The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22

ClNciNNATI. Aug. 21.-The Giants edge
over the Boston Braves was pared down
to-day to about as small a lead as il can
be and still be a lead. The talenG innabi.
tdnts of this city took turn 81 trlmmin,,
the champions. The score was 3 to .
The Reds couldn't do anything with Matty
after the first inning or anything with
benaree in the last two innings, but they
uio enough in the first to win
Mathewson. who was back in the game
AFTER being under the weather. got a
SLOW start and before he swung into his
Edlt ms pitching was mussed ut enough
Tor the Reds to win. One scratch hit i'm
their last six innings was all the re,r
tuaTn Collected, but as an offset To that
'ne GIANTS ala no hitting of consequence
except what was converged into n second
inning rally. IL looked as II they were
"b"ut 10 eliminate RUDE Benton from the
bdt'le'leld, but in the last seven inninrs
tneN dragged along with few str1g-
tlhs nus. unable TO produce another
timely swat or bat in another run
What looked to be a weird decision bv
mpire Lincoln put a spike in the M
ork rally in the second Fletcher ,vas
called out at third base when. II annear-
"hces were trustworthy, he was stretched
"nt with his hand on the bag before
us ''uCneu' ldhcoln hesitated an in
stant before giving the decision. th.n bis
hand came back to signal that Flctcber
was out Wiltse. who was coachIpo Ia,
OUT yen and McGraw appealed 10 Rvror
""t IN" latter could do nothing and +be
manager returned To the bench
L'hcoin' new man who has filled In a,
rev games here and there this sc,so,
was nearer 20 IN" play than any of the
spectators. but the New YORK Mo -
declare that Fletcher had his hand on tLa
pas when the bah was applied To his nor.
son' ana II looked that way certaInlv
mere was man in and nobody on,
Wheh the play took place and following
came base nit by Morkle and a base on
baIs 10 Mclean. The inning nroducad
Two runs as 1t was and with oh, ,cos a.,
FAVOR of its producing more. However
mere We're seven more innings and mo
GIANTS petered out on such later 600.
slohal openings for runs as arose. Rer+o,
nraced up. and, aided by tidy s,,nno-,
turned them back the rest Of the wav
'cIore another defeat 10 chalked IN TO
me account OF Matty, to whom def, 10
nave come frequently of late.
Herzog started the polling which 20
suited In the first inning flash ~
pounded single to centre and Twop,bI,
sent him around with triple to contro
ON holnitz fied out, hut Groh nushed /,
single into right for the second r,n
when he broke for second DovIe d,n,,a,
McLean's throw as he was puttjnr ,t'
pan on Heinie. Daniels made a scratch
.H"eiu MT ana double steal sent Groh
70 the plate. Mclean threw lou, w
poNie and the latter had no chance for
return throw. II was creaky inning
on the Giants part. and their loose ~
bllling cost them the game.
Although Gonzales missed fra il, h,.
preslhg IN the second inning no tbra,,,
WIN great accuracy in ali tho otho,,
ana smashed that part Of the New Wi,
H,tack which had to do with steaIjpg
III unr second round he was a back.
w., 'or lime Snodgrass opened with
MT, ana Fletcher lined safely IN loo,
inc ban went through TwombIv snod
grass Tailed and Fletcher botfoo,od Co.
mira. Twombly threw 10 Won I<oirit.
VINO touched Fletcher. and Lincoln ravo
me aforementioned decision. MerLIa
Jhnned safe fly TO centre Mclean
walked. Smart base running Wa ON
rloyed at this juncture. MerkIo s,n,o
mira Unexpectedly and was safe win
lots To spare. Mclean held orst I'm,
went Gown on the next pitched ball. slid
past terHog, who made n swine at hin,
ana M'rkle sift"d home Benton wa,
over ms stump by this time. He struck
bly, =" "o"i'
S'n INC rest Of tho game the attack nrc
ma con was desultory and inefficient
ne GIANTS were on the bases one at q
'ime IN the third, fourth and NTH innings
once with none out, twice with only m,
out twice the man on was cut dow,
N'nHhg once he was forced. In IN,
sixth single by Bescher and n vail
ny Burns found two on bases with IN,
our, SnodgraSs and Fletcher raped IN,
"'i' M'lh some VehemenCo, but thou
,"u,'relS were neatly handled by Vor
h"nlt2 and iieraoG respectively. In IN,
''Lh'h Mclean reached second with on.
Uut ON hectic throw by Won Kolnitz
f's| stepped into Larrys shoes. but ha,
~" cnance to use his speed. for stool
.It'u 10 centre ana Groh made a mic
I,aN ON Movers who was batting 70
.dattN ana then went behind the hat
IN the last five innings only three Red
saw hrSt' which they did by reason o
q mnn hy Mor>le, a scratch hit and
base on balls, None OF these Thrce IVA
ap.e to divorce himself from first base
'"t there was no resulting satisfaction