New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-04
Giants Adding
To the Woes
OfCinci-Matti
McGraw Men Drive Toney
From Mound by Big
Bombardment

CINCINNATI, Aug. S,-lhe Glants, IN
the opening game here to-day, started
right in where the Dodgers left of yes
terday and handed the Reds such an
artistic trimming as to resurrect the
ghosts OF Joe Kelley Clark Griffith,
Hank ODay. John Camel, Joe Tinker,
Charles Herzog and others of the great
fraternity of Cincinnati ex-managerS.
At the short end of a 10 to 2 score
Matty's lads looked like the Reds of
old
The series Of disasters that have
logged the footsteps of the Reds ever
since greater New Works. first repre-
sentative turned on It's machine guns a
short week ago had left Rhlneland In
no happy frame Of mind over the ar
rival OF the league leaders.
But hope springs eternal even In
baseball, and the villagers, active and
sympathetic, looked for possible turn
in the cunning OF big Fred Toney's
arm. With the collapse Of Toney, the
only National League pitcher who has
won as many games as Alexander this
season, this town 10 ready for sack
cloth and ashes tonight.
Toney Fares Badly
The Giants bombarded Toney un-
mercifuliy and finally shelled him off
the hill in the fifth inning. Reuther.
the former Cub, found the visitors In a
hitting mood. Having begun at the eH-
pense OF Toney, they were not inclined
to be stopped by any one less renowned.
The clubbing continued TO the end Of
the game. Fifteen hits, in all, New
York collected. Benny Kauff had a
perfect day with four bingles, one for
three bases.
This was a mighty soft spot for
Sheriff Slim Sallee and he profted ac-
cordingly. The Sheriff held Cincinnati
TO four hits in the first seven innings.
In a case of necessity he might easily
have scored a shut-out. Cincinnati's two
runs came in the eighth, after Hans
Lobert had been put in the game and
when neither Sallee nor his cast over
exerted themselves toward a shut-out.
New York cinched the game in the
first inning. Burns singled and stole
second. Herzog hit to Kopf, and when
the Cincinnati infeld tried 10 run down
George the latter got back TO second
safely. Kauff's single counted Burns
and put Herzog on third. Herzog
tailed on wild pitch, but Kauf, who
tried for third, was caught. thinner
man singled to left. Fletcher was hit
by a pitched ball. Davey Robertson
fouled out, but Holke, who shared the
batting honOrs with Kautf came
through with single that chased Zim-
norman in.
In the fifth Herzog walked, and
scored on Kauff's triple. Reuther then
relieved Toney. The newcomer held
Kauff at third while he threw out Zim-
norman. Then Fletcher, Robertson,
Holke and Rariden all singled in rots-
ton. The four consecutive singles
gave three additional runs. Garry Herr
mann was just about 10 call the fire
chief, when Holke was caught on an at
tempted double steal with Rariden.
Hans Lobert Fans
In the sixth, with one out, Herzog
walked Ksuff beat hit TO Shean, and
with Herzog advanced while Groh was
throwing out Zimmerman. Fletcher's
single to right brought the two home
safely. The last run came in the sew
enth. Rariden singled, and Sallee was
safe on Reuther's tumble. Burns fouled
to Chase. Lobert, for Herzog, struck
out Kauff singled TO right, scoring
Rariden, but was out at second when
he attempted TO stretch the blow 70
two bases.
In the first FIVE innings only three
Cincinnati runners reached first base.
Griffith walked with one out in the sec
ond, but was forced at the midway for
the third out. Groh singled with two
gone in the third. He, too, was forced.
Griffith beat a hit TO Fletcher in the
fourth. Again two we're out, and again
a force-out followed.
Cincinnati's first serious bid came in
the sixth. Groh started this with
double 10 left field. Then, after Nc
Kechnie had popped TO Herzoe, Roush
was safe on Herzog's high throw, Groh
taking third. Chase hit into double
play.
Griffith opened the seventh with a
double. He was out at third on
Thorpe's rap 10 Fletcher. Thorpe y
moment later was doubled up when
Shean hit 10 the box. Reuther doubled
with one out in the seventh, took third.
on Groh's infeld single and scored on
McKechnie's fly 20 Burns. Heinie stole
second and third unmolested, and
tailed when Roush scratched a hit
down the third base line.
The score:
NEW YORK ~ u CINCINNATI ~ ~
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