The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-17

OHkGeG HUUV Nv
VICTORY TO RECORD
BY DOWNING CARDS
New York. Aug. 17-Sheriff Slim
Sallee placed his tenth straight vic
tory of the season on the shelf yes
terday when he turned the St. Louis
Cardinals back to defeat by q score
of s to 8. AS Sallee played hockey
from the Cards to catch on with the
Giants. there is no sweeter occur
renee for the Cards than to beat
him. They tried hard to turn the
trick, especially in the last two inn
tngs, but Sallee, encouraged by good
support. pulled out of the difficulty
: with the passing of the Brooklyn
disturbers from the Polo Grounds,
peace and quiet reigns once more I'M
der Coogan's Bluff. 1t takes a lot
mere fuss and trouble to beat Brook
( Iyn chan the Cards. Miller Huggins,
the st. Louis manager. is just as
snnsa1 as ever, but his ambitions have.
grown considerably. The Cards are
now in third place, and have an eye
ON heating the pills for the second
| berth In beating the Cardinals the,
Giants took another jump nearer the
nSaffonal League pennant. They are.
\ getting acFclose to it now that they
can easily read the word Cham
picrss OMIT
Tho work of Heinie4 zimm errnan and
Benny Kaur again stood out in the
I game. Kauff with two hits tosshis
credit, Upheld MS place as the sec
| ond best cIouter IN the National
League, Eddie Roush being the only
\ batsnAn who is in front of him. It
| IS two former Federal Leaguers who
are now setting the batting pace IN the
\ older league. For a long time Benny
was the target for much fun about
| his confidence as ball player, but
| his work with the Giants bears out
the opinion that Benny had of him
/ seif.
{ Is rohndfng out q better record than
no las ever made IN his baseball ca
rfeers9 He couldn't pitch that way in
St. Louis and he can in New York,
30 the fault all must be with st. Louis.
Arthur Fletcher was back in the
| game, evidently none the worse for
| mis- recent engagement with Casey
Stengel
j. WiIlie Doak, one OF the best of the
/ Cardinal pitchers. WAS sent against
SALES, but the heavy arHlIefyTof the
Giants had mo trouble in hitting him
often. Strange as 1t may seem,
there wasn't a home run in yesterday s
game, although Hornsby, the Prince
of ST. Louis, got a triple in the first
!. and Baird got one in the ninth. The
Zim person was very active with the
stick, driving out three singles While
Kauff performed famously with his
bat. he was slightly off in his fielding
and N srrors
BeinsssehaIksd-up against him.
With-two gone IN the first, Miller
tapped the .Higginsport Sheriff for a
single to centre. Roger Hornsby
i cracked a triple to left sending Mil
Ter home. Fletcher got Cruise at first
for the third out. The Giants got that
run back In their portion of the
same inning. After two runners had
expired at first, Kauff plastered a
safe hopper between short and second
Ben5amfn promptly stole second. Zim-
;1nernan singled to left, scoring Kauff,
Tim kept right on to second and was
q safe when Doak, after anterceptine
the throw from left made a bad toss
to the middle corner, F9etcher's roc
I ke< to Miller ended the inning.
The Giants hammered Doak hard
in the third. After Sallee died at first
Burnnsambled and went to second or
Herzog's tap to left Kauff banged
\ single to centre sending Burns
over the plate. Zim's second single
fsccrsd Herzog and Kauff counted
wkhen Fletcher delivered a single
Robertson bounded a hopper to Pau.
Iette, who got Zim al. the plate.
Hclkess balloon to Miller brought the
= entertaining little session to an un.
timely end.
Gonzales greeted Sallee in the fifth
with q single to left. Doak pumped &
long ny to Kauff, and when Bonn,
threw the ball into the Giants bench
trying to get the Cuban before he go
back to first, Gonzales Travelled
seround to third He registered OF
Longs sacrifice fly to Kauff. FTetch
or opened the sixth with a single t.
left and Robertson OUTRAGED a tai
along the first base line. Holke sac
rificed the boys along a station, an,
SDoak was so AFRAID of Gfbson's ba
that he walked him purposely filling
the bases. 81.
6a1lee banged grasser ito Horns
by. who threw to Miller, forcing Glib
son Fletcher counting on the play
Burngs demise at first ended tn
scrimmage. St Louis showed dan
xerous symptoms of staging rail-
in the first half of the eighth, Lon
) singled to ieft centre and was force
by Smith Miller rolled to Zim, VIII
made a bad toss to force Smith, an
Smith ,Hept To- third. 20
HI1rnaby WAS UP and looked dan
! gerots, SDdf tSe Giants emitted a sigl
of relief whom the Prince lifted an in
nocent foul fly to Gibson Cruise
the hard hitter was up. and Mile
stoies second unmolested. Cruise. 60
. paas and the bases were overflow
ing It was now up to Gene .PauIette
He hit the ball. and far, but Benin
Kauff admfnistsred Immediate relic
when he camped under the rocket
Baird tripEeds torfEffE syntse in tn
ninth and scored when Fletcher wa
throwing Gonzales, out at first Sny
der. batting for Doalk, singled to lef
but the trouble was ended whe
smythe, batting for Long, hit into
double play.
STOUT RUNS MILE
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