New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-06
Huge Crowd Sees Nc
Graw's Men in Struggle
TO Hold First Place.
CAPTURE FIRST, BUT
BOW BEFORE FUCKER
Demaree Goes Through Safely
in Opener, but Marquard Fails
Murray Plays Great Game.
Rr HEYMOOD BROUN.

Tho New York Giants and the Bos-
-. Rvsves arc now so close that nor
zen a Rube MaTquard could stand be
.a, them. Indeed, MeGraw tried to
- tbe Rube as a wedge in the second
.-D,e Yesterday. but the lean lett-
nSor failed TO stop the batters Of
p-,osiyn. and Boston sprang into q tie
with New York. -
Not even in fractions can the sup
,oyter OF the Giants find any consola-
,;on. for the figures in the averages
~ New York .563, and Boston .663.
posk teams have won and lost the
&c number of games, and as far as
~ leadership Of the league. goes 1t is
n an absolute deadlock, and will have
"a remain in that condition until to-
rsrrow. when the Giants meet Boston
IN two games. -
II was a doublc-header at Ebbets
FIELD that caused the downfall of the
Giants. NeGraw's men won the i1rst
eams easily enough By score Of to
INIT Wilbert Robinson wheeled Nap
Pveker out of a hospital for the sec
ord contest, and Brooklyn won by q
score Of 4 to !. .
Not more than two months ago
Charlie Ebbcts announced with evident
bride that his great southpaw had
sejtoid bursitis and would not be able
10 mitch again for the rest of the sea-
son. Nap Fucker may still have 1t, but
Yesterday he also had slow drop ball.
Nap is not half as sick as some of the
Giant batters looked in attempting to
hit his offerings. Deltoid bursitis is a
Brooklyn b6nefactor.
Overflow in 0utfeld.
The Superbas are in last place, yet
never did larger baseball crowd turn
out in Brooklyn than that which
watched the two games yesterday. The
stands were filled and there were few
thousands in the overflow throng which
Plagued the outhelders in left centre.
John McGraw and his Giants have
10 quarrel with Brooklyn. They realize
that its baseball players are quiet, in
offensive persons. But John McGraw
and his Giants have a decided contro-
yersy 10 settle with the Boston Braves,
ana in order TO carry this Ola to sue
cess il was necessary for the Giants
10 60 through Brooklyn to get at the
New England feenen,
Never Tor . moment did MeGraw be-.
lieye that the Superbas would resist
the march Of his men. But they did.
Their resistance in the first game was
belsted and ineffective, but their at
tack in the second was sharp and over
whelming. Some of the best fielding
Of the season was done by both teams,
There was a deal of satisfaction for
New York in the first game. Pfeffet,
the big right-hander, who has been so
troublesome 10 the Giants, tried to win
bis second game of the series, and was
driven out Of the box in just five inn
ings.
When PfeFer left the game after the
fifth inning his place was taken by Bill
Steele, who is leading the National
League just now-in batting. Few good
pitchers bat we'll. Steele was ham,
rered out Of the box before the end of
The sixth inning and Schmptz took his
place. lie finished the game in good
style and allowed no more run getting.
Al Demaree was the opponent Of
Piefer and showed no great degree Of
pitching effectiveness. But for some
wonderful defensive work by his team
mates, particularly the outfelders,
Demaree would hardly have been able
% last through the nine innings.
SROdgrass contributed two great
ihroTS In the first inning he took
Whats fly on the run and, without
stopping to steady himself, let drive
for the plate and caught Daubert com
ing in from third. Daubert was his
victim again in the fifth, when he tried
TO 90 from first to third on Stengel's
single
RED" Murray was put into the game
Particularly for his defensive ability.
As soon as the Giants obtained com
handing lead McGraw took Davey Rob-
srtson out and sent Murray to take his
place.
George Burns is somewhat like the
English Empire, for the sun never sets
upon his possessions. Right iield beng
TIE glare spot in Brooklyn, Burns took
hls station there, while Murray was IN
EFT, with a fringe Of spectators block
ing the territory behind him
In the fifth inning Brooklyn, al
ihouSh six runs behind, began to nit
Demafee so tiercely that 1t seemed as
the lead might be lost TO the Giants;
With one out McCarty singled, ana
Fischer, batting for Pfeffer, walloped 8
third.
Great Catch by Murray.
Dalton then drove a low, long liner