New-York tribune., 1913-08-13
Superbas Drive Champions Into
Extra Innings in Hard
Fought Diamond Battle.
MATTY COMES TO RESCUE
Demaree Unable to Check the
Foe, but Fromme Holds Them
Until Rally Sets In, and
big Six" Does the Rest.

Playing their first game on home terri
tory after long, hard campaign in the
heart Of the enemies country, the Giants
met and defeated the Brooklyn Superbas
I'm a thrilling elsven-inning game at Eb-
bets Field yesterday afternoon The score
was TO s. Victory was won after the
Superbas had what appeared TO be
winning lead Al Demaree and his rosin
ball were knocked higher than kite
early in the fray. and Arthur Fromme
and Matty were called upon to perform.
AIatty pitched only one inning-the
eleventh-and although scored upon. held
the Superbas safe. Fromme who re
placed Demaree in the sixth inning, when
the score was tied, will receive credit for
the game. since the Giants were ahead
when Matty entered.
A sudden lapse from form on the part
of Ragan In the eleventh inning gave the
Giants the chance they had sought since
they tied the count In the sixth inning
Fromme, the first one UP. bowled one
down to shortstop, which Fisher missed
I'm beautiful style. Fromme arriving at
first base in plenty OF time Burns then
poked a little fly In short centre. which
went for a single, moving the pitcher TO
second base At this juncture McGraw
saw the rift I'm the cloud bank and he
sent Eddie Grant in TO run for Fromme
Ragan then decided to make a little as
cension. so he passed Shafer 10 first on
four wide ones, filing the bases. Fletcher
a.. vrTla
Grant counted Doyle was passed inten-
tionally, once more filling the bases.
Burns scored easily when Merkle made
Wheat race 10 the scoreboard TO pull
down his terrific wallop to left field, but
Murray popped one TO Cutshaw, and the
inning was over.
The Superbas came UP for their half
of the frame determined TO do or die
Matty. with only a few minutes in which
10 warm up entered the box TO hold them
in check The work of the old master
was none too redssuring at first. He had
trouble i'm locating the plate FOR Wheat.
and finally with the count and 2,
groovcd one that the Cherokee brave
whaled TO the fence for a triple. The
formidable Jake Daubert fouled TO
Shafer. and the atmosphere Frightened a
little Smith. however, sent a long foul
TO Murray I'm left field, and after the
catch Wheat skipped over the plate. One
run was needed, but Bob Fisher hit one
down to Fletcher. who threw him out, and
the game was over.
Al pcmaree did his level best 10 'ay
the foundation for another winning
hut i'm or
day at least. In fact. the cartoonist from
Mobile was fortunate to escape the stig-
ma Of a defeat for when he was re-
moved to allow Charley Herzog TO bat for
him he Giants were three runs in the
ruck. with little prospect Of catching up.
In the five innings he pitched Al was
found for seven hits, which included
Herbert Moran's far flung drive TO the
exit gate i'm centre field for three bases.
Arthur FTomme entered the lists in
Brooklyns half Of the sixth inning, and
in the five innings he worked was we'll
nigh invincible. Only one hit was made
off him. that a single in the ninth when
two hands were down. Then came Matty
in the last frame and he kept the key
to the situation in his control.
Fred Walker was nominated TO start
against the New York men, but he was
taken out of the box i'm the sixth inning.
Walkers lack OF control acted more to
his dctriment than the power of the
opponents bats. Two hits and n sacrifice
fly scored one run for New York I'm the
first frame. while two bases on balls,
an error and Fletcher's home run counted
three and tied the score in the sixth.
After F1etchers hit Walker retired and
Pat Ragan was called in. The latter
allowed only one hit in five and two
third innings. The first fourteen men
20 face him walked the plank. Walkec
pulled out of holes in the second and
third innings in fine style. In the second
New York had the bases filled with two
out and Shafer struck out. In the third
only one man was down, with the paths
loaded. but two force plays, one at the
plate and one at second, told the tale
Singles by Shafer and Fletcher, with
long Nv by Doyle. gave the Giants run
in the first inning, but the Superbas
responded with two in their half on
singles by Cutshaw Stengel and Wheat
with a sacrifice fly By Daubert and Mer-
klc's error. Another tally was added 70
the Brooklyn side I'm the third on Moran's
triple and a sacrifice fly by Cutshaw. In
the fourth frame Daubert got single,
stole second and continued all the way
round when McLean's throw bounced 70
centre anG Snodgrass's return went wild.
New York tied the count in the sixth.
Herzog. batting for Demaree, walked and
stole second. going TO third on passed
ball. Burns also was passed Shortly
after he was caught off first base and
run around by the whole team. Finally
he was hit by Fishers relay. got back
safe and Herzog scored with the run
that tied the count
NEW YORK. BROOKLYN
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