The sun., 1904-06-03
NEW YORK IN. L.), .: CINCINNATI. I.

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For seven innings yesterday the Cincin-
nats repulsed the New York Nationals at
the Polo Grounds. Then they made a bad
botch OF things. and the New Yorks won the
game In the eighth inning. Sharp fielding.
fne pitching. intense easerness on each side
TO win-these were qualities Of the game
that added zest to II. There also was more
kicking than In all the previous games at the
Polo Grounds put together. Huggins. Hahn.
Bowerman. Bresnahan and McGraw Rrowled
and snarled at the umpires. who did first
class work. but were too lenfent with the
kickers. 1t was an exciting and scrappy
passage at arms, the last three innings being
played In the rain and the Ohio belllgerents
slipping just enough after the aqueous inter-
ruption to lose the game.
The dashing Devlin lived up to his reputa-
tlon OF getting into the game with a venRe-
ance just when something of the sort was
needed. He made hit which counted in the
victory. stole base which brought out a
wild throw. and on the wild throw scored
the winning run. As pinch performer.
Devlin is getting to be past master. De-
fensively Mathewson's n's good pitching and the
splendid fielding Of Gilbert were very help
ful. Gilbert made two remarkable stops
back OF second base that he might not have
made on dryer and faster ground. for the
ball would have gone faster: but 1t was a con-
dition and not theory that conf ronted him.
and he made the most OF 1t. Corcoran, Wood
run. Huggins and Seymour in fielding and
Sutthoh In pitching were able acting Redlegs.
A line drive from Huggns's hickory was
muded by Browne as starter. but Mathew
son at once wrapped the next three batters
In the coils OF his sizzling twisters. and Hug
gins got no further than first base. No run
was imminent thereafter until the fourth
inning Dahlen scratched hit along the
third base line in the second inning and Gil
bert walked. but two were out when these
things happened, and Bowerman flied to
Seymour. In the third the New Yorks had
two on bases. with one out. Browne waiting
hit to Corcoran. and Devln was forced.
With Browne on third, and McGann on first
9Eickly Was The bali handled By Psisz and
and ,Is Browne put out easily at the plate
the 1s nens and 81 was an syed u
BY the ,bleaShers. when he suddenly trans trans
formed fern the jibes into oheers s. Hs sent high
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70 as 4st
man advancing an extra base on the throw in.
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Bowerman made a blun throw to second,
shamefully. He ran half way home, practi-
caly into Bowerman's arms. in, fact. before
he discovered the Mephistophelean cunning
Of Bowerman. 1t was a ruse as ancient as
the rockribbed hills, but IT worked.
With one out in the SIXTH McGann singled
and went to third on Bresnahan's double TO
left. Bresnahan oyer slid second on his
hit and was nipped BY the watchful Huggins.
The only man that the Reds got to frst base
doubled in the eighth with nobody out.
The next. three men could not hit Beyond
ornamental than useful.
Donlin and Peitz between them handed the
mufled Mathewson's easy ny. Mathewson
was forced by Browne. but bevin singled,
Browne going to third. On McGnnn's long
wild to catch Devlin stealing. 80 wild
that Deylin came all the way home. The
as the Reds could do nothing in the ninth
The score.