The sun., 1912-08-09

Ton innings of warfare. and every one
stubborn warfare. took place at tho Polo
Grounds yesterday when the Giants and
tiratcs clnched in the fourth game OF the
series. The Giants won, to I. and there
were eight innings Of aching voids be-
tween their runs. On their side the
Pirates went empty handed for two IN
nings. scored in the third and then for
seven innings dealt in round. fat ciphe,s
When the aching Nuids were rcckoned up
II WAS they who left the field with the
big ache. The hard won victory was n
counter irritant FOR any twlnges the
Giants may have felt and partial pal
liativc for three defeats immediately pre-
ocdins tho ono successful resistance made
to the az aggressive frceboutcrs.
IT was Narquard who stripped the
Pirates of their cutlasses. albeit the Rubr
was aided and abottcd by support of
class. Marquard WAS In tiptop form
lie had TO DO. for the Giants too We're
struggling AGAINST pitching OF potency
clarke returned Hendrix to the dais TO
bring about the four straight desideratum
and Hendrix went through the battle neck
aud neck with Marquard in point Of
efficiency. II was a pitchers contest and
we'll played ON both sides.
However. Marauard outpitched Hend-
iiN shade. H. churned the ball up
the lane with better aim than the PITTS.
burser and kept the hits so distantly scAt-
tered that no two were made in an in
ming. The Giants twice searched
ilendriNs delivery for two hits in one in
ming. these feats being consummated in
the first and tenth periods, and by means
If the brief but sufficient coordination Of
clouts the Giants won the game.
John Red Murray WAS the biggest man
OF the afternoon In "a batting way. Both
of the home teams runs were driven In
by him. He struck out twice in the
interim. but as salutatorisn and vale.
dictorian with the bat he was invaluable
What he did betines can be overlooked
since he was the beginning and the
end OF New iorks scoring. Doyle and
Snoderass each with base hit. helped
in decorating the tally sheet.
While the Pittsburg Samsons were being
shorn by Marquard two of their best
known hitters were the chief victims of
the tonsor!al job This decrowned twain
consisted OF Donlin and Wagner. Mike
struck out twice and finally was shelved
for a hitter who would be less at the
mercy Of Marquard. whereas the angular
Iprt side maestro had Honus popping
fiies most Of the afternoon, after the
manner Of the vcriest weakling.
II so happened during the course Of
events that decisions attending two Of
who runs were close. very close. and not
1stout disfavor to the side against which
they trere made. There was one each
way The only run Of the afternoon
which. in the event of the umpircs being
wrong. which they probably were not,
came with a clear title was made by
New York Consequently. all things being
apual to the adjudications OF the jumps
the New iorks were entitled to tho
same
In the first inning Byrne hit safely
but Marquard at once got out IA restrain
ing order and the three pIaymates who
followed couldn't rescue little Bobby
from the thraldom OF the sacks. The
s3iants did better in their half DOYLE
converted arounder 10 Mccarthy into a
tsse hit by fast running. He moved NJ
IN Snodgrass's out at first and Murray
<hskcd single to left which brought
HIM home.
Gibson made a dynamic drive to left
centre In the third inning which had such
length that when pevorc. after fusslnr
with it at the base Of the centre iirld
bleachers, picked II up Gibson WAS lumber
ing Ia third base. Tho coacher motiuncd
him home and Gibson hcroi"ally nuun-
dcrcd on. Fletcher made II beautiful relay
from left but the large and tagged Gibson
tumblcd ovor the tray sinIultan"uusly with
the arrival OF the ball, Chicf Meyers mii-
catinS tlat in his opinion thu runner was
out.
After forcing Doyle in the third Snod
grass hy his own eNcrtiuns reached tliri.
He stole .,"cond and took the next noui.
on a wild pitch. Murray. however. stric<
uut and Ncrllc was hcavcd out 10y Eyruc.
p.vorc strlr'h ont IN tho fourth and lett
two Nii bases. In She NTH lIO!l' busted
"A venonuus liner to Miller, who jumped
and plu,l"d II Ike picking cherries.
IN the siNth the 0r~t man M on .scn
sid" reached nr't and took root ~ SECOND.
FOR pi,tshurS EvrI" was passed and al
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