New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-18
THOUSANDS GO HALF
CRAZY AS GIANTS WIN
Marquard Captures His Four
teenth Straight Victory in
Extra-Inning Game.
THE eleventh A THRILLER
Murray, Becker and Herzog Bat
Their Team to the Front as
Big Crowd Roars It's
Approval.

Rube Marquard Is still unbeaten this year
in fourteen games. Aided and abetted by
Jack Murray Beals Becker and Charley
Herzog in the eleventh inning Of one of
the greatest games of baseball ever seen at
the Polo Grounds Marquard and the Giants
defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday
BY a score Of TO 4, while twenty-five thou |
sand-perhaps thirty thousand-"fans" who
packed the stands wellnigh lost their rea-
son.
When Charley Herzog stepped UP and
shot a singing single to right field which
sent Beals Becker, who had tripled, rae
ing home with the winning run the crowd
simply went crazy with wild delight The
scene almost beggars description. Hats
umbrellas, canes newspapers and even
coats were thrown out on the field In WHO
confusion. Men pounded each other on the
backs. while strangers Rugged each other
and danced the turkey trot and grizzly
bear in the narrow aisles in sheer JOY.
When the run was scored and the play
ers broke in a mad rush for the clubhouse
the fans" swarmed out on the field ana
tried 10 carry Marquard, Murray, Becker
and the game saving Herzog off on their
shoulders. The players, however, were too
feet Of foot, and ducked through the gates
and into the clubhouse with the bowling
mob close on their heels. Standing outside
tbe clubhouse, the fans" cheered and
roared their plaudits for full fifteen min
utes One man tainted in the Grandstand
while he stood in his seat cheering the
victorious team, while another who leaped
from the left field grandstand ran yelling
across the diamond and fell in faint near
third base. He soon revived, and wanted
IN know II ne could Just shake hands with
every man on the New York team
The delight of the crowd was not without
rause There was enough excitement
TANNED into that eleventh inning to make
the most staid and steady person In the
world dance a hornpipe. Victory was won
only after all seemed lost save honor. TO
begin at the beginning Hans Wagner
, stepped up in that eleventh inning and, Sc
lecting a nice waist high curve, welted II
70 the extreme corner of left centre heIu
for a three-base hit. With no one out the
fans" started TO leave, for it seemed that
Marquard was to go down at last JOCKS
Miller then came up, and. since ne Is
,igbt handed halter, Marquard decided to
mass him and take chance at WILSON,
who is left handed. but Wilson poied out
Ay TO Becker. and Wagner scored on the
throw.in. while Miller took second. The
crowd Just groaned. Miller reached lhrd
on an infeld out by Mccarthy, and as
Marouard wound up like a clock JocSS
started for the plate. MarquaTd never sa"
him. nor did Meyers until warned by a
shout from HerzoG. The ball came hsh
and on the outside. Meyers catching 1t just
as Miller hit the dirt in a wild, head-on
slide, The Chief hurled himself through |
the air and. blocking Miller on mpped MN
bv a scant three inches.
Then came victory. snodgrass started
poorly by popping TO Wagner, who made
nice catch in short left field. Murray, how
ever. raised the hopes Of the fans by |
hitting safely TO right field and by the |
time Becker came up to the bat everybody |
was cbattering all sorts Of demands for a |
hit Becker felt the same way about It, |
He let one ball pass by. but on the next he |
smashed the ball hard and far. The field !
ers PLAYED him as a right field batter, and |
that alone prevented home run, and Nc |
GraW held him on third Murray amOled !
home.
Then came Herzog. Marty O'Toolc, who |
cost Pittsburgh S22,5OO, was nervous and !
showed it. with the stands fairly rocking |
from the thunderous cheer. On the second
ball pitched Herzog reached out ard sent
it whistling just out Of McCarthy's reach. |
Becker sprinted TO the plate and rushed on !
after the laughing Herzog, who leaped ON
first base dug his spikes into the bag, and
then dashed for the clubhouse. pursued by
the crowd SO victory was won.
Marouard is now tied with Jack Chesbro !
and Ed Reulbach for the latter day record |
Of the major leagues. with fourteen con- |
secutive victories. His performance is
more remarkable than those of the others, |
for he is still unbeaten, while both Ches- |
bro and Reulbach made their stand in mid
season after being beaten i'm previous !
struggles The record for consecutive VIC |
tories. however, IS held by Jim Mccormick, !
who as a member of the Chicago team |
pitched twenty-four games without d de-
feat or tie game in 1896 John Luby also
a Chicago pitcher. ranks second, win
twenty straight victories I'm 1890
For the second time this season $4,000
worth Of baseball batteries labored against |
each other and once more the cheaper
won. Such IS baseball Marquard, Sc
cured from the indianapolis club at
cost Of sll.O1o, and Meyers, bought for 5000,
labored against Marty OToole, the most
expensfve piece Of pitching bric-a-bra1
in the world. and Kelly, his old side
partner, who cost the Pirates an additional
$500.
In the number of hits allowed O'Toole
had the better Of the angular Marquard
and let the home team down with eight. |
hut the Giants made their hits count AT !
critical times ORIOLES spit ball got him
into some trouble. It failed. to break as
he wished, and eight men walked TO first
base. With the exception of the first inn
ing however. when three bases on balls in
a row and a long fly gave the Giants one
run with never a sign of hit his
uberality had no direct bearing on the
score In fact, Marty did most Of his
. passing in the earlier stages of the game
and signed not a single ticket-of-leave after |
the sixth inning.
Marquard was found for twelve hits, !
good. solid wallops with the exception Of
a scratchy one by Wagner in the first inn |
ing, which scored Pittsburgh's first run |
O'Toole was unduly familiar with his foe
mans secrets and whaled out "A triple and |
a two-bagger along with a single in his |
four times at bat Poor spirit Of courtesy, |
said Marquard. Hans Wagner also made |
three hits. including his triple I'm the last |
inning. Bobby Byrne hammered out two |
bagger. while Wilson poled out a triple |
"Rube' passed two, but his dazzling curves |
and binding speed caused the downfall Of
eight men on strikes.
The weather man did his best to aid the |
doupfaU pf Marottard Early In tho ctr