The sun., 1918-07-18
GIANTSLOSE FIRST
GAME; WIN SECOND
Causey Checks Matty's Reds in
Sunset COntest-ScOres
Are 2 to 1 and 4 to 1.
Special Despatch 10 THE suS.

CINCINNATI. July 17.--Although the
Giants outbatted the Reds by "a hits to
ls in two games this afternoon. scored
total OF runs to by the locals. out
he,ded them and outran them on the
bases. yet they only won one Of the
contests The Reds took the nrst by Q
to | and the Giants the second by to 1.
Failure to bunch their hits explains
the defeat OF the Giants in the opening
game. They collected thirteen solid
thumps Off the delivery OF Pete
Schneider, but got only one runner
across the plate. Every time the Giants
got men on bases they either hit into
double plays or else flied out.
The lonesome tally of the Giants in
the fifth was the result more OF luck
than hitting. McCarty was favored with
pass and moved to second on Perritt's
sacrifice. Young came along with a
single TO centre and McCsrty scored.
II was in the fifth also that Perritt
had his one bad inning and in which
the Reds cantered Off with the game.
with Blackburne out on a pop fly Wingo
and Schneider hit successive singles
Then Perritt let go wild pitch and
Wingo scored and Schneider raced to
third. Schneider scored on Groh's sac
rihse f7y. Lee Magee singled TO right
and Roush followed with a siszling low
liner to left, on which Without made a
sensational catch at his shoe tops. But
for that catch there would have been
more trouble.
Giants Fail in Pinch.
The Giants had chances to score in
the seventh. eighth and ninth frames.
but failed to take advantage of their
opportunities to bat in runs In the
seventh, with one out. McCarty and
Perritt singled. Burns flied to Roush
and Young forced Perrltt.
In the eighth Fletc.:er and Doyle led
OF with singles, but Zimmerman hit
into double play and without died at
first Holke opened the ninth with a
single. but McCarty fiied to Neale, and
Rariden. batting for Perritt, popped to
Magee. Burns singled. but Young lifted
a short fly to Roush.
Red Causey. who appears to have de-
vsoped into the main reliance of the
Giants on the mound. came to the rescue
in the second game and held the Reds
down close and safe.
A double by Groh at the beginning of
the eighth session, followed by two outs
at first. gave the Reds one run and
saved them from a shut out. Causey
was SOOu INC piHSicb. Ilc
refused to be hit safely when men were
on bases.
Three Two Baggers for Burns.
The Giants hammered a run out OF
Horace Eller in the first session. Burns,
who made three two baggers during the
afternoon. started the first inning OF the
second game with a two sacker to right
centre. Youngs sacrifice put Burns on
third and he scored on Fletcher's sac
rihce fly to Griffith. However Larry
Doyle came along with a single. but
was snuffed out trying to steal second.
The Giants put a paddock on the game
IN the sixth. when Rariden started off
with a single. Causey hunted and heat
the throw to first. Burns also hunted
safely and the sacks were full.
Fletcher forced Young at second but
Causey scored on the play. Doyle sin
gled to right. scoring Burns and putting
Fletcher on third. Fletcher and Doyle
pulled a double steal and Fletcher
scored. Zim ended the inning with an
out at first. The scores: