New-York tribune., 1913-05-08
REDS WILT BEFORE
ATTACK OF GIANTS
FuSiIIade of Hits in First
Two Innings Bags An
other Victory.
PACKARD CHECKS SCORING
Matty Goes to Rescue of Ames,
Quashes a Rally or Two
and Strikes Out
Six Men.


OF PAIN and all was over. Thus the
Giants extracted another victory from the
Cincinnati Reds and settled back to play
out the string of nine innings which was
nothing more than a formality. as Christy
Mathewson was pitching. \ sharp at
tack. concentrated in the second and
third innings. when six hits were punched
for six runs. decided the outcome and
gave the champions a winning streak of
two straight at the Polo Grounds yester-
day afternoon. The score was TO T.
4 half-dozen bingles-no more. no less
was all that New York compiled. but the
manner Of their compilation made them
worth more than three times the number
scattered over nine innings. For every
crisp little hit was placed right where it
would do the most good. and so deft
was the manPuvring that Rube Benton
was put to fight.
Packard. a brother southpaw. came TO
the rescue. Although the youngster failed
10 pull out Of the hole which Benton left.
still a double by Larry Doyle the first
batter ne faced. was the only hit he
allowed. The Giants were compelled 10
further assaults were made on the enemy.
Leon Ames was picked originally to
play the leading role in the New York
caste, but ne gave way to an understudy
shortly after the curtain went up. The
big blonde had trouble trying TO find the
plate. and when two hits and two passes
had nettcd the Reds a run in the second
Leon became painfully aware that he was
d blot on the scenery. so he ambled to the
bench, aithoueh there were two out.
Mathewson. on the relief. pitched just
one ball and retired the side, ii so hap
pening that the bases were filled, and
Beals Becker hit to Larry Doyle to force
Benton at second. 1t is such a simple
matter TO quell such uprisings when one
knows how. Firing from a siX-run bomb
proof cage Matty breezed through seven
innings taking care that the Reds never
punched more than two hits in any one
inning. He was found for seven safeties,
but only three runs accrued therefrom.
He did not give a base on balls, while he
boosted his strike-out record to six, which
IS about three times as many scalps as
he takes in the average game.
The combination Of circumstances which
led up TO Cincinnatis first run was made
up Of a hit by Marsans and passes to
Egan and Grant. If a youngster had been
In the box il might have been inferred
that the pitcher was unnerved by his sup
port. for Marsans stole second and later
third on a double pilfer with Egan
Meyers making throws which were none
too good. but which Shafer and Herzog in
sisted on taking in that fancy one-handed
manner which leads to applause or de-
struction.
With the bases nlled Clark famed, but
Benton singled TO centre. Fast fielding by
Snodgrass kept the scoring down, only
Marsans crossing the plate. Then came
Matty, who made Becker hit into force
out.
The Giants punched four hits for three
runs in the second. Mccormick led off
with single to right and came home on
Merkle's double TO left. Herzos beat out
aroller to Hoblitzell, and Meyers hit ter
rife smash which skipped through Tin
ker's legs, Merkle scoring and Herzog
taking third. Matty with a new bat
drove such a long sacrifice fly 10 Mar
sans that Meyers was able 10 advance
from first to second. Herzog naturally
scoring with ease. SnOdgrass hit to
tinker and the Indian was thrown out at
third, while Fred died stealing.
With two gone in the fifth the Reds
made their second run. .Matty had two
strikes on Beals Becker, when he started
TO tease him with three high ones. but
Beals would not bite until Matty was
forced to put the ball over the plate. lie
lined the sphere to right centre for three
bases. and counted on Bates's single. Hits
bv Marsans and Egan and an out gave
the Reds a run in the seventh, while
singles by Bates and Hoblitzell and two
outs turned the same trick in the eighth.
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