New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-23
MATTY TAMES THE REDS
Parcels Out Three Hits, and
Giants Win in a Romp.
CAPTURE THE SERIES. TOO
McGraw and His Men Start
East with Only Two De-
feats in the West.
IRy TELEGRAPH 20 The Tribune.


Cincinnati. May 22.-Hank oDay the
reformed umpire and idol OF Cincinnati is
not so sure tonight that he has a cham
pionship team. Christy Mathewson, the
well known author. who occasionally pitches
:. baseball game for the New York Giants,
save the doughty manager OF the Reds
Pause. Matty stepped upon the throne IN
the last game Of the hard fought series to-
day. held his opponents 20 three hits
and did not give pass. The baseball eject
Of this vicinity are consequently doing lot
Cf hard thinking.
Needless to say New York won the game
h.. score of 9 10 /. making IL three out OF
fvc for the series. and giving Johnny Nc
Graw a chance TO laugh loud and long at
bis old comrade Hank.
Three defeats in "A row for the Reds Is
almost more than Cincinnati can bear with
equanimity, and the fans were glad to
see New York depart for the East, even
though they are in the lead, a game and a
half ahead of their nearest rivals. Nc
Grsw's repeaters will arrive in Brooklyn on
Friday with a record of eleven victories
and two defeats against the four Western
teams. This can hardly be called poor.
even for a championship nine but with all
the cripples in line the Giants hope to do
better next time.
The defeat at the hands of young Ben
Ton In the first game Of the series on Satur-
Gay evidently ranked in Mattys heart. and
WREN he saw that he was pitted against the
brilliant southpaw again to-day he deter
mined to give the Reds and inkling of the
nature Of championship pitching. The criti-
cism which has been levelled at Big six"
recently had led him 10 ooubt whether he
really could he called a pitcher any more.
In other words he was slightly "riled.' and
he selected the Reds as the good medium
for an object lesson. Before he was through
Cincinnati decided that the kingly crown
still fits Matty's brow. even though "Rube'
Siarquard is a strong candidate for i'm
perisl honors.'
After the first three innings the contest
was more or less of a routine affair for the
Reds. They took their turn at bat accord
ing TO the rules in the last six frames.
hut not a man got 10 first. Not hit or a
PASS was conceded by Mathewson. nor was
an error made by his mates in those
stanzas Only eighteen batsmen faced the
peerless wonder They retired In perfect
order and rapid succession. 1t was one
TWO, three in the first frame as well so
that I'm seven Of the nine innings the home
PLAYERS went out in a row.
The Reds punched two of their hits IN
tho second inning for their only run
Ntitcbeu rapped one down the third base
line and took second on Egan's sacrifice
n, phelan's out he went TO third ana
crossed the plate when Esmond singled 10
centre Esmond died stealing. CINCINNATI
,hird and last hit was made IN the tnfu
crane Narsans singled after two were
mn, Even though he stole second ana
,aired third on Doyle's error, Matty struck
out Severoid. ,, o-
-rho Giants in the mean time enjoyed gay
lines with Benton. hitting him harder ana
,,,,,ch more effectively than they did In the
1rs+ game Beals Becker. left hander az
he IS. found the southpaw Tor douoie aiiu
TWO singles. while Doyle and Fletcher capt
,ired a double and single APIECE in'
chief annexed two hits In four t'iies ny
and Was happy. Twelve saie'les was '"'
sum total for the day -
New York picked up orace Oh 'uh'
in the third inning on Meyerss sihele'
F1etcher's double, MatheWson's sacriiice ny
and Hackers wallOp TO centre
Dovlo and Suodgrass opened the slA'h
NTH singles and Murray was hlt' HlilHs
~ bsses Sacrifice flies by MerKle anu
1Iarzop scored Doyle and Snodgrass' III
ST. soventh. with two out Becker beat OUT
,,,,t stole second and scored on DoyIe
SovhIo Two were gone in the eighth Wheh
- 90. . life on Bentons error ana
.oored from first on single Dy meyers
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