New-York tribune., 1912-08-27
REDS GLOAT OVER GIANTS
Dip Naughty Foes Into n.
WhiteWaSh Tank.
BENTON PAYS OFF SCORE
Marquard Comes In for Good
Drubbing, Although His
Support Is Splendid.
fBy Telegraph to- The Tribune. ,

Cincinnati. Aug. 2s.-While 'Rube" Ben.
ton. the big southpaw Of the Cincinnsr
Reds. held the Giants In the hollow OF NJ,
hand, his teammates made free and q.
fective use of their bats at the exuens.
of "Rube" Marquard and defeated hs
Giants by score of to o. That III.
score did not reach greater proportio,,
was due alone to the fact that the Nsr
York defence moved as il on giant
springs, and they simply roped In every.
thing that came within their reach. Il
was well, for Marquard had little on N.
ball after the game wore along and TIA
Reds hits him with fiendish glee Mar.
GUARD blew UP completely in the eighth
inning, and all the defence known 10
baseball could not have STAYED of IN.
disaster that ensued.
Bob Bescher opened fire with a doubls
and at that signal all the heavy artiIsry
I'm Redland Park was unlimbered at once
Seflor Marsans laid down a sacrifice but
on which Bescher went 10 third ami
Hoblitzell slashed a double to ngh.
field. scoring Bescher. Right here Mar
aisrd decided It was time to try the efcc,
OF a wild pitch, and Hobitzel took third
Mike Mitchell swung one into left for
safe hit. scoring Hobby and after Doy,
froZe 10 a grounder by Phelan and retired
him at first Grant whaled one into tie
right field stands and scored his captain
before him. Egan hit hard TO Murray, but
RED" was there and held fast when ths
ball dropped. That ended the inning AM
the hopes of the Giants.
Marduard had plenty OF smoke on N.
ball. as the six strikc-outs he achieved
testify. hut he could not stem the fov q
perfectly good hits that perkod up in no.
expected places from time TO time. Ths
men behind him worked with a will, SR
It was only question Of time until ihs
batters would hit where they were nj
Marsans and EsmOnd were the only homs
batters who neglected TO get a hit from
the New York star but IIoblitzell and
Mitchell. with three apiece, and Boo
Bescher. with two, more than made up fo'
their more reticent teammates. In ak
the Reds made thirteen hits of Marquard
good for eighteen bases.
The absolute nonchalance with wnd
the Reds clouted the ball aroun' gave ne
New York felders plenty OF work. Ref
Murray whose chief aim seems 10 e
gathering in the most impossible catches
was at his best here to-day. and his one
l. fr,t t1,o
inning was worth travelling far tc Sc
Marquard burned over a fast one vhifh
Egan caught on the nose and bumped
into right centre field on line Mruay
turned and ran for the fence, and Will!
in full career he speared the ball with
one hand ard cut off a certain triple i
not a home run. Fletcher made dandy
double play in the third inning cutting
down bouncer from the bat OF Bescha'
stepping on the bag TO force Benton snl
with a snap throw TO Merkle getting he
runner.
The only time that the Giants defence
wabbled was in the fourth inning, when
with two out and a man on second the
infield Of the Giants watched miserable
little pop hy by Egan drop into safe terri
tory and the runner scored from second
base. Murray's error in the same innirs
was pardonable. for the ball took mesa
bound as Red" was about to catch IL.
Benton is the man who pitched only two
balls I'm a game on the Polo Ground'
when the Reds were on their last las
rrn trip, but who lost the day. lie wen
out to-day to get revenge. -Four hits
scattered that they died OF homesicknes'
and loneliness. told OF the offensive opera
tions OF tine Giants. and durins the san'
they had just six chances TO get runns'
over the plate. Four OF these six wee
SO remote that il is almost detractn'
from Benton 10 SO classify them. Hf
lone base on balls gave them an openln'
I'm the sixth. and his error in the in'
gave them another unearned opportunin
then he rose in mis- might and c6ectivs'
squclchcd all hopes OF their scoring.
The score follows: