New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-05
MCGraWIeSS Clan Makes 1t Ten
Straight by Capturing
Double Header.
BROOKLYN is NOW FOURTH
Tesreau and Marquard Lead in
Assaults at Ebbets Field
Nap Rucker Among
the Victims.

our Giants with a heartwarmlng triumph
over the Brooklyn Superbas who have
given the champions so much to think
about this season. The battle was fought
in two engagements. General Jeff Tesreau
leading a gallant charge in the morning
which drove the enemy into their inner
line of defences, only TO be dislodsod and
put to rout in the afternoon by an assault
under Major Mar ard The scores were
TO . and Q to 3.
AS the once feared Phillies mended their
ways and walloped the Boston Braves
twice. no ground was gained in the race
for the pennant. the three and one-half
game edge standing intact. The leaders.
however, established title TO a neat little
string of victories. making it ten in
row before sunset Brooklyn dropped into
fourth place as the result Of the double
defeat.
Somewhere around $1,000 fans" watched
the two strugg es across the river. While
the stands were not quite filled to their
capacity. enough came out TO make it
real holiday for even Colonel Ebbets.
About half the throng seemed to be Of Il
Manhattan persuasion. especially in the
more refined reserve seat sections. so
that meritorious deeds by the visitors IN
the field did not so unreCosnized
Much that might be called eclat tinct-
ured the matinee, as the Giants had 20
pound their way TO victory with the re-
doubtable Nap Rucker standing in the
breach. But the veteran southpaw SUI
fered the excruciating experiences that
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earlier in the week He was not tuned
UP 10 concert pitch or any other pitch,
so far as the casual eve could observe.
Aside from giving four passes and hitting
two men. he allowed thirteen hits, in
Guiding three doubles and triple which
blCssomed into nine substantial runs with
nine more men left on the bases ready 10
canter home on slight provocaton.
Fuckers support was not of the best,
three costly errors helping the New York
cause considc ably. All the excitement
was clustered in eight innings, "Rube'
Hall. a youngster from the sand lots.
entering the game in the ninth and fan
ming three Giants in order. After Hart
ley and Snodgrass had struck out Mar
guard took three swings at wide ones in
order to give the newcomer a distinctive
entry into fast company.
The ew York southpaw did not offer
anything mysterious enough to attract
the attention Of a Sherlock Holmes, the
Superbas nesting against his curves for
eleven safe hits. II was something 10
the point, however. that seven of these
were distributed over the first seven inn
ings. netting two runs. while the other
four were punched in the eighth and
ninth after the champions had put nine
runs in the bank. "Rube" struck out
only one man, but his control was abso-
lutely perfect.
The actor-pitcher had the benefit of i'm
maculate support. as cropping up in the
heart Of four innings were double plays
which took the wind out of budding raj
lies. Larry Doyle figured in three of
these. which sweied his fielding to twelve
chances handled without an error Char
lie Herzog who played a brilliant game,
started three Of the double killings, and
finished fourth.
Merkle, too was mixed up i'm four. In
the third Fred ran across the diamond
and intercepted a throw to the plate by
Murray to catch Rucker at third. Her
zogs fine hitting has earned him regu-
lar berth, Shafer dropped out OF the morn
ing game in Charles favor and re-
NAMED on the bench in the afternoon.
The second game was too one-sided to
be of much interest 70 the home follow
ing, but the morning affair was much
more stirring. Tesreau was almost irwin
chile when II came to batting, as he held
the superbas to four scattered hits. A
wild pitch let in the only two runs Dab
lens men counted. JEFF famed seven
batsmen, but wildness in the ninth. when
Callahan and Daubert were passed,
caused Jeff's removal in favor of Gran
dali After Otis had famed Smith two
sensational catches by Snodgrass Of flies
by Hummel and Fisher ended the game
and saved the day for New York.
Yingling, who has figured in twelve
games this season. but who had been
scredited with four victories and no de-
feats up TO yesterday, was knocked out
OF the box when the Giants rallied fiercely
in the seventh and scored three runs on
a triple by Herzog. Fletcher's double and
hits by Burns. Doyle and Merkle. Curtis
came TO the rescue and stopped the on
slaught Thirteen hits were CLEANED from
Yingiing and one from Curtis. With
thirteen off Rucker in the afternoon, the
visitors were able to attach twenty-seven
safeties to their record.
BROOKLYN was without the services Of
some of it's stars Zach Wheat was not
able to get into either game. Callahan
took his place in the morning, whiIe
Hummel substituted for Fisher at short
STENCIL was injured in the sixth inning
OF the afternoon affair and may be out
for some days He tripped over second
base. after being out on force play. and
sprained his ankle so that he had TO be
helped of the field Meyer took his place
in centre field.
Hummel went from short 10 right held
when Fisher returned for the afternoon
contest. Fischer caught the second game
and the Giants stole three bases on him.
Wilson. OF the Giants. got in behind the
nlate for the first time in many weeks
when he backed UP Tesreau In the first
encounter Meyers worked for seven inn
,ncs in the afternoon. and then when the
CHAMPIONS had taken a biz lead retired
in favor OF Hartley.
Brooklyn was the first 10 score in the
FIRST game. With one out IN the fourth.
stenRel walked and Callahan doubled.
Then Tesreau cut loose with wild pitch
which bounded away TO the Giants
bench. letting both runners count. The
champions tied II up In the next inning
snodgrass drove one through Hummel
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