New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-10
GIANTS STUMBLE AND
FALL BEFORE REDS
Maruuard Goes Cunning for a
Game, but Fails to Bring
Down His Quarry.
TEAM IN BATTING SLUMP
Herzog Makes a Home Run and
Thus Saves New York the
Humiliation of Coat
of Whitewash.

Somewhere on the lonesome trail be-
tween Fenway Park and Marlin the Ne"
York Giants sustained a terrible loss
That indefnable something that distin-
guishes the champion from the second
rater. the winner from the selling platter,
has been mislaid, leaving the team in the
twilight zone some half way between the
very good and the very bad. With the old
punch gone and the breaks of the game
which make pennant winners, turning
against them. the minions Of McGraw
lost to the Cincinnati Reds again yester-
day afternoon. The score was TO l.
An even break on twenty games played
and fifth place in the race was the record
turned I'm. Last season the Giants won
thirty-seyen victories before they were
humbled ten times the tenth defeat com
ing on June TO- after every team in the
league had been faced in at least one
series and some in more than one. But
last year the boys were there delivering
the wallop in the pinch and hghting
every step Of the way. Nothing to-day
disturbs the Arcadian peacefulness of the
scene. The depredators quietly make
away with the spoils while the purple
and white CARRIED shepherds pose pict-
uresquely
Fromme. the old Cincinnati pitcher
whom the Giants have beaten consistently
year after year. stood McGraw's men on
their heads yesterday. Charlie Herzog
popped the ball into the left field bleachers
in the second inning. thus saving the dis
grace of a complete shut-out. but the
home team sprayed six hits over nine
innings. and never got more than one In
a frame. A couple Of passes were OF no
use whatsoever.
Rube Marquard went cunning for VIC
tory and seemed to have lot of stun
and good control In times Of stress and
adversely. however. he was not effective.
-Four hits punched with a pass and a
wild pitch in the sixth inning were re-
quired TO give the Reds their three runs.
Shafer. of course, interpolated one of his
errors in the heart Of this riot, the mis-"
play letting in one more run than would
have been scored otherwise.
Arthur seems possessed TO tumble the
ball whenever things get tight. With two
out in the second. Grant singled and took
second on a wild pitch. Then Shafer
fumbled Clarks grounder, but managed TO
get Fromme's and end the inning. Mar
guard was found for seven hits in all.
McGraw made the first of several
changes which will have TO come in the
near future unless the team RECEIVERS hur-
rledly from the frightful batting slump
into which it has fallen. Snodgrass was
benched and Josh Devore sent TO patrol
Tag IVnrr
stole a base and made a hit. which IS
much more than Snodgrass has been do
ing recently, "Snod" having the luscious
batting average Of 1873 for the season.
With the exception Of Fred Merkle. the
entire New York encourage Is far below
hitting form. even Larry Doyle and
Chief Meyers failing 10 bat with the
telling power that swept the team 10
victory last year. Time. however. is al
most sure TO improve this unless the
team has reached the crest of its career
and is beginning 10 backslde. Consider
ing its youth this ought not TO be true.
The Reds concentrated their attack IN
the sixth inning. Bates led off with a
triple. and. while Becker fouled to Mey-
ers, Tinker smashed a double TO centre,
Shafer fumbled Hoblitzels grounder let
ting Tinker go to third. Vanguard made
a wild pitch. on which the Cincinnati
leader tailed. while Hobby took second.
Shafer fooled Marsans's grounder, but
Il was a hard chance and went for hit
putting Hoblitzell on third. On his third
attempt the New York shortstop felded
a ball clearly. picking up Egan's ground
er and catching Hobltzell at the plate
Marquard, however. was so unnerved
that he gave his first and only pass
filing the bases. whereupon Clark singled
TO right scoring Marsans Egan, too
would have counted, but fine throw by
Murray nailed him at the plate. It was
said by some that Meyers dropped the ball
and that Egan was safe. Tie entire Gin
cinnati team argued the point vigorously
but to no purpose.
The Giants had two fine chances to
score but both were wasted A pass to
Devore and Shafer's single in the first
made a promising opening Burns, how
ever. made a mess OF trying 70 sacrifice
and was compelled 10 hit into a force-out
at second. Shafer being out. Then Larry
DOYLE grounded to Hoblitzell. and Devore
was caught between third and home after
almost the entire visiting company had
rallied round him. This gave Burns and
Doyle time enough to creep UP into
position n score on a single, but MUIR
ray slammed one right into Fromme's
glove and died easily.
with one gone in the third. Shafer
trpled off the right field wall Then
came one Of those peculiar breaks that
have been going against the team all
season and which put many good
team out OF the pennant hunt. Burns
slammed liner right into Hoblitzells
hands and Shafer was doubled off third.
OTIS Crandall pitched the last inning.
after Harry Mccormick had batted for
Marquard. With one out, two hits and a
pass filed the bases. but Larry Doyle
saved further humiliation by engineering
a sharp double play. catching fly back
Of first and potting a runner who tried