New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-07
A NOTCH ON GIANTS GUN
In Battle of Hits and Runs at
Boston They Beat Rivals.
PLAYERS FALL IN CLUSTERS
Some-the Unhappy Pitchers
Are Knocked Out, and Umpire
Shelves Four Others.

Boston. May 6.-Racing wildly around the
paths until their weary limbs tired under
the strain of scoring runs and making hits.
the Giants turned on the Boston Terriers
here to-day and had the better Of a wild
and woody game by the score Of 10 to 9.
Crashing drives for extra bases were as
common as Goldfish in Massachusetts Bay,
and before the last home man was retired
by Fred Merkle unassisted. seven pitchers
had been roughly handled. and five of them
walked the plank back TO the clubhouse.
The Giants and Tennys men tied in the
total number of clean hits, with thirteen
each.
Al Bridwel led in the assault on the
Boston pitchers and hammered out four
singles and scored four runs in five trips
TO the plate Merkle who batted before
Bridwen made a couple of hits. and Al
scored him three times Snodgrass made
two hits. and battered over the rubber
when Tyler rid his system of wild throw
that had been bothering him ever since he
took the burden of acting as target TOT
the Giants Boston. too had few slu8geEs
on the payroll. IngertOn made poor IN
preston on Otis Crandall when lie banged
out a home run over the left Held renee III
the opening frame and scored Herzog' VINO
had stopped an inshoOt with his shoulder
and had taken the easy road to hrst' IN
oerton added insult to injury by lining out
two more hits on succeeding trips 10 the
nlate Goode. the former Cleveland out
aelder was i'm fine fettle. and he, too, made
three hits. 80.
A touch of interest was added TO inc
game bv a raid of the city police on '"e
left field bleachers. where they afTes'o"
several men who were making book on the
game attempting TO Jay Wasers. i"e
citizens IN question saw no reason WHY
their little game should be interrupted ana
several made stout resistance until the arm
az the law. aided by nightsticks. showeu
,be.n Of the error of their way One man
knocked down three of the officers before
he was finally bundled into patrol wagon
and cartcd to the cooler
The little exhiiitions of pugilism in the
stands acted as a stimulus to the players
and before the game was over four FEEDERS
Joined the clubhouse pitchers. peaches
Graham acquired an idea that he knew
more baseball than Billy Klein. the umpire
and attempted to back II up with MS hsts
The umpire. however. fun Of confidence in
his own Judgment told him. in polite but
none the less firm tones. TO take run 10
the bench Collins also was shelved by the
umuire. 4 little later Larry Doyle had a
crouch and. after little repartee in which
KLEIN had all the better OF tne proceed
ings the Giant was told TO beat H. Nc
Graw Joined in the wall and he, too, was
benched.
"Rescuer" Otis Crandall was selected by
NcC;raw TO win another victory from the
Back BAY men, but after ne had been
slammed all over the .ot 10 the tune OF
seven runs and nine hits, McGraw told BIN
that he was too game a man to be beaten
10 death, took him out and sent Bugs
RavmCnd 10 the mound Raymond was in
fine fettIe and the Terriers came up and
retired in Indian file without the semblence
of a Lit. Arthur l.. also banged out
single in his only time AT bat, and scored
Movers from second after Tie chief had
doubled to left field. After RavmOnd was
taken ont TO save Lin for to-morrow's
game "Rube" Marquard took up the task.
"Rube" issued pass 10 lngertOn and was
hit for a single by Goode and a double by
Harden which resulted in two runs.
The score follows.