New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-09
Single by Doyle in Tenth
Scores BeSCher with
the Deciding Run.
SWEENEY WIPES OUT
SINS BY TIMELY HIT
Bridegroom Burns Makes Strong
Plea for MatrimOny by His
Brilliant Playing.
~ HAYWOOD RROt\.

nv III NOpt bhos y.
The Giants. like nature. abhor a
vacuum. Having lost enc title they set
about getting another yesterday, ana
won the first game Of the city series
from the Yankees by score of to
after ten terrific innings.
Only 1910 persons paid 10 see the
meeting of the Manhattan rivals, but
II any one of that small number feels
that he did not receive his moneys
worth let him stand up and confess
himself no true fan. The game was
quite the most thrilling contest which
the Polo Grounds has seen this sea
son. Perfect IL was not. but the
Astounding errors we're necessary ele-
meat in a punSent baseball bouilla-
baisse Of far flung drives. hunts. err
ratio hopping grounderS, wild throws
and stolen bases.
Out of the pet name of Matty, the
Yankees hammered the Master and left
only the Old. Never in post season
game has the veteran been hit as hard
as he was yesterday. heating. beteit
of his beloved emery. MAS even less Ell
fective. although he went into the
eighth inning with a twO-run lead.
This the Giants overcame by driving
three runs home. but rally by the
Yankees in the ninth made the tenth
inning necessary.
Burns Shining Light.
And OF all the afternoons hard hit
tiers. George Bridegroom Burns was
the best. The man who went to church
on WedneS day and gave himself up for
better or worse lived up 10 the first
part of the promise yesterday lie
made four hits. and one OF them was
tribe: lie stole two bases. and he capt
hred n difficult fy after hard run. II
4 such be matrlmony make the most OF
il.
Next 10 Burns in number OF hits was
Rov HartZell who made three sale
drives. but Larry Doyle should not be
forgotten. for il was he who drove IN
the winning run i'm the tenth inning
with a single just off the left field loui
line. BeScher. who mad smashed
triple TO dcep left centre. was the one
10 score the run which won.
Post season contests always furnish
upsetS. and Ed Sweeney was the as
appointment IF the afternoon. lie
could not stop the Giant baSerunners
at all and he also handled ball very
badly in the second inning. when the
Giants scored their tlrst run. by walt
ing for bound he might well nave
caught Merkle at the plate. but oy
stepping forward he gave the hrSt
baseman a chance to come IN behind
him and complete a home run. Yet Ii
is only fair to say that it was Sweeney
who drove home the leln run IN the
ninth inning with double.
Although the game lacked numbers.
flags. spectators and many other eS-
sentials Of worlds series. the root
ers who came 10 scof remained TO
root long before the battle was over.
Bill KLEIN. umpire. sat IN box near
the field. and il was remarked after
one close play that familiar voice
arose. CRYING "RObber." when Giant
was called out. OF course, 1t might
not have been Klein VINO cried out iol
there was no evidence to convict MN
hut the fact that he suddenly turned
a Self-cOn ClOuS rcd.
All in all. the crowd was unqueS-
tionablv with the Yankees. This was
nartlv due TO the prevalence OF the I'M
detdog point Of view. but il also Is 10
no accounted fol because of the great
or attraction Of the series for Yankee
partisans. Giant fans are still sulk-
ing in their tents.
Donlin in McGraw Role.
John J. McGraW did not appear on
the lines all afternoon. but he did the
batting IN the preliminary practice.
Donlin was his alternate as coacs NIKE
Is essentially no neutral, and nc cost
the Giants "A run in the seventh .A!rg,
when he mingled IN the game ah' lea
Snodgrass rounding third.
Matty might have been facing ne
Athletics, so coolly and so carefully dld
he 90 about his work at the beginning
of the hattie. His fadeawayS fooled
Naisel. but the other Yankees gave a
showing Of offensive power. Hartzell
was safe on tap TO Fletcher, but went
ont stealing. Cook smashed single TO
right. but he also was cut down by the
Indian when he tried TO move on
The band struck up the Neddlns
March" when Burns came to bat In the
last half Of the first inning, but IN
spite Of this encouragement and the
cheers Of the crowd he could achieve
nothinp more than an inheld grounder.
peckinnaugh ended the inning with a
ereat play on Fletcher's slow hopper
over the head of Heating.
The Giants. as the home team. batted
last and wore white uniforms. while
the Yankees looked strangely uhIa"Ii
lar in their on-the-road gray.
4 Texas Lacquer by Cree, sacrifice
nv Mullen and an error by Fletcher put
Cree on third base with one out in the
second inning. but an attempted squeeze
nlav was foiled when Natty spryly
hurled Sweency's bunt TO the plate IN
time to head of the Yankee runner.
Then the Giants took the lead. Fred
Merkle drove the bal! Ear aheld, and
though Cree ran back and jumped high
he could not touch the ball and it
rolled to the fence. Merkle rounded
third on high speed. and when Sweeney
raced out a couple of steps 20 take
Peckinpaugh's relay the runner came
IN behind the catcher and eluded his
touch.
SHORTENED was the lead. for in the
third inning MaiScl singled 10 left and
stole second cleanly. Hsrtzells skim