New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-19
GIANTS FIND CAMN|TZ
A PERPLEX|NC RIDDLE
Result, Pirates Leave Town with
Three Out of Four Games
as Trophies.
MATTY DRIVEN TO COVER
"Bip Six" Comes to Grief When
His Teammates Fail to Give
Him the Support That
Counts.

For the second time in the series How
decisive style at the Polo Grounds yester-
day Tho score was 7 TO ., and the Pitts
hurgh Pirates left for their own city with
three Of the four games AS trophies. In this
they esta blshed a record for the season, for
not in any other series has McGraw's men
failed to get better than an even break.
Camnltz' was opposed by the great
Bathewson. but the Smoky City warriors
failed 20 be impressed by Big Six" and
they hammered his assortment Of fade.
away drops and curve balls hther and
yon. For the first seven innings st was =
battle of the Titans, and Mstty held them
down 10 one lone run Then he weakened
and the game was lost
Matty retired IN the eighth inning 10 let
Mccormick bat for him, when McGraw saw
. possible chance Of pulling the game out
Of the FIRE Harry made good, and singled
to right field, and although the hit placed
= runner on third base, who later scored.
~ was IOI BuUlN'tlll 10 OFFA NDli4V lA'' t~'-N
which the Pirates had piled W. Eight hits
we're combed down from Natty, five OF
which came IN the seventh and eighth inn
inRs. Two hits were made IN the first inn
ing, and these. with 3 glorious, likewise
horrible, muff by Devore, scored a run and
rave the Pirates lead which was never
lost
Otis Crandall, known as "Old Doc" was
called upon 10 pitch the ninth inning, ou'
evidently he lost the prescription, for he was
hammered for three hits, one triple by VII
son. and two more runs went over the plate.
Between the first and seventh innings Nc
Carty's single in the fifth inning alone told
the batting efficiency of the Pirates, while
Matty struck out three men and passed
only one.
The Giants gave a snappy illustration Of
lust how bad a championship baseball team
can do things. Fearsome and wonderful
were their deeds afeld, and college team
could have done no worse. 1t so happened
that the brilliant. though at times erratic.
Larry Doyle had one of his bad days, and
his two errors came at a time TO do the
most harm. In the eighth inning Doyle
first bobble on an assist by Mathewson
filled the bases, while his second, on COM
paratively easy grounder by Gibson, scored
a run. Devore's error put Matty in the
hole In the first inning. and even Charley
Herzog had the time of his young life try
ing to refrain from committing more than
two horrible errors.
Bad playing not considered II was
clear case Of too much Camnitz. AS
puzzle. a riddle to the Giants. he had sew
ersl shades tho better Of the Sphinx. while
the characters Of the obelisk were an open
book. In a rally throughout the eighth and
ninth innings the Giants made five of their
seven hits of his delivery and scored their
two runs. Three more men got on through
two bases OH balls and a hit batsman,
while Hans Wagner made an error which
gave a life to Larry Doyle in the third
inning. but II awaited nothing.
In the early innings there was pretty
battle Of the pitchers, which kept the
crowd Of some fifteen thousand spectators
keyed up 10 the last pitch Of excitement
II was Matty's old reliable control against
the burning speed and deceptive spitball
delivery of the Pirate slabman, and there
we're few who cared TO risk prophecy,
even though Wagner Miller ct al had a
lead of one run. Half dozen batters
walked from the New York bench, took
their allotted swings and stalked back
again. The pace was killing. and some
thing had to snap. Youth must be served,
and for the time. at least Matty bowed
his head 10 the call Of time.
For every man who witnessed the game
there is one heartily in favor Of the i'm
mediate release of Hans Wagner, Jocks
Miller and the confident little Mccarthy,
guardian extraordinary of second base. in
hve times at bat Wagner made three hits
and drove home one of the Pittsburgh runs
IN the first inning; Mccarthy made two
hits and scored a run, while Miller also
made two safe drives.
While Wagner made one error. he had
three other chances 10 perform, and he did
n in his usual easy, graceful style. Little
Mccarthy was as busy as bee, and took
excellent care Of seven chances. Miller
made a wonderful stop on Beals Becker in
the ninth inning that robbed the hard hit
ting fielder of a sure two-bagger. Chief
Meyers recovered his batting eye. and made
two hits in three times up, while Fred
Merkie broke into the game as a pinch hit
tar for Devore and made good with a
pallop TO right field.
Herzog made a neat stop on Byrne 10
start the game. and Carey popped 10 fetch
or. Devore made A horrible muff on q fly
-, HYATT and Ham" reached second while