags, the
former taking third as Snodgrass had
hunted TO sacrifice. \ wild pitch allowed
Fletcher To score and Murray walked.
Merklc grounded To the box. and Snodgrass
was run down trying to score, but when
Bridwel grounded to Miller the latter
hcaved Historically To catch Murray at the
plate. and both Red and Merkle tailed,
Bridwell reaching third. Miller threw out
Devlin at first. but Bridwsl counted on the
play. Meyers went out, Hendrick TO Nc
Kechnie.
Leach walked in tho second. stole second
and scored on Wilson's single At the OPEN
ing Of the sixth. Carey tripled and tailed
on Byrre's single. The heavy-hitting field
or. who is taking Fred Clarke's place UNI
huckled home run at the opening Of the
ninth. Waeners single i'm the same inning.
followed by two errors. allowed the Dutch
man 10 cross the plate.
The score follows.