New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-31
GIANTS CLIMB ONCE
MORE TO TOP RUNG
Merely Holiday Recreation for
Them to TrounCe the Su-
perbaS Twice.
TRRONGS AT BOTH GAMES
Giants Play Errorless Fail IN
Both Contests, and Brook
lyn's Total for the Day
Is q Single Tally.

eor>e .r-v thousand persons saw the
Giants neht their way into the lead III the
Notionsl League rennant race YESTERDAY
when McGrsw's men registered their eishih
srd ninth consecutive victories over 'he
prcokl,n Superbas ~ American League
Park The stands were well filled fcr th4
morning conflict. which New YORK won oy
a score of to !. while every nook ana
crennv was filed by rampant fans vhen
The Giants recorded a shut-out by SCOT
OF = 10 q in the afternoon The morning at
Tendance was around fifteen thousano
while TIE figures for ire afternoon easily
mounted 10 twenty-five thousand or more
IS baseball games 10. neither contest was
ur 10 the standard Of those Of the previous
few DAYS The Giants did their part. play
,re steady. spectacular game IN the field
ens not making an error I'm either game
The Superhas. On the other hand. were out
olassed on every side and made a dis
tinctlv unfinished appearance. stark. the
Prooklvn shortstor Put quite a large blot
On the record in the first game with four
errors Of his own making. The Brooklyn
feldcrs were continually running ar1uck
serious collisions being narrowly averted
and safe hits being credited 10 The Giants
between two or three pairs Of hands
stretched out 10 nab H. Jack Wheat, in
left aeid. seemed possessed by the idea that
h was annette Kenermann I'm a diving
stunt and sprawled al over the ground
yearly every time the sphere came biz way.
He couldn't keen his foot 70 save ms life
although he made some good recoveries.
Rube Narouard came to the front a.
r-g~fo h, -f4r
irto the lead in the morning game. while
the cubs were losing 90 the Pirates. RAY
r1onl and Amcs were invincible in the az
terncon Marquard hal a couple Of tough
places 70 plcugh through and was nearly
removed from the mound in the third inn
inr Three singles were punched in that
frame with only one ont. but Wheat Int
into n force-out ~ tho Ilate. while RUDE
tirhtene1 NJ ard struck out HummeL In
the eighth inning the Superhas failed 10
score although thev made a double and
two singles and received pass. Rube a.
lowed nine hits in all hut three we're scat
tered I'm seven frames and Brooklyn got
nowhere by punching six in two innings
The Giants threw away runs hy the ham
perful i'm the morning They Init Seaman
and Bell freely and viciously for ten
safetles. had tic advantage Of three passes
for six errors but Tailed only four runs
Evidently they had been hauled out OF bed
too early. and Indifferent haseruuning on
ablsd Seaman 20 pull ont Of tho most CO
rious difficulties without areat damage.
Wilson. the New York catcher made the
first nine putouts in the morning game.
Merkle making only six I'm tho whole con-
test
The second game was a considerable
improvement over the morning fray as far
as speed went The Superbas never had n
look i'm ~ victory. They failed to get a
man 10 third until the ninth and only three
Brookivnites reached second in the entire
game Raymond pitched until there vere
two cat IN trc ff.h allowing only one
hit The heat vas too much for him,
however AID ne suddenly had an attack
Ct dizziness and Ames finished out the
game The latter was touched mp for
three safetles. bat was never in danger
al any time Furthermore. no did not
give pass The Giants gave their
twirlers wonderful support Fletcher.
Nerkle Murray ana Devore all making
scintillatinc catches.
While Nap Bucker allowed only Eve hits.
two Of these were punched with a pass
ard Melted two runs lIe retired a. the
END II The seventh IN favor # n pinch
hitter and Rel. who finished the g'mc.
was greeted with doubles in the eighth by
ii Ievore and Wilson. which nctted run.
v ErookNn was the first to score In the
morning encounter when with one out
IN the second inning, Davidson singled
and Coulson tririol The latter tried to
stretch the iit into a home run. but was
out ou spectacular relay. Devore 20
Merkie 20 Wilson
Murrays double. q sacrirco and stark S
error in throwing Bidwelrs grounder high
10 The plate allowed the Giants to SIC the
score IN their half of the second. Singles
ly Vanguard grl Fletcher and "A pass 20
Iey, re allied IT," bases IN The third and
Rlbc telucd when stark fumhlcl Murray 8
groun6er Fancy base running by Murray.
pevcre and Fletcher resulted in the two
last named being out at the plate after
the entire Brooklyn infeld had tossed the
bail an around the diamont Mer&le's
single. StarlTs error ~ GYMS DridWcu a
lie -ra WIS 5u safe Hlt fO right added
another iun i'm ths NTH. while Merke 3
tiple ard Devhn single IN the e'ghl CD
scLIsd the fourth. The Giants failed To-
UskA any hegdway IN the sixth IN tWu
bits. "a pass tud an error
TIE afternoon contest VAS clean cut
affair N iGi one oct IN the fourth. rnou-
gas walked and MURRAY doubled 90 toe
crowd n left reid Mcrke nit 20 Iim-
mcIm2n ana SnOd2'ass was out al the
Pate. pvt MURRAY took third and Mertie
was safe at first On a double steal Err
Nin made a hi2h throw TO McEleNeen. al
l1wus Murray 20 score and Nerke 90
rearn second I'm safety I1idwell th-n
Mourht M.rkle ror,e with singles WI
son 2 double IN the eighth. Ames sacrifice
ana Devices double aided another run
pevoie made de n steal f tlhG ana
attempted 20 pnfci home. but was out
FLEET her struck OFT.
The scores follow:
MORNING GAME
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