New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-10
Not a Base on Balls Given in
Two Games with the
Brooklyn SuperbaS.
TESREAU AGAIN SHINES
Gets Better of Nap Rucker in
Keen Battle of Pitchers
-Matty at His
Best.


49, winning a double-header before flf-
teen thousand persons. in which noGe cf
the i've pitchers who took part cave n
base OF balls. the Giants cleared their title
to another ponnant at the Polo Grounds
Yesterday afternoon. The Brooklyn ST.
perbas were the stepping stones by when
the Giants mounted 70 nine anc one
half game lead over the Chicago CUBS
Under tho BILE leadership OF Nap kucker
the TRANSPORTING visitors made a spirited
resistance in tho first game aud u took
the finest sort Of twirling by Tesreau Tor
the champions to win by a score Of TO /.
Tho second game was an easier PROPOSE
lion and ended with the score at Z 20 =
Wilson taking all the steam out of the
Supcrbas In the first inning by popping
The bait into the blcachers for home run.
The Giants had scored two runs and there
were tWn runners on the bags when ne
made his clout. so that the total FOR the
inning Was Brought UP TO i've runs NC
GraR Immediately banished him from the
game before he could have further op-
port,mity to rob Chief Meyers of his Hell
earned laurels Hartley was called upon
10 perform. which he did in the most tp-
proved manner.
Tesrcau and Rucker had IL out hot and
heavy in the first game, while Methe"soh
AID Hagon hooked up In the second Win
Curtis az q late entrant in the eighth
inning after Phelps had oatted Tor
Ragoa. None OF these twirlers issued
pass to first base. Tesreau's only INSIDE
80 N
while Curtis hit one. Daubert received
. terrific llow on the back of the head
from one Of Tesreau's shoots in the Sow
enth inning OF the first encounter anu
while he WAS able TO finish the game az
resigned from duty in the second contest
Hummel taking his place.
Tcsreau and Rucker furnished one q
the most spirited pitchers battles OF Inc
wear. The Brooklyn southpaW was al 'i7
hest and only Tesreau was capaplo 0.
heating him. Far from showing any III
effects from his no-hit game III fhhNHel-
pbia last week the big bear hunter came
hack and held the Superbas TO one nit lc'
tb.. first seven innings. This one nit was
,,.dc b, Fucker. and resulted In the oniE
nm scored by the visitors. Miller was "''
a
stolen the midway.
With ono out in the eighth the Supc' oao
NUsd the bases on three hits TWO "
which we're scratchy, but could not Ee'
over the tieing run. In the ninth Isu
h.r, hat out an infeld hit and died steal
,,g aftsr Wheat had lifted to Becker.
.rhoroSore 1IummeTs single vas Nasteu
.,d Eisbor lifted TO Merkle TO END lhe
came. Six hits in all were maze OH 'i'0
Youngsters delivery
ouly si. Nov. York runners saw hrSO
hasc in the first same, and they hdu ~
cot there by diat Of clean hits. l'uchl'S
enough three Of them were bunched ioi
two runs in the fourth frame. Do!'"'
pc,,cr and Murray singled in row 20
.tart the inning. and before the side eoulu
l,r rotired DOYLE and Murray counted
r-,r rbe rest Of the game Rucker had the
Giants at his mercy. striking out SIN
Of them.
Mathewson pitched one of the best
cannes he has shown this year III the
second battle. while Ragon was pounueu
had by the champions. Maity allowed
only three hits in the first seven frames
and Northen picked Up scratch SAFETY
after two were out in the eighth. hum
mers triple. with singles by Wheat ana
Eirkpatrick in the ninth, gave BrooKl! Il
it's two runs.
The Giants started off TO manufacture
"A substantial lead for Matty right at the
start Devore was an easy out, Dut
po,lc found Ragon for q double ana
Rocker got a life on RUNNERS error
peale stole second so that when Murray
singled Clearly thrC ugh short ne counteo
easily with Doyle. Merkle got scratch
hit. putting Murray on third. Red r!eo
n count on Herzogs inield tap, but was
run down by Erwin, and then wilson
cleaned ND with a home run into the left
Geid stands. Singles by Becker and Hart
10y with Merkle's terrific two-base nit
+o centre. gave the Giants two runs in
tho seventh.
There was some sparkling fielding by
bo,h teams. the Giants shining at times
and then chipping in with their usual
quota of errors. OVERRIDING it trihe in
the second encounter. Doyle hurt his
knee IN sliding 70 first in the fourth
inning OF the second game. and retired in
favor Of Shafer.
Northen was the batting hero among
the visitors. collecting three hits off Matty
and one of Tesreau. Merkle and Muir
raw did some effective work with the stick
during the day. Thirteen hits were picked
up by the Giants off Ragon's delivery,
Matty gathering two unto himself.
The scores follow:
FIRST GAME.
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