New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-13
PH|LL|ES HELPED BY
LEON AMES'S HOODOO
He Pitched Golden Ball. While
the Fielding Back of Him
Is Sheer Lead.
SCORE is TWO TO NOTHING
Chalmers Does Nice Twirling for
the Quakers, Too, ard Gets
Support That Is OF the
Highest Order.

bette noire ever since he broke into the
Giants lineup. many seasons back, dogged
his unwilling master again yesterday and
let the Philadelphia nine get away with
the lucSiest kind of victory by the score
OF . to o. Ames pitched marvellous ball.
and in the eight innings in which he per-
formed only two of the Quakers were able
10 get safe hits. and those were scratches.
But through errors in succession by Larry
DOYLE and Herzog, the Philles put the first
and. as ii proved. winning run of the game
across the plate They made another in
the ninth, when Otis Crandall was pitch
ing. on scratchy home run into the right
field stands.
Chalmers who has been doing some re-
markable twirling for the Quakers. was
Amess immediate opponent. and he pitched
brilliantly, although not nearly as well as
Ames. The Giants connected with his de-
livery for four hits only two of which were
punched in a single inning The two that
came in the same inning were as unpro-
ductive of runs as If they had been strike
outs
II Ames had had the support that fell
TO Mathewson's lot in the first game of the
Philadelphia series. on Friday, there would
have been a different story TO narrate.
Every man in the infeld made an error
and errors I'm so close a game were little
short of suicidal. The Phllies did not have
the opportunity 10 take advantage OF them
until the eighth. when the brace of errors
already mentioned were enough to give
them the game.
There might have been some excuse for
the misplays If the opposing batsmen had
punched out difficult chances. but Ames
took god care that only the easiest kind
- cracks were made by the Phillies.
Fletcher's foozle was the most eXcusable
of the lot, for the vicious grounder that
knabe sent at him was just a trife out of
the ordinary I'm its viciousness. Snodgrass
in short centre field made the only nota-
bile catch of the game on the Giants side
when he ran away in on Walshs Texas
Lacquer in the fifth and scooped it up on
the dead run. 1t looked good for an extra
base, and. although it was only the first
out, the Giant fielder was applauded to the
echo II was difficult situation well
handled.
The support Chalmers got was perfect
but he was pretty nearly the main works
Ia a defensive way himself. lie took the
measure OF nine Of the Giants aud earned
niche i'm the Hall Of Giant Killers. In
addition TO the five men who made safe
lies. Chalmers let only two more get on
tho bases. one of these got his base on
balls and the other was hit. Only one Of
the McGrawitcs got around as far as the
third sack
There wasn't much available standing
room at all left in the new stands when
the clock i'm right field worked around TO
game time. The beachers filed up pretty
well. too, and there were very few yellow
patches in the sea of humanity that was
banked up behind the fielders And it was
an out and ont Giant crowd. too. for every
body was roofing for the home aggrega-
ton. and when Ames got the side out hit
less and runless in the first inning he re-
keived an ovation that was worth while.
For a few brief moments it looked dubi-
BUS for the Giants i'm that self-same open
Ing round. for Knabc, the first man up
walked. lie was forced at second on
Paskerts drive to Herzog, and Paskert
Was forced. too, when Lobert hit to
Fletcher. Lobert made a good getaway and
was almost at second when Larry Doyle
dropped Meycrs's throw, and the Quaker had
time TO pick himself up ont Of the dust and
Scoot To third before Doyle recovered the
sphere LUdorus. however forgot about his
ability to make four-bag clouts and tapped
a little roller to Ames. on which he was an
easy out. After that the Phillies didn't
have any chances worth mentioning until
their coup IN the eighth.
Meanwhile the Giants We're striving to
overcome Chalmers chloroform ball. De-
wore got a base on balls, but Madden picked
Linn of at second when he tried TO steal.
Chalmers himself settled the other two
men. DOYLE and Snodsrass by retiring
then on strikes. In the next frame Herzog
got on intercepting sne Of Chalmers's
fast one with hiS knucklcs. He stole sec
ond. but as there were two down he didn't
advance on Fletcher's tap to the pitcher.
In the fourth Snodgrass started off with
a neat single 10 left. and then Becker put
up a mighty trembly Texas ledsce' be-
tween first and second. Knabe and Titus
both got under the ball. and Kn3be let it
drop safe. Meanwhile Snodsrass had
pulled up between the bases and when the
bail fell 10 the grass he tried 20 make sec
ond, but was an easy out. Becke" stole
second and got all the way 10 third when
Madden let the ball go past him, but he
never moved nearer the plate than that
10 give the Quakers a good start in The
eighth Doyle messed up SpcncerS ground
e. Chalmers attempted sacrifice forced
Spencer on a bit of clever fielding by Mer-
kle and Fletcher, but when Merkle
couldn't freeze on 20 Herzogs low throw
OH Knabe's grounder Chalmers went down
to third lie scored easily on Paskert's
sacrifice fly 20 Snodgrass. Tituss Wall0p
that struck a sirder in the right field
stands and bounded down into safe terri
tory let the quaker fielder trot around the
bases Tor a home run in the ninth
In their half Of the eighth the Giants
had a chance TO do something. So it
seemed 10 McGraw, at any rate. Meyers
opened with singing single, and McGraw
sent Murray in 10 bat for Ames, putting
Witse on first to run FOR Meyers Murray
picked out what seemed to be good ones.
and drove a sizzling grounder ,ha; loohtd
ike a hit But Knabe was playing in. and
grabbing up the ball, touchd Wiltse OFT
and doubled Murray at first ~ a quick
throw 10 Luderus. The Giants hopes were
suufcd out suddenly. In the ninth they
were AT the mercy of Chalmers. Who ST. uck
Doyie out Tor the third time of :he day
Tho score follows