New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-18
Rise Up in Seventh, Drive
Harmon TO Cover and
Beat Pirates. =.
TRIPLE BY BURNS
CLEARS THE BASES
Grant and Doyle Also Figure in
the Batting Tesreau in
Fair Form.

Pittsburgh. Aug. ~. The Now York
Giants may not be able 20 compete
against Braves. but mere Pirates
arc something else again. l1dl.gIng
themselves DO a wild batting rally t1e
champions came from behind and
d0wncd the Smoky City crew In The
opening game of the series ON F0rbc
Field this afternoon by a score or
10 3.
For seven lively innings the Pirates
held a 20 o lead. and while Bob Han
mon refused 20 show any 'gus oI
weakening an went merry as a mar
rage bell But Boston was Iu the
midst Of waliopIng the Reds and this
reused the New York men 20 deeds of
greater valor. They belted the ball
with savage fury hither and yon 20 a..
corners Of the field. The hitherto
battling delivery Of the former Csrdl-
mails became an open book. and the
Giants read deeply and with careful
attention 20 detail So engrossed with
their studies did they become that DO
never dawned upon them that pleas
ant day was being made quite miser-
able for some one. There was tdls
about 10. however. Harmon was among
the first 20 have his shower and be-
dressed for the evening George Nc
Quilland had 70 labor until the end.
Eddie Grant singled. Nike Doulln
staggered 20 the plate % hIt - Ies-
reau. He skunk back after iiui-g out
10 second base. Bob Bescher, who
didn't swagger bit. dO-Jied 90 right.
sending Grant To third. Larry Doyle
walked and the bases were Jammec.
George Burns then treated himself %
a triple 20 deep right centre, cleaning
the bases. This three-basc thing az
once became fashionable. for Dayey
Robertson did the same thing. SCORING
Burns and putting the Giants out DO
front.
Well begun is half done says the
proverb. but the coroliary must hold
that things done By halves arc never
done right So Arthur Fletcher threw
himself into the fray and added %
the lead with a single that sent Robert
son scurrying home. That was am end
of Harmon and NcQullan entered tnt
game. Nerk,e was first 20 face NM
Fred forced Fletcher, Wagner 20 JIM
ME VioX. A few seconds later Aeralc
stole second and then scored on Wild
pitch. Larry Mclean ended the inning
with a hopper % the box.
Now those six runs would have won
the game by a comfortable margin.
But the Giants wanted 20 be sure. 10
thev added another count in the nint,n.
Grant opened this frame as he did thc
foregoing one. with a single. Arthur
Fromme. who replaced jeff Iesreaauu'
aied out. Bescher. however was hit
by the pitcher and Grant went 20 sec
oYd base. lie scored the final run OF
the came when Larry Doyle singled.
Besc6er TOOK third. Tie and Doyle
tried a double steal. but q clever relay
Coleman TO Wagner 20 Coleman sot
Bescher AZ the plate.
Jeff Tesreau was in fair fettle. ne
allowed only SIX hits, but helped me
opposition 20 one run by uncorSing
Mid mitch that was quite remarkaole,
in its own peculiar way. 30 Way"afU
was the aforementioned throw that
,nrner cot home an the way IRON
second base. The other TWO runs were
mt over in the customary manner,
yiov doubled in the sixth. took thiiG
ON a sacrifice and scored on an inheldl
ont The third came as "A result 81
Carev's triple and a single.
.,.r. A. TrTr-T.r RICH y. 7.