The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-14
BRAINARD ASSISTS
REDS IN FIELD AS
WELL AS AT BAT
His Poor Work Swells Their
Run Total and lie Bunts
Into Double Play.
TESREAT AND GIANTS
SUCCUMB IN ELEVENTH
II, WILLIAM n. HANNA.

Sept. 13.-New York
players ~ outstanding prominence IN the
defeat OF the New York team this after
noon were Messrs. Brainard and Tes-
rcau. The Reds were In action eleven
Innings before they ultimately made the
Giants take the usual dose. One reason,
among Others. why they finally did take
the game was the inability OF the Giants
10 hold on to a lead which lasted until
late. and which would have landed tho
basement band easy inner but for the
clumsy third base playing Of Brainard'
who previously has played the bag 10
the hetterment OF the other team. and the
cracking OF Tesreau, who for the second
time on this trip cracked with great
ioudness when we'll out in front. The
score was 6 to ..
The gentle art of handing a game to
the other side was illustrated WILDLY by
Rrainard In the eighth inning. There
were two out in that round with nobody
on base. and the Reds didn't have a run.
\ sinecurc for almost anybody except
the Giants. For them there IL no such
WORD. n COUPE VI HllS NtIt iihNc "'N'
the two out in the inning named, then
a grounder was showed to short on which
Fletcher. IL not interfered With, would
have had a simple play. But Brainard
came ~sprlwling along. made a dab NJ
the ball and didn't do anything but bat
Il away from Fletcher, so that nobody
could make a play.
TeSreau was firing fast. but would
have retired the side scoreless II Brain
- III .I,,..-l no, HE AIn gi1a AS
A. WAS he s1rsed down further and
further. There came three more hits,
MI smoking ones, and a local invoice OF
i've large oOtrusive runs. still the
Giants. although rather ratified in their
PLAYING the latter part of the game,
were as full of scrap as the Reds. They
waded in manfully in the ninth and the
crisp hitting tied the score. That LETT II
I'VE all and brought the battling up to
the tenth. .
The Giants were within one leg of a
run in the tenth. A questionable de-
olson by Quigley deprived the Giants OF
q run II the game, for the Reds were
BANKED In their tenth. Meyers doubled
with one out and Schang ran for him.
He advanced on Benton's out. Burns
walked Robertson hit a slow hopper to
Wagner at short and seemed to beat the
throw to Hcrzog. who had transplanted
himself to first. Quigley. in front OF
second base, threw up his arm to de-
note that Robertson was out. The
Giants, barking their Indignation at
Qu.2ley. went to the field and Qu.gley
went back to his first base peat.
The Giants ran up three runs of Dale
on the hitting of Robertson, Tesreau ana
Mcrkle and Il wild throw by Groh, also
q stupid play by Mollwitz, who carried
the ball to first for an out when he could
llV, thrown IL loma for an out Tbara
was a Giant on third in the seventh with
one disposed OF. when Brainard did his
part of a bunt and run play with bril-
Liant success. He hunted a tiny pop foul
10 NirSo and the man on third was
doubled. An able man for the Reds,
Bralnard.
Groh and Herzog had singled in the
eighth with two out when Griffith trun-
died weakly to short. He might Just as
well have damned over the fence. for
Bra'nards overpowerng ambition TO be
both short and third played havoc.
Clarke singled, Leach ripled and Wingo
singled before Tesreau was able TO re-
apply sufficient stun to the ball to en-
compass the third out.
Doyle and Merkle singled in the ninth
with n out. Fletcher was OF enough
assistance 10 advance the men through
the medium of an out and Becker banged
Il sfounder TO centre and herded in two
runs Benton, who succeeded the blown
Tesreau' was as usual hard to hit. but
IN the eleventh he passed Rodgers.
boyIe fumbled an easy chance from
Schneider and Benton's throw of Kil-
Hfer's bunt was muffed by MerkIe
iroh sent a single to Brainard and whlls
the latter luminary was paving and
grabbing and lurching a run seemed in
The score: '