New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-20
REDS COME BACK HARD;
ROUT PEERLESS MATN
Fall Before Giants in Opening
Encounter and Then Upset
ChriSty'S Record.
BAT HIM FROM THE MOUND
Twenty three Figures in Big
Twirler's Downfall-30,OOO
Fans" See Rhinelanders
Win by Great Rally.

~ the grooming stands. the Cincinnati heuS
Gefsa,ed peerless Christy MatheWson for
the first time in three years by batting MIN
out of tho box in the second game or
dauhle-heador at the Polo Grounds yester-
dsv afternoon The feat was accomplished
bv GrfFth's men only after the great
thristv mad rushed into the battle in the
eighth inning Of the first game and rescued
the falterinE George Wiltse. who In turn
was called into action when RUDE Marquard
blow up In the first inning of the opening
encounter. With Matty standing in the
breach. the Giants won the first batte D!
n score Of S TO 4. In the closing encounter
IN. Reds walked away from the Giants
hated Matty out Of the box, and staVeo
Of a final inning rally TO win by the score
Of to T.
The dsy was one OF upsets for the Giants
ritchers. Maruuard was wild and inerec-
tive. and was derricked In the hrst lnhlrs'
with two out and runners on first ana sec
end. George Wiltse entered tho battle then'
and after allowing the Rhinelanders 10 take
4. TEMPORARY lead by scoring two runs IN
thu fourth frame. he pitched with mastery
skill until the eighth. when an error py
Thatcher put him in a hole. and Egans line
.fnsIs to right put 'Downey on third ana
added TO the panic. Matty then entered inc
hcx. and before his puzzling shoots the
Reds were held powerless.
yh.n Matty started the second game the
tang settled back in their seats prepared
90 ,..st On the grief Of Grifith. 1t marked
,ha tv-ntv-third time that Matty had start
"a axain.t the Ohio crew, but there Wa
ma sunsrstition In the ranks OF the rams
That confidence was increased when the
Giants nut two runs TO their credit IN the
stand second innings. by means OF TWO
hit. and a base on balls. but the internrs-
sion between the games had given Matty
arr, time to grow cold. and he never Ola
s.t .. nroperIy warmed Up. The Reds got
~ him for runs in the second, third ana
,.urth innings. and for the first time since
1905 they solved his delivery and knocked
him out Of the box in the fifth. when tour
hits two Of them doubles. produced three
r,,ns Otis Crandar succeeded Matty' out
vas unable to curb the whooping Rhihe-
lsnders. RI,
pittsd against Matty was FTomme' Inc
ii, fslIow from Sioux City. after the sec
ord inning. ruled with an iron hand uhul
tho ninth. when he weakened and allowed
two runs 10 come over. In all he allowed
,,l,. Ave hits. and between the second ana
.o,.ortb innings the Giants went out IN
I,disp Gle He was replaced by Keefe IN
tho ninth frame. with two on base ana one
ou, INT I'm the gloom Keefe's speed was
,,o,,n. and no more scoring was done
Not alone did the New York STAFF of slab
..r,;ets suffer. FOR Gaspar and Suggs we're
hsrdIsd without gloves in the opening
rra,nc while the Reds were disposing OF
,,oro,,ard and Witse Only the timely re-
r,oyal Of Fromme prevented more runs IN
trc ninth.
rto. an the trail Of runs, the Reds went
a, the slim southpaw I'm the first inning
Po.crer was passed TO the lines ana whhe
1 ,ho cuban delegation roared ''Nivc Ia Mar
IN .s,e~, tho lad from the island republic
vi Iss,od 4 scrceching double TO right field
Rocker made mess OF fielding the hit ana
-ro snaedv Bescher raced home from first
while the Cuban rounded third on the
brow 10 the plate Not allowing the falt-
,rinr "Rubc" TO recover, TIoblitzell lined
ono Ia right for a base scoring Marsans
Fletcher made a nice play on Mitchell S
wicked welt and doubled Hobby off the plate.
Intent upon aviation. however, Marquard
rs,sed Dovney. allowed Egan an inheld
hit. and when he filed the bases by walk
ing Fsmond McGraw pulled him out and
sent George wiltse 10 the mound. The
slender tvirler made short work OF Clarke
who grounded TO Fletcher
R-istling with Indignation, the Giants
vaded I'm and held a good old-tashioned
batting bee at the expense Of Gaspsr. in
which two home runs, a double and a
single produced three runs. Leaping into
the limelight, Beals Becker smashed a
liner 10 the right centre field bieachers. and
while thirty thousand fans went crazy
with delight Fred Merlle picked out the
first ball pitched and drove it into the left
aeld bleachers for home run-one OF the
longest hits seen on the grounds. Rot 10
he outdone by the Younger blood. Arthur
Tcvin singled To right and took third on
FYctcher's double 10 left. Meyers then
drove long fv 10 Bescher and Devlin
scored the run which put the Giants in the
lead
The lead was shortlived, however. and
the Reds went out again in the fourth.
EEan hit 10 centre for a base and Esmond
rolled a grounder to Wiltse. who hurled to
second base Egan beat the throw to the
midway and Esmond was safe at first.
clarke rolled sacrifice 10 Devlin. who got
his man At first Mclean batted for Gas
PAR hut grounded TO Wiltse, who held Egan
IN third and got tho runner at first
Feschsr was hit boy pitched hall and
With two strikes on him Senior NIarsans
scored Egan and Esmond with double to
light field Bcschor was picked Of third
Iase nv Wiltsc for tho third ont.
Nerkle orcned the fourth frame 10y drop
ing a hit into centre field and Fred scored
when Fletcher bounced n triple of tho
right Geld stand Meyers scored Arthur
ly droppinI single IN short loft field
while Pescher played back around the
llcschers Tho eighth inning witnessed the
denise Of Wiltsc and tho entrance Of
Nsth~wSon on tie mound. Fletcher error
Ir; powney on first. and when Egan sin
c'ed n right Iownoy rounded the far
fuin That ended Wiltsc and "Matty" The
teerless Was rushed into the fray Esmond
as The first man 10 face him and on the
iatter's grounder to Fletcher Downcy was
thrown ont al the plate. Bates. batting for
Clarke. forced Egan al second. and al
though Johnny stole second unmolested.
''Afatty'' forced Sugcs TO loft 60 Becker.
continuing their offensive operations. New
vorl hlazed the way % the plate in the
fisi inning q, the second Gamo. After De
orc loftcd 20 Befcher Herzog waited ard
--alscd. He stole second and a moment
la:er hc dashed over the plate when Becker
laced one into right field for n base. Mic
Miche,rs double in the second resulted IN
/; run in the second inning, when Egan shot
single through IIcF2os and Fletcher, hut
CgRgnd