New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-07
GIANTS TAKE A REST
AND WALLOP THE REDS
Weary from Recent Turmoil,
Champions Get Home with
lust Enough Life to Win.
TESREAU FORCED TO COVER
Big Jeff Not Yet in Form, and
AL Demaree Comes to the
Rescue, Giving a Splendid
/, Account of Himself.

Battle SCARED and lifeless. weary and
worn. the Giants eased themselves with
sigh Of relief into the comfortable
reaches Of the Polo Grounds yesterday
afternoon TO partake of an ambrosial col
lation served by the Cincinnati Reds.
Settling back AT their leisure. confident
that they did not have TO play ball to win
the game. the champions rested from the
strenuous labors of the last two weeks,
which seem TO have drained all their well
known punch and stamina. Almost any
team i'm the league could have made II
six straight defeats for the Giants yes
terday. but the Reds were even worse
than New York when it came to hitting
i'm the pinches. If jeff Tesreau hadn't
risen IN his wrath and cleaned the bases
with triple I'm the fourth no one knows
how it all might have ended As it was.
the Giants edged out with a victory by a
score of to s.
II was a game typical of the second
division. reminiscent OF those CORY affairs
IN the days Of old when the Superbas
and Braves were in deadly combat for
last place. The poorest of pitching, mis-
cradle fielding ornamented here and there
by a sparkler such as Joe Tinker can
always provide and Wild smuggling when
there wasn't much in sight to slug for
made the contest extremely interesting
TO watch. but did not serve 10 brighten
the hopes Of the Giants for the leadership
of the league.
1t was one Of those days" which are
becoming so popular In baseball to Sig
nalize the passing of the old order. Joe
Tinker was here for the first time in the
uniform Of the Reds and wearing the
mantle of a full 1edged manager.
Flanklng him on both sides were
Mordecai Brown. the old Chicago pitcher,
and Johnny King. the great catcher. who
reported yesterday. There were hearty
cheers for them all from the fans.
king confined his efforts TO coaching at
third. but Brown got into the game in the
eighth and was greeted by triple from
the bat of Herzog, the first man up. But
Brownie pulled out of the hole without
n letting Charlie or any one else cross the
plate At first it was felt that some
presentation should be made to Tinker.
Chance. as is we'll known. got his early
and failed 10 win a game at the grounds
II was the consensus of opinion. however
that Tinker couldn't win anyway, so
money was saved toward the offering to
be given TO Johnny Evers on "Evers
Day" which is Saturday
Jeff Tesreau. who was picked to be the
mainstay Of the clan in this pennant race.
was I'm the poorest form he has shown
this season. and was knocked out Of the
box In the seventh inning. Demaree going
Ii. ,t,1 Cd hos IN
balls off Jeff in a trifle over six innings
were sorry record. With Marquard
doubtful quantity and Jeff i'm this form
and the season nearly a month old. the
pennant prospects begin 10 grow DINNER.
The Reds scored only three runs during
Tesreaus reign but this was simply be
cause they insisted on passing up all
kinds of opportunities to do business on
A wholesale scale. They finished the game
with twelve men left on the bags-an elo-
quent reminder Of the missing punch.
The one bright spot of the day was the
appearance Of Al Demaroe in the rescue
role. Al has succeeded Otis Crandall IN
this speciality as the Indiana farmer. like
Marquard and Tesreau. has not reached
the form Of 1912 as yet. The young star
entered the box with tnc bases hlicu anu
none out i'm the seventh. Although sac
riicc fly brought one run home in the
eighth. the next two men were easy outs.
The Reds punched two hits in the eighth,
hut Il took an error by Snodgrass to let
the two runners cross the plate
Suggs was no better than Tesreau, be-
ing nit freely throughout the game. Thu
Cincinnati twirler was not as wild as
his opponent, and he succeeded in bathing
Larry DOYLE and Fred Snodgrass in those
pinches when hits meant runs Shaier,
with four safeties. and Merkle and Her
zog. with three apiece. however. revealed
the fact that there was nothing partcu-
larry mystifying in SuSgs's offerings.
Thirteen hits in seven innings was all
that he could say for himself when he
retired to let Grant bat fer him.
The appearance o.: the Giants was dis
appointing in many ways. There was no
enthusiasm. vigOr or snap TO their play
Ing. In spite OF the staccato commands
Of McGraw who was constantly urging
the men 10 action. they appeared lstless
and lazy. IL looks as though they are
afflicted with the same overconhdeace
which struck the Athletics last year.
NEW YORK c CINCINNATI