New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
GIANTS NO PARTY TO
EBBETS'S CELEBRATION
Fail to Bow to SuperbaS on Day
Of Great Rejoicing in
BROOKLYN.
POCKET GAME: START WEST
Big Crowd Disappointed When
MoGraw Omits to Send Mar
guard Out to Meet
Rucker.


ter pocketing another victory over the
Brooklyn Superbas in a thrilling struggle
at Washington Park yesterday afternoon
while twenty thousand spectors and per-
haps more bore witness. Two errors-one
q glazing bungle by Bert Tooley, which
put Beals Becker on first base in the
eighth inning, and the second an eXcusa-
BILE muff of Merkle's fly by Northen, which
allowed Fred Merkle to get to second
were followed by a mighty line drive 10
centre field for a single by Big Chief
Meyers, and the Giants took the lead,
never to relinquish 1t. One more run in
the ninth inning gave New York the VIC
tory by score of 10 g. This was the
fly In the ointment, the only Earring note
In the ceremonious programme Of laying
the cornerstone Of the new Brooklyn base
ball park.
ANTICIPATING a second meeting OF "Rube"
Marquard and NAP" Rucker the crowd
came early and in great numbers 1t was
not long before every seat and every
available inch of standing space in the I'M
covered bleachers was occupied. Then the
fans" stormed the grandstand. At 2:4o
O'Clock the sale of tickets was ordered
stopped, but since a crowd of fully five
thousand fans" demanded admission Eb-
bets then decided to let the people in.
roping of spaces in left and right fields
which were filled as soon as they were
thrown open.
Dahlen courted the duel by warming up
Rucker, but McGraw decided to rest Mar
guard for the meeting with the Cubs on
Monday and sent Ames out TO do battle
with the great southpaw of the Superbas.
This was not to the liking Of the crowd,
which roared and yelled for Marquard, but
in vain. Dahlen then decided TO save
Rucker for the Reds, and Roaring" Pat
Ragon was substituted after the second
inning.
With perfect support Ragon might well
have won his game. The Giants secured
eight hits from his delivery. but the
Brooklyn pitcher kept them well scattered.
The Giants simply refused to be downed
however, and when the opportunity finally
presented itself. they were keen to seize it.
Leon Ames started the game for New YORK.
but he was hit at critical times. and when
he retired in the seventh inning to- allow
Devore TO bat for him, the score stood 8
TO in favor of Brooklyn. Otis Crandall
was then sent into the box. and, pitching
In his best form, he held the Superbas at
long range. Under his direction victory
was finally achieved.
Only once was Crandal in danger. an1
then one Of the most daring bits Of base
running seen in many day at Washing
ton Park was thwarted by a surprising
piece of fielding. In the eighth inning, With
the score TO in favor of New York, Dau-
bert hit TO second base, but was forced by
lack Wheat. The latter stole second with
surprising ease, his second larceny COM
mitted on Chief Meyers. Hummel found
a ball to his liking, and hitting 1t with all
his power, sent il whstling to deep centre
field Beals Becker was under II when il
dropped, however, and picked II off the
centre field fence. Like an unleashed grey
hound, Wheat dashed for the plate. He
was we'll past third when Becker's relay
was caught by Fletcher and had hit the
dirt in a desperate slide for the run that
would have tied the score Fast ran Wheat,
but faster flew the ball from Fletcher, and
tust as lack was about to score Meyers
blocked him off and nipped him by an inch.
It was one of the greatest sights seen on
any diamond this year, and both runner
and felders were wildly cheered.
Nor was that one great play the only
sensation although 1t dulled all others by
comparison. The men were up on their
toes at all times, and despite the seven
errors which were sprinkled through the
game did well. Little Hank Groh who
played second base for the Giants in the
absence of Larry Doyle cavorted around
the midway and fairly ate up five out of
six chances that came his way. His one
bobble was on a savage lick that might
well have gone as hit.
j. Carlyle Smith, known TO the Brook
lyn fans as Red" and plain John Muir
ray, known to New York fans as Red"
had a red-hot battle for honors with the
hickory Brooklyn fans" declare that
Smith had somewhat the better of the
struggle, and insist that his home run with
q runner on first and brace Of singles did
more damage than Murray's triple with
Merkle on base and his double when the
bases were empty, although Murray count
cd later on q sizzfing drive to right by
"Buck" Herzog Chief Meyers was also in
the running with the two hits one in the
eighth. which won the game.
Brooklyn advanced the first scoring propo-
sition In the second inning with one out
Hummel beat out a bunt, and Tooley
singled TO centre Miller then forced Bert
at second while Hummel took the far
turn Dahlen then decided 10 take Rucker
out of the game DAILY went in to bat for
the big southpaw and proved himself TO
be the man of the moment when he singled
TO centre and scored Hummel with the
drst run. Ames got along swimmingly
until the fifth inning when Northen
singled to centre. and took second base on
Becker's error. Smith then came up and
wbaled one into centre field. II looked
like single only, but the ground was
hard and the ball bounced over Becker's
head and rolled for home run, scoring
Northen before him.
The Giants plodded along in their own
peculiar way until the fourth inning be-
fore they decided to score a run. 1t was
admitted by some that Ragon had some
thing to do with the situation. In the
fourth Murray lifted fly neither here nor
there between left field and shortstop
Wheat and Tooley went for II at top speed.
hut neither got It, and the hit went for two
bases Herzog then hit for a single and
Murray counted
In the sixth inning Merkle was passed
after a consultation of the umpares. There
were three balls and two strikes on Fred
when Ragon tossed a low ball over and
Merkle started for first base. Brennan.
however, called him back, declaring there
were only three balls on him. Merkle
politely argued the point, and after Bren-
nan asked Bob Emslie about 1t. Merkle
was given his base. Jake Daubert then
moved up about three feet of first but that
move was fatal Murray placed the ball