New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-08
Old Master Once Again
Shows His Cunning and
the Reds Suffer.
ONLY FOUR GAMES
FROM TOP NOTCH
Schneider Driven from Box, and
Benton Also Fails to Check
McGraw's Men.

Cincinnati, Aug. 6.-Some time or
other. when Matty gets ready TO pitch
his last game, he will work against the
Cincinnati; Reds and bring mis- career
to q glorious finish. ,
No matter what happens, II would
seem. the ola Master can beat me
Reds. He beat them to-day, and old
lust a little more than achieve a mere
victory. He lifted the Giants into the
Crst division. They are now hail
game behind the Brooklyn Superoas
for third place, and only four games
separate them from the Phliiles. Inc
score was 70 (.
So far as the Reds are concerned ne
IS a shaman Of baseball. Age may
have overcome the cunning Of the arm,
hut the cunning of the brain Las IN
creased with the flight OF time ne
used his gray matter 10 great adVan-
tage to-day, and with his arm at ms
best he set about subduing the KEGS
as he used to 10 in the days "heh
Mathewson was a name TO conJure Wl'h'
II is true that he had a trying e&-
perience in the first frame, but II also
is true that his teammates ialleG 20
support him as they should; WIN
perfect support only a single tally
might have been scored. In the nlntn
chastity error by Fred Snodgrass
paved the way for a Cincinnati run.
Matty allowed five hits. One OF
these was a double by Charley Her
zoe. II came in the first inning and
drove home Heinie Groh from first
Another was a non-productive triple
by Williams in the third inning. only
one man was out at the time, too, but
Fletcher turned in a sensational eaten
Of Bill Killifer's savage liner, and
Burns stood where Griffth's hard drive
fell to earth. Wagner got two OF the
hits made by his team. and yet BIZ OF
Avon said there was nothing IN
name.
The way the Giants went to work
created the impression that a good
old bee was about to be INDUCED IN.
They went out like quarter horses, but
soon settled TO a safe. sane and con-
servative pace. After disposing OF one
Pete Schneider in a couple OF innings
thew had a chance to glimpse at the
southside offerings Of Rube Benton;
Three men faced him Brainerd
walked. Meyers was hit by pitched
ball Matty was safe when Benton
booted his intended sacrifice. linen
King Lear entered.
Truly might the King have said:
Behold in me man more slnned
against than shining indeed he
might have said he was more sinned
against than usual. But Lear ls not
man to banch when the clouds OF
adversely gather thickest. re settled
down to real hard work, and not
single runner scored.
George Burns forced Brainerd at the
plate. Herzog 20 Wingo, and Snodgrass
bit into a double play. Groh scooped
his Grounder up. stepped on third
forcing Matty, and then shot me
leather 10 first. getting the batter. Nor
did Lear 90 beyond his speed IN tnat
particular frame He saw 10 II that
the road 20 the plate renamed well
guarded throughout.
Whatever the causes for scoring and
the Giants did the clevcrer work IN
this department, the fans had plenty
10 cheer and laugh over. There were
four errors made, but, on the other
hand. there were many clever plays to
cheer over. Not the least Of these was
Grohs work on the drive by Snod-
grass in that hectic fourth inning, for
the ball started for the left field fence,
sizzling with steam and power.
So. too, il required courage for
Fletcher 70 put mis- hands in the path
of Killifer's smash. There was Hans
Iobert in the second inning. He made
a nifty stop and perfect throw of a
grounder 10y Wagner, killing an embry-
onic three-bagger.
Fletcher, indeed, was as busy as a
bird dog. lie seemed to attract the
ball. somehow or other Fred Merkle
was on hand TO rob Charley Hcrzog Of
a triple in the eighth inning Charley
pulled the ball into left centre, but
Fred was over thcrc IN time. Wagner
played a neat came az The keystone
sack for Cincinnati.
The Giants cut loose with their
heaviest artillery in the FIRST inning
almost before Seine Ter had settled to
his true stride. Burns sho. a single
into left field and SnoGstaSs drew a
pass. Larry Doyle chose this moment
TO get clean single to centre, sending
Burns over the plate and Snodgrass 10
the far turn Larry himself got as far
as second on the throw in. Snodgrass
galloped home when Fletcher died,
from short to first Doyle moved down
10 third, and he. too, dug his spikes
in the rubber when Merkle added a
base MI 70 ms average.
Cincinnati fanlom bordered on hys-
terra before that same frs. frame was
completed, for the Reds traipSed about
the lines until the score was tied.
But errors helped them in no small
degree. Matty lost his sense of direc-
tion with Groh at the plate. and the
little fellow walked to first. lie lid no
walking at all few seconds later, for
Herzog slammed the leather past Burns
for two bases. Groh scored, eased up
Williams intended to sacrifice, and
laid the ball down but Meyers, the
Indian, grabbed the hcrschide and
threw il almost IN che next county
HerzoC scored and Williams went 20
third. The last named scored also, for
Fletcher had 20 hurry to get Griffith
at first. There the game was even
all over again.
In the third inning Snodgrass again
drew pass. He went 10 third on
Doyle's double. Fred scored and Larry
occupied third on Fletcher's out at
first, and then Doyle came home on
Merkle's sacrifice fly. In the ninth
frame the Reds got a run on Snod-
grass two-base muf on WnPo and
Wagner's single.
The score follows:
NEW YORK -. j. CINCINNATI ~ IL
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snodsrass. r, $40 iOi.Her1og. IS ali / 20
DOYLE % 422 200 Williams H. 81 90