New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
Packs Bags in Ninth and
Finishes by Tossing Ball
Over Merkle'S Head.
BENNY KAUFF GIVES
HIS BAT A REST
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Gets an Automobile from
Quaker Fans.
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Philadelphia, AprN 10 IhllHh MO-
rams Phrenzied Phillies nosed the
Giants out Of close one to-day. TO the
tune of 5 to 4. Mr.. Rube Schauer. who
was sent in at the start Of the eighth.
went wild in the ninth and booted and
tossed the little old ball game away.
Rube started the calamity by booting
a grounder from Eddie Burns. Then
lie packed the bags by passing Demaree,
the great cartOonist. and Bancroft.
With the bases nicely crowded, the or
ratio Mr. Schaucr picked up bunt
from Paskert and threw Ii In the gen
eral direction Of the Pennsy lvanla no.
rizon. Thus the pills brought over the
winning run without even gong
through the Formally Of making MT
Though the bat of Benjamin kauh
WAS not spelling the scenery 1t all this
afternoon. the Giants seemed TO have
the game tied up in the eighth. Mr.. g.
Burns swatted Cartoonist Demsree for
a two-bagger that brought in Rarlden.
Then Larry Doyle made a nice clean
swipe that scored Burns.
In the Giants half Of the ninth the
boisterous Benny Kauf come up with
his long club. A little swipe over one
Of the short Philadelphia fences would
have made the game almost safe FOR
the Giants. Benjamin swung even as
he used 20 swing for the Brookfeds Of
more or less glorious memory. But the
pesky pill refused 20 90 out Of the lot.
George Whitfield, the South Carolina
planter, scurried across the field and
got right under IT, IL was high enough
M. but il did not travel far enough
So Benjamin retired for the afternoon
with q days average of 900. Stock
stopped Merkle in his tracks and Roush
sent out one Of those long hoateTs
into Mr.. Paskert's mitt.
Then the Phils came 10 bat. and the
Angora of Mr.. Schauer began 70 scam
per all over the pasture. Hand and
foot he erred There was only one out
when the whistle blew in the end Of
perfect day for Pat Moran and the
Pills trotted Off 70 the clubhouse.
Though he had no part IN the vic
tory. 10 was a pleasant afternoon for
Grover Cleveland Alexander, the
Quaker Mathewson. A lot Of people
who were afraid that Grover Cleveland
might strain his pitching arm walking
20 the grounds Clipped in and bought
him an automobile. Grover Cleveland
does not walk on his hands, but that
seemed 20 be the general theory.
The presentation speech was made in
the two languages, New York and
Philadelphia. Then the Flivver was
run into the field for The multitude to
see. Just 70 show that he did not care
for little gasolene. Grover Cleveland
Alexander took the tillet in his hands
and ran IL around the field.
Just what the influence Of an auto
mobile will be on the soupbone of
Alexander remains for science TO de-
termine Conservatives maintain that
gasoline causes q deterioration IN the
quality Of baseball. Oldtime fans dis
Ike John D. Rockefeller for that rea-
son alone
AT Demarec. the demon artist, seemed
Just the least blk shaky when he
started. but he steadied down rapidly
until the breathless eighth. when the
Giants came up from behind with a
rush. Poll perritt started for the
Giants. but was pulled out when Rob
ertson went in to bat for him. Robert
son responded 20 the call By swattlng
warm one out 70 right field.
Ritter acted as relief for just one
inning. Then McGraw called forth
Schauer and the calamitics Of the al
ternoon began The Giants kept the
thing close enough though 20 agtate
twelve thousand Philadelphia fans.
Especially n .his sh'h inning were
tho ratvcs fu' of aaN.c.r They
wanted UcmarDr removed tor Alex
snder ar somebody. Bu .He great pen
and iak ar..e. proved adequate 90 has
task. Three Giant, cloaked without
reaching frs- ia She NeN York half OF
the ninth.
The third inning also was calami-
cons For t,a r. ANTS Demon DemaTce,