The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23


cfNciNNAyr. Aug. 22.-rrgent cases
require urgent remedies. but the remedy
tried 10y Manager McGraw to-day to
nag the slump OF the Giants was accom-
panied by another defeat. 1t was a one
SIDED defeat too. The Reds. the tail end
Reds, playing with a makeshift lineup.
threw the harpoon into the Giants by q
score Of to 4.
In dropping to-day's game to the
Rhuc,anders and receding TO within
half a game OF the Bostons, the Giants
struck rockbottom OF inefficient baseball.
They may get better now. because they
can't do any worse than they did this
afternoon. They played speckled.
scrambled and laundering game. They
have gone SO far away from champion
ship form that maybe they reached the
end OF the retrograde movement ana may
turn around and work back the other
way.
II wasn't the fault of the shakeup that
the Reds go; lot OF runs to-day.
Vanguard was the chief reason for that
The shakeup left him still In the battle
line which SO far as this particular con-
hict was concerned was a grave over
sight The Reds tore his delivery to
shreds IN the first two innings. made a
surfeit Il runs and dallied along on
velvet the rest Of the afternoon for the
reason that the Giants didn't bat much
and then internationally and also for the
reason that the one occasion where the
Giants showed symptoms OF a rally was
b.ghted by a triple play.
The Reds made the triple play because
they couldn't help it. 1t didn't require
any Irilhancy ON their part IN fact
they weren't swift to see the possibilities
OF N, play, but because OF the plunging.
slow w.tted base running OF Bescher
the chance for a triple play was spread
ou' before them and remained open until
achieved That base running density.
few notified errors, poor pitching until
Vanguard was batted out and weak hit
ting We're matters In which the Giants
exccNcd tn inetiiciency
The .hakeup prescribed by McGraw
sem Mcrklc TO the bench and revised the
batting order. Merkles hitting has bean
$40 vapory that Snodgrass was appointed
first atseman. Grant was at third base.
but then he has been playing that posi-
uon latel y portion OF the time.
Fletcher, who has been clouting well. was
showed ~ to fourth place and didn't
get "A h,ugle. Doyle was denoted to ffth
place with Grant second The main pur-
pose ~ the change was to try and start
consecutive hitting, but Burns, Fletcher,
and Dovie did not do any hitting in the
new lineup and the batting was not con-
S-cutiyc but it was frail.
The Reds bffed Marquard for four runs
an the first, the component parts OF which
attack were triple by Moran, single by
1Npmhly. base on balls, single by Groh,
prod hv Daniels which took freak
bound for three bases and bad brow
To first by Grant. The one bright spot
OH The New York side In the inning was
""aut'ui throw to the plate BY Bescher,
VINO nailed runner
housls Moran and Herzog made hit'
=" runs I'm tho second. Marquard's affilia
N with the combat, which was mor'
Ike rput. then ceased and Fromm'
'cn"l sp,cndidly for three innings. HI
'Nl hl, finger stopping batted ball
"t' Erpt ON cuving until relieved by I
i.nrh hitter.
"'u,r'sons work with the stick wa
"" r,y responsible for New York.
'' two runs. In the sixth. the tripl'
'''F inning, Murray doubled and tool
'hri uu Brschers safe hunt. This era o
''1' I'ai.vc prosperity took place befor
avs .l'E VAS out 1t was wet blankete'
. .. ID hurry Bescher broke for second ol
run aud Mt play. Grant swung ant
80 ''y 20 Moran. Bescher, head dowI
'.' with mo- eyes for the ball, didn't re
''t. After the catch Murray edged 10
' h.''r Bro the hope OF finding Moran 81
''''',s'd with making a play on Resche
,''' Pa" might throw to the plate too lat
t'" l'rd also, hy drawing the play 4
Nn~'"t swing bescher n chance TO ge
nN.t 'p FIRST
N'uN made nice throw home an
o'.'d Murray who was neatly blocke
Va '! Gonzales. And still Bescher wa
" W. n"lghhorhood OF second base. Some
''iF called FOR Gonzales to throw to firs
"'' "N"n the cuban tossed the ball ther
l' 'ip'u play was completed. The Giant
",I' Il 'tSy for the Reds
N'"rris'u scored again in the sevent
"h base IN balls and ragged feldin
Wy TIE scarlet hose. The fourth New Yor
u, resulted from Moran's mum, an In
"'H ONT and a hit by Grant.
"uiSe pitched well for two innings an