New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-26

Palpably they were hghtng 10 geV
out OF last place, for between outs
when they were in the field, they kept
taking peeks at the scoreboard that
showed how the Phillies were wallop-
ing the Reds and they displayed no
little jov when the final score Of the
last Philadelphia Cincinnati game was
posted. They agreed that the Cincin-
natl flash was over and that no longer
would the Giants have TO look forward
10 see where Charley Herzog was.
After the afternoons work had
ended, McGraw spoke feelingly, some
what as follows:
Now that my men can WELD oat'
I thank whatever gods l trusted
That we have left the ruck and that
The Cincinnati club has busted.
The aged and infrm did most Of the
heavy work for the Pirates. There was
old Honus Wagner, for instance VINO
scored two of Pittsburgh's three runs
in the first game, astonishing the popu-
lace by stealing third IN the seventh
inning and starting rally III the hinth
with a rousing triple. -.,,- r,.,,
Then there was Uncle Billy linen
man. back in the big leagues after some
ten or fifteen years as manager o. az
American Association club, linen
mans days work was single uo"-
bic. a triple and home run
Poll Perritt won the frst game 10!
49, Giants You'll hardly believe 1t
v.hen we tell you that he held the n
rates 10 FIVE scattered hits IN the hrst
aiobt innings. But he cracked IN the
nintb after two were out, and WheA
Tho game ended Benton was warming
nm fnriouslv out in right field, ana 'he
oi,,tcbinc claws of the derrick were
bout 10 settle around Polls meek:
Tho Giants began scoring rght at
the beginning of things. burHS s.n
oIed went to third on two lnheId ou's
81 scored on Fletcher's single. In the
fa,,rtb Nerke doubled and scored on
prainerd's single. In the eighth ROD
ortson tripled and counted on Doyle
single. Fletcher sacrificed Doyle 10 Se
ond from whence he tailed on MT w.
kleis double. Grants single Droueh.
Nerkle home with the hith ana '"S'
run for that particular game. L..
The Giants hit with refreshing ViiIe
illness. Eight Of their nine mus III 'i'
The Pirates made one on en- IL wv
DoyIe and Grant in the seventh. Wag-
ner singled and took second when
Dovle threw wild to first. NloN
1,ronnded To Grant, who threw low 10
Rrainerd dragging Bralnerd on the
bag Ouiglev said VioX was SAFE, out
V;ox evidently differed from him; Nl0X
+,,rned and started back TO the oench;
Wben he walked pass the bag Brainerd
tagged him out. l.. tho rro-
.aodino that he stole third and scored
an Baird's infield out. In the NINTH
with two out, he further dlsplayeu d
temper by hitting triple TO IignV anu
scoring on Viox's single. Bard slhgieG'
Costello, batting for Gibson slngleu'
scoring Viox. Benton and Red Doom
dashed out TO warm up. they were
not needed, however, for Carey ehdeo
all with fly to Doyle. H., h
Benton received a great hand when
no went into the box 70 start the sec
ond game. but he PITCHED as if he had
heen the recipient of a floral wreath;
Three singles and a double in the thlrd
scored three Pirates. Hinchman opened
The fifth with a triple. Wagner, NioX,
Raird and Gibson singled, and that
was all for Benton. Ritter VINO lol-
lowed him. was effective except IN the
sixth. when he let Hinchman whale the
bali into the left field bleachers..
Mamaux, who is said TO be suffering
from appendicitis, had been scored on
twice when the eighth opened. Ritter
singled. BURNS doubled. Robertson
singled, scoring Ritter and Burns
Doyle singled and Fletcher fouled out;
Merkle singled, and Collins fumbled
the ball, allowing Robertson and Doyle
10 score. Merkle taking third.
Kelly, who got irto the second game
in the middle of il. tramped smiling to
the plate. II seemed that at last he
was to bat against pitcher everybody
could hit Perhaps he would get that
hit he has been searching for IN VAIN
since he joined the Giants. He was out
of luck. Clarke yanked Mamaux before
Kelly's very eyes, and Kantlehner, who
followed Mamaux, made Kelly ground
out. Merkle scored on the play.
Grant walked and Wendell singled,
putting the tieiag runs on base But
Meyers, batting for Ritter, who had
opened the inning, rolled to Wagner.