The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16


The Cincinnati ball players wear = deere.
.hsds Of red than they did last year, and
,h.lr PLAYING. under the direction Of Ciarh
CrNth. is deeper. Their stockings are
really crimson now and their playing crafty
taking their game at the Polo Grounds
Yesterday. when they beat the Giants
and there is more to 1t than any Red team
tina. has drifted along this a In som
seasons. Grin was there only Din spirit,
being on the suspension list for rowdyism,
hut even Grif's spirit is m aggressive one,
and besides he left word with his heuten.
ants to carry out my policies" Which
they dld. ,
The New Yorks are playing In and Out
ball so far this season-more out than In.
Defects in their work were Of pikestafi
rlainness Yesterday. and their weaknesses
cost them the game. There was Red
strength there in the line Of a resource
full, varied, shifting game Of bold Sactics.
The Reds were always trying things. forcing
the New Yorks tot mind their ps and as
and ready TO take advantage Of any slip
ups. The New York slipups came. and
that's where the New Yorks lost out. They
we're outmanpuvred by the Reds.
Weakness behind the bat was q haw
IN New York's game. Schlei's poor throw
ing was costly. On the other hand Nc
Lean threw to second better than any
catcher who has been here this season.
He picked them of at the middle perch
with deadly but easy shots mi In an effort
less manner which seemed to SOY, oh.
give me something hardI" The New Yorks
were outbatted as we'll as outfielded and
outjockeyed. There were those among
the visitors who could pickle the ball. Yet
the game was close and very interesting.
There was only one Red Murray on the
Giant ~team-more's the pity. Red batted
10 three Of the locale four runs.
Ames's delivery had no rudder for the
FIRST Cincinnati batter: wandering from
It's course until Egan had walked. Cakes.
a new man who showed up strongly. sacri-
feed, Lobert put Egan on third with an
out and Mitchell's safety between Doyle
and Tenney sent him in, The New Yorks
retorted with three runs. D9wnsy fumbled
s sserl h,sedde and P&S slssy si poisd . s sias|e }ast
over the infeld, and brought Tenney and
DOYLE "a, the plate; Murray took second
on the THROWN Of his hit, resumed his
cal bound away from Hobiitsel.
so things Looked Pretty soo6 for a while,
Roblitzel hit slowly to Bridwell, who made
The only plAy. possible under the ciroum,
stances. tried inc shorter throw 70 second
however. and he and the three syiiabled
frst bsseman moved along e base on each
when schlei made q crazy hurl TO second
IPaskert carved a olinker to centre and
brought home two runs. There were
three balls and no strikes "a him a;,t but t,a he
from irst, to second on McLean's. hy to
Mccormick, He took q chance on MeCor-
saS ps eEistle s asn ;ajo but Is Was a short throw
to show the audaeity OF the Reds. Lobert
scored IL the sixth on a single 4 saS %s
tied the score in their half. With Tenney
and Doyle out OF the way Fromme's aim
went wrong long enough to pass McCor-
% To iivht N ee + s ssd' a Z fsslnfi sn seed o e sSs
plate.
The seventh was a trying inning for the
beSiin made 1tas ! low WA fine to irst Of Egsns
gropndeF. Cakes hit hard into right, Egap
SsIhins PAS second and on to third ,r 4
t9r second On a pitched bah; schIei threw
down and threw badly and Egan came In
a pass to sehlei put two men on with only
one out. Movers was sent In to contribute
one OF his pinch hits apd break up TIE game;
tempted him with. slow ones and coaxed
a pop fly from the Indians war club. Ten
Dey. grounded TO Fromme.
The Cincinnatis tried a cheeky piece OF
third and Cakes on first, when Oakes took
z lead Of the bag and drew a throw from
Raymond, The instant Raymond threw
1ssn MADE tracks for the plate Tenpey
perfect peg TO Schlei. 0'Hara began the
last half Of the ninth with a base on balls
ana hope -kindled high. only to dwindle
hey, Bridwell by Esan, and Schelis effort
q atonement was a fly to short left which
DoTney assinlilated on the run. The score: