New-York tribune., 1918-06-18
Burns S Homer
Enables Giants
To Beat Reds
Circuit Clout by McGraw's s
Star Outhelder Ends Sallee-
Schneider Duel
By Charles A. Taylor

Sle modest George Rurns won an
ether bali game for the Giants yester-
day. Somehow or other Burns chooses
a time when his team mates have set
tied down to quiet nap to spring the
stuff he seemingly has up his sleeve all
the while.
George has won two battles on the
diamond in the last week by home
run smash. He beat the Cubs with a
circuit clout to centre in the game be-
tween the Cubs and Giants last We'd
nesday and he put another contest on
the right side Of the ledger with his
blow that sailed into the left-feld
stands yesterday.
In other words, the Giants beat the
Reds for the second day in succession
by score of to /. The home run
was the one tally sufficient to bring
victory.
A big row resulted after George had
made his mighty bingle. Such judges
of hits as Sherwood Magee, who has
had nothing else to do but look these
close ones over for many, many years.
was one of the host of Reds to take
exception to the ruling of Umpire Cy
Rigler which declared the ball Burns
hit fair.
Sherwood gave much voice to his pro-
test Everybody in the stands could
hear him tell Rigler what his own pri-
vate opinion was. Magee even init
has overruled some decisions of his
umpires of late and thereby increased
the growing total Of double-hcaders
that are booked for the future, should
have been on hand to prevent this par
ticular crime.
Some Doubt About 1t
Perhaps the ex-Governor's eyesignc
would have been better than Rigler's or
those sitting on line with the h
that spelled victory for the Giants
capital letters. For as matter of fac
it was just about fifty-ffty opinio
as to whether this magnificent cfo'
of Burns was foul or not. The ba
sailed into the left-feld stand a foe
or so in fair territory, but it was cuIv
ing and sweeping.
1t may have hit in foul land. Sherwoc
Magee, Christy Mathewson and othel
and criticised his eyesight for five
minutes or thereabouts. But the su-
rreme arbiter was deaf to their cries
of anguish. The home run was home
run, insisted Cy Rigler, and that set
tied it.
The Reds started with rush. After
Heine Groh had flied to Benny Kauff
three singles in a row gave Slim
Sallee, who was on the mound for
filtered over the plate, carried across
by one Lee Magee, who doesn't play
like q Yankee any more.
1t was Lee who opened the banging
of Sal by a single to left. "Boxer"
Neale followed this with safe hit TO
centre and Magee slid safely into
third Hal Chase brought the counter
the hit and run play being carried out
to perfection.
The Giants looked over the shoots
of Pete Schneider with the utmost care
in the first four innings and accom-
plished nothing, they were so careful.
But in the fifth the McGraw men tied
the score. With one man out Don
Jose Rodriguez drew a pass. Sallee
sacrificed and the Cuban dashed to
aim and hurled the ball to the screen.
The same Burns person who was to
distinguish himself further later,
bounced ball off the shins of Heinie
Groh and Rodriguez scored.
Easy for Both Twirlers
1t was easy shedding for both
twirlers until the last half of the
eighth when the Giants set out to win
the game with the modest Burns
elected to do the winning. George was
the first man up in this inning and
after two strikes had been called he
had the self-assurance and temerity to
wait this Schneider fellow out until
three balls were lined up against the
two strikes on the left field tally sheet
Then modest George made the swipe
that won the game. The horsehide
sailed fair into the left field stand, but
the Reds and some others contended
it was a foul decision on the part Of
Cyrus Rigler in calling the ball fair
Be that as it may, Modesty personified
by Burns and Authority personified by
Rigler put the Giants only half game
behind the Chicago Cubs.
The score:
CINCINNATI IN L) NEW YORK IN L)
abrhpose abr hpo
C,ruh. Sb. ....4 l 0 OF Burns. II ..,.4 2 Q
l.. Mageo. 2b.4l 220I Young. RI ...401 900
Chssc, 10 a2l5 o. kauff. Ct ....4o3 Sot
q Nagee II. 400 0 olZimmerrnn. 3b.S OIL ol {
Griffith. RI 40 el q Holke. lib ....3 10 {
blackburn ss.4 Q 10 o. Rariden. 100 51C
Alien. c .....s01 o2 ol Rodriguez. 2b,2 $40
sResan 1000 900 Salee. p 1900 zoe
tvfuxo. 600