New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-13
McGraw Men Capture
Fourth Straight Game
from Pirates.
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TWO DOUBLES IN
TENTH TURN TRICK
Davey Robertson KEEPS Up HI,
Heavy Stickwork by Polling
Out Home Run.
fBy Telegraph 70 The Tribunal

Pittsburgh, Nay 1.-THE Giants An.
running away. A tragedy Is immin,s,
for the road in front Of them is crowd.
ed with baseball clubs which mn.
either get out Of the way or bs tnn.
pied to death. The Giants defea.sd IA.
Pirates to-day By a score Of 8 To q ,,d
II was their fourth successive yictorv
A courageous rally did the trick. IA.
maux, the star pitcher OF the Pirat.,
held the Giants runless for seven inn
ings, and in that time the Pittsburgb
team scored twice. The runs Us,.
made against Mathewson, but two A..
rors played part and the pitching Of
the Old Master was most imprsssiv,
He made way for q pinch hitter "a u.
seventh.
Benton pitched well for two inn,ps,
and then gave way TO Schauer, who ~.
credit for the victory. Davsy Rs6srt.
son, who has been playing Sensational
baseball all through the rip, began tAs
rescue work In the eighth In q subsssa.
tisl manner. He hammered the bal n.
to the right field bleaehers for q hons
run.
Manisux Wild.
Mamaux's wildness aided the Giant.
10 tie the score in the ninth. he passed
McKechnie. Rariden singled and Ne.
Kechnie went 10 second. Kelly bat,.d
for Benton and Hunter ran for Rarid.n.
Kelly grounded out 10 Johnston, and
both runners moved up. Burns lis,ed
a long fly to Hinchman, and McKeehnl.
came home with the tieing run. Hunter
reached third, but died there, as Dsysy
Robertson flied to Carey.
Schauer took up the pitching burts,
and found himself in a trying situation
almost Immediately. Baird began Pitt,.
burgh's half OF the ninth by hitting
safely. Knabe laid down a sacriaes
from Doom to Merkle, and Smith struck
out.
The strain seemed 10 be lessenins.
OF a sudden it became intense, for Bill
KLEIN said that q pitched bali had HI.
Gibson and Charlie Doom said II had
not. They talked the matter over for
time, and then KLEIN said more or less
that Doom should get on.
of the game. After some more talk
Doom went away and Kocker came in.
Two Doubles.
The whole thing was of no momer.
for Mamaux Fled TO Robert.
son. Doyle was out 70 star. the tenth,
but Benny Ksuf nailed 8 curve for
which he cared and spun a doubel 10
left. Fletcher also hit for two bases,
but had enough originality to pull his
drive 10 right. Kauff scored. Merkle
struck out, and McKechnia was thrown
out by Knable. The Pirates died calm.
~ enough in their half Of the inning
for not runner reached first.
The game began as pitchers bat.
Tie between old Matty and young Ms.
maux. There was nothing much 70
choose between the duelists for III.
first five innings. Matty's support In
these scoreless innings was excellent
In the first frame, for instance,
Fletcher threw a runner out at third
base, and in the third Davey Robertson
made a one-hand running catch Of
Johnston's long line drive. II was only
one of many fielding features which
Robertson has contributed within
week. The Giants for their part had
OAt SOOu Ni1HCt " tCOTt.
Kauf singled to start the second Inn
ing. and went 20 second on a balk By
Mamaux. Fletcher pushed him along
to third with sacrifice, but here III.
Giant offence fell down. Merkle flied
10 Carey. but the drive was not long
enough for Kauff TO take q chane.
However, he might as we'll have risksd
death, for Bill NcKechnie famed.
Fletcher Fumbles.
Fletcher put Matty in trouble at ID.
beginning of the sixth. He fumbled q
zap from Mamaux and gave the pitcher
4 life. But he did more than tumble
His peg TO first was bad as well as be-
ated, and Mamaux went on 70 second
Carey hit TO Matty, who made a quick
.oss to McKechnie and retired MamaU
As he slid into third.
Johnston, however, solved q SLOW
curve from the Old Masters hand and
banged a triple to right, which brought
Carey home. Costello's single 10 right
scored Johnston with the second run Of
he inning. Fletcher was still up IN
he air and fumbled a tap from the b..
~ iAiHShHdHs 1CsbtlAO pTOCetutu W
second on this error. Baird lined 10
icKechnie. who tossed 70 Merkle for a
iouble play.
The Giants had a splendid opportu-
,ity 10 tie the score, or az least Gu.
iomething of the lead in the seventh
ming, but they passed up the oppcr-
unity only TO answer a later knock
Fletcher began the seventh with
single, but Merkle sent little fy 10
smith. McKechnie doubled and
fletcher reached third. Rsriden
walked and the bases were full. Ne
iraw took Mstty out and sent Roush
n as pinch hitter. He famed. Burns
lid no better. Or no worse, for that
natter lie also struck out.
The Pirate fans cheered Justify. IT.
lie dreaming of the nemesis which vas
o wallop their fayorites behind the
ar only little later. From here The
GIANTS go TO Chicago, and they are cor
ident OF continuing their wild forsy.
There can be no question but that the
cam has gone mad. IL is believed tina.
hey have cracked updar ths atrafn