New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-24
GIANTS AND MATTY WIN
Cincinnati Finds the Going Loo
Rough for Comfort,
PLENTY OF HITS IN PINCHtS
snodrrass and Meyers Slam Out
Three Apiece, While Others
Also Help.

yxy,.. the Philies and pirates were iVS-
,,~ che New York Giants hammered Out an
casv victory over the Cincinnati KEGS III
.sa 6r~t encounter of the season on the
hilton yesterday afternoon Inc sco'e
,.os : 70 and by dint Of the victory NC
C,raws men climbed TO within game VI
t,st Mace in the National League penheh'
race. - .ho
Co,d shiyers ran down the backs OF the
Reds collectively and severally when tne!
saw who occupied the mound Tor the Ill
ants Cincinnati has not beaten MalheN
so, for three years. and his appearance III
che box seemed enough TO win the game
v,thout a blow being struck. AFTER prao-
,,cally retiring the side in order Tor 'he
orst six innings. Matty gave the Reds a
,r,,, for their money and a lot of excite
nent ensued which profted nothing
,rDcuo singles and an error in the seventh
anal the bags with no one out, and
Clark Griffith saw rift Of sunshine
,nr,rsb The gloomy pail. but the first thing
he knew AItzer had raped the ball to
Marty, Hoblitzen had been thrown out At
,hA nlate and Altizer had been doubled at
first. Meyers 70 Merkle. Then there were
two out with runners on second ana thiru'
but the sun was rapidly fading from GIN
6th,s view. Matty gave pass TO Clarke
and the bags we're full again. But Beck
Who was cent in as a pinch hitter grouho-
>6 70 Merke, retiring the side without
run being scored. The bases were hHed
again in the eighth inning, with one out
but only one run was tailed. as Matty and
Norkle between them took care Of ground
ers by Mitchell and Grant
big Six" allowed only seven hits, gave
tvo passes and struck out five batsmen
Tho Reds would have scored only one run
accent for On error in the eighth. which
opened the way for a tally.
Frank smith the old Chicago White Sox
tv1rler, who has been shunted into the Ne
tonal League from the Boston Red Sox
tried his hand on the mound with indifter-
ent success The Giants found him for ten
hits and six runs in the six innings he
twiried Schneider. young recruit pitched
the last two frames. but the Giants got 10
him for four hits. punching three in the
eighth for run.
MoGraw's men had a field day with the
stick. everyone hitting safely with the eX-
ception Of Larry Doyle. Snoderass had a
rerfect batting record, with a home run
EnQ TWO Singles, WINE vi. els AdpGtN ONs
three singles NIcrkle and Devlin made
their presence felt by two timely hits
apiece while Matty started rally I'm the
third by beating out an infeld grounder.
The Reds scored in the second inning.
singles by Mitchell and Altzer and Clarke =
sacrifice fly turning the trick. Bescher
opened the eighth with a single and was
safe at second when Larry Doyle made a
mess Of starting a double play on Egan's
grounder. Egan was forced at second by
Pates. but Bescher scored on the play.
Merkle singled and stole second with
one out in the second. and tailed on Dew
Inns grass cutter through second Matty
opened the third with a hit and scored in
front Of Snoderass when the latter raped
out a hot one through Bates TO the bleach
crs and stretched It into a home run. Mey-
ers doubled IN the fifth TO tally on Devore' :
single while hit batsman singles by Muir
lay and Meyers and Deylins double tailed
two IN the sixth
Merke opened the eighth with n clean
one 10 left Bridwell beat out an inheld
hit only 10 be forced al second by Devlin.
Meyers poked a drive through Hoblitzell.
scoring Merlle while Matty hit into a dou-
bic play
The score follows