New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
CLOSE CALL FOR G|ANTSI
Cincinnati Reds Dangerous on
Account of Errors.
MURRAY GOES TO RESCUE
Drives In Three Runs and So
Neutralizes Some Glaring
Misplays.

Red" Murray drove in three runs for the
Giants az the Polo Grounds yesterday, and
II was well he had his eye on the ball. as
ptberwise the score would have been TO 2
In favor Of Cincinnati instead OF 10 in
favor Of New York Ames pitched fairly
well. although he put the game in jeopardy
with three bases on balls in the ninth in
ming. but errors behind him, Of which he
was guilty Of one. opened the way for the
Reds to score three of their four runs.
Murray came TO the rescue. however. with
a three-bagger in the fifth inning which
sent two men over the plate. and timely
single in the seventh. which scored Devore,
who had beaten out an infield hit. with the
winning run.
Bescher, the clever left fielder of the Gin
oinnati team. was badly injured when he
ran into the corner of the boxes with a
crash IN making a desperate try for foul
off Merbles bat in the fifth inning. His
left hand was laeerated across the palm,
tearing the tendon, while his chest was
bruised and possibly rib broken. Doctors
Were called for and Bescher was hurried to
the clubhouse and later 10 the Post-Gradu-
ate Hospital to have his wound dressed
Paskert moved over TO left field, while Nil
der went TO centre
Il was a "scrappy'' game and long drawn
ont Clark Griffith, once OF the Yankees,
worried johnson, one of the umpires, TO
such an extent that he was ordered TO the
bench and finally off the field. Griffith took
as much time as possible TO make his exit
marching down the third base foul line as
far as II went and then across the field.
Paskert also was disciplined, and for this
and other causes the Cincinnati lineup was
hard TO recognize before the struggle was
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Suggs began pitching for the visitors. but
Gaspar took up the job after Clarke had
hated for the former in the seventh in
ming Suggs had one bad frame when the
Giants scored four runs on three hits and
q base on balls in the fifth. Gaspar al
lowed only two safeties. but they came to-
gether with a hit batsman and accounted
for the run that was New YOrk's margin
OF victory.
Wilson was behind the bat for the Giants
and cut loose with a three-base hit in the
sixth inning, which, however, was wasted.
! as Ames struck out and left him stranded
An error by AIerl1le in the way Of wild
J throw made it possible for the Reds TO
score their first run in the second inning.
1 Mitchell led off with a clean single to CEN
+ tire field. and went all the way home on
Paskert's inheld hit TO Fletcher. 1t was a
Fletcher helded the ball clearly, but in
making a snap throw 10 first in vain
effort to beat the runner got il too low. and
Mitchell kept on TO third. Then Merkle TO
head him off, threw the ball lar over
Devlin's head. and Mitchell logged across
the plate There was only one out, but
I Corcoran flied 10 Snodgrass and Egan re-
tired on strikes.
one more was added in the third on
base on balls. two hits and an out. Suggs,
the first man up, walked, and after Bescher
famed Lobert singled over second and
Hobltzen drove a fast one TO right filling
the bases. Doyle made a wonderful one
handed stop Of what looked like sure hit
: off AItchelTs bat, and being the run
toward first stepped on the bag, retiring
9 the runner not having a, chance TO force
Suggs at the plate. The brilliant play cut
off one run and possibly more, as If the ball
had got away Lobert could have scored
and there would have been only one out
- Fletcher took caro- OF Paskert, also making
pretty stop
VI Two hits were wasted by the Giants in
Kthe fourth inning, but they took the lead
by piling UP four runs in the fifth. After
the excitement over Bescher's injury was
over Merkle beat out infield hit toI
EEan and took second when Wilson's slow
roller along the third base line stuck on
fair ground. Both advanced a base on a
neat sacrifice by Ames, and Merkle slid
! under Mclean when COrcoran tried to get
him al the plate on Devore's grounder.
Doyle walked. filling the bases. and Wilson
. scored a moment later on a passed ball.
Snodgrass struck out, but Red" Murray
, slammed out a three hsgger TO the far
corner Of the field. Devore and Doyle
scampering home. The rally ended when
1-lotof,o, ,5vo,se r-voVrder IN T,eb
Errors by Doyle and Ames, following a
hit bv Mclean, filled the bases with none
out in the seventh inning, and Cincinnati
tied the score. Clarke, batting for Suggs,
scored Phelan. who ran for Mclean. on a
single to right, and Corcoran ambled home
4 as Miller hit into a double play, Doyle 10
Fletcher 10 Merllle The decision at first
was SO close that Paskert kicked himself
out of the game.
The Giants scored their winning run in
the seventh, as told. but Arnes almost
[ SPILLED the beans" aith three free passes
On the ninth. The bases were fun, with two
cut, when Snodgrass pulled down Loberts
fy and ended the agony.
Fred Knowles, the genial secretary of the
Giants. who has been resting up out West,
returned yesterday morning, locking quite
.eady TO take UP his work once more.
The Giants will be almost as badly of
for catchers as the Yankees in the post-sea-
son series. II turns cut that Schlei broke
the index finger of his right hand in the
eighth inning Of Wednesdays game, while
Meyers is suffering from a split finger IS
abe result Of q foul tip on Tuesday. Mattys
too. is slightly under the weather, with 6 :
boil on his left arm.
The score Of yesterdays game follows:
NEW YORK. CINCINNATI
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