New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-01
REDS EASY VICTIMS
OF VENGEFUL GIANTS
Leon AmeS Shows the Way to
a Shut.0ut Over the
Cincinnati Nine.
VISITORS GET SIX HITS
Champions Have Their Troubles
with Fromme, but Give
Moore a Rousing, Riot
GUS Reception.

Coming into their own once moro the
Giants wallopcd the Cincinnati Reds III
the opening game Of the series on the
Polo Grounds yesterday afternoon. and
won by a score OF to O. Leon Ames'
pitchipg his first fun game in some time
1abored on the mound FOR the cham
pions. When Ames IS right he Is we'll
nigh unbeatable, and yesterday was one
of his good DAYS. The Reds got one run
ner as far as second base, Bob Bescher'
and the neetfooted outneldcr made a day
OF il by wandering to third on an intteid
out after he had singled in the fourth
inning. Mike Mitchell, however popped
a little fly 20 Fletcher, ending the onl!
chance for a tally.
The Reds summarized their offensive
mower in six widely distributed singles
and any little rally which these safetioS
might have started was subdued on ;"'
occasions by scintillatirg double plays IN
which Fletcher, Doyle and Merkle pisHe"
the leading role. Three Of these hits were
decidedly Of the fuke variety. AneS
laid the ball right over the plate with the
result that he passed only one batter anu
struck out three.
The game was a real battle for seven
innings. and Arthur F Omme. who starteu
the game for thc Rec, pitched faH
brand Of ball. He held the Giants 10 hve
hits and allowed only two runs. Wh2a
the Reds came in for their turn at BAT III
the eighth inning Larry Mclean whaled
: single to left field, and O'Day' seeing
a dim ray Of light, took chance He
sent Clarke on TO run for Mclean. emu
asked Mcdonald In to bat for Fromme.
The latter smashed fas: ball hush on
the trademark and sent it whistling tow
ard left field Fletcher, however, Yves in
front of it, and his throw to Doyle forced
Clarke at second base, and LaTry's snap
TO Merkle retired Mcdonald. Bescher
ended the inning by grounding 10
Fletcher
The Giants scored their two runs on
Fromme in the third inning. Fletcher
got on when Fromme made mess OF his
bunt and took third when Ames whaled
g. single TO right field. Snodgrass was an
easy out. but Fletcher scored on the play
while Ames counted when Larry Doyle
poled out a liner 10 centre field. That
ended the scoring until the eighth inning
When Fromme left the game O'Day sent
Eugene Moore, a big, powerful south
paw, secured from the Galveston club Of
the Texas League, into the box. Moore,
# was reported, cost the Reds 5000. ami
the Giants had almost that much fun With
him before they finally decided that
enough was as good as feast. Becker
greeted him with a rouslng single 70
centre field and Merkle was hit by a
pitched ball Everybody started running
when Red" Murray laid down bunl,
which so bewildered the man from the
mesas that he threw the Ball over TO the
right field boxes. Becker and Merlilc
scoring, while Murray captured third.
The fact that Herzog went out weakly
failed to bother the New York team. and
hits by Meyers, Fletcher, Anes and Doyle
rang out in rapidhrc succession, netting
fse runs for the frame.
Larry Doyle. the field captain OF the
Giants. celebrated his twenty-sixth birth
day yesterday by playing one of his best
games at the Keystone stock. Likewise.
he recovered from his batting slump and
polcd out two clean hits. Leon Ames,
aside from his sterling work in the box,
was at thu bat four times and got on
passes.