New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-25
Lanky Pol Perritt Leads
McGraw Men to Thir-
teenth Straight Victory.
NOW TIE WITH BRAVES
FOR THIRD PLACE
DOYLE. Merkle and Mckechnie
Use Bats in Timely Fashion
-Wingo's Error Costly.
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Cincinnati. May Caesar came, saw
and conquered, Attila seourged Europe
and General Sherman marched through
Georgia 20 the sea. The New York
Giants ravaged the West from the Al
leehenv 70 the Rig Muddy and back to
the banks Of tho broad Ohio, and stiil
may ravace and scourcc, for no Dc.
fence has been found m ne country OF
the enemy 20 stay their terrific attacN'
Led ON by the attenuatcd Poll Per
rift tho host Of NcGraw routed the
Cincinnati Reds here this afternoon
and won their thirteenth consecutive
victory. The score was 6 to !.
The Giants established National
League record, for they captured every
game on the Western trip. They skunk
away from New York in the DARK or
night on May s In last place, denied at
home and scoffed at abroad.
Tied with Braves.
Tonight they are tied with the
Braves for third place and are only
three games behind the Brooklyn
Robins for the lead. It Is quite within
the realm Of possibility that McGraw
will lead his band out on the Polo
Grounds in first place, for they do not
play at home until Friday, June 2.
Two savage outbursts Of power that
could not be checked decided the issue.
In the fourth frame three hits by
DOYLE. Merkle and McKechnie, wild
throw by Ivy Wingo and double steal
produced two runs. while in the ninth
four crashing, smashing drives by
DOYLE. Kauf. Merkle and the batting
mad Bill McKechnie, worked in with q
base on balls 70 Fletcher and an error
bv Fmmery. accounted for four runs.
These were the clinching arguments IN
the case presented by John j. McGraw,
case which was so ably and so fore
ibly presented that it admitted OF
neither refutation nor bubble.
Yet batting strength was not the Only
power brought 20 bear IN routing the
Reds. As said before, Poll Perritt, the
slenderlv built right handler whose pa
ternal progenitors wore the gray Of the
Louisiana Tigers in '61, sub, discharged
the trust imposed IN him by McGraw.
Hit hard and often enough 10 worry
snv pitcher, harried by runners on the
lines in six Of the nine innings, Poll
showed his mettle splendidly. The
Reds clouted his curves eleven times
and he issued two bases on balls, but
Poll steadied when danger threatened.
and only in the eighth inning could ms
adversaries break through the guard
established behind him. Then lone
tally resulted from two solid hits and a
pass.
Fletcher TO Merkle, had quoting CT
feet on what might have developed into
a rally in the second inning. Benny
Kauf, that little gamecock Of the dia-
mond, interposed himself between three
hard hit balls and the fence, and made
the put-out. Davey Robertson and
George Burns accounted for four and
three drives, respectively, while
Fletcher, Doyle and Merkle played like
champions.
Fred Merkle got three wsllops in his
four trips TO the plate. and two Of
these were inserted in the productive
fourth and ninth frames. He drove
home no runs in the fourth, but he
scored himself in the ninth he bet
tered this performance, for his sizzling
WALTON sent Doyle and Kauff to the
bench in triumph. and he completed the
circuit along with Artie Fletcher when
Bill McKechnie's single found safe
harbor in centre. Captain Larry Doyle
got two hits and scored two runs.
Bill McKechnie, the sensation Of this
wonderful brace in the New York team,