New-York tribune., 1918-06-09
Giants Divide
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With Cardinals
McGraw's Men Fall a Little
urther Behind League
Leading Cubs
By Charles A. TAYLOR

The Giants fell further behind +hs
Chicago Cubs yesterday afternoon. as
tney were able to get only an even
break with the st. Louis Cardinals
Inc scoresof the first battle was tn
IN favor of the home boys, but the
second went against them to the tune
OF q to after eleven innings of all
sorts of baseball, from good to bad to
Indifferent.
$4,000 Fans Witnessed the Cam.s
A misjudged fly by Ross Young. in
the eleventh, put the Giants TO rout in
tne hnal encounter. 1t must be ad-
mltted that Ross made a noble try for
.ne catch that, if made, would have pro-
ionged the tie struggle that had ex-
listed since the fourth inning But
there really was no excuse for any
hooIe try. Ross should have been
under the ball
Manager John ]. McGraw picked two
former members of the Cardinal twirl-
ing staff to oppose NN:r ON associates.
FOIL Perritt was equal to the task as
signed him, but his pathway to victory
IN the nrst game was made more than
smooth in the fifth inning by a sudden
collapse of the visiting inAelders.
Rodriguez opened the frame by
strol!lng to first on four wide ones.
Poli Perritt bunted and beat the throw
20 nrst. Young bunted to Paulette, bue
just as the latter was ready to toss
the ball to third for force-out ba
caught his toe in the sod and fell All
on the three bags were safe. Benny
hauff, who received noisy reception
rom the fans. answered their appeaf
by ~~gllng against the right field
stand, scoring Rodriguez and Perritt.
Six Runs Pile Up
:. Young took third, and in 8 iiHv
Kauff stole second. Burns fled to
kavanaugh, and Zimmerman lined to
the same player. Fletcher was pur-
gosely passed, and then this wearied
kavanaugh dropped an easy fy from
the bat OF Holke. and two more run
ners crossed the plate. McCarty
walked and the Cuban. up for the Sec
ond time In the inning, hit safely to
right field, tallying Fletcher and Holke.
Six runs and the ball game.
The second contest was much mora
entertaining. Both teams broke
through the fine pitching of Sallee and
Doak IN the fourth inning. INT from
then on sensational plays followed one
another in rapid succession. and nor
until the first half of the eleventh did
the break come that settled the CON
troversy. 'on-
The Cardinals made their counters
IN the fourth after Baird had been
tossed out by Rodriguez. Home RIM
Crulse got base on balls. Hornsbv
singled to left, Fletcher dropping the
oa!i after long run. Gene Pauietts
former Giant, did the rest with a IirI
drive to right field, on which Crni
and Hornsby scored.
Inc Giants tied matters up in -
nalf OF the same frame Burns sir
70 left field and went to second u
haVanaugh and Paulette were disnSI3R
ing OF Zimmerman. Fletcher was hE
by pitched ball. Burns was concbt
of second, but in the attempt to run
him down Baird made a wild heaya
past second, both runners advancing.
Hoike was passed purposely, filing the
hassocks. mas, Joe Wilhoit. batting for
Karlden, came through with the blow
that registered Burns and Fletcher.
Joe hit the ball SO fast and hard at
Hornsby that it ploughed right on to
! left field va ~
Eleventh Brings Woe
In the eleventh the issue was de.
oided. With one man out paulette sim
g'ed to left for his fourth safety in a
row Gonzales, batting for old Bob
Wallace, forced Paulette at second.
Kavanaugh dropped short single in
LETT. Then came the foozle that cost
the game.
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