The sun., 1916-08-21
GIANTS SUBJECTED
TO COAT OF PAINT
New Workers Gather 3 Hits OFF
Steele, Yet Fail to Score
Count Is . 10 O..
KAUFF MISJUDGES FLY

ST. LOFTS. Aug. ?o.-The fast slippins
Giants opened the St. Louis series with
a defeat to-day. being subjected to a
withdrawing at the hands Of Bob Steele.
B to 0. They nicked the Mound City
hurler for eight hits. but were unable TO
get a around to the plate. Rube
Benton. who started the game. was hit
freely from the third inning on. and his
wildness helped the Cards along some
what. It was the eighth defeat in nine
sames in the West for the Giants.
Faulty base Running held the Giants
back on " occasions when they had
opportunities to score. DOYLE was on
hrst with one Out IN tine second when
Fletcher lifted q pop ny to Miller. Larry
was slow In getting back to the bag after
the catch. and Miller doubled him up
with n quick throw to Snyder.
kauf singled with two out In the
sixth. but was caught mapping of hrst
and easily run down.
! Cards First % Tally.
The Cardinals opened the scoring In
the NTH inning. Bethel doubled down
the left field foul line. Steele popped to
DSstots V A<oIlk blltu ~ ny " niult,
putting Bethel on third. Snyder then
singled to right. scoring Bethel.
Hornsby opened the sixth with q
double Oh the right field bleacher wall.
Wilson hunted down the third base line
and Benton and Herxog allowed the ball
10 roll between them. each waiting for
the other to pick It up. Hornsby took
third. Miller filed TO Burns. Hornsby
being held at third. but Wilson went TO
second. and Gonzales drew a pass. filling
the bases. Betsel lined the ball to rem
tire. and kauff m~isjudsed II. II went over
his head for three bases. scoring Horns
by. Wilson and Gonzales.
McGraw's clan started briskly in the
seventh. After Herzog had fouled out.
Robertson singled to left. and Burns
having died on a hy to Wilson. Doyle
doubled 20 right. Robertson on third.
Fletcher hammered the ball to right
centre. but Long raced across the sward
and made a great running catch. shut
tong on a sure triple.
benton n Trouble.
Benton was In trouble again In the
Cards half Of the seventh. but pulled
himself out. With one out. Bescher
singled over second. Doyle made a fine
stop Of the hit. but vas unable to get
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roller TO HerxoG and Wilson's ny to
kauY put Bescher on third. Miller
walked. loading the sacks. but Gonzales
retired the side with = short ny to
kaur.
Again In the eighth the GIANTS got
two men on but were unable to score.
With two out. Kelly was sent in to bat
for Benton and singled to centre. Kaun
followed with a single to right. which
put Kelly on third. but Hersog ended
the inning with a grounder 10 Hornsby.
who tossed to Miller. forcing Kaun.
George Smith. the former Columbia
hurler. finished the game. Bethel. the
frs, man to face him, doubled to left
but was out trying to stretch It into a
triple. Burns to Fletcher to Herxog.
Steele grounded to Merkie. but Long
tr!pled to right. With two strikes on
Snyder, smith let loose a wild pitch At
which Snyder missed n swing. Long
scored and Snyder reached second be-
fore Kocher recovered the ball.
Steele received nne support from his
mates. particularly Long and Wilson.
who shut m extra base hits with rum
ming catches In the outfeld, The score: