New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
GIANTS CO DOWN A PEG
Lose Another Game to Pirates
and Drop to Third Place.
FOR ONCE MARQUARD FAILS
Carey's Home Run Deciding
Factor-Contest Marked by
Almost Perfect Ball.

Pittsburg, Aug. 5.-The Pittsburg Pirates
jostled the Giants down the percentage
| ladder 10 the third rung and climbed ma
jestically into second place by beating the
New York team here this afternoon. The
score was to l. Carey. the centrefielder
of the home team was a potent factor in
the victory. and put his team in the lead
by sleshing out a home run in the sixth
inning. It fell to Hans Wagner to olinch
the victory. and in the eighth frame he
poled out double and counted the games
final run when Wilson singled to left field.
McGraw pinned his hope OH the ability
Of "Rube' Marquard TO carry his team to
victory in the final game. Marquard
twirled well enough TO win five out or SIX
games. During his seven innings on the
mound he held the Pirates to five hits,
and kept them scattered, but the Smoky
City athletes developed a penchant for
long distance swatting. and therein lay
the downfall Of the Giants. Marquard was
taken out of the box after the seventh in
ming, to allow Becker to bat for him, but
the change produced nothing, as he proved
an easy victim for Ferry and FLYNN.
Crandall replaced Marquard In the eighth
inning. and was found for three hits,
which produced a run.
The victory, while ii ushered the Pirates
into second place, cost them dearly, for
Lefty" Leifeld was hit on the right arm,
and so badly hurt that he was forced 10
retire from the game. II is thought that
Leiield will be out OF the game for two
weeks The big southpaw was In fine fet-
tie. and the Giants were able to hit him
only five times. Ferry supplanted him in
the box, and while he was touched FOR
two hits, not once did the Giants threaten
the plate while he held the relns.
Fearless base running, the main feature OF
the New York campaign this season. alone
enabled the Giants to escape neat dose
of whitewash. for the lone tally in the fifth
inning was made by means of base on
balls a short single by Meyers and some
rapid fire base running. Herzog went out
Wagner TO Flynn, and Fletcher was
passed. short hit 10 right neld py
Movers put the shortstop on second. and
a moment later Fletcher made clean
steal of third. With careful forethought.
Movers and Fletcher worked sensational
double steal, which was made doubly sure
Of success when Gibson dropped the ball.
In marked contrast to the buresque OF
Yesterday. the teams played scintillating
hall Gibson's error and Larry Doyle
wild throw Oh an easy grounder by Miller
in the second inning preventing perfect
cards. The catchers were the busiest men
in the game, and Meyers accepted nine
chances without flaw, while Gibson was
perfect in eight out Of nine opportunities
Snodgrass carried off the laurels with the
hat and made three hits out of four times
at bat.
The Pirates bazed the trail to the plate
and scored first in the third inning. BOBBY
Rvrne tripled over Murray's head, and
scored on well executed squeeze play on
which Clarke died at first. Thereafter they
failed TO threaten the plate until the sixth
when Carey lifted the ball to the iar
corner of left field and scored easily
Crandall's first offering in the eighth was
slammed for two bases by wagner ana
Wilson scored him with hit TO right
Byrne was put out Of the game In the
seventh inning for throwing his bat UP III
the air when Klein called him out on
strikes.
The score follows: