New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-06
GIANTS CLIMB HIGHER.
Take the PhiIies Into Camp
Twice. While Cubs Lose.
MATTY AND AMES VICT0RS
Fopel Protests the First Game
-Merkle's Home Run
Wins Second.
rBy telegraph to The Tribune J

philadelphia, Sept. 5.-Another day like
to-day and McGrar will call it pen
nant. With the Chicago Cubs retresting
rapidly into the dim and misty distance
the Little Napoleon coached his dousht!
champions into a brilliant double victory
! over the Philnes here this afternoon, and
there is Joy in the New York camp. "
the cubs lost TO the Reds more encom'-
ums arc being heaped on the head OF
Hank ODsy than ever before drifted
/ Westward and the Giants increased their
margin TO seven and half games. TAX
/ ing the measure OF Moore. Seston ana
/ Alexander all in the space Of two dsys
/ is enough 10 make them feel extremely
! cocky.
! Horace Fosel. president OF the Phillies.
/ has protested the first game With Magee
/ on third and one out IN the sixth frame
Walsh grounded TO Herzog and Charlie
threw 20 Wilson. The catcher tagged
MaEcc. who knocked the ball out Of his
hands. and Rigler called the runner out
/ for interference. Although the umpire
! pss on top OF tho play his decision pre-
! cipitated long argument and resulted IN
/ the protest
! The champions showed to-dsy what the,
can 10 when pushed. II was case OF
spottinr the Phillies = run or two IN each
game and then pulling out victory with
/ q resoundinE flourish. Seston fought
Matty a brilliant duel for seven innings
in tho firSt game snd then something
stopped. The visitors bstted in six runs
! IN the eighth and Won the game b. d
score OF 20 /. Il being Mattys thru
victory in four days, as compared 70 the
whole month OF Angus, without contest
nut IN the won column. Alexander and
Amos had n out in the second encounter.
which was won IN tho ninth when Merkle
pushed tho ball into the left field stands
for "a home run. counting Murray ahead
OF him. The score vas 20 ..
In both gaines n wss case 81 tho
, champions letting the opposing tvirlers
pitch themselves out IN tho carly stsnzss.
sesion sailed along smoothly for seven
frames holding the visitors runle.s and
keeping five hits we'll scattered.
Fletcher cracked tho spell I'm the eighth
with a hit and the next rive men sinEis'I
IN succession. Finnersn tried ~ come 20
tho rescue but Herzog greeted him with
another hit Wilson lifted 10 Psskert for
the first out. and although Fletcher
singled again filling the bases after six
runs had been scored Mstty hunted into
double play Miller baited for FIN
nersn IN the eighth. and schultz twirled
tho ninth Tho FIRST ball he pitched Beck
er lifted over tho left field fence for a
homo run. Then pass - snodgraSSs and
Murrays triple brought the total count Up
20 eight
Matty IN the mean time was AZ his best.
While Luderus and walsh had coilsoo-
rated on = run by means ~ double and
a single in The fourth. that wa tho b-s,
they could do In the SCORING line, the
New York star keeping the Eve other
hits he allowed well scattered. lie gave
only one pass and struck ont FIVE bats
mon.
Red" Am.s. who always shows his
true coiors IN the fall Of the wear. fll-
filed predictions when he held tho
Phillies % four hits IN tho second on
counter. Psskert's double in tho sccond
and couple OF outs Melted run. while
the same players single. stolen base and
Crsysth's safety brought the total up 20
az oninous tVO
Alexander was going like ID house sfre.
and the visitors did not get a smell % q
HIT until Fletcher doubled in the sixth
frame. To start the seventh snoIgrass
lifted a home run over the left field
fence. Then. With two out. IN the eighth
Mccormick batted FOR Ames and started
rally by singing Becker. batting FOR
Devore. followed no with another hit
and Doyl"s safety registered the tcinC
run Becker was caught between base
ana put out d. tine ninth. however. tho
heavy artillery wac turned loose. and
with one down Mgrrav earned 80 ~
hitting the ball 20 right neld for two
bases. Merkles home run then sevcd
w tho game.
As a pinch hitter Mccormick has been
asked 70 start something in the last three
games. and has responded with = hi; each
time. He kept up the rally pith q single
in the riotous eighth inning OF the FIRST
game and started another after two were
out in the eighth frame OF the scconI
game. which resulted in tieing the score.
Dodge thegnew Philadelphia third base
man, played brilliantly IN the field while
Larry 1 oyle was a tower OF strength for
the Giants. Deyore dropped another IS
and gave Msgee two bases in the sixth
inning OF the first game. but no runs re-
suited
FIRST GAME