New-York tribune., 1913-06-27
Do GIANTS
A REAL SERVICE
Deal Out Double Defeat to the
PhiIIieS-FirSt Game Goes
Fourteen Innings.
CURTIS HAS A BIG DAY
Credited with Two Victories
Errors Help in First Set-To
Pitches Fine Ball in
the Second.
fBy Tclesraph 10 Tho tribune. !

Philadelphia, June 26.-The Brooklyn
Superoas did real service for the New
York Giants in defeating the league-lead-
ing Phillics in both games Of a double
header here this afternoon. over on the
POLO Grounds the New York team downed
the Boston Braves twice in as many
games and. as : result, Dooin's men are
only two and onc-half games ahead OF
the Giants. II required fourteen innings
Of sensational hard-fought baseball be
fore the Philics We're subdued In the
opening struggle. the end coming when
the team made n fair-szed ascension at
moment when air-tigut baseball was
imperative. Brooklyn cased three runs
over tho platter. winning by score Of
TO 3 The second game went only the
conventional nine innings and the Su-
pcrbds won by n score OF 10 ,
The value OF doing the unexpected AT
critical point was clearly established in
tho last inning Of the first game, and TO
the daring Of Zach Wheat. aided by his
nectness Of foot. the Superbas really owe
the victory. With one out, Wheat hooked
single into right field. and raced into
second as Jake Daubert beat out twist
ing roller 20 the lnneld Both men ad-
yanccd a peg when Smith grounded 70
Luderus. whose throw 10 Scaton was
wild
The ball was only n few feet away from
tho bag but Wheat llt FOR the plate and
slid over safely while Luderus gaped At
him Fred finally threw the ball, but too
late. Daubert moved 10 third and Smith
ffHf. bod rfFVa
ming unncrved Kilifer, whose throw 70
Lobcrt was poor and Daubert also scored.
Smith counted on a single By Hummcl
and tho game was won.
In trying 20 staye OF defeat Doom nred
three OF his heaviest guns. 10 no purpose.
Epva Rixcv started the game. but retired
after seven innings 70 allow pinch hitter
TO stand in for him. Tom Seaton then
took up the task. and under his direction
the game was tossed OF. The Superhas
made ten hits In all of these stars, five
from each. but Scaton viii be charged
with the loss of tho game Grover Cleve-
land Alexander was nominated 10 pitch
the second struggle He was one Of the
numerous pitchers knocked out Of the box
Yesterday. but some one had 20 20 I'm.
Alexander had nothing much to offer but
faulty haserunning by the Superbas and
good defensive play on the part Of the
Phllues kept the score down.
Cun curtis had ore Of the best DAYS
in an hi, career as major league
pitchor. He will receive credit FOR win
ming both games. curtis relieved Nap
Rucker who had also been knocked out
of the box yesterday. In the thirteenth
inning with the score tied, and since II
was while he was in tho box that the
game Was won no will he credited with
victory He did so well In that inning
tho second fray. He let the Phillies down
with half a dozen hits, and, moreover.
kept them pretty well strewn about tho
paths The Phillies pressed him closely,
for AN his good work. hut tho Superhas
rallied 20 his aid IN the ninth inning and
won
In the opening game the Superbas went
m AT a fast clip and scored twice in the
first two innings. hard, clean hitting
telling the tale. There was a distinct
scarcity of runs until the sixth. when the
PhiIies got a runner over on a couple OF
well placed hits In this frame with
Luderus on first. Lohert tripled, but a
rootcr interferod with the ball and Lu-
derus was sent back 10 second and Lo-
bert To first The Phllies tied II up IN
tho eighth. and from then on until the
fourteenth neither could get a man
around
The score follows: