New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-04
RUN OF GIANTS BROKEN
EarIv Gifts to PhiIIieS Prevent
Winning of Ten Straight.
SNODGRASS FAILS IN PINCH
Brilliant Triple Steal Scores Tie
ing Run and Almost Wins
the Game.

The Giants attempted TO spot the fhiiIles
five runs and then beat them at the io'o
Grounds yesterday afternoon Red AlhVS
and Tillic Shafcr signed tho deed OF Ei''
which con\ owed the five luscious tdllles 10
the visitors in the first frame without MT
being made-four passes aud TWO errors
turning the trick. Then McGraw mon ie"
ia and made M the handicap, uelnG the
score after two were out in the ninth IN
ming But 10 little purpose. for Mathew
son was forced to enter the fray In TIC
tenth without having had SUFFICIENT time 10
warm up and the visitors bounced three
doubles off the outfield boundaries which
were good for two runs The score was
10 in favor of the Phillies, who succeeded
in checking the winning streak OF the
Giants after they had taken nine straight.
II vas a thrilling game, replete with I'M
sertsinties and unusual plays, both good
and bad The masterpiece of the whole en-
counter was the triple steal by the Giants.
Charlie Ierzog never did a more brilliant
hit of work in his career than when he
stole home with the tienG run after two
men we're out in the ninth inning.
Here's how he did it, The bases we're
filed and Wilson was batting for Mar
Guard. The thoughts of the entire Phila-
delphia team, especially Alexander and
Graham. were centred on the batter, when
Herzog al the psychological moment made
his wild dash To the plate. He was nearly
there before Alexander had even pitched
the ball and slid home so perfectly that
the decision was not even close.
The Phillies were taken completely by
surprise and some of the inflelders ran in
10 protest to Klein. Shafer consequently
stole third easily, and Meyers. who was on
first. got to second before Graham could
recover his wits and throw to Knabe.
shafer, however. tempted fate and tried to
steal home. but was out, Knabe to Graham,
forcing the game into an extra inning.
There were many peculiar features TO the
contest The Phillies with their seven hits
smassed eight runs. while the Giants had
the time of their young lives in squeezing
SIX runs out OF fifteen hits. one of which
was a home run by Merkle Alexander
seemed to be on the ragged edge all
through the game. He gave four passes
and struck out only four men. There was
only one frame in which the Giants did not
got man to first. but they failed to- bunch
their hits and had twelve men left on the
bags.
The one weak point in the New York at
tack was Snodgrass If Fred had made a
hit in almost any one of his six times at
bat the Giants would have won. There
were two on bases in the first when he
struck out: a man on third in the NTH
when he hit into a force out the bases
filed when he struck ont i'm the sixth for
the third out; the bases filled in the eighth
when he flied TO Titus for the third out,
and man on third in the tenth when he
grounded out, Doolan to Luderus, to end
The game Snodgrass did some pretty field
ing, but his failure to hit in the pinches
practically lost the game
Ames and Shafer must b. commended
for the sympathy which they bestowed on
the Phllies in the first inning, tut they
OverGid IT, Alnes passed the first two men
up, made a wild pitch, which advanced
both so that they could score when Shafer
threw Loberts grOunder over Meyers's
head When Ames allowed ITS feelings to
get the better Of him and passed I.uderus
McGraw called q halt and sent for Wiltse.
who passed Cravath. filling tie bags. Pas
kert's sacrifice fly scored Lobert and
Skaters wild throw to the plate of
Doolan's grounder let Luderua and Cravath
tally. Graham and Alexander were easy.
but the Phlies had annexed i've runs
without making hit.
Witse then settled down and pitched a
beautiful game. For the next seven in
nings.h pitched alright ball allowing only
four hits. The Phillies would not have
tailed run in the third had Shafer not
committed another error. Mccormick
batted for Wiltse in the eighth and Mar
guard twirled the ninth, putting the
Phillies out in order. Wilson took Rube's
place at bat in the ninth. so Matty was
called upon to pitch the tenth and lose the
game
The Giants stole eight bases Shafer and
Meyers stealing five between them as both
were mixed up In double and triple
steal Deyofe annexed two 10 his record
while Herzog got the other one. Merkle
once more was the batting king OF he day.
lie smashed out terrific drive into the
left field tleachers, near the Scent seats
IN the sixth inning, and made three singles
besides. Unfortunately. there was no one
on the bases when Fred made his circuit
drive. Josh Devore got away with three
pretty little singles. while Meyers corralled
two hits for his share. Lobert and Cravath.
OF the Phillies. each made double and a
single.
1t was an off day for umpircs again and
four players were reprimanded. Wilson
was chased from the coaching lines by
Bush in the third. while Charlie DOOM.
who out in uniform for the drst time
since his illness. met the same fate little
later. Larry Doyle protested third
strike which KLEIN called on him in the
fifth frame and YVES invited TO leave. Nc
Graw was sent 10 the clubhouse for taking
larry's side too vigorously.
KLEIN seemed TO be very much mfed
about something. There was mucL justice
IN Doyle's complaint <lems umpiring
was of a saffron hue at times but not so
bad as a lot of noisy fans in the stands
made it out to be. The practice Of Danish
ihg players on the slightest prOvoca,ion is
setting TO be altogether too prevalent this
season and Tom LynChs staff might do
well TO show a little more lepiency
Two singles and a pass in the first gave
the Giants q run; another came In the
third on two singles and a double; two in
the sixth on Merkles home run. two passes
and f,yo singles. one In the eighth on two