New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-25
NINE IN A ROW NOW !
FOR RUBE MARQUARD |
Great SouthpaW Pitches Giants
to Victory Over the LoWIy
Brooklyn Team.
SHARP HITTING ALSO HELPS
Herzog Cleans Up with a Three
Dagger, the Drive Coming
at a Time When It
Did the Most Good.

Although they treated, Marquard's scin-
ing degree OF familiarity that was wholly
unbecoming in tailenders, the Brooklyn
Superhas were forced 10 be the unwilling
victims Of the great southpaws ninth con-
secutive victory. when the Giants met Bill
Dahlen's men at Washington Park yester-
day in the first game since the return Of
both teams from the West. Sensational
FIELDING and championship vintage, with
FLETCHER, Murray and Becker as the chief
Executors smothered the presumptuous
transporting contenders al every turn. A
hcrowd of nearly ten thousand fans" were
ION hand to greet the leaders on their re-
ffurn from the West, and there was Joy
kamong the Manhattan fans when an
bother game was entered in the won column.
THE score was 6 to 8.
McGraw sent q shattered looking COM
bination on the field. Devore and Doyle
Ebeing out Of the game. Groh and Becker
Ftook their places necessitating change
I'm the batting order but even without the
Nold machine strength enough to defeat
karooklyn was in evidence.
Marquard was not In the best of form.
send there were times when the Srperbas
made II interesting for him He allowed
Seight hits, which were fairly well scattered,
Except in the sixth inning, when double
IA triple and a single were punched for
Ebrace OF runs RUDE weathered the Storm
showever. and was found for only two hits
tn the last three innings. pass and
f1Iroh's error got the New York twirler into
&ificulties in the second frame, but Tooley
flifted 10 Murray, who made one or MS
Fcelebrated throws. nippng Wheat at me
5plate trying to score from third In the
fifth two scratch hits and a pass filled the
fbags, with one out, but Fletcher handled
Awo puzzling chances with exceeding skill
and retired the side, only one run being
scored.
Ragon was Marquard's opponent on the
mound The youngster filed the bases with
passes in the first frame, only to pull out
without a run. The Giants succeeded IN
punching seven hits on him in the next
five innings and scored six times Herzog's
crlean-up triple with the bases full in the
second inning was the most effective argu-
snent that the visitors brought forth.
Knetzer was called upon to finish the
same after Stark had acted as pinch
hitter. The relief twirler did not allow
hit, but two passes and an error filed the
bags, with none out, in the seventh. In
xpite Of this the Giants failed TO tally
Fletcher hit into a double play, and Tooley
made a brilliant stop of Meyerss ripping
Soller.
Phelps was no barrier for the New YORK
base piferers. and they romped away with
six stolen bags lie failed TO throw out
single burglar. and after Herzog walked
and stole the keystone for the second time,
in the ninth. the fans" implored him TO
have a heart" In the fifth Merkle singled,
stole second and third while Fletcher hit
safely and stole second Immediately after
him.
Fletcher was guilty OF the chief fielding
sparkle of the day when he robbed Moran
Of a hit in the seventh frame, running over
toward third and jumping up to pluck the
ball ont of the air with his bare hand.
Moran got his vengeance in the eighth by
killing Groh's triple in almost the same
manner. The little substitute, however, had
already connected for one three-base drive
and was content. Charlie Herzog, in FIVE
times at hat, made a triple, a double and
brew three passes, besides stealing two
bases and scoring run.
The Giants punched a couple OF hits in
She second inning for three runs. Meyers
led off by walking and Groh fouled TO
Smith. Marquard's single put the chief on
tsecond, and both runners advanced when
pSnodgrass grounded out, Hummel TO Dau-
bert. Becker drew a pass, filing the bases,
BAND Herzog cleaned up with a triple TO
sneep left field. Murray hit TO the box,
'Ragon making a fine stop.
With one gone IN the fifth, Herzog dou-
bled and Murray lifted to Wheat. Merkle
lsingled through Smith. scoring Herzog.
Fred stole second and third and crossed the
ISlate on Fletchers single 10 right Groh
opened the sixth with a triple TO left and
scored on Snodgrasss sacrifice fly to Moran.
Smith lined one through Herzog in the
fourth and Northen flied out to Snodgrass.
Wheat's puzzler was too much for Groh TO
handle and Hummel walked, filing the
bags Tooley hit 10 Fletcher, forcing Hum
'snel' at second and scoring Smith Phelps
lined 10 Fletcher who made a brilliant
catch near the ground
With one out in the seventh. Northen
doubled and scored on Wheats single. Zach
frotted home after Hummel had tripled to
1seft This sally alarmed Marquard who
passed ToOley. the latter stealing second
tRube, however. frightened up and struck
tput Phelps, while Becker backed up against
the fence TO capture a long fly by Stark,
who batted for Ragon
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