The Washington herald., 1917-06-18
BENNY KAUFF'S CLOUT
DEFEATS NATIONALS
Home Run Drive Over Right Field
Wall Beats Grifmen.

Akron. Ohio. June Iz.-Benny Kaufrs
home run drive over the right neld
barrier in the fourth inning decided
the interleague exhibition game be-
Washington Americans here this att
ernopn. II was a fast and peppery
game that sparkled with good playing.
kauf's crash brought in the only run
Of the game. The final score being
to IN favor OF the Gothamites.
Bert Gallia and Middleton hooked
up In a close pitchers battle. the
Giant pitcher having slightly the bet
ter OF his Washington opponent. In
no inning was. there more than one
safe hit registered OF either pitcher,
and with the exception Of the first
two down Washington worked Milan
to third. and Kauf's circuit smash,
neither side was able to advance a
runner as far as the third station.
The Nationals started the ninth with
a rally that for a time forbode evil
for the Giants. Clyde Milan. the first
batter to face Middleton in this inning,
opening with single on thinner
mans shins. Rice's infield out, Zim-
norman to Holke, put him on second
and he reached third when Herzog
made a swell play on Shank's hard
hit ground ball over second. Leonard
grounded sharply to Fletcher and the
game was over. New York fielders ac-
corded Middleton brilliant support.
and many times cut down hits that
were labeled to go through safely.
Benny Kauff was the star of the
game. He made three brilliant catches
in center field, in addition to slam
ming out the winning hit, once jump
ing inside the overflow crowd center,
over a rope. to catch a liner on CAL
LAS bat. Had this hit in the fifth In
ming gone safe, Washington would
have tied the acora as Crane was on
second at the time.
The Giant infield also played q star
game. Zimmerman and Herzog nip
ping their men on hard chances.
Washington deserved a run In the
fifth Crane was on second. with two
down, when Gallia lifted the fly that
Kauff caught by jumping among the
crowd In spite of the agreed ruling
before the game that any hit into the
crowd should go for two bases. the
umpire allowed the catch to stand.
washington opened the game by get
ting Judge to first base when Herzog
mussed up his grUunder. Foster struck
out and on the third strike Rariden
doubled Judge on first Burns started
New York's half by opening with a
single to left but was forced.
Shanks doubled in the Nationals
half Of the second and with two down,
Henry walked, but both were left
stranded. Fletcher's grounder to
Judge in this same stanza was badly
played and he reached second on
Judges bad throw. He was the first
man to bat in this inning, but perish
ed on second.
outside Of Kauff's home run, neither
side got a man on the paths until
the sixth when Judge drew a walk and
was left on first and Herzog was safe
on Cranes slip-up and was also left.
Henry singled through short, for
Washington, and Gibson doubled to
right for New York. but first and Sec
ond, respectively, was as far as they
advanced. The Nationals had a chance
TO make run in the ninth, but fast
fielding by New York took away the
opportunity.
Gibson's slam in the eighth came
within foot of going over the fence.
The greatest crowd that has ever seen
a baseball game in Akron turned out
to see the major leaguers in action.
Nick Altrock amusd the crowd with
his usual antics. The score:
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