New-York tribune., 1911-09-25
GIANTS LOSE TO REDS
MCGraW's Men Defeated for the
Second Time While on Trip.
MARQUARD BATTE0 HARD
Rube Retires in Favor of Wlltse,
Who Allows Three Hits,
but Is Beaten.
Inv TELEGRAPH TO The Tribune

ousy fought battle with the Cincinnati
Reds this afternoon before an enormous
crowd the Giants came out second best,
with a score OF TO against them. Mar
guard. far from his best form. was hit hard
at times, while his wildness helped his op-
ponents to some extent. He was relieved
after Cincinnati had made i've runs on MIN
and the score was tied at the end OF the
fifth inning. Witse held his opponents
down to only three hits. but two Of them
were punched in one inning and brought IN
the winning tally. Benton was hit hard'
but kept the hits pretty we'll scattered ana
struck out nine men.
Neither side scored in the first round Az
ter Devores out Doyle singled and was sac
rhced to second by Snodgrass, but died In
an attempt to pifer third. Boscher, the
first man 10 face Marquard, received a pass
10 first, Hoblitzel was out on pop up 10
Herzog, Marsan's single did not advance
Bescher further than second, but both went
one station ahead on passed ball with
men on third and second, Marqusrd filled
the bases with pass TO Mitchell ana
things looked very bad for the Giants, but
Almeida. after fouing off a half dozen good
balls, struck out and Fgan sent an easy
fly 10 Fletcher.
New York found Benton in the next in
ming for three hits, but scored only once.
Murray for a starter sent a smashing triple
to deep centre and tailed on Merkle's sin
gle, but Herzog lined to the inheld and
doubled at second. Fletcher placed single
in right and was left when Meyers flied
I to Mitchell
. acf q
triple with a fancy catch in deep centre.
Murray made an equally fine catch OF
Clarkes fly, and Benton famed. In the
third Benton got his curve working ana
struck out In quick succession Marquard
and Devore Doyle's pop up to short MAX
/ ing the third out.
The Reds I'm this inning found Marquard
for some telling hits. Bescher and Hob
litzel singled; the former went TO third
and Hoblitzel to second when Snodgrass
made poor throw 10 third I'm an attempt
to keep Bescher away. Marsans's safe
bunt down to third scored Bescher. On
Mtchelrs tap Hoblitzel was run down be-
tween third and home, Marsans reaching
third and Mitchell second on the play. On
a wild pitch Marsans scored and Mitchell
came in on Ameida's out at first. The
inning ended when Egan lifted TO Merkle.
With two runs behind. tns Giants com
menced fighting hard ~lodgrass, the first
man up in the fourth succumbed on
strikes. Murray singled to right and went
to third on Merkle's single to centre. on
a double steal Murray was at first called
out ct the plate by Klein. but after some
arguing he reversed his decision. Neither
Herzog nor Fletcher could send Merkle
home Both were slaughtered at first on
fast plays.
The Reds in their half got back this run.
After Esmond had famed, Clarke and
Benton doubled, the former scoring. Bes-
chers fly over second looked so easy that
Benton did not attempt to move Forward
but It fell safe. Marquard then struck
out Hoblitzel and filled the bases with
pass to Marsans. This brought captain
Mitchell 10 bat. the outfielders in anticl-
patton Of a long hit. went far back, and
Snodgrass. after some fast sprinting, got
his hv near the edge of the bleachers. The
Giants did not look very good in the fifth'
Meyers and Marquard struck out DeVore
heat out An infed hit and went TO second
on a passed ball. but Doyle also fell a
added another to its quota of runs when
Almeida singled, went to third on weird
throw by Doyle and scored on Egan's fly
New York with a mighty effort tied the
one-sided score in the sixth inning. Snod-
grass singled to centre, reached second on
Murray's sacrifice, and scored when Al
medals throw on a play for Merkle got
away from Hobitzell, Merkle reaching sec
ond. The latter injured himself slightly
sliding into the bag, and Devlin relieved
him. Herzogs hit bounced off Almeida
and Charlie got a life. Devlin scored on
Fletcher's single and HerzOg came IN on
NTeyers's fly. The round ended when
Fletcher attempted TO steal. With the score
tied. the uncertain Marquard received a
rest. and Wiltse went to the mound. Devlln
going to first I'm place of Merkle. Benton,
the first man facing Wiltse, struck out;
Bescher was safe at first. Deylin dropping
the throw from Herzog; Hoblitzell flied out,
and Almeida suCcumbed at first after
Beschers steal.
In the seventh Wiltse popped to short.
Devore struck out for the third time. Doyle
was passed and went to third on Clarke 8
bad throw past second but Snodgrass
famed. The Reds got the winning run IN
the seventh on Mitchells single. Almeida' s
sacrifice and Egans hit to centre.
The Giants tried hard in the remaining
two innings, but Benton kept his head and
had the best kind of support