New-York tribune., 1917-07-17

ball. That seemed 10 discourage the
Cubs right at the start.
The Giants started their scoring
right in the first inning. George
Burns maced Vaughn for a healthy
two-bagger TO centre. Herzog slashed
hit TO right field, sending Burns to
third. Flack's wild throw TO the plate
let Burns bring home the first run.
In the second inning Arthur Fleteh-
er. the Turbulent Texan, opened for
the Giants with a double TO left. The
agile Davy Robertson bunted safely.
While Vaughn made a wild throw TO
the bag, Fletcher scored and Robert
son continued to second. Holke's sac
riice sent Robertson 10 third. After
Rariden popped out Vaughn seemed to
blow up and Robertson scored on a
Wild pitch.
One More In Third
The Giants got one more in the third.
K2utf forced Hcrzog, who had singled.
Heinie Zimmerman sent Kauff 10 third
with a single. Fletcher's single 10
centre brought Benjamin home
The Cubs seemed 10 be lying DOR
mant until the seventh inning, when
JEFF Tesreau began 10 get weary. Will
TO right. He went 70 second on a Wild
pitch, and there was an explosion sug-
gest!ng the jefferson Tesreau was
starting 10 crack under the strain. Deal
got a base on balls. Workman sacri-
feed and put the two men within scor-
ing distance.
nilhoefer popped out to Zimmerman
and Wolter went in as a pinch hitter
for Vaughn. lie shot a hot one at
Tesreau. The Fear Hunter reached out
his glove, but the ball bounded of it
for a hit, and before Fletcher could
retrieve It Williams and Deal had
scored.
Jefferson Tesreau continued to crack
under the strain. Flack doubled 70
right and sent Wolter TO third Mann
walked and filled the bases. That was
the cue for Tesreau 10 make his exit,
and Rube Benton was rushed into the
breach. The southpaw stopped the rush
of the Cubs.
In appreciation of the confidence re-
posed in him Rube started the Giant
half of the seventh by driving out a
double to left field. Burns sent him to
third with an infield hit, but Douglas
stopped what began TO look like drive
of the Giant Tank.
Zeider Pinch Hits
Rolie Zeider went in as a pinch
hitter for the Cubs in the eighth and
afterward rubbed his celebrated bunion
against first base, while Merkle was
sent to work in the oUtfeld. But the
Giants seemed 70 have the game sewed
IN. and the agitated efforts Of the CUBS
seemed to cause only languid in
terest.
Douglas had not been pitching long
for the Cubs when he began 20 take Is
sue with Bill Byron on the matter or
balls and strikes. At first he criticised
the arbitrator from the pitchers box.
Fearing that william lad become hard
of hearing, he finally came right up TO
the plate 10 tell him all about it.
The multitude seemed TO blame the
humidity and everything else on Byron.
They would not even permit him 10 an
nounce the numerous and rapid shifts
in the Chicago lineup. His lordship,
apparently greatly subdued, spent most
OF his time dusting the home plate. He
busted it so carefully that it positively
shone.
Judging from the opening game, the
Giants should get tolerably fat on the
Cubs for the rest Of the series. The
ham and bean fed warriors OF Weegh-
man do not show any signs of being
able TO check the Giant Tank from a
wild ride or two.