New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-26
REDS PULL DOWN GIANTS
Keefe Trips New York Players
with His elusive Curves.
LARRY DOYLE STEALS HOME
Saves His Tenn a Shut Out ny
Daring Slide While the
Pitcher Winds Up.

Cincinnati pulled the Giants of the TOP
rung Of the National League pennant LADDER
yesterday n position they occupied over
night. by harvesting six runs TO only one
for the home team on the hilltop.
Larry Doyles clean steal home saved fhe
Giants from shut-out. the one run being
the result Of daring performance. when
is seen only once or twice In n season.
Keefe. who Is Clark Grlflth's star t"irier
this year. having lost only one game. al
lowed five HRS 10 percolate through nine
innings. which could hardly be called
batting fest I'm the strictest sense OF the
term. and had TIE Giants at his mercy
from start 70 finish.
Doyle was the only scoring proposition
which the Giants advanced. There were
many fans" anxious that New YORK
should remain at the head OF the league
who ardently desired a little competition
in the matter OF run getting among NC
Grav's stalwart minions. but Larry exer-
cised an unreasonable restraint ana
monopolized the whole business. crack
ling triple to the left field fence in the
eighth after two were out. left Larry I'M
gering on third. Snodgrass looked so easy
anything else and started a long wind-up.
When he unwound Doyle was nearly 10 inc
plate. Larry timed his slide so well mat
he and the ball arrived together. he was
safe anyway. but clark was so anxious 10
tag the runner that he let the ball SIP
through his lgs and there was no chahce
FOR any of Clark Griffith's airy persifiage'
Three New York pitchers exhibited thelr
vares-Drucke Ames and Crandall. III was
easv 10 see at the start that the Texan
was not right whel he issued pass ana
allowed a single to the first two men An
other hit tailed two runs, while TWO singles
and a pass in the second added ahotnei =
Drucke issued three passes IN the INN u
and then pulled out without a run pelhs
scored but McGraw sent in Becker 10 od'
for him and Ames succeeded to the cares
OF the pitchers mound For three INNINGS
Red" was invincible, not allowing MT
but a pass. with two out I'm the seventh
started trouble. as T. never fails TO do WIN
Ames passed ball put the runner OH
third so that he Tailed on Bates's single.
Two were out in the eighth, with man
on first. when Downey hit sharply 70 cen
ire clarke lined a fierce one at Devore'
the ball rolling to the fence for nlpie. anu
cleaning up the bags Clarke was lei, OF
third when Keefe struck out. Crandail re-
tired the side In order in the nintn alte'
he had struck out as pinch hitter In the
eighth.
The Giants we're badly fooled oy hee'e
crrves The few hits they did get were
scattered. and the Cincinnati twirler only
gave two passes He pitched sterling oail
every minute. Merkle. with n douple ana
q single was the only man who pretendeo
~ any degree of familiarity with the visn-
ing pitchers delivery. The Reds gave ,, ,
twirIer Stimulating support. Grant po'iln5
~ several sensational pick-ups' "his
Esan handled six chances without an error error
I,arrv Doyle did most OF the fancy hela-
,ng for the Giants, with his side partner,
Bridwell. appearing to advantage seve,a,
times Josh Devore nipped Clarke az 'h'ru
I'm the second inning with me u'o" ~
Devlin after Bescher had singled
The score follows