New-York tribune., 1913-07-15
GIANTS GET A SCARE
IN THE NINTH INNING
Otherwise They Work Along
Smoothly in Trampllng
the Reds.
MARQUARD STANDS IN WAY
"Rube" Benton Pounded So
Hard in Four Innings That
He Retires in Favor Of
the Latest Johnson.

Another one OF those purely formal VIC
tories was won by the Giants at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon, with the
Cincinnati Reds acting as the gracefully
yielding opposition.
Little that was startling decorated the
pastime. the champions filing an attach
ment on the game at an early hour and
then going through the remaining innings
in a canter. The score was to 3.
Rube Marquard. who won his tenth
game out of fifteen starts, was in charge
of the affair. and made short work of the
visitors in nearly every inning but the
ninth. TO be sure. his old roommate.
Josh Devore, tickled him for three-base
hit in the first frame, crossing the plate
on a squeeze play with Marsans doing
the bunting. but otherwise little of mo-
ment was accomplished. Seven hits were
parceIed out over eight innings, and
everything looked so easy that the old
relief CORPS was lulled into a state of Sc
curity.
These are palmy days for the pinch
hitters and the noble band led by otis
Crandan. which comes to the box in times
Of need Otis spends the lazy summer
afternoons lolling up against the fence
and dreaming of the waving wheat tas-
sells on the old Indiana farm. His medi-
tations Yesterday however. were inter
rupted by sally of the Reds in the last
inning, when they dented Rube for four
safetieS so nearly in row that two runs
counted before the brakes could be put
on
Otis had TO unlimber the slow ball and
polish up the speed for instant service.
But the visitors calmed themselves before
they nosed within the danger zone. Heinie
Groh popping up an easy fly TO Snodgrass
for the third out with two runners lin
gering on the paths.
Eleven hits We're made off Marquard,
but his control was perfect-something
he is boasung of right along these days.
thanks to the excellent example set by
Mathewson.
Benton, the Cincinnati Rube and south
paw was pitted against the thespian at
the start, but he offered slight resistance
10 the New York bats Eight hits were
made off him in the first four innings and
he retired in confusion in the fifth, after
Herzog had led off with a sparkling sim
gle that rolled through Bescher for three
bases
The Indian, Johnson. then went TO the
rescue. and after making d wild pitch,
which scored Herzog, held the champions
TO one hit for the rest Of the game. Fur
thermore he famed five batsmen and al
together made such a good showing that
the Giants thanked their stars that he
didn't start the game.
Red Murray was in the throes of anoth-
er big day and only interrupted his fes-
tivities TO contribute a strike-out TO john
son in the sixth. He came back. how
ever. in the eighth and made the only hit
allowed by the Indian On his first two
trips to the plate Jack had 4 single and
a smash against the right field wall which
carromed away from Marsans for three
bases He scored two runs while ne was
about it,
The fleet Josh DevOre paid the usual
tribute TO Murrays arm when he hugged
third instead of trying TO score on
J}eschers fly TO Red in the first. In the
sixth. however, Josh took chance and
attempted TO 90 from first TO third on
Beschers single to right. but met an un-
timely end over the Murray-Herzog route.
The most startling play of the game
was inserted by GrOh. The Giants scored
two runs and had the bases filled with
none out. on a pass and four hits in the
second. and were just waiting for clean
up wallop to put the victory on ice when
Groh stood in the breach and turned them
back. First Heinie captured Burns S
roller and nipped Meyers at the plate.
Then with the infeld drawn in. he cor
rallied d hot smash by Herzog, beat Burns
TO second and tossed TO Hobltzcll IN time
10 complete double play on Charlie,
ending the inning. Marsans, the Cuban,
was a conspicuous figure with three hits.
Devore's triple and Marsans's safe bunt
Ln the first gave the Reds run. The
Giants came back in the second, and a
pass 10 Merke with hits by Murray,
Movers. Snodgrass and Marquard netted
two before Groh smothered the rally.
Murray tripled I'm the fourth and Tailed
ON Meyers's sacrifice fly to Marsans.
Snodgrass doubled 10 right, went to third
on a wild pitch and, after Marquard had
famed. crossed the plate on Burnss SIN
Gle To centre. The latter tried to stretch
the hit. but was out. Devore to Groh.
Herzog singled in the fifth and took
third when Bescher let the ball roll
through him. He counted on a wild pitch
By Johnson.
With one out in the ninth, Bescher'
Marsans and Dodge singled In row.
Bescher scoring. HoOhtzell forced Dodge
al second on a smash to Doyle. but Mar