New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-11
GIANTS DRIFT
BACK AS The
BRAVES WIN
Break Even with the ST.
perbas, While Boston
Wins Twice.
n. uEyWOOD BROUN.

~Lv;sty Mathewson and Rubc Mar
rr.rd should furnish better world Sc
RIGS articles this year than ever BEFORE
a, from present indications pitching
lin not cut into their writing time
The Giants split double-hcader VITA
the superbas yesterday, but boston
won twice from the Philies ana "a.
v.pced 20 lead Of two and nan
Jcg Tesreau had no trouble at al III
.,,oii;,g Rrooklyn in the hrst game
which New York took at . 10 l. pG'
49, second Pat Rsgon outpitcheu Al
Dov,srcc and Brooklyn took the con
go nv a score Of to /. The douole-
bns5sT Was PLAYED in less than iour
hours breaking the best two game 'llle
~ the Yankees by more than an hoUl'
The Superbas made just three hlts
IA tho first game. and as Tesreau re-
ceived the best of support, thete Nas
no chance for Brooklyn. Allen ala tne
major portion of the pitching Tor INC
visitors. but gave way to Steele III inc
eighth. Ar At
traction, for il contained not ohiy
thrilling eighth inning rally Oy tny
Giants. but the foundations for grand
climax in the ninth. Unfortunately
that veteran performer, Mike DVhIln'
forgot his stage directions Two "e. I
were on base and Mikes orders WEI
10 make home run, to triple or e,yn
20 double. In fact, a simple single
would have tied the score OGt M'Ne
spoiled the scene by hitting high !"
Wheat. ..;,,-
larly irritating yesterday SINCE ray
Ragon is a pitcher Of no great lame
Nor did his delivery appear deceptive
II was of the side arm or round mouse
variety. vet in the eighth inning three
such good batters as Fred Snodgrass'
the well known psntominist; Larry
Doyle and Arthur Fletcher struck out
in reaching for curves OF blatant 90
viousness.
threw his bat away in a fury, and out
for the fact that II met Grants shln
bone in its fight. II might have Struck
a group Of spectators in iield ooN: Al
Demaree. who pitched eight innings
and retired only i'm favor OF plnch
hitter, was in better form than he mas
shown for some time, but his EFFORTS
were wasted George Wiltse finished
the game. A.
Roth of Brooklyn's runs came IN the
fourth inning. Daubert and Stenge.
lined out crisp singles and Zach Wheat
was hit. filling the bases. Cutshsw
forced Wheat, from Doyle to Fletcher,
but Daubert scored on the play, and
when Getz singled Stengel scored.
Elberfeld struck out, and after Miller
had been purposely passed Grant threw
out Raglan.
That was all there was for Brooklyn,
hut il sufTiced. In fact, the Giants did
not score until the eighth. In that mn
ing Bob Bescher was brought IN 10 Dat
for Damaree and dropped two base
hit close to the field foul line. Snod-
grass struck out, and so did Doyle, but
George Burns singled TO centre, scor-
ing Bescher. Dalton had good chance
10 get the runner at the plate, but Tor
some reason or other neglected to make
a throw.
Fletcher then struck ont. and both
he and McGraw had something to say
about the decisions Of William Klein,
once called "the best umpire in the
league" in an article of John McGraw' s.
which may have to be revised.
With one out in the ninth Eddie
Grant lined hit to centre, and Meyers,
hitting for Merkle, laced a drive TO left
field which advanced Stock, running for
Grant, to second. Larry Mclean
popped to Elberfeld, and Donlin flied to
Wheat.
The score follows: