New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-08
GIANTS BOW TO TINKER
Lose to Cubs When Brilliant
Shortstop Pounds Matty.
ACCOUNTS FOR SEVEN RUNS
Joe Drives in Four Tallies with
Four Hits and Scores
Thrice Himself.

Chicago. Aug Joe Tinker. the famous
Giant ink 81 the Chicago cubs. cele-
brated his return 10 the Bruin fold by prsc-
ticaliy beating McGraw's men single
handed in the first game Of the important
series opened here this afternoon The
score was 10 g. Always seen az his best
against the Giants. Tinker outdld himself
to-day. Four times he faced the mighty
Christy Mathewson and four times the
merry crack Of the ball on bat rang out
In the summer air and Joe raced madly
around the paths Joe made two singles. a
double and a triple Re drove home four
runs with his stick and scored three runs
himself one Of which was accomplished by
a daring larceny or home in the sixth IN
ming Not content with this brilliant work.
he played remarkable game iu the field
and accepted nine opportunities without A
flaw.
Attracted by the announcement that Nor
decsi Brown and Christy Msthewson were
10 renew the battle for supremacy in the
pitchers box. some n 90 persons fled into
the enclosure long before the hour set for
the game. This was one OF the largest
Monday crowds seen on the grounds this
season.
Thirteen hits. well enough punched 70 Win
nine ont of ten games were made Of the
"three-hngered marvel" but the team
played furiously behind him and nine Giants
were left on bases New York filed the bags
in the first inning with no one out, but
Brown made Becker Eft A short ay 20
Sheckar1 and Mer,le and Snodgrass were
doubled up. Tinker 70 zimmerman 70
DOYLE. Mathewson was found for ten hits.
and the Cubs made the hits az the right
moment to be productive OF the best re-
suits.
Misfortune never comes unattended for
IN addition 70 losing the chance - gain in
, the percentage column. the Giants lost the
services Of Josh Devore. end il is possible
that the speedy little fielder will be out or
the game for ? few days 70 come. Brown
lost control Of q terrific inshoOt and hit
Devnre a glsncing blow on the temple II
was several moments before he recovered
consciousness, and was then taken 20 the
clubhouse. Murray took his place on the
paths and in the field
Chicagos first run came in the second
inning. Tinker hit 20 left. and took second
/ on Murray's error. SAFER came through
with n double 20 right. and Joe tailed The
Giants tied the score in the next frame for
= moment. Becker's hit was good for three
bases when schultz allowed the ball 20 roll
away. and Beals scored on Merkle's ont n
rrst HerzOg and Fletcher singled, but
Movers hit into 2 double play Zimmerman
opened the fourth frame with 2 triple
DOYLE hit q Marty ami Wis thrown out
at first. but Tinker scored zimmerman WITH
his second hit. and Joe came home himself
when SAFER singled.
Two more TALES were added ~ the r0s-
rer when Zimmerman was safe on an error
In the sixth inning. Tinker drove him home
with triple and a moment later stole
home Hits by Fletcher and DOYLE counted
a run FOR New York IN the seventh and sin
giles by SrOdgrass. Herzog and Merkle.
coupled with a pass 10 Becker. produced
two more I'm the eighth Two more runs
were counted in the ninth frame on good
solid hitting, but n was not enough. for
tho Bruins had scored three talies on n
pass to Archer Zimmernaus single. Tink-
ers double and an error by MerlNe
The SCORE follows