New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-30
.NAIN WAS THE GOODS
That's the Story of the Game
Against Brooklyn.
gaReER NO GIANT KILLER
Now York Bats Made Merry with
His Offerings, and the Final
Tally Was Z to 3.


:, might he added that the Giants had
80 long end and the superoas the snort
'' ..is ~ the score in the game played
washington Park yesterday afternoon
a...D,v thousand fans" responded TO the
~ ~ the first real baseball weather and
80 cve-v seat in the stands. overlooking
=" -. number Of hundreds on 10 the field.
rne "hig boy" was right in his element,
-, &c no warmed 10 his work gloom rapid
:, gathered over the Brooklyn bench. The
rl,nts fell upon Cy Barger's curves Zero
>,ors,v in the first frame for three timely
as which. coupled with hit batsman an
..ror and two passes Melted four runs.
a-,en New York added a brace in the sixth
=, moro clean hitting Matty eased up and
-. Superbas made four hits count for three
,,.rs Then he frightened up, and 1t was all
aver bat the shouting.
,s usual. he was hit hard and TO little
,,rnose Except when they punched three
singles and a double in the sixth frame
the suuerbas wasted their energies In bat
,rr the ball about with no one on the
taes Matty was inyncible in the pinches
and received wonderful support Ten hits
mere made off the big pitchers delivery,
uuromel making a double and two singles.
while Wheat and Tooley had q double
md a single apiece. Matty struck out
seven batsmen and gave only one pass.
Rarely has a bigger crowd gathered at
washington Park. The real fans OF both
The Brooklyn and Manhattan brand were
IN hand with coats OF and handkerchiefs
,r their collars The stands were filled at
IN early hour. and long lines Of prospective
ticket buyers stretched a block or so from
the safes. Even the attraction Of big
circus across the street failed to keep the
attendance down. What chance had the
hearded lady and the daring snake charmer
against Mathewson and Barger?
The splendid game played by the SUI
rerbas on Friday had raised the hopes OF
the BROOKLYN fans" once more. while thou-
sands Of the Giants rooters poured across
,ba bridge 10 see McGraw's men make II
Eve straight against their neighbors. The
management had its hands full in taking
care OF the crowd. and special policemen
we're called in 10 clear the field just before
the game started.
Tho Superhas varied their playing. now
making costly errors and now pulling or
some sparkling fielding. which showed what
they could DO when they set about IT,
zimmerman. at third base, stood head ana
shoulders above the rest of the in1eld lie
accented eight chances without flaw and
made several hair-raising one-hand stops.
Coulson. in right field, had his work cut
ont for him, but ne did not finch. and
made one Of the most spectacular catches
Of the game in capturing puzzling fly off
snodgrass's bat near the foul line in the
second frame. Tooley, while he was guilty
o. costly misplay on Matty's grounder IN
She sixth. made up for IL in part with
hashv fielding at other times. The Brook
I'm team showed considerable batting
strength but with the exception of one in
ming failed to bunch The hits and was weak
IN the pinches.
Cy Bargers showing was disappoint-
uent. The Giants fell upon him hard Tor
eleven hits. lie was wild, giving SIX
masses and hitting a batsman. There were
times when he revealed his oldtime form
and puIled out of several holes without a
yum scoring. but New York succeeded In
getting the hits in clusters in three frames
and scored freely.
Murray was the leading hitter of the day,
not only getting three singles and a triple
hut making them when they were most
reeded. something he has not always done
I'm the past Doyle had double and two
singles 20 his credit, while BTldwell hit
safely twice. Snodgrass did not work his
wsy into the company of the batting elect,
lelt he drew passes on three times at the
hat
The Giants put up fast game in the
field Besides two brilliant throws by De
,ore and Murray, Bridwell and Devlin con-
trbuted some scintiIating work where 1t
counted most Becker succeeded Devore In
the sixth frame. and showed his nettle by
pulling down long fly near TO the crowd
in left centre of Zimmerman bat.
Rarger blazed the trail for the Giants in
the first Inning by hitting Devore on the
head and Doyle followed with double
fright field Then Snodgrass walked,
Fling tie bases. Tooley. Meyers and Hum
Y1el got mixed up on Murray's Texas
Lacquer back Of second. and DeVore scored
with ease. When Meyers heayed hysteri-
callv TO the plate. Doyle tailed Merkle
vas an easy out. Zimmerman 20 Daubert,
but snodgrass tailed on the play Bird
we'll singled over second. scoring Murray
with the fourth run. Although Devlin
walked and Movers was safe at first on a
POOR toss by Barger. Matty struck out and
Devore forced Meyers at second.
Mathewson was safe in the sixth when
Tooley iuggled his grounder. Devore sin
F}d Although Doyle and Snodgrass flied
cot. Murray cleaned the bags with triple
- left field. Merkle was out, Tooley 10
Daubert. With two out In the eighth Doyle
beat out q bunt down the third base line
end snodgrass walked. Larry scored on
Nurray's single 20 centre. On an attempt
% double steal between Snodgrsss and
Murray the former was PUN down and put
out
The Superbss tailed three runs in the
sxth. Tooley opened with single, only
70 be forced at second by Daubert. Hum
mel doubled 10 the right field fence, and
Wheat followed with a single, scoring Dau-
bert. Coulson was out, Matty 10 Merkle.
but Zimmerman singled through short,
scoring both Hummel and Wheat Bergen
grounded out. Doyle 10 Merkle.
The score follows:
NEW YORK. BROOKLYN
abr 10 20 abr III 20 2
Ievors NAP q ! IiH Myers cf so Of
E4cker II. o o OolTooley. -. 80
Doyle %. 3 . 3 o . 0l Dsubert. 10 II
snodgssct q o 3 Hgmmel. % - 20
Murray n / 0l Wheat II. ! 90