New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
GIANTS GAIN ON LEADERS
Pound Cincinnati Pitchers tor
Two Close Victories.
REGISTER TWENTY HITS
Mathewson Extends Himself IN a
Stirring Finish Which Ends
First Game.

The Giants won couple of spanking
victcries in onening q series with the Gin
cinnati Reds at the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon. The heroic pitching Of Mathew
con il, the ninth inning of the first game
saved the day for New York. With the
home nine nre run ahead. the Reds hlled
tho bars with none cut but Matty pulled
out of the hole without man crossing the
n1s.e The final score was to 4. Nmes
vas inxinci|,le in all but one inning of the
second game holding the visitors down 10
elk hits and two runs His cool headed
nitcbing enabled the Giants 10 win by
score of 2 to Q Rv the double victory the
Giants climbed to within six games OF chi
c.oo and within one game of Pittsburg.
pova, and Suses ofFiciated on the mound
for cincinnati and New York pounded the
Two itchers for twenty hits. Among those
,roeant in the hitting was Snodgrass. VINO
hated 800 for the day. getting four hlts
ont of eight times at bat. Four home runs
were made during the afternoon. and three
uere credited TO the Giants. In the nrst
Sane Dovle and Snodgrass pounded the
h,u into the sraudstand with men on the
b.s,s while Deyore in the second game dld
solo around the bags on his drive OF SIM
i,or laneth Luckily there was no one on
rben Mitchell hit for the circuit IN the hrst
game.
Tho visitors pounded Matty fer eleven
b;+s hut they found it stiff proposition
TO get any one across the plate Inc nlH'h
,nnine, finish was one of the most surfing
,f the season, and the peerless one was
forced to extend himself to the limit. tie
u..s ecual TO the emergency, and cutting
loose with everything that he had. ne was
;,vincib1e Mclean started the trouble oy
loading off with a single. Lobert ran 1of
hin, Then DoUney singled to lett helo'
ard both runners took extra base on
Devore's tumble. Miller, batting for NC
MILAN. walked filing the bases Then the
b,g nitcher wiped the persp1ratlon OH his
brou and really began TO pitch. ttaFhe'
batting, for Rowan, could do no better thah
ran bounder at Bridwell and I'obert was
forced at the plate. Bescher swung haru al
the hall but it bounced into Mattys hanos'
and Dovnev was out on a throw to Meyers
put tho bases were still filled when Bescher
came to bat. Matty was steaming 1t up AT
fulI speed and threw on the 1aoed"dS
,Iutcb Rescher never saw the bali as II
cu+ the air. and retired TO the bench py
the strike out route, ending the game.
Rridweu and Devlin played brilliant nah
all the afternoon. The speedy httle snort
sion accepted fourteen hard chances ana
had only one error chalked up against MN
Doyle went through the day, taxing ten
chances. without an error. 1t was lhe
clever fielding of Murray and Snodgrass
in the second game which helped Ames out
in critical periods.
A home run by Downey in starting the
second inning of the first game gave the
Reds a lead of one run, which was supple
mented in the third inning with another
run when Egan walked and Mitchell SIN
vIed The lead did not last long, however,
as Larry Doyle dropped the hall into the
right field wing of the grandstand after
Matty and Devore had singled and scored
+bree rims Two more were added in the
ffth when Devore beat out bunt to first
and Snodgrass popped the ball into the left
field bleachers for a home run. In the sixth
inning the Reds nearly Overcame the Lead
Hoblitzel beat out bunt and Mitchell
tripled, bringing HIM home. Mclean sin
s,ed and scored Mitchell. That ended the
scoring of the visitors
The Giants landed on Suggs for two runs
in the first inning of the second game
Larry Doyle followed up Devore's single
to left field with a triple to right Josh
scored and when Snodgrass bunted to
DoWney the latter slow in fielding
the ball that Doyle scored. although Snod-
grass was thrown out at first. With one
out in the fifth. Devore calmly lined the
ball into the right field grandstand for an
other home run, which completed the run
aking of New York for the day.
Ames was too much for the Reds for a
greater part of the game, but they punched
four of their six hits in the sixth inning.
BeScher struck out. Egan singled
through short. only to be forced at second
on Hobitzelrs grounder to Larry Doyle.
Mitchell thereupon doubled to right field
and sent Hoblitzel to third. A wild pitch
scored Hobltzell, sending Mitchell TO third,
where he could score the second run on
PaSkert's single. Mclean was good for
another single, but SnodgraSs saved the day
by pulling down long fly from Downeys 3
bat and retired the side.
The scores follow:
FIRST GAME.