The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-19
by WILLIAM u. HANNA.

Batters were uppermost yesterday At
the Polo Grounds and the Cincinnati
Reds. from whom Rube Benton sue
coeded in escaping, though he didn't
know where 10. hit with more venom
than the Giants. The latter therefore.
In their last home stand against the
four providers from the interior, started
out with a defeat. The Herzog trained
minions beat them, Z to I, did II hand
lily and In q cleancut way.
Tho Giants batted hard. but the Herr
msnn-Hernogs batted harder. The dun
geon jewellers played fne baseball and
did 90 every minute they were in the
game. There was nothing dropping
about Shem. They radiated more pepper
than tho Giants. They were a. live
wires a. II they wore leading the PEN
nant rush instead Of lasging and went
10 II with as much enthusiasm and
visor a. II headed Tor post-season
laurele.
While Perrttt lasted the Reds strung
hits thickly through tho innings and
they banged Ritter hard In that Sec
ondary pitchers two rounds. They were
attuned to a days ball busting and mos.
Of their hits were hot from the shoulder
and went lickety split. Lober, had an
afternoon of lively footwork jumping
and snatching at the slams that spat-
tered and buzSd past him.
Dale was lucky In not being scored
on oftener than he was. He war har-
pooned harder thar he generally is, but
he had splendid support from hts infield
in scraping up fast going grounders and
particularly from Herzog, who made
three or four startling stops and silenced
a rally in the first inning.
The Giants began the game on their
toes, but their ardor slackened when
they met with an early check and as
the wallops sprang from the Cincinnati
sticks. They reused themselves a bit
at the end and drubbed Dale freely, but
they weren't In there every inning as
were the Reds. hustling and o. the qui
vive. In the enjoyment of their present
renaissance the Reds are the best look
ing set of c of the year.
Robertson singled In the first inning
and went to third when Doyle tore a
single past Mollwitz. Fletcher raped
a grounder through the box. but Her
zog seized II on the run back of second
and the ball whisked to two stations
for a high light double play. Fletcher
NdSHt any cOUHet III getting 10 nrSt
and it appeared that the rebuff made
the Giants spirits sag.
C~incinnatis scoring In the second in
ming, three runs in extent. was wholly
a case OF Perritt. Griffith singled, Win
go walked. Wagner sacrificed. n Moll-
WITT Jounced a hopper to Fletcher which
was too hard driven and too maynard
In bound to be felded. Dale and Groh
ficked Poll for singles. each of which
like Mollwitz's, sent in a run.
New forks a fielding was excellent In
the face OF the singing shots which
came along, except that Lobert lost "A
pop fly in the SUM-. but no amount OF
good fielding could prevent the Reds
from scoring twice In tho sixth. Wingo
hit over Robertson's head and the ball
went into the right field stand for a
homer after lighting on top OF the par
apet and renewing its velocity. A
two Dagger by Mol and single by Groh
followed.
The Giants made a run in the sixth
or base running. Burns hunted safely,
advanced on Robertson's out and reached
third on "A nun by Mollwitz on Doyle.
This misplay was the games only error.
but anything hat made Mollwita cease
his parrot chatter for a moment was a
relief for the auditors. Flet-
cher. whose batting failures hurt the
| Giants q lot. forced Doyle. whereupon