New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-15
Puts an End to Game in Which
Matty Was Going Badly.
PIRATES HAD TW0-RUN LEAD
McGraW Makes Formal Protest
Of Tie Game with the
Chicago Cubs.
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Pittsburgh, May H-Christy Mathew sou
90 all !ntents ana purposes was saved from
"A pretty lacing when downpour ~ rain
Interrupted the first game Of the series be
tween the Giants and Pirates here to-day
before the third inning could %" finished.
with the score at to 8. Nine hits. netting
five runs. were made Off Matty's delivery
before the shower ended hostlltes. The
visitors. on their own behalf. were sailing
into HendriX's curves at lively rate. but
with b. no means the Same assurance with
which the Pirates treated ZIG Six
Byrne. Carey. Donlin and Wagner All
singled in Il row In the first iuning. but
snappy fielding held the count down to two
runs Shafcr pulled Merklc of the bag IA
throwing McCarthy's grounder 10 first IN
starting the second Merklc disputed the
decision Of owens and was put out of the
game. Snodgrass coming loo from centre 10
take Fred's place and Becker going to the
outheld. Then singles Dos Hendrix and
Byrne Tailed another run before the side
could be retired. WaEuer's single. Miller \
double and Wilson's single added two NOW
in the third before man was put ont.
Then came the rain, which ended IA" run
for the Pirates.
The Giants scored two runs in the first
frame. Deyorc walking and Doyle singing
to centre. Both runners advanced base
on Wilson's tumble Of Doylc's hit and
crossed the plate when Snodgrass singled.
Doyle opened the third with u triple and
tailed on Byrne's wild throw Of Snod-
grass grounder
Both twirlers were evidently bothered 10y
the wet ball. Until half an hour before
game time II seemed doubtful that con.
test fould be played. The rain fell IN tor
rents during the carly part Of the after
noon. a hard shower about . O'Clock turn
ing back thousands who were on their way
to the park. Interest Is keen IN the series
and great crowds are expected TO attend
the games. The club owners sustained a
big loss to-day.
Otis Crandall. who was left in New York
when the Giants left for the West. reported
to McGraw to-day having completely rccov-
cred from an attack Of tOusllits. Wiltse
j. about ready to work. as he has got the
better Of n cold which placed him hors de
combat while the team was IN st. Louis.
Murray is back in the game again, go that
practically all the cripples are now in line.
If the day Is fair Marquard and O'Toolc
probably will engage In pitchers battle
tomorrow II is likely that McGraw wants
10 use Matty In the first game against Gin
cirnati on Saturday. and will probably save
him up during this series.
The Little Napoleon has protested the
tie game played with the Chicago Cubs on
Monday, and IS confident that President
Lynch will declare It New York victory.
II seems that Finncran. whose decision on
Zimmerman at third was reversed by Rig
lcr, was in a better position to see the play
than Rigler, and had called the runner out.
Zimmerman scored the tieing run on n
grounder to the pitchers box. Tesreau cas-
fly got his man at first. and this would
have been the third out had Finnerans de-
cision stood.