New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-19
Fromme Comes to Rescue
When 0'TOole Loses
Control of Bali.
SNODGRASS PRESENTS
HOMER TO SCHNEIDER
Fletcher Drives Over Winning
Run in Ninth with Single
Through Infield.
BY HAYWOOD BROUN.


The very prevalent impression that
the Cincinnati Reds are good for moth
ing was dissipated at the Polo Grounds
yesterday. They are good for the
Giants. McGraw's men won the third
straight game Of the series by score
of 3 to 2, and the victory enabled them
to gaia ever so slightly on the Boston
Braves, who played tie with the Car
dinals.
The Giants are now only three full
games from the top, but they are out
OF the pie belt at last, for the Cubs
will be here to-day, while the Pirates
meet the Braves.
Cincinnati put up a vigorous oPposi-
tion for the first time this visit and
died fighting and kicking. Marty
OToole began in the box for the
Giants, but did rot have his usual con-
troll. He could not bounce the ball of
the bats with his usual skill. In fact,
he could not hit the bats at all, and
when he had filled the bases with no
one out in the second inning he was
deleted by McGraw.
Fromme to the Rescue.
Help came from an unexpected quar-
ter. Arthur Fromme was called to the
mound and pitched with unusual skill
and precision. FlanLed by Red runners
on every side when he entered the
game, he managed TO end the inning
with the loss of only one run, and the
other tally which was scored against
him in the next inning was entirely due
70 a misjudgment of Snodgrass, who
ran in for a fly when he should have
run back. If FrOmme keeps up MS
good work he will give Ray Fisher a
lot Ct trouble in the big series.
There was much more aggressive
ness than in any other game, OF the
series. O'Connor, who umpired behind
the plate. was responsible for the show
of spirit. His decisions suficed to
keep both sides boiling.
The game was not won until the lat
ter half of the ninth inning, ana
Fromme, who had pitched so well. also
was responsible for the beginning OF
the rally which broke the tie. He
made an iniield single, which bounded
away from Heinie Groh. Snodgrass
struck cut on a foul bunt IN trying to
sacrifice. Doyle raped sharply to
Schneider. who had an easy chance
for a force play at second, but ms
throw was a bit wide and pulled Groh
of the bag, and Fromme was safe, al
though the Cincinnati infeld consti-
tuted itself as a delegation Of protest.
George Burns walked, and McGraw
sent Bob Bescher in to run for From
me. Arthur Fletcher bounced hit
through the close drawn infeld, and
that was the last Of the game and OF
Cincinnati as we'll
The game began with prospects
bright for the Reds. Marty O'Toole
seemed to have taken Douglass as ms
pitching model. In the second ming
he PASSED Groh, Niehof and Daniels,
and then Larry Doyle walked to the
centre of the diamond and remOn-
strated. The Temonstrance was made
concrete when Arthur Fromme walked
into the box.
Gonzales Hits Into Double.
Gonzales raped the ball to Doyle,
Who touched Daniels and then threw
TO first in time to get the catcher for
double play. OF course, Groh scored,
but nobody else came IN, for Kellogg
flied to Robertson. In the third inning
Schneider, pitcher and hitter, too,
hammered a hard line drive to centre.
Snodgrass ran in, but he ran back
again when the ball sailed high over
mis- outstretched hand. Running IN a
most unpitcher-like fashion, Schneider
made a home run.
In the fourth the Giants tied the
score. Fletcher was hit and Robertson
was passed. Eddie Grant raised a
weak pop fly, but Fred Merkle laid the
ball right over third base for a double,
which scored Fletcher and sent Rob-
ertson to third. Meyers knocked a
high foul. which Gonzales muffed, and
the Indian took advantage of his new
life by hitting sacrifice fly to Dan
ie!s, scoring Robertson with the tieing
run.
Luck and spry fielding combined to
spoil rally for the Reds in the sixth
Heinie Groh doubled, and then Bert
Niehoff aimed a line drive for the
right field fence. 1t was not delivered
at the destination to which it was adj
dressed, for Merkle leaped high into
the air and thrust his left hand higher.
The ball stopped in his glove, and
double play was easy, for Groh was
well nigh down TO third. Then came
the winning rally in the ninth, and
Charlie Herzog said goodby until next
year.
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