The sun., 1917-08-22
SALLEE'S STREAK OF
SUCCESS SEVERED
Slim Is Forced to Halt at Ten
in Q Row-Reds Beat
Giants, Z to s.
4, FRHDHAIol1 q. LIns.


Slim sallse's winning streak came to
an unhappy END on the Polo Grounds
yesterday. Fifteen rousing bingles from
the war biudssons Of Matty's relentless
Rediegs were the reasons. The streak
was terminated after the sherin from
Hissinsport had won ten straight games,
the longest string Of victories any
pitcher has compiled In the big leagues
since Dick Rudolph Of the Braves ran
OF fourteen In . row In lsl<.
The Giants gave lean Harry plenty Of
encouragement. A. they got him hvs
runs but these were not quite enough.
The Reds knocked out the victory by .
score Of to :. The Giants now have
lost, three straight. which v pretty near
q record Tor them in 1917. During those
three defeats Benton's winning streak
was stopped At nine straight and Sal
lees at ten straight But in case any
one should become unduly alarmed, the
Phillies have lost two out Of their last
three.
The recent collapse OF the Reds in the
West, when they lost nine out OF ten, re-
mains one Of the pushes Of the year.
During their last two visits TO this city
the Reds have looked like the best bet
that has come along the pike In some
time. They have been mopping up In
both boroushs, winning twelve out Of
their last fifteen genes In Harlem and
Tiatbush.
Reds Have . Psnch.
Matty has built UP club with .
punch. Kopf. alias Brady. the Fordham
kid. led the assault on sallee with four
sinsles and three runA Wingo hit .
homer and three singles and Eddie
Roush blew his average to three singles
hit, but no was busy all the time. and
drove In three runs and scored = fourth.
Mike Regan started for Cincinnati.
but Q homer by Burns lifted him out Of
the game In the fourth. He was sue
eeedsd BY Rubs Eller. semi-profes-
sional pick UP. who gave one OF the
best pitching exhibitions seen here in
some time. He allowed only two singles
in over hve innings, and finished the
game In . blaze Of glory by striking out
Rariden, Lobert and Burns in the ninth
on nine pitched balls. Rariden fouled OF
the frst two. but neither Honus nor
Burns licked OF . foul However. the
elements were all in Ellers favor 40 ink
black clouds made It almost a. dark ~
Aight
Davey Robertson was called to his
for the draft army. Both George Burns
and yrsd Anderson also have been re-
? qusstsd 10 report to their respective
- cities for examination.
The Reds Jumped on Sallee right from
tAs start. scoring two runs IN the first
inning. 0roh bounced . single over
Holke's head and Kopf lined . single to
left. Roush beat out his bunt to 6allee.
filling the bases with none out Groh
s>nv~A UAS.n0 tNnaAA mt chs and
0rifhths drove Kopf home with sacri-
nee ny to Kauff.
The GiAnts scored one In their half on
Hersog's double through Groh. and
scored when Kaun slid . single into
esntrA
Giants Dusy In Fourth.
Tho Reds scored two more in the
second. shean got . life when Holke
mufSed Zimmerman's assist, and scored
ahead OF Wingo when Ivy plastered 9
homer into the right neid stands.
The Giants took the lead by scoring
Q block Of four runs IN the fourth. driv'
ing Rsgan out Of the box. Fletcher
singled to right and was forced b,
Wilhoit. Kopfs poor return to Chast
prevented double play. Holk'
bounced . single of Chass's glove. ant
Wilhoit and Walter moved UP ~ Wing
tossed out Heridon. 6aHee was on tn'
job with . pinch single. cracking tn
ball over second. Kopf made . grea
:. try for It. but only detected II into righ
: fsld. both Wilhoit and Holke scorins
= Burns then smashed' . homer into tn
left field bleacherA Sallss trotting II
ahead Of him.
Cincinnati tied In the nfth. Kop
smashed his third single Into left ant
took third when Roush singled to righ
centre. scoring on CHASSIS roller u
Fletcher.
The Reds won with two runs In tn
seventh. The busy Kopf again starte,
the ball rolling opening with his fourtl
straight hit. Roush sacrinsd him to sec
ond. and Chase sent him homo with
slashing single to left. After Salles mad
about a dozen tries to catch Hal nappin
no stole second as Griffith famed, an,
scored whsn Sherry Magss lined ,
edngls to left.