New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-28
IIV7s ALONE IN LEAD
~ Tie with Cubs by Winning
''r rvo Games in Brooklyn.
LONG HITS TELL STORY
,uard and Ames Also Pitch
a,.ll and Hold Superbas at
Arms Length.

~ ease and grace or champion
IN the Giants took two games
y no BROOKLYN Superhas at Washing
81 Yesterday afternoon and edged
.,res into the lead in the National
,snnsnt race. as the Chicago Cubs
~ double header with the St Louis
seals NoGraw's men won the first
score Of : to and the second
ore Of : 70 !. making a record OF
II Victories out Of thirteen starts
The superbas. 1t was a fitting
g, for the long trip away from
which they won fourteen out of
,.,ry-three games.
,,.nate outcome Of both struggles
r.rer in doubt after the first few
had been played. With Marquard
Ares travelling along smoothly in
.,-, the Giants took It upon them
- 10 deposit a generous quantity Of
!, 70 the credit Of each pitcher early in
: oootests. and the lead thereby OBJ
=, was never overcome by Dahlen'
.noe~ scanlcn tried 10 stop Kew York IN
s,st game. but was driven from the
Nd IN the second inning. when Larry
,.,s f1Uowed un triples by Merkle and
.---,v in the first frame with a home
over the right field fence. Schardt
~ ana pitched a splendid game.
,.s vas utterly wasted. as Marquard
:. IS steady as a clock Cy Rarger
sd the second game after an illness Of
sr.sl days lie had nothing on the bah
!, the start. bat miraculous fielding by
raj zimmerman and Hummel STAYED
: disaster until the fifth inning. when
!, masses. three singles and a triple
.,.ss SIX runs and clinched the victory
The Giants.
record breaking crowd for a midweek
ass for the first game. and BY the time
l. second one was called the fans"
-r-sd OUT on n the field. fully eighteen
-mssnd being present. They saw
-,roy contest so LONE as the Superbas
- that they were IN the fight AT all, but
:. heavy hitting and scoring power Of the
-y,ors seemed 20 take all the life out Of
rook,yr. and the last few innings OF each
me drasEed listiessly
ne Giants had their hating eyes with
>sr from the start and raped out a
s.,l Of seventeen hits for thirty-one bases
! he -Ro games while the Superhas were
n-rs.1rS fourteen. Two doubles, four
-,lss and g home run We're chalked up
d The credit of McGraw's speedy crew
Ty DOYLE raped out a home run and
soluble, Merkie a triple. a double and
~ singles. Devore a triple and Murray
10 triples and a single Reds" three
eyer in the second game came with two
en- on the bases. and sailed over Wheat's
,al o. the clubhouse He would have
.sn credited with a home run except for
-olnd rules on account Of the crowd IN
4 field The Giants pounded Scanion
j, four hits. Schardt for three and Barger
b. Ten. Ames and Marquard allowed
,y sv hits apiece. "Ruhe" struck out
ant batsmen. and gave only three passes
Tie Anes struck out FIVE and did not
m single free ticket 10 first
ne BROOKLYN lineup was crippled night
ne start o. the first game when Devore.
stealing second spiked Stark. tearing a
sh in his left leg The shortstop retired
BIT TIE game. and seven stitches were
sen IT, the wound. which viii keep him
. FOR several weeks. Tooley AZ present
d. So that Hummel went over to cover
.or, while Burch was put in al second.
Nearly all ~ McGraw's substitutes played
one game or the other. Becker relieving
lrray and S-odErass. while Crandall TOOK
oy.es place and Wilson went IN for Mey-
: Nike Douln was heartily cheered
ben he ba,ted ior Murray in the eighth
ans q the second game. but the re
,l'tah.e vaudevilIan popped UP a fly 10
.rca Nike had little 70 do IN the field
ne ninth. bat managed 10 stop a single.
There wcs much spectacular fielding on
1ih sides during the afternoon. Merki-
aUrc q Whirlwind game AT first and max
K some wonderful one-hand stops. De-
ore hand ed eight put-cuts in splendid
ishicn Blrca made a crackerjack sec
N basema1. accepting thirteen chances
thout an error while Zimmerman played
sensational game az short In spite Of
z 'teir good work. however. the Slperbas
slefally managed 20 commit a costly er-
% just wien 10 would DO the Giants most
poo
Tie scoTs follow.