The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
ny WILLIAM n. HANNA.

NATl, aug. Inc tlauts
didn't hear of the palm in their CON
~tention with the Reds this afternoon
without n few cold ciills scurrying up
and down the spines OF President Hemp
stead of the New York club, Treasurer
Lloyd n pavey Robertson. the Grip
pie. who was there on crutches. but It
was as sweet a winning morsel as II II
had been a million to nothing, instead OF
) to 4, and put through in much less
time.
Old man Matty. after n recurrence OF
vicissitudes which included being twice
swatted to the bench. stepped into the
box with his nerve and courage I'M
shaken n summoned enough craft to
dovetail with them to pitch a irst class
and finished game against the Reds.
He had them etherized and hypnotized
az in the old days. The fgurative
etherization and hypnotizing amt from
actual stun that he wrapped around the
ball. not from just being Matty. He
couldn't have got by with the latter
alone ball players nowadays are no
respecters Of regulations.
The fruit Of Matty's private workout
here the other day. in which he discov-
cred that lengtheninG his stride to its
former inches made him hurl better than
he has been doing lately, was borne by
his public appearance to-day. When he
was stepping out with full stride as he
let 60 there was some combination OF
foot work and arm work and head work
which held the Reds to six scattered
hits. and they never made as many as
two in an inning Their scoring would
have been held to one tally and the
Giants wouldn't have had a close call II
Matty's support had been all II should
have been.
Pete Schneider wasn't his usual self
and IL took only three innings for the
Giants to dislodge him. Benton was so
wild and wabbiy that he didn't last an
inning. Lear, the third moundsman
called by Herzog. pitched a really high
class game and II was "A good thing for
the Giants tina they had made hay
while the haying was good. Their hit
ting with men on bases after they had
raked in their five runs was pallid and
fizzling
The first inning was the hottest and
noisiest and most t~hrobbing and produc-
tive of the game, Giants on the hench
Wiped and rooted as hard as anybody
else while the team was getting away
running. Burns smacked schneider for
"a single and Snolgrass walked. Doyle
laced into centre for "A safety, scoring
Burns. He and S~nodgrass moved up on
the THROWN. Snodgrass scored on
Fletcher's out and a single by Merkle
sent Doyle scudd.ng to the home mark.
The Reds eVencd up with a rush ana
the local lights had n chance TO enthuse
while their friends made numerous well
kins ring. Matty passed iiroh and
Herzog jumpd him for a two Dagger.
which fetched lieinie 20 the plate, Will
aams hunted and a bad play ny Meyers
was RESPONSIBLE for tho next two runs.
The Chief grabbed the bunt n was
about to peg 10 third for a play on Her
zog. His judgment in that respect was
all right. but there was nobody at third
10 throw to. Meyers thereupon turned
and threw to first and threw wild.
Herzog scored and Williams went to
third Williams scored on an out after
Many had dropped fadeaways past Kill
lfer's stomach and struck the latter out.
Snodgrass walked again in the third
inning and that promenade cut a good
deal of figure in the result. Doyle hit
past first base for two bases, Mollwitz
never moved for the ball. He thought Il
was foul. The Rels kicked and the
fans howled. Rigler's work on balls
and strikes was poor, IL had both sides
growing. Even Matty protested a
couple of times. However, poor decisions
on balls and strikes does not mean that
Rigler's decision on DOyle's hit neces-
sarily was incorrect.
With Snodgrass perched ON third and
Doyle roosting at second. Fletcher for
the second time brought a run In with a
first base out and Mertle's ny TO Will
Jams enabled Doyle to jog in. In this
inning as in the first the Rec might
. N-.- -t "a -a, &c "a . 10 N1AtA nod tbaaT
PLAYED In with men on and none out.
TIE rattle headed work of Benton in
the fourth inning filled the bases with
none out. Lear displaced Benton and took
hold IN expert fashion. a chop by Burns
forced IA conrade at the plate and Snod-
grass Caromed to Groh, who made a
corking good double play. In the NTH,
sixth and seventh innings the Giants
had men on bases with from none ~
one out, but fell into the same batting
lassitude and couldn't bring in a run.
But while the Giants were simmering
down Matty was causing batting def
cieucies TO multiply in the Cincinnati
ranks. In the third a misjudged fly by
Ncrkle-the first poor work the trans
planted first baseman has done--gave
williams a three Dagger with one out
No damage done. however. Killifer hit
perpendicularly to Fletcher and Griffith
pounded through space to Burns.
From the third to the ninth the Reds
made little trouble for Matty and what
they made in the ninth wasn't his fault,
He and Braipard took care OF Griffith,
but Ivy Wingo sloughed a liner TO sun
hathed right which Snodgrass mufed.
Y putting Ivy n second, Wagner pronged
the aged Christy for "A hit, on which
Wlngo came through. hut flies sprang
from the bats OF Messrs. Rodgers and
Clarke. p~inchists, to the eager and re.