New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-17
MATN TOYS WITH REDS
Holds Cincinnati to Two Hits and
Wins in a Walk.
GIANTS HIT SUGGS HARD
Bunch Six Hits for Six Runs in
Fourth Inning and Then
Let Up.

AflONlnE OnlN TWO safe Nus, MUS
Matty ruled with AN iron hand at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon, pitching the
same invincible brand Of baseball that car
ried tho Giants 10 tho pcnnants Of 1904 and
1905 The mighty twirlcr registered his
twenty second consecutive victory over tn
Cincinnati Reds by score OF 6 to ]. Matty
was robbed Of y shut-Out victory and = one
hit game by a break i'm the luck after two
were out i'm the ninth. Fletcher made
poor throw of BeSchcr's easy grounder,
which pulled Mcrkle off the bag. Johnny
Bates then polcd liner into left field. but
DeyOre lost the ball i'm the burning rays Of
the sun, and the hit went for double. the
feet footed Bcscher scoring all the way
from first with the Reds sole tally.
ON all sides much sympathy was OK
pressed for poor old Matty, on whom the
curtain has already been rung down by
many critics. In maintaining his record
against the Cincinnati team the peerless
twirlcr gave a wonderful exhibition Of
work on the mound. For seven innings
the Reds were retired in order. only one
man got TO first i'm that time. Mitchell
hitting safely in the fifth. Mixes stay on
the paths was short lived. for he was
forced by Downey at second base, and
moment later Matty started a lightning
double play. which moved down Downey
and Egan on the latters grounder to the
box. In all. only thirty men faced Big Six.
and errors by Fletcher alone prevented
Matty from making a record of facing the
minimum of twenty-seven. He issued no
passes and while he did not aspire to the
%
/ men famed.
Frank Suggs. who at one time was nailed
as the "Mathewson Of the West opposed
the king of them ALI on the mound.
Suggs pitched well until the fourth inning.
/ but I'm that frame the Giants went at him
tooth and nail, and by punching half a
, dozen hits, four singles and two three-bag-
gers, they drove six runs across the plate.
I Matty figured in the assault on the Rhine
land pitcher. and his crashing single, winch
shot through the box and bounded joyously
/ into centre field. scored chief Meyers from
I third base. In all, nine hits were made by
/ the Giants. Suggs contributing base on
/ balls and hitting batter.
/ The Giants, fleet Of foot though they be
/ soon found tha1 the arm Of Clark was
/
carry OH their base stealing with the reck-
/ less abandon that marked their recent
games Devore and Snodgrass tested his
whip in the first inning, but found that il
was all right, after being thrown out sew
! eral feet at the keystone sack.
/ The game was one filled with sparkling
plays. Johnny Bates made a wonderful
stop I'm robbing Beals Becker of an extra
basehit I'm the fourth inning. Merkle made
( a fine catch Of fly from the bat Of Bates
in the fourth frame, when he travelled
back into right field and froze fast t
Johnny's puzzling hoist. Herzog made ;
pretty play of Suggs's foul I'm the sixth
frame, and got it right off the grandstand
/ once on the trail Of runs the Giants
made frequent use of the MT and run play
and II was the exception when the man a
the plate failed to come through with ;
hit. Three of the runs in the eventfu
sixth inning were made through th
medium.
DovIe started the rally when he dribblec
q scratch hit between the box and frs
base. Fred Snodgrass then smashed tn
sphere on the nose and sent 1t TO lett cen
ire for three bases, scoring Larry. Becke
I scored 'Snod Dy linlns one w Coi'i' "
for a base on his arrival at the PLAT
Merkle was hit by the ball, and on the III
and run play he took third base whit
Herzog hammered a single. Merkle wa
run down on the lines when he trled u
score on Fletchers little grounder' but dc
laved the death long enough to aHoV
Herzog to reach third and Arthur second
"Chief'' Meyers poled out triple to righ
centre. scoring Herzog and Fletcher an'
the Indian tailed when Matty hammered
one 10 right for base. Matty was forced
ont AT second by Devore, and Doyle fouiec
out to Grant.
| rho ocora follows.