New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-04
Even Matty'S Pitching Fails to
Pull Champions Out Of
Their Slump.
SECOND DIVISION LEADERS
Third Straight Defeat by the
Phillies Comes When Pinch
Hitter Makes Home
Run Drive.
ny Telegraph to The Tribune.

Philadelphia MAY 3.-The second di-
vision. Shades Of McGnnlty and Donlin.
When has May found our Giants in such
society? But II had to come. This try
ing to do a first-division business on sec
ond-division hitting capital can result in
only one thing. and the champions have
fallen just about as low as they can sink
as long as the Braves and Reds insist on
lighting for the cellar.
Dropping their third straight TO the
Philles. even though the mighty Math-
ewson was presiding. brought the Giants
to the head of the second division, with
Brooklyn and St Louis perched in front
OF them. The score was 10 2. and was
the fourth consecutive defeat for the
champions.
The situation takes on a particularly
blue tlnge when IL is considered that the
Giants are due home on Tuesday and
must start their winning streak at the
Polo Grounds. The glamour that has oeon
cast around the field by the Yankees
who have been playing there Oft ana on
for three weeks and do not yet kno"
what II is to win a game there, makes
the situation hazardous In the extreme.
Grand Old Overconfidence was respon-
sible for to-day's defeat Working Chal-
mers for two runs in the first inning, the
Giants sat back and let Matty do the
rest. They thought that they could have
a basketfu of TALES whenever they went
after them. so they were content To nave
Matty work along with the two-run lead
for seven innings and shut out the PM
lies. When the champions came to. no
ever. they realized that they could NJ
hit Chalmers. and had to be content with
three safeties In nine innings.
The need Of hits became apparent at
the end OF the eighth. when Cravath did
that which Is so often sung in poetry and
written about In prose. entering the game
as a pinch hitter and driving out home
run. With one out in the eighth. Doolan
beat out a hit TO lierzog, and Cravath'
batting for Killifer, lined the first bail
pitched into the bic lchers for home run
scorlng Doolan ahead OF him and teing
up the game. Chalmers famed and Her
zog threw out Paskert. but the damage
had been done.
The Giants tried frantlcally to break the
tie In the ninth. but Merkle famed and
Magee caught Herzog's ny. Meyers beat
out an inheld hit and retired to let De-
wore run for him. Although Josh stole
second Matty was thrown out by Chal-
mers. The end came quickly, even though
Knabe and Lobert were retired at the be
ginning OF the inning. Magee singled 10
centre and stole second. scoring when
L,uderus singled 10 the same spot.
The Giants scored their two runs in the
FIRST inning on one hit. Snodgrass walked
and Shafer was hit. Although Burns
famed. snodgrass and Shafer worked a
double steal. so that both counted on
Larry Doyle's single 10 right. Murray
flied &C. Magee, and Doyle. VINO stole sec
ond, was left when Merkle struck out
Mathewson was in wonderful form, go
ing through the nine innings without CIV
ing a base on balls and holding the
Phillies TO two hits for seven innings
Two safeties In the eighth and two IN the
ninth proved his downfall. Big Six OUT
pitched his youthful opponent most OF the
way. Although Chalmers allowed only
three hits. the Ave passes he gave kept
him in trouble. He eXtricated himself
from several holes with rare skill.
shafer played a brilliant game at short
for the Giants. handling eight assists
without an error. which is quite a feat
for him. The Giants pursued their base
running tactics with little opposition on
the part OF Killifer. Five bags were pill
fered In all, but a lack Of hits caused a
waste OF energy I'm stealing.
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