New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-14
Matty Rules with Iron Hand in
the First Game, While
Team Mates Bang
Out Hits.
sECONO-AN0THER STORY
Fromme Batted Out of Box in
Opening Frame, While the
New York Men Are Help
less Before the Curves
of Hendrix.
rBy telegraph to The Tribunel

rBy telegraph 10 The Tribune.l
Pittsburgh. Sept 13.-Playins their final
game of the season in this city the New
York Giants divided a ble-header with
the Pirates at Forbes Field this after
noon.
A large crowd saw the prospective
champions. with Christy Mathewson In the
box. plunge 10 victory in the opening con-
Toe, ny q score Of ( to .. and cheered
themselves hoarse as the Pirates made a
savage come back in the second game TO
win by a score Of s to 0.
II was the first game that the Pirates
have won on the 18th of the month this
season. while they have been defeated
half dozen times. In breaking the spell
they mad a good job Of It, for the Giants
were never In the running.
The first game was especially sweet to
the Giants. for in winning il Matty wiped
clean the slate on which was written
many charges against his foemen. Sew
eral times this season the odd master
has walked into the box to start game
against the Pirates, only to be hammered
of the rubber, leaving his unfinished task
for another pitcher TO complete.
He was the real Matty to-day. however
and therein lay the reason for Pitts
burghs defeat He put the ball right over
the heart of the plate and let his fielder 8
do the work Although seven hits were
gathered and three of these were doubles
Big Six practically was unhittable In the
p,nches. With perfect support he would
have let the home team down with only
one run. but he was not disposed TO quar-
rel when the day was done.
Olaf Luhrsen. a recruit. started the
game for Pittsburgh. but along toward
the end OF the second inning Clarke de-
ci6ed that II might be policy 10 send
man In 10 bat for him. and incidentally
another man TO pitch for him. the GIANTS
were strong for Luhrsen" and In two
innings three bases on balls and two hits
produced two runs.
The red-haired Marty OTooe. who IN
his more youthful days was rated as
stylish piece of parlo- furniture went out
IN the mound 10 take up the task where
rubrsen left off. The Giants also found
Marty 10 their liking. and while he held
,bero IN check. they made thor uine hlts
oou,, for two more runs which clinched
the game.
Kale,doscop!c was the change IN the
..co,d encounter. and the Pirates went
an, determined to break the thirteen
hoodoo IL they broke their bats doing So
Arthur Fromme was Exhibit A. Tor the
Giants. but when last seen he was Walk
ing unsteadily toward the clubhouse u!
ing TO gather the facts OF the case. he
remembered that he started pitching ana
that "a soon as he delivered the ball 10
Carey the crowd started cheerlhs' Inc
names OF polan, Wagner, NioX, Miller
eoa,ed nv In a hazy sort OF manner. ana
the crowd kept up the deafening DIN.
Then-oh. yes, Doctor Crandall arrived on
the scene and Fromme was taken out.
This is what really happened in that
Arst inning: Carey tripled and scored on
q single by Dolan. Then Dolan stole ana
scored on a two-bagger by wagner ana
the putchrnan counted on triple by
Wv II was deliciously refreshing. or
o,hsruise. according to the point OF view.
N,uIer's single drove Viox over the plate
ord about then McGraw decided that
y,rop,oe had about enough. Crandall was
taken over the jumps until the seventh
,,r,rg allowing four runs TO score on
,,,,r,erous hits, and Ferdie Schupp' the
-, sou,bpaw. wound up in fine style.
claude Hendrix, who at times hinss
them dampened, had the "'""'S
pletely al his mercy in the seconu eam''
and allowed them just four mus me
charpions we're meek as httie iaiiiOh,'i9'
"a ,,a,,er had a chance TO accoiiipiiSh
,u.r,.artous deeds. At such times as the
c,,a,,o assumed threatening atutuues
uardr,V rose and struck batter or t"0
49,, N,re men In all fell victims to MS
wiles. 49, sx,,,e
Cbisf wilson made a tremendous or''o
Gov homo run in the third inning. Com.
Ing I'D with man on base "hSo" -
the ball into the right field s'dhu'' ne
and clean. Only three or four men h"'
accomplished this since the he'o
modelled. several years ago
Max Carey, the left fielder OF u'
Pirates. was put out Of the game Tor ois-
outing one of Bill Klem's decisions. carey
saplayer of the Wagner type--quie. anu
unassuming and great favorite win inc
fans" KLEIN was hooted for his ruiihs'
The scores follow:
FIRST GAME.