New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
Smoky City Players Solve
Veterans Delivery and
Hold Lead to End.
GIANTS MAKE HARD FIGHT
Allow No Scoring After Third
Inning, but Fail to Over
come Big Lead Won
in Early Frames.

out Of the box in three innings by the
Pittsburgh Pirates, and his team hum
bled in the presence Of $1,000 fans"
a. the Polo Grounds yesterday after
noon. The score was 5 to 6. 1t was
the second time in succession that the
smoky City" crew, led by Gaping
Honus" Wagner. shelled the old mas
fer off the rubber. and they performed
their task with a zeal that, in a more
worthy cause. would have been com
mendable.
The visitors made all their runs off
"Matty." George WiltSe who replaced
him in the fourth frame, was in the
midst Of one Of his good days. and
held them at arms length until the
ninth. when Az Demaree took charge
Of the sphere Wiltse retired in the
eighth frame to allow Eddie Grant 20
strike out for him with a runner on
third
There could be no excuse for the
downfall Of "Matty." He had as much
stuff on the ball as ever, the same per-
feet control but the Pirates simply
solved his delivery and clouted the bail
with might and main. They punched
their hits, moreover. and it must be
said in the interest Of truth that
"Matty' was fortunate 10 escape with
as little damage as he did. In the third
inning for instance, with the bases
fun. Mike Mitchell slammed one off ne
pylons that adorn the upper right fell
stands, but Klein ruled a two-base hit,
and only two runs counted where four
might have.
Nine hits in three innings give a fair
idea Of how Matty was mauled. Add TO
these four errors. one Of Matty's own
making, a disastrous boot Of a grounder
by Fletcher and an equally atrocious
throw by Larry Mclean, and il will be
clearly seen that the Pirates were aid
ed in no small degree in their journeys
around the paths that lead 10 glory and
the home plate. In the first inning
the Pirates leaped on Matty for two
singles and a home run for three runs,
but wasted two clean drives in the
second frame, which was non-produc-
tive. The storm broke in the next
inning. when four drives, among which
were numbered doubles by Viox and
Mitchell. and a few errors. scored five
runs, the total for the day, as regards
Pittsburgh Matty was not removed
while under fire. McGraw let him fin
ish the inning. and then sent Harry
Mccormick TO bat for him.
When McGraw sent out George
Wiltse 10 succeed Matty the calamity
howlers had a field day but they were
sadly mistaken. Wiltse twirled as he
did in the days when he was rated as
one Of the stars Of the league, and was
complete master. The Pirates hit him,
but he kept his upper lip stiff. and kept
the safeties we'll scattered. and not
run was scored on him. When Mobile
AL Denaree went into the box in the
ninth all bets on Pittsburgh scoring
we're declared off. The Southern speed
bow souelched them in one, two, three
order.
Hans Wagner refuted once and for
all the contention that approaching
age impairs the faculties. The grand
old man Of the National League per-
formed in a manner that. from New
York viewpoint, was little short OF
scandalous. He was up at the bat five
times. and all he did was TO gather IN
a home run into the right field stands
with a runner on first base. and IN
four subsequent trips TO the plate he
got three singles. Luck. perhaps,
robbed him Of a perfect day. In the
ninth he drew away from one or
Dernaree's curves, but the ball hit the
bat handle and rolled into fair ground
and Hans was out at first. The crowd
laughed, but Wagner couldn't see the
Joke. In the field he was in the fight.
despite his one error
II the Giants were beaten. at least
they were not disgraced. Spotting the
Pirates eight runs is no childs play
under any conditions, and with BABE
Adams seemingly in tip top form the
task seemed little short Of herculean.
Nothing. II not game. the champions
went 10 their knitting in fine style.
They solved the mystery Of Babes
delivery and in their half Of the third
inning grouped four hits with Jim
Thorpe's speed and an error by Viox TO
score four runs. A four-ply drive by
lilly Shafer aided in its own original
way also. Two innings later they
punched three hits for another run and
Adams retired in favor Of George Nc
Quillan, who finished the game allow
ing three hits and one run.
Tilly Shafer. on whom the right field
home run habit has grown Of late, was
one of the leaders in the night OF the
Giants. His two hits accounted Tor
three of New York's runs. George
Burns. with three singles, was the
leader in point of number, but none OF
his wallops was OF the timely descrip-
ton. The Giants made eleven hits In
all. while the Pirates were peeling OH
fourteen from the array OF talent
thrown in by McGraw. II was the
sort Of battle that delighted the holiday
crowd, for all phases of the game were
seen. HARD batting, fine pitching at
times, loose and phenomenal fielding,
following in rapid sequence Ike the