New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
GIANTS BREAK EVEN
IN WH|RL WITH REDS
Maruuard Loses His Game, but
Shows Return to True
Form.
AMEs A POWER IN SECOND
Holds Hank 0'Day's Men to
Five Hits, and New York
Crawls Bit Nearer to
the Pepnant.

"Rube" Msrouard, king Of southpaws
and emperor Of all the port side Ringers
stiu has some power left in his good lett
arm. IT was generally supposed that his
loss of cunning had become one OF the
worlds great mysteries. along with the
arms OF the Venus de Milo and the hdnsp-
ping Of Charles Ross, but the "Rube''
without any warning, displayed some OF
his early spring merchandise at the POLO
Grounds yesterday afternoon
To be sure, ii did not come until after
the Reds had scored four runs III the hrst
frame. which were enough for victory. but
il was as welcome as it was deferred. BY
winning that first game the Reds proNio-
ed the Giants with the longest losing
streak they have sustained this year
four straight The score vas TO ? but
New York turned around and won the
second by score OF 4 10 I.
Marquard's fash of form came like a
rainbow after a passing shower. The
visitors fell upon him for four hits IN the
fret inning, before he could settle In his
stride These netted two runs. Then the
frlsky Giants passed up two chances TO
retiHe. the side and let two more runners
canter across the plate. errors BY Wilson
and Fletcher providing the modus operandl
After that Marquard took matters in bis
own hands and famed Benton for tho
third out Not runner reached hrst
base for the next 1--WE innings, 'Rube' re-
firing the side in Indian file IN each
frame. He famed two, and, needless 10
say. did not allow a hit or give pass
McGraw injected Meyers into the game 10
hit for Marquard in the last OF the sixth
inning during q rally which netted TWO
runs. Otis Crandall finished the contest,
holding the Reds to two hits and no runs
Bentons enigmatic curves thWarted the
attempts of the champions 20 become oo-
streperoUs, seven hits. three of which were
punched In one inning for two runs, beinG
all that he considered proper to allow.
Twice il looked as though his VildneSs
was going 10 get him into difficulties, but
the batting of the Giants was insufficient
10 advance their cause. Benton passed
two men with one out in the second and
passed and hit a man With one out, IN
the third, but nothing came OF II all He
pitched a brilliant game.
Red" Ames renewed oio friendships at
little reunion IN the second encounter.
For some time Arnes has been passing a
quiet existence on the bench, as his SER
vices have not been much in demand since
the advent OF Tesreau. That he profited
by his long rest was shown by his excel
lent pitching. The Redo harvested FIVE
hits of his curves and would not have
scored a run except for the fact that
. Wilson threw wildly 20 eaten Grant steal
Al Ing in the second inning Grant scored
" while the ball was travelling in hap
hazard fashion from one player TO another
all over the field
Harter. one Of Hank . Days yeariings.
was Ames's opponent and a right good
battle he furnished with the New York
blond. He had one bad inning, the third,
in which he let the champions bunch four
hits for three runs. In the sixth Josh
pevore popped the ball into the upper
right field stands for a home run. This
vas all the Giants could do with the bat.
1t was one, two. three in every other
inning
Devore, il might be mentioned, was
the principal sha-pshooter of the second
encounter. as he answered for ali four
runs. With timely single he scored
Wilson and Fletcher in the third, and tai
lied himself on Snodgrasss hit His home
run put a clincher on the victory.
Bescher's double in the first inning OF
the first game started trouble for Mar
guard. Although Knisely touled out,
Hobitzel singled TO right, scoring Bescn-
er Mitchell kept up the good work by
singing to centre. Almeida's safety to
left scored Hoblitzell and put Mitchell on
third. Almeda taking second on play
70 catch Hobby al the plate. Grant hit
70 DOYLE. who snapped the ball 10 nip
Mitchell, scoring, but Wilson dropped the
sphere and the runner was safe. Egan
popped TO Fletcher, but Clarke's grounder
trickled through the New York shortstop,
scoring Almeida. Benton famed
The Giants scored their two runs in the
sixth. Shsfer opened the inning with
single. Wilson lined a safety TO right,
which got away from Mitchell Sbafer
scoring and Wilson taking third. fetch
er fouled out but Meyers, batting for
MarQuard, singled 10 centre, 6coflnS VIII
son. Crandall, who batted for Devore,
and Doyle were easy outs.
The Reds scored the first run in the
second game. With two out. Grant sin
gled 10 centre and started 10 steal sec
ond Wilson's throw leaked through Doyle
and rolled on TO Snodsrass. Fred's return
70 Shafer was poor. the ball altering
through to the stands letting Grant tally.
But the Giants went ahead in the third
Wilson and Fletcher singled, and both
advanced on Ames's sacrifice. Devores
hit 70 left brought both runners home
Boyle lifted a sacrifice fly TO Mitchell,
oeyore taking third only to tally on
bnodgrass's single TO left Fred died