New-York tribune., 1918-06-16
KaxjffS Circuit Cz0ut
Sti7-S Fans to Frenzy
$4,000 Throats Cheer Home
Run That Ties
Score
By Charles A. Taylor

Kauff smashed nome run into the
right field stand, with two men on bases,
in the seventh inning of yesterdays
samc between the Giants and the Reds
at the Polo Grounds. 1t was indeed
mighty and timely smash, and even
the "dyed-in- the woolers" could be ex-
cused for giving vent to their salts
faction in any way thew saw ft. This
wailop tied the score and made possible
the victory won by the McGraw men in
the ninth. The final count was to Z
in favor of the Coogal-s~>s
There have been many thrilling mo-
ments at the Polo Grounds in the long
sojourn there Of McGraw and his
Aedglings. but never did the clout that
turned seemingly hopeless cause into
a triumph receive more enthusiastic
reception than was accorded little Ben
Yesterday when he delivered his telling
blow.
Everybody rises when 1.-THE Star
Spanged Banner" Is played these days,
and everybody rose yesterday as Benny
chased Burns and Fletcher across the
plate It was ma rtial music indeed to
the ears of the fans. that resounding
smack, for they we're in the depths of
despair as result of the six-run lead
the Reds had gained in the first three
innings.
Pin Hopes on Kaun
And It was to Benny they looked in
their gloom for relief from their woe.
Nothing could have been more fitting
than that little Ben should respond as
he did to the prayers gurgling in the
twenty-five thousand throats about
him Benny. siis,e he has been sum-
rnoned to the colors, is regarded in a
new light. The fans desire to see him
spend his remaining days under the big
tent knocking out home runs. as he did
yesterday, for they want him to be in
the best of trim when he opens his
heavy artillery on the diamond cover
there"
Fred Toney and Cecil Algernon
Causey lined up against each other on
the mound at the opening of the game
John j. McGraw paid q compliment to
Causey by pittir.g him against such
worthy foe in HIS first start as Giant
pitcher. But the selection of the Giant
manager somehow inspired peevishness
in Heinie Zim, of The Bronx.
Heinie failed to give any encourage
ment to the maiden efforts of Cecil,
and his wild throw to first in the initial
istanza put the youngster SO far up in
the air that hue failed to recover, and
Fred Anderson was finally called to the
rescue in the fourth.
In that opening session the Reds
scored two runs. Heinie Groh singled
to left right away, and after Lee Magee
had flied to Burns Heinie broke loose.
Neale hunted down the first base line
one-handed pick-ups, only to throw the
ball so far over the head of Walter
Holke that Groh scored and Neale
pulled up at third. A fine setting in
ded for Cecil! Hal Chase came through
with safety to centre that scored
Neale.
Giants Cut Down Lead
The Giants cat down the advantage
gained by the Reds to one run in their
half Of the first. George Burns drew q
pass and sped te' third on Young's two
base blow to right; Captain Fletcher
poled a fly to CIR fifth and Burns tailed
Both teams were peaceful until the
third, when the Reds put the finishing
touches on Cause US benders. Five runs
shot over the rubber with such rapidity
that the fans were gasping for air.
Sherwood Magee walked and Griffith
singled to left, Magee going to third
Wingo hit safely to left, Magee and
griffith scoring W hen Burns let the ball
get by. him. W ingo made a try for
third. but was thrown out, Burns to
Holke to Zimmerman.
Big Toney hit the third bag with q
vicious swipe and Groh strolled. Lee
Magee then banged the ball so savagely
to centre that Benny Kauff allowed the
sphere to roll past him to the fence,
and everybody on the paths. including
Magee, registered.
1t looked mighty bad for the Giants,
out they kept pecking away. They
scored one run in the fourth on singles
by Kauff and Holke and an infield out,
and gathered two more in the sixth as
The outcome of triple by Heinie Zim,
asingle by Holke and wild throw by
Wlhgo when Holke attempted to pilfcr
second Holke not only accomplished
his theft, but came all the way home
while Neale and s. Magee were chasing
the ball.
Reds Rest on Oars
In the mean tinae the Reds were rest
ing on their oar,, having been unable
70 do anything worth mentioning with
placed the unfortunate Causey in the
nox. Toney. for his part, was more
ihan confident that he had the Giants
IN his vest pocket and was performing
IN most lazy fs.shion. And then the
storm broke.
mcfraw saw it coming and sent
Foionius Perritt to the pen as the
r>9i eeStI LH-~tNdl Is, Iatal Tor the
heds-opened. Matty's men were dis
posed Of with ease, thanks to the Hne
throwing of Whoa Bill Rariden, whocut
Gown two aspiring base runners at
second
Then came the Giants turn, and it
swung the scale. Wiihoit batted for
anderson and was tossed out by Black
tuu1ne. Burns singled to centre, and
me, Inc McGraw men were off, but nobody
s snew it.. Young expired, pitcher to
nsst, and the sponge was soaked and
ready to toss into the ring when this
suporcilious Toney person fell his full
length and breadth on Fletcher's drib
oser and recovered himself too late to
set either Burns at third or Fletch at
ihis was the real break Of the game.
penny Kauff strode to the plate with
"a. one idea. and the fans saw him ad-
lance with his bludgeon with the same
Yea Benny had. "A home run will tie
sne score" was the natural consensus
sna a home run did Benny hit the
SAii high in the air. but there was sui.
acient strength back of the blow to
ss,srry y into the rightfeld stand. And
lit poured. @''e
Toney Sprawls Again
The score was tied. The impossible
-. 'sne TO pass, but the game was no,
sot won for the Giants. This was the
s,tuation George Burns found starine
hn