New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-01
Chief Bender Unable to
Withstand Assault OF
McGraw'S Men.
FRED MERKLE GETS
ANOTHER HOME RUN
2ube Benton Holds the Quakers
Safe Throughout the
Game.
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Philadelphia. May S1.-Repulsed for
a moment by Moran's men in the morn
ing game here yesterday. the Giants
rallied again to-day, and are driving
for the top with greater force than
ever. They defeated the Phillies here
this afternoon by score Of 4 10 q,
winning their nineteenth victory in
twenty games played. They are now
only one game and n half behind the
league-leading Brooklyn Robins, forty
seven points back In the percentage col
unn. There is still a chance that the
Giants will return to the Polo Grounds
in first place, for the Robins play
double-header with the Braves at Eb-
bets Field tomorrow.
Hard. clean and we'll punched hitting
told the tale this afternoon. New York
punched four hits, including singles by
Rariden, Robertson and Doyle and
double by George Burns, with Artie
Fletcher's sacrifice fly, for three runs.
Then, in the eighth frame, Fred Merkle
clinched the argument by knocking the
ball into the centre field stands for
home run. 1t was Fred's second circuit
drive in as many days, which is fair
enough for the best of US.
Chief Albert Charles Bender, the
leading warrior of the Chippewa tribe,
was the victim Of all this free and easy
hitting He stood by his bow and arrow
for eight innings, and then stepped
down to allow Bobby Byrne to hit for
him.
Byrne cosxed a base on balls from
Rube Benton so the shift was justified.
George McQuillan, the portly right
handler. replaced the Chief and went
right along lie allowed one hit, but
nothing came Of it.
Took Steady Aim.
II took the Giants a couple Of inn
ings 10 get the exact range OF Bender.
They took one shot at him IN the
first and Bill McKechnie peppered him
for single in the second; but IN the
third the fusillade started in real earn
est.
Bill Rariden is thinking of running
for Mayor of Bedford this fall, and
decided yesterday that fair batting
average would be something TO boast OF
i'm his campaign. SO he started by lac
ing out a single. Benton hled TO fas-
kert. the exponent Of the golfng swing,
Out burns QOuDltus 0NNAAAS ANNA'
Robertson singled. almost taking the
hands off Niehoff in doing so, and
Burns tripped lightly to third.
The time was ripe for good hit
and-run play, and McGraw gave the
sign. DOYLE hit into right field, scor-
in.y Burns and sending Robertson to
third. Doyle advanced on the throw.
Kauf was passed filling the bases, and
Flctcher's long fly TO Paskert scored
Robertson. Merkle turned one down
the third base line that looked good
when It, started, but Stock made the
play neatly and forced Doyle.
Bender settled bravely after taking
that round Of punishment, and the
Giants did no more scoring until the
eighth round, when Merkle shot one
into the stands for home run In all,
the Giants gathered nine hlts from
Bender. of which Rariden, Burns and
Robertson got two each. kauf, up
three times, made no hits at all.
Benton Was Stingy.
Rube Benton worked on the mound
for the visitors. and was highly et-
fective lie was hit nine times, but
managed 10 keep the hits Of the oppo-
sition pretty well scattered In the
fourth and ninth frames. however, the
Quaker City bunch broke through his
guard for two hits and scored one run
in each frame Burns and kauff con-
tributed errors to the excitement of
the game. but these had no bearing on
the result.
Larry Doyle and Artie Fletcher
PLAYED good baseball for the Giants.
Fletcher made six rafting assists at
short. while Doyle was almost as busy
at second. Bill McKechnie had rath-
or easy time Of it at third base, but
he made the most OF his three chances.
Jack Niehof was the busy little bee
at second base. He had no fewer than
eight chances 10 show his skill, and
accepted them all in clever style.
The Phillies got their first run in the
fourth frame, after two men were out
Niehof began the frame with double.
but Stock flied out and Cravath struck
out. Whitfield singled. scoring Niehof.
In the ninth the Phils rallied a bit.
Cravath singled and went to second on
a hit by Whitted lie took third when
Kauf fumbled the lick and counted