The Washington herald., 1917-07-19
Joe Benz Stages Comeback
on Grifmen in Fnst Game.
Gallia Wild in Second.

Chicago, Ills, July 1S-By winning
both games Of another double-header
against Washington today the White
Sox now have such q firm hold on
first place in the American League
race that they feel absolutely no con-
cern over the fact that the Boston
Red Sox are TO invade Comiskey Park
tomorrow. The scores today were
4 to 0. and Z to 4.
The big feature of the misty after
noon was the come back" of Joe
Benz Joe has been such an in-and-
outer this season that some of his
friends were desparing of his future,
but Joe went to the slab in the first
game today and while 10000 persons
held their breath in anxious suspense.
he waded through nine innings and
held the Senators to three hits and
never allowed them to get near the
home plate.
Joe looked much as he did in the
past when the old splitter was breaking
properly. There was net time when
the back of his neck turned red with
distress nor did he even once go into
the dirt with his hands as has been
his custom in the past when a lot OF
guys started hitting or walking 10
first base. Joe was smiling all through
of PEOPLE glad when he walked of the
field at the end of the ninth with
clean cut victory to his credit. Folks
chcered and applauded, and Joe had
to raise his cap in recognition. Joe
had almost forgotten how to DON the
old cap, but If he pitches more games
as styIishly as he did yesterday he
will be doffing his cap to the ladies and
gentlemen continually. Joe was op-
posed by Harry Harper. the younS
southpaw who has caused the SoN
much trouble.
Following the supCrlative perform
ance of Benz came the second game
and Dave Danforth and Reb Russell
did the slab work opposed by Bert
Gallia, Doc .Ayres and Jim Shaw. Gal
LA was so wild in the first inning
that the Sox got four runs with only
one base hit to help, three walks and
an error doing the rest of it. After
the first. Es2llia disappeared and Ayrcs
came forth holding the Sox down nif-
tfIy until the eighth when he gave
way TO a pinch hitter and let Jim
- Shaw finish the combat
Danforth. with his flying start OF
a four-run margin. was never in any
great danger until he lost the loca-
ton Of the home plate in the eighth
inning and began to walk everybody
in sight. After two had strolled he
was yanked and Russell summoned
post-haste. Reb stopped the fussing
with only one run getting in at that
time and went through to the finish
He had a had ninth run, but he had
a margin of many runs and was not
worried about the two runs that got
in
The Clouting of Chick Gandil had
n lot to do in winning the first game.
Chick loves to beat Washington be-
cause Clark Griffith let him go over
a year ago. Chick dove in one and
helrcd in another OF the four runs
for the SOx. so he was quite well
satisfied. Hap FelsCh and Jackson and
E;sber= did a lot of business in the
production OF the four runs. too.
II the second game. the thing that
stood out above all other episodes was
a four-base drive by Joe Jackson
Il came in the sixth inning wher
the Sox had the game practically
sc-od up. but Joe drove the ball
Gear into the right field bleachers-
something that is dore only once il
year or two. Doc Ayres allowed
tee Sox only two blows in the six
rpInds Re toiled and Joe's homer was
enc of the two.
T'ro-l the middle of the first game
Uu:I t,fC end Of the second. the weath-
r. ~ W. in'psC~.ing with the mas
tiTl ms. He sent two or three separate
S-.. distinct GIizsl - showers, but
rCIc OF them WAS considered big
enough to stop pay. 1t did drive
- - Hvr-, -fiv-z
from the open E;nGchcrs to the COW
ed Dav.Iic55s :rJ several times the
bOx-seat holders had to seek shelter
EECE with tie gts.f..s.F- people, but
otherwise no dam iss~ WIS done.
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