The Washington herald., 1919-08-16
RecOrd-B d-Breaking Cr0Wd
; Sees Reds Defeat Giants
Forty Thousand Fans Jam
Polo Grounds as Cincin-
natl Trims New York
Double Bill, 4 to 3 and
4 to 0.
BY DAMON RUNYOs.


the Polo Grounds this afternoon. when
the New York Giants again fell before
the Cincinnati Reds in the battle oil
the National League. was midsummer
baseball madness. It was frenzy
more highly developed than ever be-
fore in the history Of the game noted
for its frantic periods. 1t seized all
Manhattan Island.
am well aware that I am playing
upon a very old. and very thin string
when ] strike that than ever before
in the history Of the game" note. but
the statement stands. This was a
sort Of hysterical high tide in the
displaying of emotion. and interest in
Americas national sport.
Forty thousand people again jammed
into the bowl in the lee Of Cooghan's
Bluffs. up in Harlem, and made =
terrific vocal din as the Reds beat
the Giants in both games of a double
header. by scores of 4 to 8, and to 0.
Crowd Taxes Grounds.
Fifteen thousand more turned back
In disappointment, as the gates were
slammed i'm their faces. Thousands
and thousands of others packed in
around the score boards down town
Ni,ariOusly. so to speak. And out in
Cincinnati they say. an entire city
stood still awaiting the returns.
The proceedings inside the old ball
Nard were a COnElOmeration Of base
hall wild excitement. heated feelings.
FccIdeutS and pop bottle throwmEs.
For the first time in years. the New
York police We're called into the park.
arriving after the first game. when
bottles were being peEEed at the Gin
Ciunati players by the furious fans
The crowd pushed out upon the
held. and for a time Eddie Rousch.
The OutheIder Of the Reds WAS com
U."lcIy "uycloped. The city and spe-
CiaI policemen finally showed tn
crowd bIck. and the game was I'm
ished under ground rules.
HOd EIIer in Form.
The story Of the baseball side at
the dOinEs is quickly told. 'HOd"
Eiler the Cincinnati pitcher, who has
perfected a shine" ball to an amaz-
ing degree. held the big town hitters
in the hollow OF his greasy Old glove
lu the first game. with the exception
az the seventh inning.
Zoo tho fourth inning EIIer himself
knocked the bIl into the Ieftfeld
hirtcas.S for "a home run with two
men on the bases This blow settled
tho issue Of the opener
Ia ,hr second -,rma Pat Moran
started Ray Fisher. the Vermont
school teacher. who for years pitched
fer the Yankees. and to the surpri 80
80 rr biz crowd Fisher was invinc-
ibIe.
EaI.ascd by tho New York Ameri-
can I.naEuers because il was felt
hat his days Of pitching useful
mess wrro over. tho school master
hurried maGniftcpntiy against Rube
I''"trr IN" left handed star Of Nc
Gra.'s forces. II was the NTH
tf0n. -H" Giants have been shut out
this season.
Rube Benton stars.
I;rnt"n also pitched well and all
o. CincInnarIs hits off him We're
luwped in the sixth inning. when
Fisher drew "A walk after one was
out and Rath Daubert. Groh and
Rousch followed with singles. The
hits of Rath and Groh were
scratchy
Nsale scored Dr J...r Duhuc in the
ninth when d." walked and stole
second. third and home. The latter
sta-1 was i'm conjunction with
two ply ptIrrr with sherry Magee
on o.. other end.
So passed a series that will go
down into tho annals Of baseball
a. one of lh,. most exciting ever
contested by bI- league clubs: so
passed too. IN all probability. tho
chan,r of IN" Giants for winning
th.. National League pennant this
year.
Tho arc again siv games and
haIr behind the flying Reds and
thr latter arc playing with cour-
age and confidence. It is some
thing to come into your own rivals
home town and lift four out of six
games from her before hostile
crowds
Barnes Is Pounded.
In beating the Giants in tho FIRST
game today. the Reds also beat the
hest riEht-handNd pitcher in the Na
tional League. They beat the gritty
less Barnes who had won ten con-
s~cutive games up to today.
The Reds hit his delivery hard.
hut with the exception or the fourth
inning he was strong in the pinches.
The Reds got away to a lead on him
in the first frame. when Daubert
and Groh singled. and Rousch pro-
duced a sacrifice fly. but the Giants
tied il up in their half when Burns
took two bases on Kopfs high
throw. and scored on Zimmerman's
single.
In the fourth, after two were out.
steal was safe when Fletcher
dropped tho throw This arror by-