New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
Giants Land on Ball, but Some
Boston Fielder Always
Stood in the
Way.

Hub Perdue fairly stood the Giants on
their heads at the Polo Grounds ycster-
day in parcel,.ng ont two hits and two
bases on balls. all Of which has been told.
Just how he was aided and abetted. how
ever. in making New York play second L.
another Boston team is here recountcd
play Icy play. Big Jon Tcsreau first tried
to check the Braves. and succeeded well
FOR three innings. Then came a change.
Later Otis Crandall proved unable to stop
the patterins Of runs over the plate.
How tho Giants failed TO set man be-
yond second base and how Boston piled
up eight runs follows. dreary though the
facts may be.
FIRST INNING.-Co nnelly. the first
man up for Boston died quick death on
q sharp bounder TO Big JEFF" who tossed
to Meikle The dimnuitive Maranville
popped up a little ny to Larry Doyle,
while Myers gave Tosreau another assist.
That an error even in a deciding worlds
championship game IS quickly forgotten. or
II least, atoned Tor was indicated By the
applause which greeted Fred Snodgrass
as he stepped TO the plate 10 open the sea-
son for New York lie wanted TO make
a hit but put up ny which sweeney ran
out into centre field and gathered in by
risSing a collision with Mckechnic. Tlly
Shafer grounded out TO inst. while Burns
lifted Texas Lacquer TO short left. which
MaranyIlle caught while running out with
his back TO the stands
SECONi I.\NiNG. shafcr made an
amazing play TO open the second inning
lie stopped sizzling erounder from
Sweeney's bat with his bare hand. and
while still partly off his balance snapped
the ball over to Merkle in time TO beat the
runner IA stride. The throw was a bit
wide. so that Merkle made the play still
more spectacular by reaching out TO make
a one-handed catch. Titus then grounded
to Doyle. and Arthur Deylin. once OF the
Giants. rolled one TO Tesreau, after being
wildly cheered as he stepped TO the plate.
In New Yorks half it was one. two.
three. Doyle nied to Sweeney. Murray
could not get the ball past Maranvillc.
while Fred AIerkle's long fly TO the fence
in deep left missed being a home run by
only few feet.
THIRD INNING.-Tesroau pitched just
four balls in Boston's half OF the third
frame lie made his fourth assist on an
easy roller from Nckechnie Rardan
popped up Il foul which fell with a thud
into the big mit Of Chief Meyers, while
Perdue persisted at first Doyle 70 Merkle.
The Giants did little better in thcit half
Charley HerZog shot liner 10 centre. but
Mckechne made a pretty catch at his
shoe tops Chief Meyers could not beat
out bounder TO Devlin. because Myers
the Boston first baseman. reached high in
the air 10 Gull down throw billed for the
erandstand with one hand That over.
Tesreau's bunt was easy for Rarlden.
FOURTH INNING. fer made an
other dashng play on Connellys bounder
TO open the fourth and got his man at
gave MaranvIle a free ticket on four
balls. the little shortstop being the first
man OF the game 20 reach the initial
sack. Myers struck out. but Maranyille
stole second a moment later and scored on
Sweeneys timely single to left field.
thanks TO a brilliant slide. Burns made
an almost perfect throw TO Meyers. but
the little fellow managed TO eludc the
Big Chief" with a most approved fade
away" Sweeney took second on the play
and raced home r minute later when
Larry DOYLE knocked down but could not
field a drive from the bat Of Titus The
last named was caught stealing second.
Snodgrass and Shafer were eliminated
on long flies as the Giants went up. but
Burns made the first hit of Hub fcrdle-