New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-27
GIANTS MAKE MOST OF
FREE PASSES TO FIRST
Win Their Eighth Game IN a
Row from Charley DOOM
and His Men.
"RED" AMES IN TOP FORM
Holds the Phillies to Six Hits,
and Loose Playing Alone Pre-
vents Him from Get
ting a Shut Out.

The Giants won their eighth consecutive
victory and their third in a row over
Charley Dooin's Philres at the Polo
Grounds Yesterday The score was to 2.
rhe game was brilliant in spots but Of the
I've runs scored only one vas earned. In
the nth inning the Giants sent runner
pver the plate on successive singles by
Murray. Becker and shafer but in every
other instance loose playing at moments
when play should have been tightest ac-
counted for the scores.
In order to maintain the balance of
bower, the hosts of McGraw counted twice
sshrough the kindness of their opponents
before they deemed It safe to return the
Eompliment IN kind.
: In the second inning Murray and Becker
walked to first and moved up a station
bach on a long foul by Shafer, which Luz
6erus caught after a hard run. Then
lSohultz made a wild pitch and Murray
'scored the first unearend run. Likewise, in
she fourth inning Shafer and Wilson
Isralked Fletcher drove a long fly to Pas
ISert on which Shafer moved TO third base.
Then the signal for double steal was
teiven, and while Wilson went 10 second
base unmolested, Shafer was trapped off
Ikhird. He bumped into Kilifer, however,
land scored when the Quaker City catcher
HJopped the ball.
! The seventh inning came before Fletcher
Net grouuder by Magee filter through to
Eseft field The latter travelled from the
kxetaway sack to the far turn while Lu-
sderus was being thrown out on sickly
ssrounder, and counted when Merke made
il strong arm throw 20 the left field grand
Istand. in the eighth Kiifer got hit, but
with double play staring him in the face,
HAIRY Doyle booted a grounder by Miller,
'who batted in place Of Schultz That gave
ishe opening. and before the inning was
tower Kilifer completed the circuit aided
tby Paskert coliding with pitched ball.
Isnd a force play on LOberts Srounder to
lEhort when he batted for Downey
5 Leaving the Objectionable spots behind
'Yhe work of Jack Murray, "Tillie' Shafer
Tnnd Beals Becker. not forgetting a lightning
'double play by Fletcher and Merkle, made
tIhe fans" stand in their seats and shout IN
,delight Shafer made one Of the greatest
jxrops seen on the grounds this year. In
'1be nth inning Nike Dooan whaled the
ball well over toward deep short, and 1t
looked like q two-baGger. Shafer, however,
,gpurned the dust, and by last desperate
baCkhaud stab got the ball and shot ii 10
'1rst in time 10 catch the runner. Even the
PLAYERS on the bench hOwled and tossed
their hats i'm the air In the sixth inning
Murray raced in back Of first base in time
10 scoop up Downey's fly with one hand.
Jack almost sprawled when he caught the
ball but held fast. In the following frame
, he ran back TO the bull" in right field 70
gather n long drive. while Beals Becker
pulled down long drive from Magee's
bat in deep centre. Ames and Merkle also
made a double play in the first inning.
Leon Ames was in the box for the Giants
and pitched one of his good games. He
/ had all kinds Of smoke" on the ball, and
( his curves broke finely. He let the Phillies
down with half a dozen hits, one by Lud-
ierus Of extremely questionable character
OF the six hits made by the Quaker City
ibatters Killifer accounted for three. One
7 OF his hits was Tor two bases. Ames
Swelked one batter. hit another, but struck
gbut four men and, backed by perfect sup
! Mort. might have won by a shut-out, since
his opponents could not bunch their safe
! fes.
8 "Toots" Schultz, the one time University
nj Pennsylvania pitcher, was on the mound
tor the Phillies until the seventh inning,
when he was taken out TO let DOC" Miller,
Hate of the Boston Braves. bat for him.
t"Doc'' rolled an easy grounder to Larry
Doyle. with Killifer on first base, but with
an easy double play in sight, Larry bobbled.
i and everybody was safe. Then Seaton, the
7 California pitcher went into the box and
held the Giants safely I'm one inning he
ppposed them. Schultz allowed only six
hits. but while he scattered the bngles for
Che most part, he punched his bases on
balls, and there he laid the foundation for
the runs which later battered over the
plate IN sufficient number TO make victory
ieossible
! The score follows:
NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA
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