New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
GIANTS GAIN FULL
GAME ON THE CUBS
Defeat Pittsburg Pirates in
Both Ends of Thrilling
Double. Header.
JEFF TESREAU COMES BACK
Gets Better of Marty O'Toole,
While Ames and CrandaH
Dispose of Robinson,
the Southpaw.
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tBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.1
Pittsburgh. Aug 23.-The Giants ourneo
another bridge in the route OF the pen
nant chasing Cubs and frightened the"
grin on the National League champion
chin bv defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates
I'm both games Of thrilling douole-headsr
on Forbes Field this afternoon. Thns
they increased their lead over Chicago
TO five games. Leon Ames, aided anu
abetted by the old reliable Doctor Gran
DALI. helped the Giants to victory in the
first game by score of to l. after ton
sensational innings. Hard, sequential bat
ting in the ninth and tenth innings gave
the Giants victory. Triples by Herz0S
ard Fletcher tied the score in the NINTH
and singles by Doyle, Becker and Murray
won the game in the tenth. The second
game was captured by score Of to =
JEFF Tesreau outpitched both Marty
O'Toole. the luxury of organized baseball
and Cole, who replaced him, and won in
nine full innings.
Hank" Robinson. the left-handed
pitcher Of the Pirates thwarted the ad-
vances Of the Giants for eight innings in
the first game. and while they hit him
safely seven times in that space OF time
they were absolutely unable TO get run
ner past the far turn. The Pirates. In the
meantime. were able to score only one
run off Ames. but with Robinson going
great guns that lone tally looked high
as great Olympus to the rooters in the
stands When Merlsle grounded out meek
" in the ninth the hopes of the fans
rose still higher, and New York stock
took corresponding slump. But HerzoC
found one to his liking and picked 1t TO
deep centre field and the crowd sat up
and took notice. Robinson frightened up
his belt and made Meyers pop out to
Carey. Herzog being held on third. Then
Fletcher came up in the pinch and banged
the ball down to the right centre field
fence for three bases and the score was
tied.
One man was out in the tenth inning
when Larry Doyle belted one that Robin
son could not dodge, and the ball rolled
safe. Take him OUT" yelled the crowd,
and the cry became stronger and more In
sistent when Becker hit to right, sending
Doyle along to second. Murray then hit
the ball with all his might and sent it
whistling on line to centre for a base
scoring Doyle with the winning run.
Clarke then decided to lift Robinson out
of the fray and Cole took his place. After
Merkle famed Herzog was passed, filing
the bases, but with this grand chance to
make il a Roman holiday, Meyers Tlied
out to Carey.
Ames pitched one of the best games Of
the season while he was on the lines. He
allowed the Pirates six hits in the six
innings he faced them. and he was going
strong when McGraw thought he saw a
chance to win the game in the seventh
inning, when, with two out, Herzog stood
on second base. Crandall was called in
TO bat for Ames, and then finished the
game. Crandall allowed only two hits and
was in no danger at any time. Ames was
scored on In the first inning. when he hit
Byrne and, after an infield out, had
moved the little third baseman along
Mike Donlin scored him with a single to
centre Crandall, however, will receive
credit for the victory.
When McGraw mustered his forces for
the second game he said that luck lies In
odd numbers, and that the height of his
ambition was to place five games between
the Giants and the marrying Cubs He
declared that Jeff Tesreau was the man
I'm whom he placed his trust, and the bear
hunter allowed that he was ready TO try
pretty hard. Try he did, and how he did
burn that ball over. Up until the sixth
inning he let the Smoky City sluggers
down with one lone tap, little slap by
Bobby Byrne, who is no respecter of per-
sons. Inning after inning he moved his
foemen down with great regularity, and
only four bases on balls varied the mo-
notony. Wagner. Donlin and the rest of
the hard hitters had their own little trou-
bles with JEFF. and the mighty Honus
alone got safety TO keen his name in
the hit column. Wilson, however. got two
singles for his share.
The costly little ornament Marty
OToole,. who gloats over his one victory
grabbed from the Giants, was on the rub
Der against Tesreau. That is, he was for
a few innings In the seventh inning the
Pirates punched two singles on Tesreau
and Ham Hyatt was rushed into the fray
as a pinch hitter. Two were out at the
time, and Larry Doyle and Merkle ac-
counted for the demise of Hyatt Cole
was again used as relief pitcher.
The defence of both teams was brilliant.
-Four errors were charged against the
ilelders in both games, but these little
slips were forgotten and forgiven In the
bursts Of speed that surrounded them.
The Giants clicked off two neat double
plays-one in each game-that cut off
trouble. Fletcher Doyle and Merkle made
one. and Fletcher and Merkle the other.
In the sixth inning the Pirates had a
man on base. with no one out. when Wag-
ner laced one at Fletcher. Arthur made
q neat stop, and. Ticking the ball to
Doyle. got Donlin. while Larry's throw
beat Wagner TO the bag. A double by
Miller followed. Beals Becker had a
pleasing return TO form, and his fielding
was as perfect as his hitting was timely
In the second inning OF the second