New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
GIANTS RALLY IN TINE
Score Seven Runs in Ninth Inn
ing to Defeat the Cubs.
SAFE IN LEAD ONCE MORE
Mathewson Pitches Wonderful
Game, While Mcintyre Weak
ems in Final Frame.

Chicago June 5-The Giants put n tenn
porary crimp in the pennant hopes OF |hi-
cago this afternoon. when they CROWDED
the Cubs of the top rung or the Iaduer
and dropped them gently but none the less
firmly into third place by capturing the
final game OF the series. The score was
10 l. McGraw's men now have mortgage
of Il points on first place, with the Primes
half a game behind. To-day's victory gave
The Giants an even break in the series OF
four games with the Cubs
Victory for the New York nine perched
on the shoulders Of a spectacular and Vlo-
lent hitting eruption in the ninth inning
when all seven runs were tailed on the
strength of a triple. three doubies' three
singles and pass. Devore should nave
been credited with a homo run, as
mighty wallop by him hit the fence. but
Re was forced 10 pull up al second, as
Matty. who preceded him on the bags,
stopped at third. tired Of running, and the
two calmly waited for Fletcher TO single
and bring them home. The Chicago 'fans
let out a howl Of wild despair at this and
FASTENED for the exits. unable 10 stand the
shock of witnessing more of the slaughter
Harry Mcintyre was the unhappy victim
Of the attack For eight innings he held
the Giants runless. allowing only five scat
tered hits. although he gave four passes In
that time. But Fred Merlle's triple at
the opening of the ninth was the signal
for him 10 blow. lie accomplished the same
with rare skill. which left nothing 10 be
desired in this department of pitching IL
was a beautiful set piece that he touched
off, and the fireworks Will be remembered
by the Chicago fans" for some time TO
come.
Sheckard. Schultz. Hoffman and thinner
man were like minor leaguers in the hands
of Mathewson in the last half OF the
NINTH and even the scrappy Cubs were
compelled 10 admit defeat when the Giants
took their big lead. Upon the shoulders of
Matty devolved the responsibility of hold
ing New York in first place. and he &C
quilted himself In the mastery manner he
never fails to show when crisis is at
hand. Matty did not give a single pass
and allowed only five hits for the whole
game. The Cubs scored one run by dint
of q double steal In the seventh after
Schultz had doubled and Hoffman had put
the heavy hitter on third by bunting safe
~. These two players and Tinker were the
only Cubs to reach first
Arthur Devlin acted as manager OF the
team to-day. In the absence of McGraw
Doyle has been In charge, but Larry re-
ceived notice this afternoon OF three-day
suspension for his aTgumentatve tactics
with tombstone on Saturday and was
forced 10 watch the game from tho club
house Among other penalties imposed by
President Lynch was a s25 fine on Big
Chief" Meyers for disputing decision at
the plate Mordecai Brown and thinner
man We're each fined 50 for talking too
much on Saturday, while Brown was also
laid off for tltcc days besides the fine;
TO matters were just about evened up. so
Ear a. the two teams are concerned.
With Matty in the box 70 run things the
: Giants got along much better than they
\ did IN The two previous games. Larry
u Dcyles loss was not felt severely. as
IN Fletcher played brilliant fielding and hit
ting game His work around second base
has been the sensation Of the series ana
when he cut loose with three hits to-day
Chicago fans" began to wonder how 1t
happens that he i not fixture in the In
field The Giants gave Matty perfect sup
port throughout the hazardous encounter.
Iridwell making several scintillating plays
and accepting seven chances. while Fetch
60 took six Iridwcll got three hits as
well as his cohort on the other side of sec
Ond while Meyers and Merkle got TWO
Goicce, the whole team running up a total
Uf twelve.
The Giants did not have much of a
chance TO do anything for eight innings
But a change was apparent in the ninth
The Cubs held a lead Of one run at the
time, which began 20 loom up pretty large,
and some ten thousand fans looked for vic
tory They declared that II the CUBS got
the lead in the race they would never be
overhauled again, so much hung on the
result Of the struggle.
Merkle opened the ninth with triple 10
deep left Brdwel raped the first ball
pitched 10 right for Il single, bringing
Merkle home and tieing tho score. Al
though Devlin went out. zimmerman to
Holman, Meyers singled TO centre ana
scored Bridwell. Matty worked the rapidly
ascending Mcintyre for a pass and Devore
hit TO the right field fence. scoring Meyers
and putting MattyI on third, reaching sec
ond himself Fletcher then singled. bring
ing Matty and Devore home. while Snod-
grass doubled. scoring Fletcher. Murray
fled out TO Sheckard for the second ont,
but when Merkle came I'D for the second
time in the inning he made his second mt
as we'll doubling 10 left field and taliylng
Snodgrass He was ont trying TO stretch
Tho hit SheCkard to Doyle.
The score follows: