New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-26
GIANTS CLIMB TO TOP
Josh Devore's Triple in Eighth
Inning Defeats Pittsburgh.
CRANDALL PITCHES WELL
Relieves Leon Ames Again, and
Pulls Out with Victory by
Brilliant Twirling.

are for the National League remnant II
vas Devore's hit that won for the Giants.
for there were two on base at the time. and
The score was ? 10 l against the home com
hination But when Wilson had retrieved
the ball after its screeching fight 10 deep
right field the score was 10 2, and the
larger end was the Giants portion That's
how the total stood when the last man was
NIT ont in the ninth. too.
Before the Pirates were beaten the
Giants had tho closest kind OF a call Try
a. they would, they simply could not over
come the pitching Of Hendrix. and until
The eventful eighth they had only two
ssfeties 70 their credit. one Of which had
hcon directly responsible for a long run.
The Clarke crew. on the other hand. by
risrlavs on the part OF Larry Doyle and
poor pitching by Leon Ames. had accu-
mulsted brace OF taltes
Il was Clsrkes lust for more runs that
led 70 his downfall. for in the first half Of
the eighth. when tho Pirates had scored
one run and there were moro in sight, he
sidetra cked Hendrix for a pinch hitter As
most often happens. Tho pinch hitter didn t
rinch hit. and Steele had 10 take Hendrix s
place On the mound That spelled ruin. for
tho Giants got base on balls and two
healthy hits OF Steele. one Of the latter
heing Devore's wallop, and the Pirates
we're beaten back in their third assault on
the hosts OF Gotham town.
The day was none too promising for a
game. because the mornings rain had
drenched the field, and the low-hsnging
gray clouds presaged shower. But for all
that there were a couple OF thousand of
the faithful at the gates an hour before
they were opened. and although the stands
looked practically deserted when the con-
test began there were easily six thousand
persons on hand for the struggle
Leon Ames, as part OF the battery works
FOR the home warriors. did not last out a
flIl three innings being set back by Nc
Grav IN the middle Of the third frame in
favor 81 Otis Crandall. The latter had in
deed a hard piece Of work cut out for him,
because the bags We're filled to Overlooking
when he stepped 10 the mound. Crandall,
however was equal 20 the occasion. and
put out the side. with no damage done.
After that he pitched his usual reliable
game. and although he worked himse
into some tight places. he was always re-
sourceful. and only one run was scored
against him. despite the fact that the
Pirate crew made six OF their eight hits
while he was officiating
Not a single misplay was chalked up
against the visitors. and they gobbled up
every kind Of a hit Clarke. n particular.
did LOT in helping Hendrix. for in the fifth
inning. when the Giants seemed on the
verge Of springinE a rally. Clarke raced
away into the farthest precincts Of left
field and pulled in a drive by Merkle that
looked good for three bases a. least.
Larry Doyle made three errors Oh hits
that were not extraordinarily difficult TO
handle. He was directly responsible for
each Of the two runs that the Pirat es made.
and Il the Giants had been so unfortunate
as TO lose he alone would have been
charged with the defeat On the other
hand, he did a lot to keep the Pittsburg
clan from rolling up their score 10 more
ample proportions. for three times, when
there were Pirates on the bases. it was
Doyle's quick handling OF the ball that re-
tired the last man.
Devore made an error Of judgment when
he let Clarke s hit In the third tall safe.
but he was on the ball IN a jiffy and got it
back 10 the diamond so quickly that Clarke
was put out by Merkle as he tried 10
work back 20 first after seeing that II was
impossible 10 reach second on the play.
Aside from that, Devore had no lapses. and
once he dashed right into a mud puddle
and pulled in a long drive by Byrne that
was travelling ike the wind.
The Pirates got of in the lead largely
because u Ames's witness and also by
reason OF the first OF Doyle's errors. Byrne
walked, and Carey was safe when Doyle
let his grounder go TO right field. Clarke
dropped a bunt IN front Of the .late. and
Ames threw Byrne out at third. Wilson
forced Clarke and stole second. Ames hit
Miller in the arm. filing the bases and then
VIGOROUSLY handed a run 10 the Pirates
by walking Leach. Doyle and Merkle
looked after McKechnie's grounder, and the
side was out while the fans breathed in
relief
Iu the third after two were out. Wilson
singled and Ames let the next two men
walk That was when Crandall was called
70 the front, and that he disposed of the
side without being scored on was remarka-
bic. IN their half Of the inning the Giants
scored their first run. Meyers doubled
icoVn the left field foul line, went TO third
'ol a short passed ball and scored on Gran
daIls sacrifice fly.
With the score all even and the skies
promising a deluge at any moment d tied
game was the only prospect until the
Eighth when Doyle let Leach's grounder
get away from him. Mcllechnie sacrificed
.im along. and Gibson contributed hit
DOYLE momentarily relieved matters by get
ing under Campbelrs Texas Lacquer and
exrnguishing the pinch hitter Crandall
passed Byrne. filing the bases. and things
looked very bad when Doyle let Careys hit
go between his legs, which scored Leach.
.arev went on 10 second, but found Byrne
percned there because Gibson had been
held on third Merkle had the ball, and
when he saw Gibson break for the plate
DO threw 10 Meyers. who touched Gibson for
he third out.
Hendrix's removal paved the way for
Steele who was anything but steady. He
started by passing Herzog, and was saved
Tor the moment by Gibson. who first bumped
into the screen IN front Of the press box
in catching a high foul OFF Fletcher's bat
and then got high infield hy by Meyers.
AN this time HerZog was lowering restless
ly on first. lie didn't have much longer 10
walt. however, because Crandall cracked a
single to right that sent Herzog 10 third,
and tben Devore smashed ont his never-to-
be-forgOtten triple.
The score follows.