New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-09
More than $4,000 Fans See
Giants Make Clean Sweep Of
Cincinnati Series.
BENTON HARD TO SOLVE
Young southpaw Of Visitors
Gives McGraw's Star a Pretty
Battle-Murray and Becker
Shine in the Field.

luard pitched his first game for the Giants
The Cincinnati Reds were the opponents
3 nd they hammered the untri~i but much
honored recruit SO hard and so often that
he had IN leave the fray in IN. fifth innns
That game the Giants lost. and also ar
other on the same dsy. So that their fate
was sealed so far as the 1908 pennant
vas concerned. But what different story
there was TO tell Yesterday!
Again il was Marqusrd who was N.
New York pitcher, and II vas the Ctncin-
natl team that hold tho field. stronger
Cincinnati team, ~ he sure. and also 4
much stronger and better fortified Mar.
guard The nervous youth Of four Years
ago vas Yesterday 4 master or Inaster'.
10 pitched as only he alone knows how.
and the result VAS that he won his tpelfth
strai ght victory Of the season.
The Rods were Is putty in MarquardS
hands. for he twisted and bent and mould
cd them as he would never easing Up, but
always pitching with a LITTLE in reserve
for unlocked for contingencies. The scors
IF t. ? vas only incidental. II should
have been shut-out for the Giants nut m
orportrue errors let the Reds break INTO
tho run column.
Benton. on 1hom Hank - Dav looks az
p locord zig sly" nas on the r1ound toT
the Reds His record this season is
good ono. and 10 his credit there u NO.
tor, over Matthew son But when u came
~ banding 4 lacinz 10 the Giants "ttr
Marcuard in thc box the young NAV
nom ohio 7as not equal 70 the occasion.
Z. Ia. al lie fcC
10 = single hi; hut in the sixth he loosened
ur FOR second safety, and ~ the se''
erth he gave pav altogether letting -
Giants slir through his guard for foT
nuns and tho game
That ended BENTON and rromne 'oIf
his rl.,c ana did we'll enough - ~
Narquard. he continued "u his easy Ma"
rho big lead his mates had corrail"d r1-T
Ing il only the simpler -Four bits uere
all the Reds could ser on him. ho1 evef
.ud all came in the last half Of thu gam1
The Giants got five ~ the Cincirra 4
dupt,istS, scattered fairly we'll but nj
well enough
Red" Nurra, made himself solid niI
the thirt y-rvo Thousand fans VINO Over
flowed ~" stands by making tho mof
magniftcon. catch that tho Polo GrouucH
has ever seen II Was IN the ninth lnr)
in: snd there vas NO one nm the bags, h'y
the catch stood ont as wonderful peg
OF fielding
Fhelan ras the man Mo dove the bali
II rayellad with toTlirc sed 20 the ris'T
OF centre feld and - Ge 80 - coming
MURRAY raced back ~ too speed. Just -
II shot over him 10 l.aped IN the al 2nn
-. 4 8. Id
fell aud rolled on tho turf but he CAM
up with ;h. ball.
The Giants ON the field threw their
gloves in M. air and yelled. the spc'-
tatorS burst out in tremendous chez
and many Of them started across re
red. ~ there were only Two our Nc
Gr4V and the Reserves strove 10 puSl
back the oncomiug spectators, and tN%
succeeded partly IN restoring order, n
that the game cuuld lee finished after :,
deldl of eight minutes.
Eiglsr, the umpire IN chief. Who 7aS mas.
Ing the decisions behind the plate received
a glanciug blow i'm the ear in the fourth
inning mat ultimately forced him 70 i'ASe
rhe game. Mitchell vas at bat az tho TN"
and MarQuard had two aud TWO on I'M
rhe next bali tbc Reds outnelisr tipped
With his bat ana turned II mite - tie
lett OF Meyers.
Riglcr tried to duck. but before he sqt
lar enough out ~ the way jhe ball hit Inn
ON tho LETT ear. n, was stunned for tie
moment and then threw oil his mask aN"
mad TIM ,Eis' Hu, hlS ear, which wa
badly split and was bleeding After fsW
minutes delay n" started the play asa'n.
but when the Giants went 10 bat he hoG 20
have the ear attended To boy Mc';raN. WI
bur Robinson ana physician. NttHr trf'n-
it FOR another half inning he "aS tor,~d -
lraV. thu field and FiUneran. the llttI- oe-
loved moved IN rom the uAld and sin-i'
handed .ssaycd tn" manasemert of ."e
game.
Captain Larry Doyle made the first mr. n
the game ana ScratChy 1uky. unsaus-
f,ciorN hit il Vas. MarqIard tsd sdieo
= rough the tret nombardment ~ the R"d'
with an air oi profound noncha lance, mas,
much as RcScher. first ny. had famed. ana
NlarsanS and Houltzell had lifted easy mes
to the outiicldcrs
II was little different with McGroW'
elan. and u Wa. N this frame that I.arr' =
ilSiSniiiCaut little tap went az a NJ an
vas directly responsible for run p"E"IN
waited. and wisely. getting Tree tieh''
10 first on half a dozen pitched balls. Rem
ton was on his guard against uHresWa'n''
base running. but despite his WatcntHln'''
Devorc slid down 10 second on me WHO'S
OF the wind
DOVE was not taking kindly 10 Benton.
hut ne managed to pick out one that lo'N'i
good and sent il spinning toward Ph'i1l.
BY the time the ball was stopped 10 w.
was almost at third The throw Was sopi
and DOYLE Just beat IL. but liohltTrlI
the ball and when h" recovered u
pevOrc was in. Doyle stole sc'onh ana u.
attempted 10 go TO third In the same man
nor Int no reckoned without Benton ana
was run down for the third out.
Not f,r some time after thai 40
Giants look at al dangerous Noi 80 W"
,ha Reds. however Marquard stalled mon
IN in the second and third. setting 49,
strike-outs in tho latter. In the Tour. =
frame. however. the "Rube had To- ~,
tend himself hit. There were 10 UL'S ~
his frame but SnodcraSss error o.
Reschar's bunt put that WORTHY on IT..
lie was forced by MarSans. but we ' ..',,'
ro, down To the midway on peiiec' So
Nerhcl walked. and he ana me NJ.
worked a double steal. Marauardd' st,,.rk
ever. was equal 10 tho occasion All" N''
out Grant. retiring the side; ,,.-
In the sixth the Reds did get tn Ma,
,uard but he would not have been N'oIr
There was one ont when R's"her Wd,".,
IN tho hir-and-run he reached tnrd on
liner ~ right-the first Hlt VI
m Marquard. DOYLE ntpped b"sChrr 81 ,',I
.imr Marsans was At third usrzos I ,,t
,,,sntv of time To get MitchellS zap u'.
',n threw IL low and Marsans scored on ''s
error ,, =, ,ro ~
,rth Things looked ur'r"Wi.nE ",
,ynrray lrd of with y hit, and thoF
anne darker When Recker walked. ne' 80
made a pretty sacrifice Tor me me- -, ~,
and then Mclean dIlH ''"N",u wv r"o,.,or
pass MYERS. which they did ,l r,",.,'',
,,"U.G tln nlotters. however. by drNlh-
Ip,hIo ~ LETT. winch scored Muud} duI
,,.ckcr Benton was cpmplet'ly u'tn''
hy tbis rntoward happening, snd he 'h,
Sorked a Wild pitch that enAnCH , NV, /.
,Jrars aud Fletcher To score. DoNl" H"nn
~. ", in the seventh. following run by ~,
- nds in the first bali of that frame 'h''h
the scoring. ,
>,ryv ycpK CINCINNATI
NJ" ,bTb maze abrh 20 .
, :, al 90 Rescher. II. 3 10 ~
lDe'"Ie,o H. Il 4 cIo Marsans Ct 4i2 90
l'"I ~; "a goO so Hobitzell. III 800 q !
Shods s. ~ ~ 500, .Clarke 49,. 100 90
MURRAY . I q 81 Q Fromme 2. o"o %
Reckc.' 81, 80 % Mitchell RI. : 81 40
hoN' . ioIi q Grant. Sh.. : 90 "