New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
Giants Go Down Before
the Braves and So Lose
Lead in Race.
RUDE MARQUARD NO
PUZZLE IN THE BOX
James, on the Other Hand. Holds
Men of New York TO Three
Hits and Three Runs.
Nv HEYNOOD BROUN.

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Boston. Sept. s.-The Giants went
home Tonight moro lightly laden than
they came, for they left tho lead Of tic
National League behind them. Ask a
Poston man anything now from the
state Of the weather 10 that of the WAY
and hc viii answer abSentmindedly
by ono full game BY just such a
peg 10 the hopes and fears Of Boston
hang
Rubc Marduard was the man Nc
Gruw picked to break the tic be
tween the Braves and the Giants, bu. 4
was the RUDE who was broken. The
score was s TO in favor of BoStoH
end the defeat was the eighth straight
Tor Vanguard
Il was possible for a man to enter
the grounds to-day without the use Of
either elbow. Yet the attendance vas
surprisingly large in view Of the fact
that the day was bitterly cold aud
windy. Seventeen thousand persons
saw the game
The official figures for Labor Day
we're 74.162 paid attendance, making u
total of more than 10000 for two days.
This is q record in big league baseball.
There were colorful Splashes here
and there this afternoon of fielding
that WAS brilliant. yet on the whole tho
game was a dull drab affair. How
ever. there was no lack of entertain
ment for the fans of Boston. Seem
ingly they derived even more salts
faction from the fact that Snodgrass
struck out twice than from the victory
itself.
Not with irhpunity may an alien
thumb his nose at 74,162 rooters @ho
have paid their admission fees. Mayor
Curley issued statement to-day, say
ing that Snodgrass had insulted the
city Of Boston. There is a chance, how
ever, that war may be averted.
Three Hits for the Giants.
IT, indeed. Boston was insulted "Big
bill" James, pitcher of the Braves, did
much TO wipe out the slight He al
lowed the Giants only three hits and
kept his eight bases OH balls scattered.
Every time SnOdgrass came to the bat
James was implored TO strike him ont
and the pitcher seemed to work just
a bit harder than usual to crafty the
wish of the populace.
The fans booed the Outfelder pretty
much all through the afternoon, but
he had the satisfaction Of making them
change their tune for just a moment.
Ia the third inning with two Braves on
left centre. Snodgrass ran all the way
10 the fence and turned just in time
for a catch that cut of at least two
runs. When he came in the fans
chcered him. or perhaps Il was the
catch they cheered, for they soon re-
turned TO their booing.
Rubc Marquard was fortunate to last
even four innings. Only alright sup
port kept him up as long as that. In
the face Of the heavy attack by the
Braves McGraw was forced to fall back
on his Landsturm, or last line Of re-
serves. Fromme pitched two innings
and Wiltse worked in the last two, but
neither did much 20 stop the hitting Of
Boston, although Wiltse checked the
scoring.
Two Brilliant Catches.
Left field at Fcnway Park ends III =
steep grass bank, some ten feet nigh,
which runs to the fence This bank did
much for the picturcsqucncss Of the
game, for ii furnished the setting for
two wonderfully fine catches.
in the fourth inning Hank Gowdy
was robbed for the second time during
the day. Snodgrass did il. lie chased
long fly, and, taking the grass bank on
the run, turned and got the ball. In
the eighth Joe Connolly made an even
better catch against Murray. Connolly
clambered up the steep slope, even as
Snodgrass had done, but he got the ball
without turning around by the simple
cNpedient Of thrusting out his glove
and making one-hand capture.
New York scored q run in the first
inning. due TO the wildness Of James
and a battery error b. GOwdy. Snod-
grass and Doyle were passed and James
H. 20, 70 fprra
play on a rap from Burns. This filled
The bases Fletcher skied TO Evers and
Murray tapped TO Jan IS, who got Snod-
grass at the plate. Gowdy let a pitch
get away from him while Grant was
batting and Doyle scored. Grant then
flied to centre field.
base on balls to Moran and a sin
gle BY Evers, who collected three hits
during the afternoon, gave Boston a
start in the latter half of the first.
Gather forced Moran at third ana after
Whitfield had been passed Schmidt
forced Evers at the plate. Red Smith
fouled off many balls and then Mar
Guard passed him, forcing Gather home.
Gowdy's single. sacrifice by James
and Moran's solid smash TO centre gave
boston one run and the lead in the
second inning.
Braves ClinCh the Game.
Tho Braves just about Scwcd up the
contest i'm the fourth session, when
they scored four runs and knocked
Alarquard out Of he box. Doyle's bad
throw put Moran on second. Then came
singles by Eyers and Gather, which
sent Moran around. Passes to Schmidt
and Smith forced Evers home, and
Naranville pushed Gather and Schmidt
across the plate with clean single to
left.
Doyle tripled to left centre in the
first of the fifth, and after Burns had
been passed scored on double steal.
James greeted Fromme with double
in the latter half of the inning and
scored on sacrifice hit by Moran and