The sun., 1918-08-07
GIANTS BEAT REDS
BY RALLY ON RING
Ninth Inning Yields the Win
ming Run Through Clean
Hitting-Count Is 4-3.
~ FREDERICK G. LIED.

Once upon q time, long before the
present war era, Christy Mathewson.
then known afrectionately and variously
as Matty, the Big Train and Big Six.
took a flight into the field of literature
and emerged with volume entitled
won In the Ninth"
| Just for old times sake, the Giants
| illustrated Matty's old book at the Polo
Grounds yesterday and nosed out the
Reds in the exit frame by 4 to 3.
II really was a tough afternoon for
| the popular Mathewson. 1t looked as
| though his Reds were about to win their
| first game OF tire season here. especially
as Cincinnati had a lead of 3 to In the
fifth inning. However, the lead slipped
away in the second half of the fifth on
wild flip by Cueto, the Cute Cuban.
Both teams were obliged to use make
shift infields Both He!nie Zimm and
Fred Yoney collapsed in the clubhouse
after Mondays game. and Zimm felt too
sick to play yesterday. Lee Magees
face looked as though he had walked
into an electric fan as a result OF Ills
muss with Neale on Monday, and Sher-
wood Magee held down second base. The
heat got to Lena Blackburne in the fifth,
and the Redland shortstop retired In
| favor Of Cueto.
Ring Pitches Good Game.
Jimmy Ring the Brooklyn lad, who
had tryouts with both the Dodgers and
Yankees before he caught on with Gin
cinnati. pitch ed a splendid game for the
Reds until the ninth. when he went TO
pieces. Ring has developed splendid
curve ball. and has filled out n lot since
he was with the Yankees and seems
destined for quite a career.
Bobbie steele, the little Giant LEFT
handler. pitched a crafty game for the
home team, and though constantly In
trouble got out OF some nasty holes.
| Cincinnati showed its usual faillng-in-
ability to get it's men around after trey
got on base. Nine Reds were left.
Griffith famed with the bases full I'm the
seventh
Cincinnati scored two runs in the
third inning. Groh walked and took sec
md when Neale beat out bunt In front
OF the plate. Roush sacrificed the pair
along, and Chase sent Groh home with a
short sacrifice fly to Compton. Comp
ton got the ball TO the plate in time, but
Groh came in with his spikes cleavng
a way in front OF him and upset Nc
Carly at the plate. Neale reached third
on the play and scored when Sherry
Magee beat out slow bounder to
Fletcher.
Reds Score In Fifth.
The Reds got another run in the fifth
inning. Groh. who led of Ave times dur
ing the game. started this round with a
single to left Neale's attempted sacrt-
nee resulted In bunt fly 10 Sticking
who made a wild throw to Kirke to
double Groh off first base and Heinie
went to second. Roush slid a single just
out Of Doyle's reach and Groh scored
Chase forced Roush at second. and
Magee caught one on the nose, but di.
rectly at Kirke.
The Giants tied the score In the second
half. when things broke badly for Ring
Compton opened with n single to cen
tire, and kirke got an infeld single
by hitting at ball that was almost q
gild pitch. sending slow spinner &c
Msgee. Sticking then drew his base or
balls filling the bases with none ou..
McCarty forced Sticking at second. ant
with a little more speed Cucto woult
have made double play. Compton
scored on the play and Kirke took third
McCarty took second on short passed
ball. on Steele's grounder to Cueto tnt
little Castlllian made a wild throw t.
first base and both Kirke and McCart,
scampered home. Burns then forced
Steele and was caught mapping.
Then Griffith Famed!
Cincinnati had grand chance tc
, forge to the front in the seventh. but
/ the hit in the pinch was missing. Grof
! opened with n base on balls and Neal'
D dropped single into centre field. Roush
, trying to sacrifice fouled to kirke
while Chase forced Neale at second
! Groh going to third. Sherry Magee wa
} hit, filling the bases, while Griffith struci
out.
The Giants charged on Ring in 6
body In the ninth and knocked out rur
on clean hitting before a man was out
Fletcher opened II up with single 4
, left and he ran to third when Doyle
cracked double to right. Compton ther
lined clean single over Cueto's head
: on which Fletcher battered home will
the winning run. The score:
CINCINNATI CN) NEW YORK CN)
| alb n o a ali h
Groh sb. 22l o eOiBurrs CT 80. 400 o
NeaieI Ii, bi2 8 D OtYoung <0l o
Roush Ct IO2 OoiFletcher. 4l2 s
. Chaselb . Sol l0lDoyle2h... 80
Magpe2b 3Ol SolCompton,lf. AZ