The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-17
REDS CLINCH
 FLAG BY GIVING
 GIANTS LACING

Cincinnati Sept. 17-Redland was redder than ever last night. The sky was red, the Ohio was red, the whole town was red. for the Reds clinched the National League championship yesterday by beating the New York Giants to 3 in a sensational battle.
 If the Reds lose every one of the seven games they still have to play and the Giants win every one of the eleven they still must contest, the standing on. Sept. 30 would be:
 Cincinnati ........ 92 AS .657 New York ........ 91 49 $50
 Directly after the game it was an nounced that the National Commis- sion will meet here at 10 o'clock next Monday morning to complete ar engagements for the Worlds Series.
 Dutch Ruether pitched for the Reds and the Giants hit him hard, finding the young left handler for 12 clOuts, but sensational fielding saved him, as it saved Sallee in Mondays game. On the other hand, Fred TOney, while allowing punched hits in the first. was the victim of poor sup port, and deserved a victory. He was
 taken out of the box in the seventh and Nehf held the Reds hitless the rest of the way, though the winning run was scored on an infield out while he was in the box.
 The Giants opened up auspiciously when Burns drew a pass in the first frame and Benny Kauff drove him to third with a single to right Kauff took second on the throw to get Burns at third. F'risch was calle1 out on strikes. Doyle bounded a high ono 70 kopf. whose throw to the plate was too late to get Burns, and Kaun moved up to third. Fletcher tapped to Ruther, who threw out Kauff at the plate. Statz shot a single to left scoring Doyle. putting Fletcher on third, and he took second himself on the throw-in. There was a grand chance for the Giants to put the game on ice, but Kelly allowed himself to be called ont on strikes.
 Toney couldn't hold the two-run lead, however. Fletcher got him in hot water right at the start by mak- ing a wild throw Of Rath's grounder. Daubert forced Rath, but Roush sin gled, putting Daubert on third. Doyle threw out Duncan, allowing Daubert to score. This should have been the third out, with no runs. but for Flet- cher'se error. But Kopf and Neale fol- lowed with singles and two additional runs went in, and, as it proved, they were the pennant clinching counts for the Reds.
 Toney struck out to start New York's fourth, but Burns singled to right. Kauff singled to right, putting Burns on third, and he took seconl on the play at third. F'risch singled to centre and Burns scored, but Kauff was caught at the plate on Roush's fine throw. This was only one of sev- eral plays that saved Ruether
 Schreiber doubled to right to start the seventh. Kelly muffed Rariden's sacrifice bunt and then threw to F'risch too late to get Schreiber. Nehf succeeded TOney at this stage and Schreiber scored on Ruether's force of Rariden. This was the winning run, as it proved.
 Larry Doyle started the ninth with a single to centre, but was out trying to stretch it to a double. Fletcher died and then MathewsOn, managing the Giants in the absence of McCfraw, took out Statz, who had made three hits off Ruether, and put in McCarty as a pinch hitter. McCarty bounded
 to Schreiber and the game was over.