The sun., 1917-06-12
LEADERLESS GIANTS
OVERWHELM CUBS
New YOrks Pound Douglas
and Get Generous Aid From
Errors-ScOre, 8 to 2.

Cu,cAGo, June 1.-THE Giants made
snlendid use OF their bats this after
Nom and pounded the Cubs into sub
,,ission In the third game of the series.
rho Bruins put up shabby resistance
and threw in Ave errors with ten ro-
hue, Giant hits The local mistakes
heIned New York runs pile up and the
Ieaderess Giants won by score OF
stoo
surs He let go a double to right In
The first inning, sending in two runs.
In the seventh inning Artie fred home
r,r Benny Kauf also leaned on Phil
Douglas for four bagger In the same
inning.
.,,e of the brand exhibited by the Chi
cago boys. The Mitchellmen whaled the
huTly Rube Benton for some vicious
pokes. but stanch fielding repeatedly
.ayed the Giant left handler. The New
York players held like a brick wall be-
hind the Rube. and Chicago did not
score until the late innings, after New
York had amassed a commanding lead.
A one handed catch by the brilliant
Burns after a long run on Rody Elliott
IN the fifth inning was the most clever
play Of the afternoon.
New Yorks start Well.
Benton allowed only one hit less than
Douglas. the home pitcher, and the ma
iority of the Cub bingles went to the
two ex-Yankees. Harry Wolter and
Rollie Zeider. Harry hit three singles
and Sir Roland bagged a double and q
single.
The Giants led of with a two run
charge in the first inning. Burns beat
out a hit to Doyle, and Herzog bunted
safely down the first base line. Kauff hit
10 Merkle, whose throw to Zeider to
force Herzog at second was muffed by
Rollie. That filled the bases with none
out Zimmerman popped to Doyle. but
Fletcher sent a double to right, driving
in Burns and Herzog and sending Kauff
To third Robertson then famed, and
Deal tossed out Holke.
Benton doubled the Giant score in the
fourth inning. when he sent in a pair of
runs with a triple. Robertson singled to
centre and Dave took second on Holke' g
grounder to Douglas. Rariden stabbed
line single to centre, Robertson being
neld at third. Benton then drove far
over williams's head for this three
scoring.
seventh . Bis Round.
The seventh was New Yorks home
run inning, when the Giants piled on
three more runs. With two out Kaufi
dropped the ball into the left field
bleachers for a homer. Zimmerman
reached second when Wolter muffed his
fly and came all the way home when
Williams. In attempting to head him OF
at third. threw past Deal Fletcher then
duplicated Kauffs stunt by whacking q
homer among the left field sun wor.
shippers.
The Giants scored their eighth run In
the eighth inning on a wild throw by
Fred Merkle. Holke led off with a single
10 left and Rariden grounded to Merkle
When Holke sped for third on the out
Fred fired past Deal. and Holke came
home.
The Cubs pecked away at Benton
throughout the game, but couldn't put q
run together until the ninth inning. Their
with two out Zeider doubled to left and
scored on VOTERS single to right. The
Cubs ninth inning run was a charity
affair. With two out Les Mann singled
to deep short. and no effort was made
to stop his stealing second or third. Ell
llott singled to right, scoring Les. ant
then Rowdy got cheap steals Of second
and third. He was left when Dea
grounded to Fletcher.