New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-22
GIANTS IN MERRY MOOD
Defeat Reds Again and Tighten
Hold on First Place.
WILTSE GOES TO RESCUE
Relieves Tesreau in Time to
Check the Ambitions of
Cincinnati Team.


Cincinnati May 2l-George Wiltse' the
old and thoroughly reliable southpaw
pitcher Of the New York Giants, was
hurled into the fray in the third inning
of the final struggle between the Reds and
the Giants here to-day, when JEFF Tesreau'
the bear hunter was wabbling on his feet
Under the quieting influence of Hooks
the Reds nenaved themselves in all except
one inning, and the Giants won by score
of C to g Excitement over the battle OF
the teams for the lead still ran high, and
fully nine thousand persons were on hand
to witness the struggle.
The frail southpaw Of the Giants had
one Of his good days, and although the
Reds combed him down for seven hits
they were dangerous in only the fourth
inning, when two hits and an error by
Snodgrass pushed two runs over the plate
In the seventh they got runner as far
as third base on a couple Of well placed
drives, but there were two men down
when the runner reached the far turn and
Hooks" frightened up.
Tesreau, while he stayed on the rubber,
was far from being in his best form He
was prone 70 wildness and tossed over
nothing that was particularly deceptive to
the home batters. After three hits had
ratified off the Rhinelanders' war clubs
and two bases on balls had been given
with as many Wild pitches, he was eX-
cused for the day.
Arthur Fletcher furnished the real SEN
sation Of the day. if not the season. by
scoring from first base on a single to right
field In the eighth inning Fletcher hit
safely with two out. and when there were
two strikes on Wiltse Fletcher lit out for
second AS he started Wiltse swung on a
fast ball and shot II well out 70 right
centre. Fletcher was almost to second
when Wiltse connected with the ball, and
was half way TO third by the time the
ball was stopped by Mitchell. He kept
right on going however. and slid into the
plate half second before the ball.
The Giants took keen delight in massag-
ing the shoots and curves of Bobby
Keefe, the arch foe In times past and
gone. They made life so thoroughly mis-
cradle for the former Yankee twrler thet
he was "derricked' after the third IN
ming. His departure was not timed cor
reoty: in fact, there were those who
went so far as to say that he overs-ayed
his time ~ three innings; but, in any
case. he vas walloped for five good hits,
which included three singles, a double by
Merkle and a triple by Herzog. So IT nap
pened that under the regime Of the former
Jinx that four runs and the game pat
tered over the plate Far from satisfied
with a paltry four runs, the visitors from
Manhattan Isle got together at the ex-
pense of Humphries and clouted him for
eight hits, which were scattered suf-
fciently well to allow only two additional
tallies.
If Larry Mclean had any ideas tina.
the Giants really feared his good right
arm. said ideas were knocked galley west
to-day. Evidently repentant Of their
meekness of spirit in previous games, the
Giants romped merrily off with four stolen
bases Murray, Merkle and Snodgrass
purloined the midway in the first chap
ter, while Fletcher made off with the same
hassock later in the game.
The fielding was sadly off form, but the
slips added to the thrills for the spec
tators The usually brilliant Fred Merkle
Clipped in two fine little bungles. but he
atoned by caring for thirteen chances in
perfect style. Fred Snodgrass made a
terrible muff, which allowed Mcdonald t.
get as far as third base, and Murray also
Clipped in with a bad play. For Gin
cinnat Mcdonald and Esmond booted the
ball around Esmond started the game al
shortstop, but was taken i'll at the third
frame, and gave way to Mcdonald
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