New-York tribune., 1917-06-12
Benton Battles
Cubs and Gets
Triple as Well
Reformed Phil Douglas
Unable to Keep Giant
Batters in Check

Chicago. juno 1l.-Rube Benton car
u the banner for the McGrawless
c;,n.s at weeghmsn Park this after
roop and proved such fine standard
80, that his cohorts rolled in to an
- victory over the Cubs. Thereby
y.v York squared Sundays account
,;,b the Bruins and took ? to Lead
=, .he series 10 boot.
II. reformed Phil Douglas, who has
,.,n giving a lot Of the boys OF for
.,n uniform a tough time Of 1t this
...so,. j. thinking seriously of break
:. out again. Phil didn't have much
IAN alibi, for the Polo Grounders
r,ced him with neatness and fire.
qGsney.
BIZ. the support afforded Phil was
r.,ie less than criminal. No less than
So. hobbles we're strewn through the
,,s.nsUard at times when the bats OF
=. Giants were working best. Five
bobbles piled on ten good hits is enough
>, make any pitcher forget his good
resolutions.
Rube Gets Triple
III. best proof that Douglas was not
al that he has been is shown by the
extra oass hitting Of the visitors
B.nny Kaua and Arthur Fletcher
bumped the giant Cub pitcher for home
rms Even the Rube blew himself TO
.riple. Fletcher, in addition, got a
double. The only Giant player VINO
SsIed TO get a hit or more was the
sorelv ridden Heine Zimmerman. GlD-
.on sppears in the box score without
bingle, but then George oidh nave Il"
chance to 60 to bat.
Tbe came was decided in the very
first inning, when New York got lts
srst brace of runs. 1t is true Chicago
got a couple later on. But that was
sf,er the game had become so one,
sidsd that Benton and the Giants tired
Of making sport of the CuoS. beh'o,,
was simply lobbing the ball tnrougn Gn!oas.n
the last two rounds, Wneh Onieaso
evaded a shutout. nj. %
Burns scratched hit to Doyle 70
start the game, and HerZos Oghteq
safeIv down the first base line. hau',
hi sharply TO Merkle. Fred wnippea
the ball TO Zeider to force MerNiG, ot nuI
with a double play in prospect ROME
fumbled the throw and every one was
safe. The bases were hlIed' win nohe
out. Zimmerman popped 70 po{e'
Fletcher, however, delivered a aoupIe
20 right that scored Burns and herzog'
Davey Robertson famed; Deal threw
out Holke. ~ VII.
next brace Of counters, which came IN
the fourth. Dsvey Robertson this tlme
started the rally with a single to centre;
Rariden singled also, after Douglas had
thrown Holke out. The Rube''s timely
Altering was a three-base knock TO deep
centre that would have been good ior
a round trip with any sprlnter: benton
was caught at the plate when Burns MT
10 Zeider. George stole second, Du'
Herzog rolled easily TO Doyle.
Zeider did his best for Robertson
wben he fumbled az the start OF tne
fourth inning. Holke sacrificed. A WIG
nitch put Davey on third, but potn
Rariden and Benton struck out.
Two Home Runs
The seventh inning developed the un-
usual spectacle of two home runs lot
one side. These fell 70 kauff and
Fletcher. respectively, and accounted
for three tallies. Douglas threw out
both Burns and Herzog. Then Benny
KsufF hoped on a fast one and drove
i, into the left field bleachers. Zim-
herman took second when Wolter
nured an easy Ay. Zim got ell the way
home when Williams heaved the ball
past Deal and into the Chicago dugout.
A moment later Fletcher mt INTO the
bleachers in left field, where kauh nad
found the bulls eye. Fletchers oiow
was remarkable only in that II followed
50 closely on that of Kauh. Benny ~
lefthanded hitter who puts most OF
his wallops TO right, Of course; IefI-
handed hitter seldom can get tne puhch
for homer 70 left field.
New York's run in the eighth was
gift. Holke singled TO left, and when
Rariden grounded 10 Merkle kept rlgnt
on for third base. After playing a lone
hand with Rariden, the Chicago hrst
baseman threw crazily past Deal anu
Holse got all the way home.
Chicago evaded shutout IN inc
eighth. With two out, Zeider doubled
70 left. lie scored on VOTERS single
10 right. There we're also two ou. III
the ninth when Mann singled to deep
short. Leslie WAS allowed 70 steal sec
and and third without throw. Mann
scored on Elliott's single.