New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-23
penton Blanks
Matty Reds in
Final Contest
.Lcraws Southpaw Pitches
Goat Came-Allows For
.,.r Teammates 4 Hits
~ W. J. MACBETH


p.,ton the sunny dispositioned
- Of the Giants. proved very
s ..,..ivsly yesterday, in shutting out
r,,.i,natis by a score Of 3 to 0,
~ optimism pays.
=. pubs went into the box against
=, ~, schneider with double griev-
W is Just naturally sore at
s,,,u Should be, for he was
s.5 couple Of seasons on a hope
',' aus. before he managed to break
:, and join a real club. where his
~ was appreciated. And he had
0.,,, 20 be sorer at his new team the
''aon,l League pacemakers.
,,.t saturday afternoon. in the final
. nth St. Louis. the last contest
/, win bill. Benton was charged with
l,,,,t through no fault Of his own,
s,rt 70 the relief Of JEFF Tesreau
~. end of the proceedings with
,,ore tied. only 70 have Rariden
! gOlks pull a Gaston-Alphonse act
. N easy pop Ay that fell safely be-
80, them and let the winning run
!, II. Cardinals score from second
I. That mistake. which saved Leon
,,.nity Ames. broke a chain Of nine
,.,,,,ive victories for the RUDE.
Armed With Smile
u.urslly one might expect Benton
!. sore on the world in general
sr called upon to pitch yesterday.
b. il he ever gave the record a tum-
l, did not show it in yesterdays
ts,ud,. He was armed with the most
al. smile imaginable, and in his
date and reserved manner went about
aring new record run with all the
=, ,,oid Of a master engaged on a
-
u.srplsee. e.
n classic Of efficiency. He allowed
/. Reds Just four hits. No runner
: ss,t second base, and only two that
IA. support afforded the RUDE
i, vorthy Of his exceptional form.
IN. Giant infeld was impenetrab!e.
- Fletcher, especially, was almost
ysftd in himself and cut of hit
r ht with the ease Of a young
Ii.aG -.
M, the keystone guardians of New
Tr,, inner line started double plays
I'D v,sd cut hits that had opened
MIN The first double killing was
y,s +. sixth inning. Schneider led
a VI a single, but when Groh
nv. arough the box Fletcher was
< a lob and passed the ball to Her
~ the first relay of a lightning
Is double play. Chase opened the
sscth with a clean hit 10 right. TINS
IL Herzog smothered Grldlth's
Tasd welt and started the two-ply
u 70 Holke via Fletcher.
sn,on issued only two passes. One
Griffith. who opened the fifth, bu:
e runner did not pass second. Kopf
.nksd with two down in the sixth.
Z, only other Redleg to get on IVES
|'msh. He singled with two gone in
4 fourth. On an unsuccessful at
~, o. the hit and run play Eddie
1l, second, but Chase grounded out
ihert field.
For he first four innings Schneider
|1is quite the equal Of Benton. In that
~ Ktaf alone reached first. by grace
pass with two out in the fourth.
y Giants made up for earlier de-
asneiH in the fifth, when they
.sta.t three singles with an error
"a brace Of runs.
Fletcher Tallies on Error
N'sasr led of with a single to left
I, lPnrted 10 third when Robertson
s,s mother one-bagger into right
~ Holke flied short 70 Neale and
rec: made no attempt to score
~ ter Groh interfered with the
nv to the box and knocked Il
i'V s,ind the first base side Of the
s.s 'a,s Fletcher Tailed on this
nv I. Robertson got second. Rari-
IS Hagls redeemed Davey.
'.i's singled over second in the
m and Herzog sacrificed. Kauf
sa 70 night for New York's last
Benny was thrown out by Crit
Sasr he tried 70 stretch the hit.
s'-sat later Griffith nailed Zirn-
1an IN identically the same fash
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