The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-16
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Ptttsburg. q; BROOKLYN, 4.
chicago. 4; Philadelphia. o.
~. Louis, I; Boston. O-f1rst game.
Boston. q; ~. Louis, z-Sec0nd game.
STANDING or THE CLUE

CINCINNATI, 8; NEW ORR IN. Ll.2
The first man TO bat for the New FORKS at
the Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon made
the round Of the bases. but the home team
found runs 30 hard to get after that that
they had a losing supply when the game
was over. The Cincinnatis won. their first
victory in Manhattan this season. They
played better ball than the New Yorks. They
hit McGinnity freely, and free hitting was
something the New Yorks could not do against
Bob Ewing. Even when some rooter OF
%rooters. moved by a fine spirit Of Sportsman
ship began making a descendant racket on
present. Ewing foiled the home side by re-
manning effective and not becoming ratified
for the Reds, Ewing was deaf 70 the din. Any
wavering at that stage would have been
Il was an eSpressionless, ~colorless. sort OF a
game that the New Works played. Those
faults often accompany a contest in which
but not always New York's e sam %S' was ns'i not,
entirely colorless. either, IL was tinged with
: few misp asss hal 4 battery error The same
responsible for two. The Reds for the most
we're we're s on Sases' fssfs . sSsTRis hitting Th ! % %ss
neatly i man Sa ed. and they played with
Dahlen. had all three putouts in the nrst
was the other end Of McGipS SfS sH assist g.
and touched second for a force. the third
was CI.G he 5asSed a fy ball; shannSG
Brownies grounder long enough for George
70 reach hrst safely, Devlin sacrificed and
the New iorks for, six innings were hidden
IN the umbra Of Ewing's pitching. In the
t iTss sie hpfSSs ems. b BToT p.s,. was .Dd in . fair way
by tanning as George came tearing In. In
the fourth, Kruger throttled a bid for a home
run by a beautiful catch Of Hannifan's line
The Reds had McGinnity on the grill in
o ont ' saeali inning Nike sus Eitcs. Tal Issn. put , sss
and took a three-quarter circle swing at a
ball that suited him and sliced it past, Ssy-
with a hit to right. Cancel touched on the
nrst OF three swift %safeties by slapping a
single to left. and, Kruger .ransacked the
schIei. territory WIN single 'na' scored
Cancels. second sin gle came in the fifth
McGinnity, who threw to second too late 10
supreme disregard for his %cutIcle. lkrgser
any scoring but for the passed bali. ON
at the plate. a fate Which would have bee
fallen Camel. odwell was hit and Shay threw
The Reds PIT rivets and clamps on the
and was safe, Ewing tried to sacrifice. but
aid b. part all risht." He threw 70 DahIeny.
hut Bill mured and gave Odwell a life. Hug
ginsis clever sacrifice ced Odwell and
Ewing. Mitchell once more hit the ball hard.
II went straight toward Devlip, but jumped
over the latteris head, was good for two bases
and fetched Oddie and Robbie to the plate.
Sammy Strans. who knows more ways OF
getting around than there are seeds in a water
melon, waited II out when he bstted for Mc0in-
nifty in the eighth inning. Hugsins threw
OUT shannon and Browne. but on Kane's
tumble Of Devlin's grounder Strapg scored.
Seymour hit on a line to the right field screen
and missed a home run by a foot. Mitchell
played the hit we'll. He grabbed the ball up
when IL came back and held Sey rmo at hrsf.
With two on bases Mowrey made q siashing
stop Of Hannifan q earnest punch and ended