New-York tribune., 1920-07-26
Toney Checks
Reds i'm Final
Road Contest
Sallee and Luque Hit Hard
by the McCrawites, Who
Move Into Fifth Place

CINCINNATI, July 25.--After losing
the two games straight to Pat Moran's
Reds, the Giants came back and took
to days contest S to 2, thereby making
it three out of five in the series with
of the Western trip for the New York
ers who have won ten out Of sixteen
contests since they started on their
tour around the circuit. They will
play an exhibition game in Buffalo to-
morrow
The victory sent the Giants into fifth
place in the league standing, as the
Braves defeated the Cardinals, and
the New Workers are now only one
point behind the Cubs, who are in
fourth position.
Big Fred Toncy, who pitched against
the champions, held them to eight hits
He kept these pretty we'll scattered
after the first inning, when the home
team scored it's two runs. Toney
seemed to be growing stronger as the
game progressed and the Reds were
helpless before his offerings after the
opening inning.
Frisch Leads Attack
The veteran southpaw, Slim Sallee,
who was in the box for Moran's clan,
former team mates and was forced to
retire in the sixth inning. Senior
Adolfo Luque replaced "SaP' but he
Jared little better than his predeces-
sor. Frank Frisch led the attack with
three singles. The Giants were guilty
of two misplays in the first inning but
thereafter they accorded Toney splen-
did support.
The Reds got the jump by scoring
two runs in the first inning. Heinie
Groh led off with single to right
and went all the way to third when
Pep Young allowed the ball to go
through his legs. Frisch captured
Rath's foul fly, but Daubert followed
with single to center, scoring Groh
Daubcrt made clean steal of second
but continued to third when Snyder
heaved the ball to center field. Roush
long fly to Young and Daubert scored
@ftcr the catch. Kopf ended the in
ming by grounding to Doyle.
The Giants opened vicious attack
on Sallee in the third and tied the
score. Toney singled to left, to the
surprise of the $4,000 fans Burns
reached first in safety when Sallee
made wild heave to Daubert. Ban
croft splashcd in front of the plate and
! Ioney was nailed at third. Young
hoisted a long fly to Neale and Burns
took third after the catch. Frisch
came through with q single to left
scoring Burns. Long George Kelly
followed with another single to right
scoring Bancroft and sending Frisch Il
third. King drew a base on balls, fill
ing the sacks. Doyle grounded to Sal
lee for the third out.
Take Lead in Fnnrth
The New Workers continued the BON
bardment in the fourth and took the
lead by adding another run on Toney's
single, an infield hit by Burns, Ban
croft's single to right and an infele
out. They also made another tally II
the sixth on Snyder's single ane
Burns's triple to the scoreboard. The
Giants scored ono in the eighth of
Senor Luque.
The game WAS featured by severa
SENSATIONAL fielding plays. In the fourtl
inning Frisch made a great catch O
Wingo's foul fly near the grandstand
Kopf made q wonderful stop of Kelly
hard grounder in the fifth and threw
him out at first. King also made
fine running catch of Wingo's line drive
to right center in the second.
The score: