New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-23
GIANTS WIN AND LOSE
Divide Honors in DOuble-Header
with Pittsburgh Pirates.
CUBS GAIN HALF A GAME
Matty Loses Duel with Cam
nitz, but Marquard Saves
the Day.
lsy Telegraph to The Tribune J

Pittsburgh, Aug 22.-The lead when
the New York Giants hold over the
Chicago Cubs was further reduced on
Forbes Field this afternoon. when the
champions gained only an even break
with the Pirates in doube-header, while
the Cubs were busy smothering the Bos-
ton Braves. Hitting the great Mathew
son at opportune moments the smoky
City athletes won the first game by
score Of to 2, but the second test was
another story. McGraw hurled RUDE
Marquard into the breach, and although
threatened with disaster several times
the WY necked southpaw guided ms
careening craft safely through the shoals
out into the broad deep waters of victory.
The score was 10 6. The Giants are now
four games ahead Of the Cubs. who will
tarry vet awhile with the peaceful Braves
and the Superbas.
The champions accepted defeat in the
first game only after. bitter struggle.
They took advantage of some loose play
in the ninth inning and scored one run
and had runners on first and third Any
kind Of a safe hit would have tied the
score. but there were TWO out at the time
Chief Meyers that was billed and labelled
for the fence. In the second game the
Pirates got inside of Marquard's guard
and tied the score in the lucky seventh
by means of some hard, wholesome MT
tins but New York came back IN the
eighth inning and scored three runs ana
once more assumed the lead, never TO
lose il.
Howard Calnnitz, who makes 1t ms
boast that the Giants were MADE ~
order for him, had a duel with MattE III
the opening fray and got the better Oh
the great veteran. He let the Glah's
down with half a dozen hits. The down
fall of Matty marked his fourth consecu-
tive defeat. The Pirates batted him free
" and made the most of the eight hlts
which were made off him in the seven
innings he pitched Big Six" retired In
tho eighth inning to allow Harry Nc
Cormick 10 bat for him. and Otis cram
DALI finished out the Sam". The Pirates
got TO Crandall for two hits, but Ialleo u
score.
The final game was thriller IrCm start
70 finish, and there was never moment
when the fans" TO the number oil some
thirty thousand. did not look forward 10
something. Usually they were not as
oppointed. ror either one team OF 'nc
other managed to hit the bail ana MI
hard. There were thirty-nine nus h'due'
snd Of these half dozen were uouo'eS
auJ five triplets Hans Wagner iuil"S"'u
the climax 10y lacing home yum oN'1
the fence i'm the ninth inning
Wagner was the sensation of The Gay
botb In the field and at the bat. In nne
trips 10 the plate he made SeVe" n.9'
Two Of these were doubles, one trlpie'
besides a home run. In the neid ho no.,
dled fourteen out Of fifteen chances WIN
machinelike precision, and mado one VI
the best plays of the afternoon lh the MN
inning of the second frame. In thd' frame
Murray walked and stole second Merhle
hit TO Byrne, who threw TO wagner ia
che effort 10 catch Murray Off but Jack
darted back in time. Wagner at once
threw TO first and got Merkle by an men
on a close decision.
In the effort TO suhdue Marquard the
pirates sent out Claude Hendrix inc
snitbau artist wuho beat the Giants l"4Ce
on the Polo Grounds during the last UP.
Hendrix however was In poor iorih' anu
ne lasted only four innings. In that tllhe
ne was well trounced and the New Horhs
made seven hits count for four runs 80
that he soon gave way to Warner. After
the Giants sized up this young fellow
they belted seven kinds Of stars out OF
the ball and scored four more runs ana
made certain the victory. King CoIe
secured from the cubs, finished the game
and crimped further scoring. In all the
Giants made thirteen hits from this array
of talent.
The "Rube' received some mighy
rough treatment at the hands OF his Toe
men. They laced out no fewer than SIX
teen hits, including doubles by Wagner
Hoffman and Carey, triples by Wagner
and Wagners home run I'm the ninth.
Still in the face of this mauling, Mar
guard stuck to his guns and, eased over
some tight places by support of the high
est grade, ne managed 10 bring the game
to a successful issue. He was aided in
no small degree by the heavy batting of
Chief Meyers who made four hits in four
trials, and Charley HeTzog, with three
good wallops
FIRST GAME.