New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-18
TWO MORE FOR GIANTS
Beat Cincinnati Twice and Climb
Into Second Place.
AMES FINALLY WINS GAME
McGraw's Men Register Thirty
one Hits Off Keefe and
Frank Smith.

Maintaining their furious burst of speed,
the New York Giants rose ort OF the dust OF
third place. and. by virtue of two slashinG
victories over the Cincinnati Redlegs, now
rest i'm second position only ono gam ana
twelve points behind Frank Chances en-
cago Cubs. Pittsburgh dropped peg IN the
ladder. for while the Giants were wei on
their hilarious career. the Superbas defeated
the WagnerleSs Pirates. Both games were
slaushters. and the Reds never for mo-
mont figured to WIN either. The first game
vas taken off Bobby Keefe by the
score Of 10 to 4. while the final buriesque'
called in the eighth inning because of dark
ness was easy. the result standing 10 TO =
with Frank Smith as the victim
Red" Ames in the first encounte fell
tooth and nail upon that persistent INK
which has logged his footsteps all e sea-
son lie was hit hard. hut managed to
teen tho ten safetes made off his delivery
,,rettv well scattered along the wayside. The
. luck broke with him yesterday, and his
foam mates hit like fcnds Leon had good
control and issued only two bases on balls
,yhile three hitters were fooled by his speedy
,,4oliverv and famed. lie was pulled out OF
i nasty hole in the sixth inning. when, after
no passed Mitchell. tho latter was pushed
around 10 third on singles by Do 7ey and
Fc9n. on Grants grounder 10 Herzog
Mike was put out at the plate. Clarke then
slammed hot one to fletcher, and Grant
and Clarke were doubled M. Fletcher 10
Dovle to Merkle.
The relentless Giants sailed into Bobby
Kcefe who has beaten them consistently.
and simply batted him all over the lot.
twelve crashing drives were raked from his
hitherto pulling curves. Keefe was taken
ont i'm the seventh frame TO let Esmond bat
for him. and Hur1rhries finished the game
q, the box. while Severoid donned the mask
Ind mad behind the bat -Four hits off Hum
rhries. including a double ard home run,
counted for only ono run. IIerzog's wallop
INTO the left field bleachers coming after
lerkle had been retired stealing.
The match between Crandall and Smith
was even more uninteresting and one-sided
than the first game The former Red Sox
pitcher was wild az March hare. and his
team was beaten right in tho first inning,
when Ave bases on balls and four hits
,rrhed six runs over the plate Otis Gran
dan made a brave start and retired the
side on strikes in the first inning and it
could tally In that frame Otis wavered
t1or a moment and three singles with base
on balls gave the visitors their only runs.
A little comedy was introduced the
nth inning Of the first game. Doyle led
of by driving a triple 10 right Snodgrass
dribbled TO Keefe. and Doyle oo''ed for the
plate. The throw beat him. so back Larry
eart~l 20 rthird, and Snodgrass kept going
around until he reached the far corner.
Three times did Larry wggle his way back
10 the bag through all the Redleg team,
and three times did "Snod" return TO second
= base before they both managed to clear the
pantiet and were safe, Doyle at third and
eSnOdgrass at second.
L. When the Reds got 10 Ames for two
hits in the first inning and pushed run
over the plate, the crowd cried out. Be
ware the Jinx. Leon" That feeling was put
al rest IN the second, however, for singles
by Merkle and Meyers tied the score, and
IN the next inning hits by Snodgrass, Mer-
kle and double by Herzog with a fielder's
choice produced three runs and a good
lead
Fletcher's double i'm the fourth inning,
followed by an infed out and Devore's
biz on which Egan made a great stop. pro-
duced one more run. which was discounted
by the Reds I'm the following frame Bob
sPescher tripled to left and counted on a
Bong fy by Bates. The time was ripe for
action, so i'm the fifth inning the Giants
got together and punched four hits and
feders choice for four runs and put the
game on ice. Herzogs home run in the
seventh frame was not needed. but Charley
t,, Of 10 or
something.
A double by Mitchell in the eighth frame
was followed by a couple of infield outs
which allowed Mike to score, and
feders choice on Marsans. who batted
for HUMPHREYS i'm the ninth. vas coupled
with Bcschers single and gave the Reds
their last run Of the game.
Smith made a grand ascension in the
-first inning of the second game He passed
FIVE men, and allowed four hits in a row,
which melted six runs Two singles added
one more i'm the second. They neglected
10 tally I'm the third inning. but McGraw
told them to stop fooling in the fourth,
and they collected one on Downey's error
and a hit by Becker A pass to Fletcher
and single by Wilson was followed by
long fy by Crandall in the fifth, and Ar
thur scored
A pass 10 Mitchell in the fourth was
followed by hits from Egan, Grant and
Clarke which resulted in the only runs
made by Cincinnati. Just for revenge. the
McGraw clan sailed in IN the sixth frame
@hd hammered four runs over on two
Honoies and d single and a base on balls,
ana next inning two singles and double
troye two unneeded tallies over. When the
Eeds were retired in order in the follow
ing frame Rigler called the game because
OF Darkness" II is suspected that all
hands were tired out and an agreement
vas reached
The score follows:
FIRST GAME.