The Washington times., 1913-04-09
MERKLE CONNECTS
FOR HIT THAT Wins
His Home Run Cinches Second
Game With Climbers for the
New York Giants.
By SENATOR"

A home run won the second contest
for the Giants against the Climbers
Bone ehead' Merkle polling one to
deep center in the fourth. scoring
Larry Doyle and Jack Murray ahead
but his run wasn't really necessary,
for the Climbers could get but two
for their share. Final score. Giants,
4; Climbers, ..
Never mind the score, that isn't
really important in these exhibition
battles. The one real Joy was the
remarkably cool performance of Joe
BoehIing. Until yesterday he seemed
a truly hopeless case, wilder than any
flock of crows. more dangerous to
his own team than TO the other and
almost sure to drill back to the tall
grass.
Facing the National League cham
pi0ns. the Richmond southpaw came
into fis own. Perhaps he prefers TO
face The real thing before showing his
true form on the mound. Anyway. in
the four innings he adorned the sum-
init he allowed but one hit. passed but
one batsman and admitted not a
single tally. To prove that he had
all a pitcher needs he famed five of
the Giants, including the famous In
dian. Jim Thorpe, Spike" Snodgrass.
Buck HerZog, and Rube Maruuard.
Ainsmith held him up beautifully and
the former sandlotter from the Tir-
ginia capital was all to the passaZa.
The kind of ball he pitched against
the Giants will win almost any old
game.
Gallia Is Hit.
Ii
ed for the Climbers and allowed six
Scattered hits n the five innings he
worked. He was unfortunate in hav-
ing Merkle's savage liner bound bad
ly for Milan and go for homer. He
whitfield four batsmen ard walked
only two. Two of the hits against
him We're scratches and. by and large.
his exhibition was satisfactory.
Easily the real feature of the clash
was a magnificent running catch by
Snodgrass in the fifth. Hank Shanks
shot up high one just back of Doylc's
position. SnOdgrass came in ike IN
aeropiane. yelled for the ball. and. when
no one in the park believed he could
reach it, speared it with one hand
almost in the infield. 1t was a great
catch, meriting the applause Ii received.
ne III lit IfSl
frame. but they failed to come through
until the fourth. With one down, Doyle
singled to center. moving up on a wild
pitch. A bad toss 10y Gallia sent him
to third. Murray waited and walked,
Gallia losing his poise in trying to get
the runner. Merkle hammered a low
liner to right center and IL bounded
away from Milan. rolling To the right
field wall. All three runners crossed
the plate, and the game had blown.
Gallia stayed right on the job, though,
and famed Herzog and Matty.
Snodgrass Scores.
Snodgrass opened the fifth with a
single TO left Shafer drew pass,
both going up while Burns was dying:
Gandil to Gallia. Doyle's long sacrifice
fly TO Moeller scored Saodgrass After
that il was dry pickings for the Giants.
In the fourth the Climbers got their
first run on a timely punching Of bingles.
With one down, Foster singled to left
going up on Milan's roller 10 MeTkle
Gandirs liner actually knocked Doyle
off his feet and went for n hit, Foster
reaching third. Morgan poled a double
down the third-base line, scoring Fos-
ter. Ainsmith was too anxious, and
pushed pitifully at Matty for "A death
NJ first. ending the batting onslaught.
In the eighth Boehling got q waI% TO
start. reaching second on Dan MoellcT's
hot one just past Shafer. He went to
third while Foster was forcing MocIler,