The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-16
GIANTS AND ROBINS
AGAIN SPLIT EVEN
IN DASHlNG Trays

Brooklyns went the way of the two
previous double-headers-th divid-
ed the plumber of victory in a broth
erly spirit. Brooklyn winning tn
first, to q. while the Giants took tn
second. to 1. No one was spiked;
there was no riot; there was nothing
but a whole lot of baseball.
( Art Fletcher was out of the Giants
lineup, being confined to the garage
because OF the, injuries received from
Casey Stengefs spikes. Stengel was
in the game, and every time he came
to bat he was greeted with Kisses
from the New York fans, but the
Misses we're quickly changed to cheers
whom the Brooklyn rooters started.
Judging from the way the Brooklyn
folks, acted this week, they would
rather see the Dodgers trim the
Giants than beat all National League
clubs put together.
It cakes quite a stretch of imagina-
ton to realize that this Brooklyn
tam. which has been persistently
breaking even with the Giants, is the
same Brooklyn team which started
out the season by losing everything
except its bat bag. They have shown
just as good baseball during the past
few days as they did last season
when they were at their best. Where
they got all the pep and ginger. even
Manager Robinson doesn't know.
The Giants hit the ball enough in
the first game to win, but they could
not make hits in the pinches, three
Dodger boxmen, Pfeffer, Marquard
hnd Cheney all doing good work
when a rap would have changed the
icomplexion of the score. Vanguard
brought the Giants to their knees in
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full with only one out Two or three
rallies were nipped in the bud. AL
Demaree, the Mobile Stogie, started
the first game, and the Dodgers
punched hits on him in the fourth
and netted two runs.
lack Wheat limped from the bench
I'm the ninth inning In the role of
pinch hitter when Stenge1 was on sec
ond- Buck has been laid up Tor
some time with a sprained ankle. The
rest hasn't affected his batting eye,
for he punched mt the precious sin
gle which sent Stengel home with the
5ubilant run
Home runs at the Polo Grounds
these days are as plentiful as seeds
in watermelon In the second game
Robertson walloped one into the right
held Eatnmds ain the eighth and sent
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Rube Benton pitched one of his
fanciest games in the second tilt. He
held the Dodgers to four hits, two of
these being clustered in he fourth,
when Brooklyn got its lonesome run.
HI Myers walked In. this inning and
was forced by SteHgeL After ohm
ston hxed to Kanf, Cutshaw singled
to centre sending Stengel to second
and Casey scored on O'Rourke's rap
to right centre
Bra6s nnxeiled q new pitcher in
John Al Stf on left hand
ier from vancouver. The youngster
was a bit dismayed when he first
faced the Giants and was used rather
roughly. Burns and Heraog walk
ed In the first and Kaufrs single scor-
( ed Burns Zimmerman hit to left
scoring Herzog and Kaum went to
third when Johnston fumbled the
bal. 1imny Smith haasted a sacri-
,5 an s' n s &c. ~ B benny
/ Benton sinKfsd q rs c4ntfa and was
forced by Bnrns Georges stole. sec
ond and took his time going home
when Charley Herzog hammered a
triple to the hoIlyhocks in centre
field
Life again became miserable fol
young Russell In the eighth. Kauf
drew a. pass and went to third or
Dmmetman's single. While Smith
was forcing Zzim at second, Kauf1
conpted- Robertson then slammed
{ Ms homer into the stands and Rus.
sell win have good reason to re.
member the first game he pitched
against the Giantz
Benny Kaufr and Heinie Zim have
been poking the ball for further or
ders since the Giants came bach
home Yesterday in the first wran-
gle KauM got four hits, and in the
second Zim got three. These little
outbursts Of betting frenzy make good
prautice for the worlds series
George Kelly, who was released te
Pittsburg while ago. like the cat
came back He edged into the first
pastifne as a pinch hitter for Perritt
and he showed Improvement, mas
much as he got to first even IL it wa
on Olson's error.
Brooklyn chalked up a couple Of
runs In the fourth inning of the frs
encounter. Daubert smacked a line1
over Jimmy Smiths cap and n
Myers sacrificed After Stengel hoist.
cd ny to Burns, Johnston walked
!, George Cutshaw slammed a double
on the right field wall just out OF
Robertson's reach, and Daubert and
Johnston scampered over the plate
The first Giant count came in the
sixth. With one out, Burns got 6
hit through Cutshaw, and he wa.
forced by Herzog. Kauh's third hi
sent Herzog to second, and the Giants
captain scored on Heinie zim's dou.
BILE to left
New York tied the score in the
sevsnth. Robertson hit through sec
ond and went to second on Holke',
safe slap to centre. Rariden's sacri
fice sent the runners along sack
and WiThoit, batting for Demaree
singled to left, scoring Robertson
Then Pfeffer frightened up and
squelched the rally.
The Giants had great chance tt
win in the eighth. Kauff got hi
fourth hit OF the game and Zim sac
rshced. Smith was safe on PETER
error, and Rupe Marquard was called
in to relieve JEFF, who was evidentl,
fielded, instead of batted, out of thu
box. RUDE Il had pitched one strike
to Robertson when Lobert was insert
ed as a pinch hitter. Lobert Wake,
and filed the bases. Marouard die
some high class pitching and let tn,
Giants down without a run.
Brooklyn bagged the game in thu