New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-04
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II was uuIlhS lht WI III HNAiNo u
1911 that Jack Coombs first faced the
Giants and found them soft and harm
less. Since he joined Brooklyn IN 1915
he beat the Giants every time he faced
them. The number according 10 the
statistics is ten, including yesterdays
victory. Not only did COOmbs beat the
Giants for the eleventh time, but he
won a safety razor by hitting a sign
on the fence. Tie uses the old-fash
toned TaZors, so that this triumph did
not excite him to any great extent
The Kennebunk Express did not win
entirely because Of the poisonous effect
of his name. He was able pretty near
ly always to check the Giants effective
IL when they got MIN on bases. The
official records of the game will show
that he left twelve potential Giant runs
TO die lingering deaths on the various
corners Of the inheld. lie was as
steady and as relentless as Fate, whose
instrument he seems % be when the
Giants are opposed 70 him.
II was chill. sombre afternoon, and
about four thousand mourners were
cathered in the stands 70 see the
Giants 20 shrieking TO their doom. But
when the McGraw men, with two out
in their half OF the very first inning,
smashed over a run by sheer driving
power. some Of the very optimistic
began 70 believe that there wouldn't be
any doom.
Davy Robertson, who has been bat
ting with exceeding languidness so far
this season, singled. Heinie thinner
man, who refuses 20 be dismayed by
jinx or Indian signs, drove two-bag-
ger out 20 left field and scored Rob
ertson. For few brief moments the
Nemesis Of the Giants seemed decided
~ pale around the gills and trihe,
wobbly at the knees. ~,
Defence Seems Alright
Until the sixth inning the Giant in.
: field and outfeid was alright, espe-
cially the inheld. IL looked very much
( as though the defence would hold
against tho most determined drives OF
/ the Brooklyn batters. Fletcher was
making almost impossible plays az
short and George Burns was murder
/ ing what looked like certain long hits,
But the detonation, or blow-of, came
: in the sixth. Johnson snapped a.
twisting blow 20 Heinie Zimmerman
who speared it with one hand, and
/ from twisted position made throw
/ 70 first. The throw, naturally, was a..
trihe wild, and Holke tried 70 keep ones
/ foot on the bag and reach it with the
/ tip Of his glove az the same tifne.a
/ The result was that the ball rolled to-
! the outfeld and Johnson reached third.
before il could be retrieved.
] By all rules of scoring IL was an
error, but a pretty tough one 20 score
against man who made az desperate
! q try "a Zimmerman did. Heinie
might haze held the ball and escaped
without penalty. but that isn't the
| spirit OF the game as the Giants play
| IT, Jake Daubert dropped single over
second base, and Johnson scored with
/ the run that tied and made Nemesis
| Coombs look doubly formidable.
/ From that time on the Giants seemed
I 20 be on the plank and merely hesitat~
ing as TO just when they should take
/ the plunge. The splash would have
come in the ninth but for the agility OF
one Benjamin B. Kauf.
Henry Fabian Reminiscent
/ Henry Fabian, the landscape gardener
+ of the Hampstead Harlem Estate, who
was once an outfelder, was among the
mourners for the Giants. He was in a
critical and at the same time a RENT
niscent mood. Fabrque had just
singled, with two out, and Cutshaw was
at bat.
"LooN at them outhelders," said
Henry. "They play too far back. In
my time If an outhelder played that
far back they'd give him the gate"
Just then Cutshaw got underneath 4
straight one from Benton and poled II
far out TO centre field. Benny Kauf
was playing the position far back
enough TO incur Henry's disfavor. He
scurried still further back toward the
+ 4 -.
speared the ball with his glove, stop
ping certain home run and prolong-
ing the execution of the Giants.
But the reprieve only helped TO make
the mourners little more chilly when
iigor morris set in on the Giants for
fair in the extra inning. Miller started
the obsequies by lacing a hit over Sec
end base and stole second.
Then Colby Jack, the wearer Of tho
Indian sign, faced Rube Benton.
Coombs cracked one down to Fletcher,
who had been fielding like a fiend all
afternoon. Fletcher iuggled the bali
and the Kennebunk Express was safe at
first. Smith was put in 10 run for
Miller. Johnston poled one 70 centre
field and Smith scored. Daubert forced
Coomos at third
Myers Deals Death Blow
II was al this particular momen.
that the subtle poisoning of Coombss
presence got right into Rube Benton's
soupbone He sent one right down the
alley for lily Myers and Myers smashed
the ball for ee-bagger into left
field and Johnston and Daubert scored
The Giants even changed theif
style OF play against Coombs in the
vain hope OF shaking the ink. They
abandoned the characteristic hit-and-
run. hght-and gamble tactics Of the
New York Nationals and tried the old
fashioned and conservative sacrifice
game. But they are not used 70 this
and, anyhow, the strategy could no.
fool their fate. whose name is JACK
Coombs, also known as Colby Jack
and the Kennebunk Express.
Charlie Herzog reported back yes
terday but he was in no condition 90
play baseball. He walked with a de
cided limp and he looked like a sick
man. IL may be a week or more before
he can get back into the regular line
up. and IL will be longer than that
before he is playing at his best again
Petcrkin Kilduf. the Chicopee Chip
munk, who is playing second. is per
haps the best substitute that could
be had a all the leagues. but Her-
zog's absence makes a difference In
that perfect infeld