New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-27
GIANTS GET TWO HITS.
BUT DEFEAT THE REDS.
Johnson, the Indian, TerrorIzes
the Champions, but Loses
the Argument.
MERKLE'S TRIPLE DOES IT
Valiant First Baseman Paves
Way to One Run, While
Matty Keeps Visitors
from Crossing Plate.

George Johnson. the husky Indian
pitcher of the Cincinnati Reds. surpassed
himself by holding the Giants to two hits
In the game at the Polo Grounds yester-
day afternoon. An odd turn of affairs,
however. made one of these drives a
triple off the bat of Fred Merkle, which
being Immediately followed by Murrays
sacrifice fly. netted New York one ran.
As il happened, Christy Mathewson was
indulging in his favOrite pastme of wal
Looping the Reds. and the latter failed TO
cross the plate. so the champions won by
a score of l to Q.
The only other hit made by New York
was "A clean single TO left field by Arthur
Fletcher. in the fourth inning when. Tor
a few brief moments, the Giants were in
a position to do things. Two force plays
one at third and the other at the plate
both engineered by Johnson, put damp
er on the hopes of the fans.
The Indian DID not finish the game.
Joe Tinker elected TO send Jimmy Sheck-
ard TO the bat for him in the eighth
inning. and the veteran raised weak
foul to Charley Herzog and died pain
less death. With the disappearance OF
Johnson entered Mordecai Brown. the old
three-fingered wizard. The force of habit
was demonstrated when Brown came into
the game. Hank O'Day turned to The
grandstand and announced, Brown is
now pitching for Chicago The crowd
laughed, while even the stoical Hank had
to turn his head and smile at his mistake
Matty once more cast his uncanny spell
over the Reds, and the eight hits he al
lowed were well scattered. Several times
the visitors were in position to do things
and in the ninth inning they threatened
TO tie the score. Marsans chopped
single to shortstop a high bouncer that
refused TO come down TO earth. and DR..
Hoblitzel whaled one 10 SnodgraSs, IN
centre field, that the latter could not
hold. Marsans taking second. Joe Tinker
/ however. who can hit Matty hard at
times. lifted a weak fly TO left field
which Burns raked in easily. Tom Clarke
was then thrown into the breach TO bat
for Dodge, but Matty fed him the old
fadeaway, and weak grounder to
Fletcher ended his career.
big Six" can thank Jack Murray that
the game did not 90 into extra innings at
least. In the sixth frame Bob Bescher
picked one of Matty's slow ones and sent
it screening for the right field fence.
Murray picked the sphere out Of the air
with one hand just as it was sailing over
his head for a home run.
Both teams had several opportunities
10 score. which, owing TO the remarkable
pitching, could not be seized. In the
fourth inning Fletcher singled and Her
zog was hit by pitched ball. The for
meI. however died at the far turn when
Merkle dribbled to the box, but Herzog
moved to second Merkle making first on
the choice. Murray in turn forced
Merkle at second, Groh making the as
sist to Tinker. while Herzog died at the
plate when Fred Snodgrass wisely hunted
20 the box. with two out. The Reds
flubbed their shot in the seventh inning.
With two out, Tinker singled TO short
and went 10 second on Fletcher's wild
throw He got as far as third on Dodge s
infeld single, but King then drove high
and deep 10 Snodgrass, who froze TO the
ball.