New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-20
game 90 on.


dashing Reds was the second in two
days. The Cincinnati club has won
eight out Of its last nine games. The
Giants have won one out of their
last eight.
As one Of the attendants at the
Polo Grounds remarked Grimly after
yesterdays game: THE Giants are
getting no better fast. amt they?"
The Giants were almost as spiritless
as the crowd that was TOO uniEterested
10 howl in gee at an umpire in pain.
Larry Doyle hit home run into the
right field stand in the first inning and
after that the Giants did 10 scoring
whatever and almost as little hitting.
Five hits were all the Giants could
get off Frank McKenery, one Of those
tall young men from the Northwestern
League.
The game was notable mostly be-
cause il served to introduce BIZ
Lange's nephew as regular mayor
league first baseman. BllIs nephew,
whose name is George Kelly, played
the full game on first base, Fred Bran
erd being benched because Of weak MT
ting.
only nineteen years old. He failed 10
hit the ball out Of the infeld. but
ne accepted twelve chances without a
bobble
Kelly and McKenery were teammates
on the Victoria. B. c.. club a month
ago. Pitching to his former pal, NC
Kenery showed no favor. Joe Wagner,
who played in the same league with
Kelly last year, had the satisfaction
Of throwing out Kelly once. but Ken
meth Williams, the Red left fielder,
who caught many a fly from hellys
bat in the Norwestern League last sea-
son, had no opportunity to reproduce
those catches yesterday.
The Cincinnati infeld. especially the
ex-Giants, Groh and Herzog, did much
TO hold the Giants in check. Groh, es-
pecially. made gee whiz Stops. two OF
which robbed Hans Lobert of hits.
The Reds went after Ralph Stroud,
who began the pitching for the Giants,
in the second. After Lobert made a
great catch of Wagner's liner (these
Germans show no brotherly love on the
ball field Mollwitz turned his fire tow
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tween Doyle and Kelly. Groh and Her
.og singled. the latter sending Moll-
WITT home. Williams drove one deep
INTO right centre, putting Groh and
Herzog across the plate. but he tired
70 make il home run and was slam,
Merkle 20 Doyle TO Meyers.
Griffith. afte- TRIPPING, scored on
Wingo'S single in the third, and Stroud
was succeeded by Schauer.
Three sacrifice hits scored run in
the sixth. Wagner reached first when
Schauer dropped kelly's throw. Moll-
WITT hunted and Schauer, trying in
vain 10 catch Wagner at second, hit
Wagner on the head. Ii was d hard
blow and Rogers took Wagner's place.
McKenerv sacrificed, sending Rogers
10 third. Groh lifted a sacrifice fly to
Robertson. who had a chance to catch
Rogers at the plate, but heaved the
ball to third. II was a great throw TO
third, so Rogers scored.
pinch hitter pushed out Schauer,
and Schupp worked through the ninth.
A single by Groh and double by Will
Jams. who made four hits out of five
times at bat, brought in the sixth run.
The Giants never got more than one
hit TO an inning. and never were threat
ening.
Doyle doubled in the sixth, with two
out, and Fletcher slammed a screamer
over second. Rogers Owed for it and
threw out Fletcher. Herzog was so
tickled that he threw his glove at Rog
ers and chased him half way to the
bench.
The Reds showed that kid spirit
throughout the game. They tried for
everything and got it. So situated are
the Reds in this National League race
that. tied for seventh place to-day, they
could pass Philadelphia if these clubs
should happen to meet in an eight
same series, beginning tomorrow, and
the Reds should win every game.
But after that great squirt the Reds
would be only one game past the 800
mark
The Giants are painting for a look at
Rube Benton, the former Cincinnati
pitcher. who was sold to Pittsburgh
when McGraw had an option on him.
The National League meeting, called to
decide the rumpus, has been postponed
until next Tuesday. In the meantime
Benton will continue TO work for the
Pirates.
The Giants are gathering in more
Youngsters. They announced yesterday
that they had bought Edward Harrison.
an outfelder, from the Dallas club Of
the Texas League. He will report next