New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-12
ROBINS BEATEN
TN THIRTEENTH,
BUT STILL LEAD
Single by Griffith Wins
Close Battle for the
Cincinnati Reds.
[R, Telegraph % NE tribunal

Cincinnati, May 11.-Sometimes It is
n good thing to pass an admittedly
strong batter to bring a weaker broth
er UP in a crisis. Then again. the
weaker brother may have a slung shot
up his sleeve. and strike a wallop that
not even a Goliath could asslmllate.
Il happened in Redland this after
noon that Sherrod Smith lssed Hal
Chase in the thirteenth inning with
two out and a runner on second and
one run needed 10 win the game so
that he might bring Tommy Griffith
up to the bat.
Now, Griffith had eased his system
of two perfectly good hits previously,
and everybody thought he was through,
but he wasn't. He cracked line single
into left field which sent killifer over
the plate with the winning run. The
score was to 2.
Despite the reverse, the Robins cling
TO first place. for the Boston Braves,
even with Dick Rudolph in the box,
proved unequal TO the task Of tanning
the growing Chicago Cubs. That mar
gin of half a game seems wide indeed
70 the cohorts of Stallings.
Griffith struck his wallop Just about
in time TO save many supper from
growing cold and unpalatable. More
than that, il revived the faith of the
fans in him. Last season he hit .307,
and was tied for third place in the
league, but so far this season he has
had difficulty in getting under way, so
Smiths attempt at strategy was not
ill-advised, if even It were so emf
nently unsuccessful--from a Brooklyn
viewpoint.
That drive was the eliminating Incl
dent in a battle fraught with thrills.
1t brought victory after defeat had
stared the Reds in the face twice fol-
lowing the eighth inning.
Neale began the final frame in an in
suspicious manner. He took three
healthy wallops at as many curves and
went back to the duRout Wade Kill
lifer walked, and a moment later put
the winning run on second with nifty
steal. Charley Herzog would have
given a days pay for safe hit, but
he lifted sky scraping foul which
fell into Otto Miller's mitt with q soul
full kerplunk.
That brought Hal Chase Up 70 the
bat. Now, Hal hadn't been hitting the
ball often nor 70 any distance. He was
figured as about due, so he was passed.
Griffith had been hitting. and therefore
was not DUE. But Tommy crossed
the whole works up, and put the old
ledger for the Reds b. banging one
past Mowrey that screeched derisively
as il went. Killifer tangoed home
daintily, with the winning run.
Sherrod Smith will be charged with
- hut no did
not pitch the entire game. He entered
in the last half of the eighth frame,
when the score was deadlocked at 2
runs all. He allowed only two hits in
the five and two-thirds innings he
pitched, but the score will bear out the
statement that these were quite enough.
Larry Cheney started the game. and
pitched in clever style for seven
frames. He allowed only three hits,
but what with several bases on balls
and the errors Of commission by his
supporting cast he was fortunate 70
hold the score 20 evens.
Opposed TO these young monarchs OF
the pitching mound was Fred Toney
who ranked second in the National
League last season. bowling only 70
Grover c. Alexander. Toney was hi.
safely eight times. but his defence was
sturdy and strong. Everything that
the Robins got they had 20 fight for,
and fight hard. Both their runs were
earned, whereas only one Of the Gin
cinnati counters was entered In that
category. That, it happened, was the
winning tally.
Buck Wheat, the swarthy skinned
Cherokee brave is coming into his own
The big Indian was M there half a
dozen times and three times he
smashed out safe hits. Yet Buck would
have snapped at least two Of them for
one drive In the tenth. Then he came
up with two out and the bases full. he