New-York tribune., 1920-05-12
McCraw Men
Start Well, but
Then Collapse
Redland Chooses Occasion
to Raise League Pennant;
Three Triples for Young
From, q Special Correspondent


CINCINNATI, May 1.-THE Giants
inaugurated their 1920 invasion Of the
West as sacrifice to Cincinnati
fanaticsm. Always the object of
Rhlneland's particular vituperation,
McGraw's club to-day had absolutely
nothing in the way Of rebuttal for one
of the soundest pastings that ever has
been handed to it on Redland field.
Cincinnati came from behind, ham
nered three of New York's supposedly
lnvincible twirlers to all corners of the
lot and simply breezed the last half
Of the way to to victory.
The worlds champions made the oc-
caslon OF the first Giant visit fitting
ceremonial for raising the 1919 cham
pionshlp pennant. The worlds cham
plonshlp pennant will be unfurled at
later date; said date not vet an
nounced. McGraw, Mathewson, Evers
co. are hopeful some other victim is
selected. The Gothamites saw quite
enough of flag raisings this afternoon.
At that Our Boys looked pretty good
in the parade, though they did trail
the Redlegs in this ceremony as they
tralled them at the end of eight and
a half innings. They looked good the
first three innings, too. They clouted
~ od' Eller with a frenzy the first
third of the distance, rolling up
three-run lead, which Jess Barnes was
unable to make good.
Cincinnati Fandom in Gloom
In those first three innings Cincin-
natl's rabid fandom sat moaning with
faces long as bootjacks. Indeed, the
A I,01
ing association had ordered I'D the re-
serves from the pop-bottle dumps to
start something just about the time
the tide turned. From there to the
end 1t was peaches and cream for the
home folk and the pop bottles were
Grated for more justifiable homicide
Most any sort of ordinary pitching
would have won to-day for McGraw. 1t
looked very much as if Pat Moran had
despalred of victory when he left
Eller in to be hammered SO fercely
through those first three innings.
Eller was plainly flying the distress
signal. But when in the fourth the
worlds champion Reds suddenly
hoped Barnes, drove him to cover and
handed Eller the lead that young
pitcher worked a wonderful transfor-
nation. In the last six innings Eller
, set the Giants down with four scat
tered hits
The story is simple enough. Moth
ing could hold the clouters of Moran
once they got the Giants on the run.
barnes, Douglas and Winters were
pounded for seventeen hits, totaling
twenty bases. Barnes was knocked off
the rubber in the fourth inning.
Shufflin' Phil, who succeeded, was
treated almost as shamefully. He was
hammered in the fourth. in the fifth
and in the seventh. Winters was called
upon too late.
Eller was lucky to escape annihila-
tion in the first inning when the Giants
jumped off to a lead Of two runs.
Wonderful catches by oush and
Duncan alone prevented Hod being
knocked right off the hill before he
got fairly started.
Burns greeted Eller with a three
6ase s clip to left center. Pep Young
followed with another triple to right
center, George scoring. Fletcher
struck out, but Eller was still bit
ratified and got rid of a wild pitch
that sent Young across with the second
run. Larry Doyle singled to center.
Great Catch by Roush
Kautf hit one on the trademark.
pulling the ball slightly toward right
field. 1t looked like sure triple or
home run. but Roush sDrinted back
and hauled in the drive with his gloved
hand while running at top speed with
his back to the diamond A moment
later Duncan followed with circus
catch of Lear's low line drive He
turned somersault after plucking the
pellet Oft the ralsy tops.
Kelly tripled to start the second
inning, but the Giants couldn't get
the run. Smith lined to Rath, Barnes
fouled to Wingo and Burns fouled to
Duncan. Young, first up in the third,
tripled to right center. He scored on
Fletcher's long fly to Neale
Doyle beat out a hit that caromed
off the first sack. But right there the
Giant attack broke down, never to be
reorganized. Kauf boosted to Roush
and Lear skied to Neale
The Reds meanwhile were flirting
with Barnes right along. Rath singled
in the first Neale walked and Wingo
singled with two out in the second
Groh and Roush singled with two gone
in the third, but Barnes pulled safely
through on each occasion.
In the fourth the storm broke. Four
hits were punched on Barnes quicker