New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-04


three separate drives in me seventh
runs, tied the score, ard would have
base running wild enough to have
brought here in its untamed state.
In the eighth and ninth, with NJ
Of Benny Kauf and Larry Doyle CT
telligent restraint OF keener judgme
sure as the coming OF dusk or dawn
So IN this respect 1t was one more
game thrown utterly away, ana !us'
AZ the moment when another winnlne
dav would have been Of immense moral
help IN restoring hope IN waning
dream Of empire.
This battle was another ono OF those
klashing, UP and down affairs rhat leave
the soul Of the loyal rootor red ana
raw. At the end of five innings the
Robins had torn into RUDE Benton Tor
eight hits. two passes and four runs.
Al the end Of six innings Sherrod
Smith had massaCed the Giants with
four shattered singles and nothing IKE
q run. So the dream Of another bleak
dav was passing out, when IN the sew
enth the home caravanserie railed'
came out Of the depths and began
three pronged assault on the startled
foe. who were caught with lowered
shields.
DOYLE Leads Way.
One run came over in the seventh,
hut ths main fusillade that rent Smith
and Cheney asunder came IN the
eighth. Still three runs behind, Doyie
opened the eighth with single. hauh
here got his first hit of the day'
sharp poke 10 left.
Art Fletcher. always timely nltter,
rapped a bingle between third ana
short, straight for Johnstons waiting
hands. II was at this moody spot the
first big mix-up occurred. Johnston
fumbled the ball for an instant ana
while KaufF rounded second on ms way
TO third like young antelope LAIR!
hesitated long enough 70 slow up
REM Nattv. who at first stopped
Doyle, sent him home, but hauH was
nailed sliding into third.
As there was no one out. neltner
runner should have taken the chance,
A short left field hit is no drive TO SEND
q man from irst TO third or from sec
ond home unless two arc out Merkle
walked and Rariden's single scored
Fletcher, still leaving the Giants one
run behind. Gil
Palpero and Schauer, working after
BENTON, had all kept Brooklyn away
from first when, with one out IN the
ninth. Robertson singled. Doyle fol
lowed with 2 double that carromed from
the right field wall, scoring Dave the
Swift with the tieing tally.
One Run Needed.
One more run would now win game,
that, fought as IL was against suCh
odds. would have been Of lnestima6ie
value in restoring confidence plus ambl-
zion. And Benny Kautf was up again
with Fletcher at his back. Benny re-
sponded TO the uproar with single 10
left. a short hit which brought JOINS
ton in upon the run: .s
Dovle. rounding third At top speed
3ook another long chance, but the throw
home nipped him by three feet, although
In his desperation he must have plunged
Ton feet through the air before he struck
tbe ground. The queer part OF IT ~ that
on Jobnston's low peg home Nike Now
rev made q hard attempt 10 flag the Dali
FOR a plav on Kauf racing 70 second
hut n barely touched his EXTENDED nm
ger tips and came IN on dead line 70
Chief Meyers. waiting IN the trehches
for the charge.
Second sight is always 100 per cent
iicinch. but while dashing base running
;s q wonderful affair, there also IS sucn
an untoward circumstance as oyerdo-
eng good thing. In both cases, johns
ron. who has fine arm, had short pegs
20 make for his man, where taking
undue liberties Is merely counting the
sbroud and the crepe. This final rally
tied the score, but II took away every
hing the Giants had TO give. Ihey were
through. Their ammunition was eH,
nausted. and RUDE Schauer succumbed
gracefully in the tenth to Daubert's SIN
Gle. an infield force, pass for Mowrey
and Cutshaws second timely blow that
scored two men.
reference to Cutshsw calls attention
n the fact that this able-bodied second
oaseman did more toward beating the
F;iants than the Giants did toward peat
ing themselves Which is quite PIT:
de was Cutshaw who cracked the soul OF
Rube Benton in the first
In This stanza MYERS singled, Daubert
sacrificed and Stengel outran bunt.
Johnston raped TO Merkle and Myers
was punctured at the plate. Mowreys
walk filed the bases and, with two out.
Cutshaw's long double scored the two
careening Robins.
on Day for Burns.
In the fifth George Burns lapsed with
two errors, one on Daubert's grounder
and the other on Cutshaw's long Ny,
which, linked to a hit by Mowrey, scored
two runs. SO, all in all. Cutshaw drove
in five of the six Brooklyn runs. IL was
fairly evident at this juncture that Ben
ton had not yet attained winning
mood after his long rest, so he was der
ricked at the close Of the fifth.
The combat. while resulting IN de
feat, ripplcd in features and spicy or
spiky incidents In the third inning
Benton lifted a high foul which float
ed down at the edge OF the Giant coop
Chief Meyers on this pop-up made the
star play Of the day by rushing over
for the catch, running the last few
feet upon the PROSTATE legs, ankles
and insteps Of Messrs. Perritt and
Palmero.
As the Chief snagged the foul he
piled up on top Of the two sutfocat-
ing athletes. but gamely held 70 the
ball, while the spectators roared their
approval Of such daring work. lmme-
diately after tho play Mr.. Perritt re-
tired 10 the dug-out &c nurse his
wounded leg. which had paved the last
Ian OF Meyers's gallant charge.
This was not the only incident
wherein the iron entered Giant flesh