New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-14
MATN PITCHES IN FORM
And the Giants Have No Trouble
in Beating Reds.
BRjDWELL SHINES At BAT
Two Pitchers Fail to Curb the
Hard Hitting Grew from
Polo Grounds.

/ Cincinnati. June l2.-It remained for
/ Christy Mathewson, the peerless twirler OF
the Giants, 10 get an even break Ior
New York in the series against the Reds
by defeating Cincinnati here this after
noon bv the score 80 to 2. Griffith USED
two twrlers i'm the effort TO check the Wis
i,ors, Fromme and McQuillan working on
the mound The effort was doomed 10 fali-
ure A defeat for the Polo Grounds play
ers would have meant tumble into thifd
place. and Mathewson was right.
The sterling pitcher jolied the Reds along
and was hit freely. Eleven hits were
cleaned from his delivery. lie famed only
two men and passed three 10 first base
The hits Of the enemy included doubles by
Altizer and Bescher. lut, as usual. Matty
threw open the throttle in the pinches and
not until his team had a safe lead did the
big fellow ease down and allow a run. in
several innings the Reds managed 10 bunch
hits. but in vain. Ten men were left
stranded on the lines which lead TO the
plate
An error by Bridwell in the opening
frame prevented the Giants from making
perfect card. but the little shortstop
played brilliant ball and more than made up
for his passing failure. He Knocked down
several hard hit balls. and started fast
double play which shut OF a likely rally
in the fifth inning. Larry Doyle had
good day and accepted seven difficult
chances in the field Bridwen led at the
bat and pooled out three hits, which included
three baeeer Doyle, too. smashed out
triple and scored in the ninth inning.
Fromme started the fight for the Reds,
and retired in the seventh inning to allow
Mclean to bat for him when the home
players had two men on the paths and two
out Mclean grounded ont weakly to
Doyle Fromme allowed seven hits during
his stay on the mound and also passed
four men to first McQullan twirltd
IN good form He was found for four hits
and while the former Quaker neglected to
fan more than one batter he also failed 10
pass a man 10 the lines.
Firm in the effort 10 capture the game,
the Giants started right to work in the
opening inning. Devore bounced a hit off
the shins Of Fromme. which so disconcert-
ed the big fellow that he hit Larry Doyle
with pitched ball. Snodgrass swung hard
bat only managed to force Devore at the
far turn. while Doyle captured second
Larry took third on q wild pitch. but was
run down on Murray's grounder to Egan.
Snodgrass moved along to third on the
play, and slid into the plate when he and
Murray pulled off a clean double steal.
Three more runs were scored in the
Giants half of the third. After an inauspi-
cious beginning, in which Devore foated
out to Bescher and Doyle swung on the
damp air. Fred Snodsrass smashed a ring
ins double to night field Murray crashed a
single TO centre and snow crossed the
pan. Murray puroined the midway and
battered over the plate. closely followed
BY MerlIle when the first baseman ham,
mered out home run.
Although the Reds had men on the bases
in every inning, they were unable to score
until the sixth inning. With one out
! Mitchell singled 10 right field and took
: third when Esmond drove to left for a
base. Grant was easy. Matty to Merkle
but Clarke heat out weak roller to Mer-
kie and Mitchell tailed
a triple 10y Altizer. followed by a hit
( scored the Reds last run in the ninth inn
ing.