New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Red Pitchers Smoke" Oh
scures Home Plate for
McGrawites
Bx Charles A. TAYLOR

CINCINNATI. May 16.--Frod Toney.
.,,,ed with two indictments, much
-..osc and few wide out-curves, shut
-. the Giants to-day. The score was
: ~ O. It was the first time the Nc
.row men have been called upon to
,.se a pitcher who, in addition to the
.snipment of slants, speed and slow
HILLS which every big league pitcher
). xupposed to possess, had two Federal
court orders up his sleeve.
The Giants wonder why Uncle Sam
,ssitates in putting quietus on this
fancy in the form of an injunction
xhieh will prevent him from appearing
~ the mound against them until the
va, is over, at least. The other teams
i the National League must feel the
ssme about the matter as the New
Yorkers.
The Giants were able to make only
even scattered hits off the two in
Sietments, four off the indictment
charging evasion of the draft act and
.hree of the Indictment charging
fancy with violation of the Mann
White slave act.
The legal proceedings were opened
i, the Reds in the first inning, i'm
nediately after the court had been
allied to order by Judge Hank O'Day.
Heinie Groh singled 10 centre field
only to be forced at second when Lee
Naree hit to Fletcher. The useless
Yankee, but valuable Red, stole second
hsse and was rejoicing over his feat
sben JEFF Tesreau whirled and threw to
Fetcher, who nailed Lee two feet from
The bag. As Bill Phelan, the Cincin-
nsti scribe and Pharisee, put it: "Some
base running"
Roush Starts Hitting
Eddie Roush, who led the League
xith the stick last year, renewed the
hopes Of the home fans by tripling to
left field. George Burns made an able
sttempt to get his hands on the ball,
but to no avail. Tesreau enabled
Roush to complete his trip home by
heaving an unruly splitter which Nc
Carly failed to get firmly in his nit
The Reds declared a recess in the
say Of obtaining further counts for
Toney and themselves until the sixth.
Lee Magee doubled to left field and
vent to third when Tesreau fired an
other wild shot at McCarty. Roush
heat out hit along the third base line.
Magee holding third. Mr.. Sherwood
Msgee furnished the climax with a
triple over Ross Young's head in right,
which tailed the two occupants of the
bases.
With all this damage done. the next
three batters obligingly permitted
themselves to be retired without much
effort by the Giants. Griffith was tossed
out by Tesreau, Neale flied to Burns
aud Blackburne skied to Kauff.
The Giants had opportunities to score
in the second, third, sixth. seventh and
ninth innings, but Fred Toney merely
took frn,er grip on his indictments
and overawed his opponents with the
power OF the law. Some of the Giants
plan 10 be dentists and they have had q
few would-be physicians on the team
ct various times, but what they needed
to-day to beat Toncy was little legal
lcr.
Fletcher Begins Play
In the second inning Fletcher, the
FIRST man up, singled to left field. Wal.
M Hoke hit to Blackburne, who racec
ever to second, forcing Fletch. anc
aen made wild toss to first in an en-,
aavcr to complete double play
Rtlke took second on the error. Nc
Carty drove vicious grounder tt
aenie Groh and Holke was run down
hearty going to second during the
aaslng. Rodriguez hit in front of the
aate and was thrown out by Wingo.
After Tesreau had famed in the