New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-16
GIANTS RAISE FLAG
AND BEAT THE REDS
Comparatively Small Crowd on
Hand When Pennant of Last
Year Is Haunted.
MATTY SAME OLD MASTER
Plenty of Hits by Both Teams,
but Runs Are Scarce, New
York Getting the
Lions Share.


Scarcely a ripple in the victorious rou-
tine now so much IN vogue a; the Polo
Grounds vas caused yesterday by the
pcnnau, raising festivities.
The ceremony. which is becoming an
nual was 4 simple affair, witnessed by
m exclusive few who ventured forth
early. Then the Giants turned to and
reared a brief, crisp game for the won
column. with the Cincinnati Reds provid-
ing the modus operandi. The score was
20 .
\ band Of several hundred Boy Scouts
special policemen, the players and
Thomas ]. Lynch. president Of the Ma
tional League, accompanied by appro-
pirate music, saw to it that the fag was
duly hoisted. The new banner is one OF
those composite pennants emblematic OF
the six championships the New York club
has won, four Of which were captured
under the McGraw regime.
The parade started from the press box
and halted at second base to enable Mr..
Lynch to 80 on record with a few words
Of congratulation. Then the advance on
the fagpole. in centre field. was resumed,
the Giants handling the halyards. unas-
sisted by the visitors. After the Boy
Scouts gave some signal drills and first
aid to the injured demonstrations the field
was cleared for action. The crowd in the
stands when the game started numbered
hardly seven thousand.
Christy Mathewson and Mordecai Brown
took up the cudgels in the box and gave
an imitation OF some of the thrilling
battles OF yesteryear Prolific batting
the hits of ;he two stars mounting up to
twenty-fve-took much of the flavor out
Of a contest that promised to be full Of
Renaissance. In spite of the copious
hitting. extreme difficulty was expert
enced by both teams i'm getting runs
across the plate. The Old masters were
at their best I'm the pinches.
When Brownie was with the Cubs he
was accustomed to beat Matty with sin
gular ease, but he had different set be-
hind him Yesterday, and lost the issue
With both pitchers showing almost per-
feet control, the three-hngered wonder
giving the only base on balls of the game,
the batters had nothing else to think Of
but to pickle the first good one that came
across the plate. As d rule, ii was not
slow in arriving, and the game pro-
crossed Al a rapid rate, being over in less
than an hour and a half.
The Cincinnati twirler suffered the Sc
verer onslaught Fourteen hits, includ
ing a home run and four doubles, were
cleaned from his offerings. while Matty
allowed eleven. with one double and one
home run lleckng the count
Much that was dazzling in the way Of
fielding adorned the struggle, not the
least of which was a decorative one-hand
stab by Murray in the fifth inning which
robbed King of an extra base wallop.
Shafer made as neat a play on a
bounder by Tinker in the seventh. Snod-
grass started a rather unusual jamboree
in the fourth after Tinker singled. whip
ping the ball TO Merkle when Joe made a
wide turn at first. The invading man
ager died at second on the New York
first baseman's toss TO Fletcher Tinker's
rap went through the box, hitting Matty
on the hand. so that he claimed an assist
Doyle executed Dodge and Hoblitzeil in a
-. a., cts
the former as ne passed and swapping the
ball to Merkle I'm time TO get the batter.
Snodgrass. with home run, double
and a single I'm four times up. was tine
leader OF the day In hitting. Burns, how
ever, attached three singles TO his enact
ated record. In the fourth Chief Meyers
planted the ball I'm the bleachers foul by
inches, only TO follow up with a double
over Beschers mead. He also made a
single i'm the sixth. Murray and Fletcher
picked up a brace OF hits apiece.
Joe Timer made hits off Matty on his
Grot two trips 20 the plate, bat never
reached second base during the game.
Dcvorc struck d potent blow for Cincin-
natl by planting the ball In the far corner
OF the right field stands for Q home run
~ luc SlAlU
The Giants tailed in the third on a
single BY Burns and double by Fletcher.
Dcvore dropped Merkle's easy fly and
gave the runner two bases I'm starting
the sixth and Murray sacrificed. Meyers
singled through short, scoring Merkle,
but the Chief died stealing. a scratch
hit through short by Snodgrass put q
runner on the bags again, and Fred took
third on hit and run play when Matty
lined to left. Burns beat out hit TO
Tinker. Snodgrass counting, but Shafer
grounded 10 Ho5litzell.
4 single by Snodgrass got away from
Marsans and Dcvore in the eighth and
the sphere rolled TO tho fence for home
run.
Devore opened the sixth with 81 smash
into the stands for four bases. Bescher
hit the wall in right field and got two
bags and went TO third on Marsans's sac
rihce Dodge's single brought him home.
Hoblitzel hit into double play. After
this furry Matty retired the side prac-
tcaIly in order for the rest of the game,