New-York tribune., 1912-06-11
GIANTS FIND A MASTER
Cubs Capture Hard Fought Ten
Inning Battle.
cRANDALL FAILS IN RESCUE
z;mmerman's S Home Run Drive in
Extra Frame Dashes All
Hopes for Victory.

Lang distance batting was prevalent at
,ba Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon when
,he Chicago Cubs defeated the Giants In a
holr.raising ten-inning game by the score
oFoto8 Four home runs found their way
,.,o the grandstand, two drives went for
.-,o,os and two dropped safe for doubles
,Ia,na zimmerman. the batting sensation
frono The Bronx, led in the assault on the
rttcbers. smashing one home run into the
ioft field stand in the fourth inning. In the
eight field stand, with a runner on base.
and won the game for his team.
"Red" Murray smashed the ball into the
,,gbt field stand in the first inning, and
chief Meyers also made a circuit drive. a
,5cious liner into the left field stands in
,he second inning. The chief was the bat
ting hero OF the day. In five times up he
laced out single. double and triple
in addition to his home run.
The game was by all means one OF tho
Greatest played in New York this season,
snd not a single fan OF the fifteen thou
Sand who turned out to witness the battle
left his seat until the last play was made
IN the tenth inning. Tinker, that perennial
thorn IN the sides OF the Giants, doubled
into left field. Zimmerman then came up,
and IL was decided to pass him. Crandall
n,tched wide Of the plate, but Zimmerman
reached far out Of the box and smashed
tho ball into the right field stand for
home run.
Not beaten vet. the Giants scored run
IN their half after two were out on singles
nv Becker and Herzog and Meyers's drive
for two bases The fans" begged Fletcher
for hit, but all he could do was to drive
one al Evers, who threw him out by step.
Otis Crandall was called into the fray
in the sixth inning TO try and save one
victory for old George Wiltse. who had
allowed one run and had the bases filled
with no one out. The Cubs were brimrning
over with fght and confidence, and 1t re-
ouired more than Crandall had to hold
them in check He was found for only one
hit in that inning, but it tailed two runs
and placed a man on third who scored
when Tinker drove a terrific fly to Becker
The Cubs scored q run in the opening
frame, but the Giants came right back and
pushed over three as result Of a base on
balls an error, sacrifice fly and Murray's
home run. Richie was in the box az the
time, and the fans" made merry at his
expense. linen, IN lNe SSCOHu iIllIQSs AeS-
ers drove out his home run into the left
field stands, and Richie went out with II.
Mordecai Brown. the old three-hngered
marvel, was called upon, but the Giants
further increased their lead as result Of
q hit by Snodgrass, a felders choice on
Murray, his subsequent steal of second
base and Archer's error with hit by
Becker. What mattered II then that Zim-
norman should forget his civic pride and
pole out q home run In behalf OF Chicago
In the fourth frame? The Giants were
ahead and the crowd was happy.
Crandall pulled out OF a mess in the ninth
inning SAFER hit to right field and took
third when Evers singled to left. Saier was
held on third when Archer flied out. to
Becker, and then Goode was sent IN to bat
for Lavender. The pinch hitter sent one
whizzing at HerZog. who nailed Safer at
the plate. Reulbach went In for the Cubs
in the nlnth and retired the Giants in
order. go
Chief Meyers. IN addition to batting like
a lend. made neat play in tho first Inn
ing which pulled Wiltse out OF a dilemma.
With Schultz on third and Tinker on hrst'
the sign for 81 double steal was given.
Meyers, however, shot the ball TO Nlltse,
and schultz, who was on the way to the
plate, was caught and run down by Her
2og.