New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-19
ST. Louis Cardinals Fall
Victims to Curves OF
Rube Benton.
M'KECHNIE DRIVES
OUT FOUR SAFETIES
Leon AmeS Tries in Vain TO
Hand a Setback 10 His
Old Team.
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81. Louis, May ls-The sole thing
needed to win baseball games is a
proper formula. The Giants have
found one, and are now prepared 70 do
a wholesale business in victories. Just
now they are engaged in filing an or
der for q round dozen. The eighth
was turned out yesterday, when the
Giants defeated the Cardinals by a
score Of g 20 0.
Rube Benton held St Louis 10 six
hits. Possibly the most surprising
feature Of the game was the ferocious
hitting Of Bill McKechnie. The for
mer Fed made half Of the Giants
eight hits. His four safe blows were
gathered in n like number of trips TO
the plate. and one of his hits was a
double.
Possibly McKechnie was stirred 10
fury by the Fact that he was playing
in the home town OF Fielder Jones,
who refused 70 find him place with
the Browns because he could not hit.
Benton in Form.
Benton's performance was we'll
rounded one. His control was first
class. He allowed just one base on
balls and famed three hitters. His
curve broke sharply and his fast ball
had a fine whirr 70 u. The bad
shoulder was entirely forgotten.
The eighth straight victory was
cheering enough 20 the men OF Nc
Graw, and. better yet, was the encour-
aging performance Of Benton. 1t was
the first full game pitched this season
by the large left-hander.
Benton was at one time generally
considered the best left-hander IN the
National League. Just about then he
drove a motorcycle into d telegraph
pole. His recovery was. slow and
when NcGraw acquired him the move
was sheer speculation. Seemingly
Benton Is himself again.
The Giants took the game by scor-
ing first and oftenest- The path 10
the plate was no royal road, for Leon
Ames was pitching q very fair article
Of baseball. Ames has been the most
successful worker for Hugglhs TINS
season. and he always tries 10 give a
l;ttle better thM his best when ne
pitches against his old teammates Jne
c;ar+s lie retired the Giants IN order
-. ~ frst inning. while a double play
was required 70 keep tne O'''4''
quiet in their half.
There was an opportunity lot sCor-
49,. ~. +be Giants i'm the second inning
- .otbinq came Of II. WITH TWO
o,,t Werkle was hit and Mckechnie
drove out a double, sending the run
- "a +bird. Ames refused TO take e
cbapce with Rariden and purposelyy
raesed him. Benton thereupon fouled
10 Synder.
Davey Leads Rally.
The third inning began the scoring
l. z
ID ,bo rally lie laid down a punt
leu s 80 - ont Dovle varied the sys-
.o,a If attack by larruping the pan
far afeld. Robertson crossed M
rls+e and 90 did Doyle wnen Sihl'n
threw badly - bo
c;s,+s took no chances. One was added
20 their total in the fourth. Ncheoh n
10 hecan by driving q clean slhBle 10
co,,ro Geld. Ames threw out karlden
e,d Perton famed, but Burns smashed
= lii to right and Mchechnle came
The rf.h began somewhat inaus Pr
.;o,,sl,, for NcGraU's men when burns
,,,vged a drive from Synder. Ames,
bon,over hit into a double play. ANA
,,.bo do Won suppose started the t"o
MI, killing? why. Bill McKechnle' OF
course lie tossed 10 10 Doyle, VINO
hurried the ball on to Merhe and there
was an end Of IT, -.
Fletcher was a busy man AZ short
Tie handled eight chances without an
error and four Of them we're assists.
novle was also more or less under hre
during the afternoon, but he did not
scout himself quite so well as ms
teammate. Eleven chances fell TO ms
lot and ten he accepted.
One more victory viii make 10 nine