New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-31
Bad Throws by the Catcher
Enable Reds to Win
from Giants.
; AMES SUITS OUT
OLD TEAM MATES
McGraw and Three Players
Chased by the Umpire in
the Final Inning.
Bv HAYWOOD BROUN.

A. rule, Mathcwson can beat the
Feds with one hand tied behind ms
back. but Yesterday he lost because an
arm Of Meyers was not bound. tlncln'
natl won BY a score Of 10 o. and botn
runs were largely due TO poor throws
b. the Chief" Ii was only the 1fth
defeat for Mathcwson this season. as
against eighteen victories. Until yes
tcrday the Giants had taken mne
straight games from the Reds. Leon
Amcs, former tcammstc, was the man
who broke the string.
Perhaps IL Is unfair 10 say that
Nsthewsou would have won If Movers
had not erred. for. as matter OF TACT
The Giants might have been compelled
10 surrender for sheer lack of men II
Tho game had gone much further
Johnson. who umpired on the bases
played freeze-out with the New York
team. In the ninth inning he banlshed
first Donlin. then McGraw. Fletcher
and Snodsrsss.
McGraw Too Eloquent.
Early in the contest, when McGraw
decided that he could no longer sup
port johnson. he declared that the UNI
pire was more TO be piucd than
scorned. Unfortunately, the manager
EXPRESSED both sentiments, and ne useo
his hands TO megaphone his remarks
Mike Donlin was the first to 90, ana IN
departing nc dragged the leader with
him.
.he umpire, as the pinch hitter turned
toward the clubhouse. "leave the play
ers slone!
Now, 10 the casual observer, If the
remark contained any libel Uonlln was
the party aggrievod. Few persons eN-
cent vaudeville patrons have considered
Mike in the light OF a player these
many months. OF course, II one re-
members the number of times he has
been put out Of games he might reGer
10 him a. a strollinG player BE that as
u may, johnson took the remark 10
himself and sent McGraw of the teld'
Snodgrass and Fletcher followed al
most Immediately. but no record was
taken Of the cues which they furnished
for the exits. Several fans suggested
that the umpire might also Danish
Movers. As matter OF fact. any SUCH
action would have come too late.
slump for Meyers.
In the early innings the "Chief" did
nothing at all except lose two-oase
hit by failing to touch first, but IN the
ninth he slumped. Clarke. first up IN
the final inning. sent ball spinning
down the third base line, and before
the hit had hoppcd its way to the fence
clarke had reached second. Ames
hunted lust in front of the plate, and
Movers. in an i'll conceived attempt to
head of Clarke at third, hurled the
ball TO left field.
clarke scored. but Ames was held on
first. Bert Daniels forced him by mt
tlc tap TO Matty. Daniels az once stole
second. aided BY low throw from the
"Chief." Herzog drove the ball just out
Of reach OF DOYLE and Robertsons re-
turn to tho plate was late and Vlde as
we'll.
fort 10 keep HerzoC from reaching sec
ond. put the ball into deep centre helu'
Ucrzoc reached third. but the next ;W1
hat,ers could not bring him homo
Tbc Giants made rally in the ninth.
ard II seemed FOR moment a. II the
yeu known bad luck Of Leon Ames was
g. be demonstrated again. Yet even
,estipv was abashed by the speed which
Auez used in his hour Of trouble ana
l-he crisis crashed 70 nothing.
After DOYLE had been put out by
leounle OF inficlders and McGrsw. Don
liz and Snodcrass had been retired by
johnson the Giants began TO ~rlgslc q
M Ia show that they we're not dead.
Rurns was safe on an error by herzos
ard Davey Robertson rammed a ho'
drive against the chest OF \lehot. IN
stead Of going al the way through me
i,feldcr the ball bounced away and
Robcrtsou reached first. while Burn
vent 10 second. Red Murray batted Do
The placc o. the late MIR. Fletcher, but
his post wss high foul Tor Clarke
And Morklc famed.
Herzog More Silent.
Charlie Herzog is not quite Is loqua
eious a. when he visited New York last
bcnt on talking second division team
into a pennant. but he has little Ian
cuacc left. Moreover. he has NOR
Tromisinc material upon which &c
shower his talk Bert Daniels, the Tor
p,er Yankee. made n hat on his mrs.
time ~ bat and also stole base and
Nollwitz ~ first helded brilliantly
Twombly was not prominent.
Hcinic Groh and Bert Niehof botf
showed high jumping ability IN Goini
after inncld hoppers. Mathewson Is
esped trouble in the first inning alto
Daniels and Herzog had singled TO star
the game, Tor when Twombiy tapped Z
1 STOCK Daniels vas yum down bctweei
1third and home, while Hcrzog was
,tyapped on MS way 20 third.
fmes was hard pressed m the thr'
--..a 49,, S.ecL -spcled and wont