New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-11
GIANTS QUASH LAST
RALLY Of THE REDS
Meister Has Stage Fright and
Strikes Out, to Disgust of
Big Crowd.
MARQUARD HIT FREELY
New York Pitcher Best in the
Pinches-Bescher Gets a
Homer, Double and
Two Singles.
fBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Cincinnati, Aug. l0.-Another sensa-
tional rally started by the Reds in the
ninth here to-day came near stealing
the last game OF the series from the
Giants. but tho sight of the immense
crowd and the laundering noise they
made as they yelled like mad for "a little
hit" evidently gave young Meister, an
Ohio State League recruit. stage fright.
as the lad whitfield miserably and the
Giants had won by a score Of 5 TO 4.
Big Chief Johnson undertook TO stop
the Giants in their easy ride for the
pennant, but so far as he was concerned
the effort was a dismal failure The
visitors hammered his unpuzzling bend
ers. and would have amassed as many
runs as they did on the day previous
If they had not thrown away chance
after chance by reckless work on the
paths. With better pitching on the part
OF the Reds. the huge crowd Of fans
who braved the terrific heat 10 see the
game. would have been rewarded with
a local victory. as the home team cuffed
Marquard about in rough style. Their
hits were all good ones. many OF them
being drives for extra cushions.
Joe Tinker showed everybody he saw
on the Red bench into the game in his
mad effort 10 win. but Vanguard proved
too much in the pinches
The manager, first 10 appear from the
dog house In the ninth. sent a beauty
over second and the crowd howled gleo-
fully. Burns pulled Kings near hit
down and Blackburn. batting for the big
chief. popped 10 Doyle. Bescher. with
single home run and double already 10
his credit, set the fans" wild with an
other single TO centre. Tinker scamperins
10 third. Bescher Immediately stole. and
with men on second and third, two out
and one run needed 10 tie, Meister APP
peared al the plate.
The recruit was plainly ratified. Larry
DOYLE held a long conference with Nc
Lean and Vanguard. and then. with Nc
Lean Cabling loudly in the youngsters
ear. the Rube shot three right straight
across the heart Of the dish and the
game was over.
The Giants scored one run in a jiffy
wren the game opened. when Doyle
doubled fercely down the right foul line
with Fletcher on second.
In the fourth they put over another
KlinG threw high TO Hobby on Merkle's
chop in front OF the plate. Murray forced
Fred at second. but Snodgrass came 10
the front with slashing bingle 70 right
Mclean gave Dodge chance 10 pull
bone when he raped a hot one at the
boy.
He grabbed IL and With an easy out
at the plate. threw to second. But his
throw found nobody covering there. ana
all hands were safe with another run
In After Doyle had singled in the hfth'
Merkle rammed one Of the longest hits
that has ever been made here. He shot
the ball against the left field fence on
the fly. Doyle walking home, but FRED
was nipped at the plate by a perfect
throw by Bescher
Beschers home run and Kings triple
were responsible for the Reds two rallies
that Melted them two runs in each round.
In the fifth Marsans was put out OF
the game by KLEIN for complaining loud
and long at a called strike.
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