New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
FAUST REScUES GIANTS.
SuppIants Marquard and DruCke,
but Boston Wins Game.
SMALL CROWD SEES BATTLE
RUDE Allows Only Two Hits, but
One, a Homer by Donlin,
Counts Heavily.

While sc6nfN crowd or TWO tnouednn
spectators rooted and cheered Charles Vic
tory Faust tho phenomenal ink of oppos-
ing clubs made his debut as big league
ptcher with the champion Giants at tho
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon. Faust
TO save the day. New York losing TO Bos-
ton by score OF 10 Q The lowering
clouds made fitting background for his
lightning speed and dazzling wind-up. but
he was fighting for lost cause. He made
game stand and was compelled to battle
uphill ell the way, but he never lost his
nerve in the crisis Matty said after the
game that the Kansas wonders form was
impressive
The defeat Of the champions Of the Ma
tional League marked tho first reverse suf-
fered In the last eisht games and the fifth
met with in tho last twenty-five. IL was
perhaps the irony Of fate that an old
Giant should prove the un1oing Of his for
mer mates. Mike Donlin. former captain Of
the New York team. met one of Marquard q
most choice curves full on the nose and
sent II hurtlinG TO the far corner of right
centre field and drove home the hard hit
ting Sweeney. who had hecn passed to first
That was in the third inning. and Louis
Drucke. who replaced Marquard on the
rubber in the sixth inning. made a grand
ascension in the seventh frame. and three
bases on balls, an error by Herzos and
Tyler's single scored two runs and won
the game.
McGraw called Charley Faust ont 70
pitch the ninth inning for the Giants Az
man the crowd rose to its feet, below
ING applause Seldom has ii been that
even the crafty Mathewson or the brilliant
Vanguard has received such reception
Dofing his cap and bowling right and left
the Kansas boy took his place on the rub
Der Shoot It down the groove. Charley"
called Hartley from behind the bat as
Rariden faced him. Faust wound up like
clock and put the first one right over the
plate Strike called the umpire. while
the crowd howled Two strikes" WAS
called after the next service. On the third
| ball. however. Rariden doubled TO centre
and took third when Tyler sacrificed, Faust
making clever play on the hunt.
| Sweeney whaled a long fly TO Burns in
centre field and Rsrlden scored. Mike Dom
lin however ended the inning by ground
ing out weakly 10 Fletcher.
In order to give his regular players "a
much rest as possible before playing the
Athletics in the worlds series. McGraw ex-
cused Merkle from duty ard had Paulette
or frgf oil
missing, and Arthur Devlin cavorted about
the keystone sack. Becker worked in left
field in place Of Devore, while Burns. the
Utica boy. alternated with Murray In righr
field. Although the youngsters made A
hold hid, they failed to accomplish much,
and for slight change of programme the
Giants neglected TO steal a base.
When "Rube" Marquard took the rubber
the fans" settled back in their seats and
prepared TO glost over another easy vic
tory. The elongated southpsw had world
Of speed. and IN his five innings OF labor
allowed only two hits. but one Of thes p
was the home run wallop by Donlin which
started the Terriers on tho road 70 victory.
The Giants came right back in the same
inning and tied the score. on singles nv
Becker, Devlin and Snodgrass When
Drucke went in TO pitch he scared for alti.
tude, and the mighty deeds IF Faust
went for nothing
New York outbatted the visitors in point
OF hits made but the Terriers almost ac-
complished corner in the extra base hits.
Bridwell and Raridcn pclcd out tWo-baC-
gers and Donlin smashed his home run.
The best the Giants could do was lone
two-bagger by Herzog. A snappy double
PLAY, Tyler TO Bridwell TO Houser. cut
down rally by the Giants IN the sixth
inning.