New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-15
GIANTS HIT A SNAG
IN THE NINTH INNING
Crash Down Before Brooklyn
When Smith Hammers Out
a Home Run.
JEFF TESREAU THE VICTIM
Succeeds Ames to Pitch One
Frame and Strikes Out
Three Men, but Two
Hits Are Fatal.

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enough yesterday afternoon for the Giants
and Brooklyn Superbas TO present dra-
Of tense situations and well motivated
action that charmed handful OF spec
tators from across the bridge, but failed
TO arouse any great enthusiasm among
the FIVE thousand present who hailed from
Manhattan.
The game came TO an unhappy climax
with two out in the ninth inning, when
"Red" Smith. the 1ame-haired third base
man of the Dahlen camp, deemed the mo-
ment propitious for home run into the
right field stands. scoring Daubert ahead
OF him and giving Brooklyn the verdict
by score of to -
The game had many sensational feat
ures. not the least Of which were the big
league debuts OF Jim Thorpe and Claude
Cooper. who were among the fifteen play
ers that McGraw summoned TO the front
in his vain attempt TO humble the Su
perbas. All the action was crowded into
the last two frames. The first seven inn
ings found Leon Ames and Frank Allen
the southpaw. in duel 10 the death and
not run was scored. Thcn up popped
Merkle with an error in the eighth inning
letting the visitors break the ice with one
run.
This little incident was easy 10 forecast
as soon as il became apparent that Ames
was in his best form and going like
house afire Just why his teammates de
layed matters so long is hard to under
stand. IT was typical Ames game for
seven innings and half. with the big
blond working like mad without the sem
blance Of any batting support. Then came
the error which let in the run. and every
thing looked quite natural
But suddenly there Was change in the
last half of the eighth inning. The Giants
cut loose one of those rallies that made
them famous in the sood old days when
they were leading the league and not
seeking TO explore the aoysmal depths
with their rivals dancing turkey trot'
\ over their heads
ID 4 cog slipped in this rally. so that only
two runs were squeezed out of a pass.
four hits and sacrifice fly. but it served
10 shift the odium of defeat from the
shoulders of Ames and placed it on the
bUry form OF JEFF Tesreau his successor
The big bear hunter struck out three
men in the only inning he worked. but be-
tween the second and third outs was
single by Daubert and a home run by
Smith. which changed the whole complex
ion of the case. McGraw was so cut up
over the break that he did not come out
TO the coaching lines in the last half of
the ninth inning when the Giants made
feeble efforts TO make up for the big dis
aster.
Ames allowed only four hits and struck
out seven men in the first seven frames
but Fisher scratched n hit through
Fletcher in the eighth inning and took
second on Miller's sacrifice. Allen struck
blow for freedom by singing TO right
putting Fisher on third Murray threw
10 the plate 10 prevent Fisher from scor
ing and Allen attempted TO take second
but was trapped. Meyers tossed TO Mer-
kle. who dropped the ball in trying TO tag
Allen as he slid back 10 first. This gave
Fisher an opportunity to score
Allen strained himself slightly in his
slide and Bill Dahlen sent Nap Rucker
out 10 warm up. He showed rare judg
ment in not importing the star during the
attack OF the Giants i'm the eighth. for II
would have been beyond all precedent for
Brooklyn TO have pulled a victory out of
the fire for Rucker as they old for Allen.
he entered the box in the eighth and
passed Chief Meyers. Heinie Groh was
elected 10 run for the chief. and here the
hitch came. Heinie was overanxious TO
reach second and was caught off the
bag Therefore when Crandall, batting
for Ames. Snodgrass. and Wilson, batting
for Devore. followed along with singles
the bases were only filled. instead of a
couple of runs being across. Cooper ran
for Crandall and counted on Fletcher 8
sacrifice TO Wheat. Only Snoderass
counted when Larry Doyle hit TO right.
and then Murray lifted 10 Fisher.
The lead of one run looked pretty big
as Tesreau came into the box. and it
seemed as though playing out the ninth
would be little more than Formally.
Meyer and Wheat famed with as much
grace as possible. but Daubert singled TO
left Cooper letting the ball get away
from him. 80 that the runner took second.
Then came Smiths home run and defeat.
Fisher struck out. ending the inning
When the Giants took the field il was
noted that Devore was back in left field
and Fletcher al short. Burns and Shafer
were said 10 be indisposed. but there was
tinge OF permanency 10 the arrange
ment. Josh at least had the satisfaction
of hitting the ball every time ne came 10
poled a sparkling drive right into
Stengles hands in the first frame.
Fletcher did not make hit but he
raped out two long. hard drives, one Of
which scored a run. He also gave a
finished exhibition around short.
Thorpe batted for Tesreau. with two
out. in the ninth inning, McGraw taking
p chance on the Indians ssmming out a
homo rum which would tie the score. but
Jim laid down an easy roller TO Cutshsw.
Allen pitched we'll. with the exception
of the one inning where the Giants
punched four OF their seven hits He gave
only one pass and famed three men.
Benny Never made a couple OF fine
catches I'm right field, while Snodgrass did
fast bit OF fielding in holding Dauberts
long hit in the fourth frame TO double.
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