New-York tribune., 1918-06-23

yesterday. The score was to 2.
Dodgers are not such an enfeebled
only fourteen players, McGraw pai
his enlightenment.
Don Burleigh Grimes. the Dodger
twirier, was conspicuous in the pro-
ceedings yesterday. He let down the
hard hitting Polo Grounds aggregation
with four scattered hits. Grimes's spit-
Ter had the Giants puzzled, and were it
not for pair Of misplays in the OPEN
ing New York would have been kalso-
mined. Grimes was found for double
by Benny kauff in the first and for a
single by McCarty in the second. There
after the Giants were held hitless until
Zimmerman singled in the seventh and
again in the ninth.
After the second inning Grimes's
superb pitching prevented Giant play
er from reaching second base. Two
reached this sack in the first and an
other in the second. Four other play
ers were snuffed out in efforts to reach
the keystone bag.
While Grimes ably handled the twirl-
ing assignment for Uncle Wilbert Rob-
inson, John McGraw had difficulty in
finding q moundsman who could curb
the batting tendencies of the Superbas.
Pretty Poll Perritt essayed the task at
the outset, ana went along we'll until the
hurricane fourth inning. After Dau-
bert had grounded out to Holke. five
hits rang off Permits offerings in
musical order.
Anderson Succeeds Perritt
Fred Anderson sncceeded Poll in the
fifth, and although more deceptive
proposition he gave way to Rariden,
who batted for him in the eighth. Nc
Graw then permitted John Ogden, the
Swarthmore recruit, to show his wares,
and the collegian performed creditably
after a nervous start. He found Ollie
O'Mara's ribs with his first ball, but
settled down and escaped hitless.
BENNY kauff played his last game for
the Giants before shouldering musket
for Uncle Sam, and the esteem in which
he is held by the baseball public was
demonstrated by the applause he re-
ceived each time he went to bat
Kauff has been ordered to report at
Camp Sherman Monday and, as re-
minder of the days with the Giants, he
was presented with two useful wrist
Hampstead and the other from the
Giant players. In the ninth inning
Kauff's admirers stood up and cheered,
and, after he had flied to Ivy Olson,
bade him n goodby.
The interest that the sport holds for
the public was manifest in the crowd
Of ten thousand persons that were on
hand in spite of the threatening
weather. Matters were deferred half
boxes were covered with dry sand.
The early morning rains had made the
outfield soggy and the paths around the
bases muddy. Therefore, the outfield
ers had their difficulties in racing after
fly balls while the infelders several
times slipped on the turf.
Giants Get Two-Run Lead
Perritt received two-run start on
which to work in the first inning when
the Dodger infield committed two err
rors. The tallies came after Burns
died, Grimes to Daubert, and Young
had hit easily to Doolan. Olson tossed
Fletcher's grounder over first base for
two-base error and Benny Kauff re-
piled with two-bagger to centre centre field,
on which Fletcher scored. O'Mara, not
to be outdone by Olson, also sent the
ball flying over Daubert's head, and on
this wild pitch Kauff scored. Holke
ended the inning when Grimes threw
him out.
McCarty paved the way for another
batting rally in the second by opening
proceedings with single to left field,
but his mates failed to follow suit.
Grimes recovered wonderfully, forcing
Rodriguez out, Daubert to Doolan, on
which play McCarty reached second.
Grimes famed both Perritt and Burns.
The Giants never seriously threatened
to score thereafter. In the remaining
seven innings only twenty-three bat
ters faced Grimes.
Zimmerman's fine stop for a for.e-
out of Miller at third base killed a
Dodgcr chance to score in the third.
The fireworks, however, came in the
next inning. Daubert was an easy out,
but Zach Wheat hit sharp single to
left. Myers dropped safe one in
right, on which Zach went to second.
O'Mars found Perritt for the third
consecutive hit with sizzler over
third, on which Wheat scored and
Myers took second.
Perritt, Bumped, Drops Ball
Mickey Doolan smashed a double to
left and Burns, making fine stop, re-
turned the ball to home plate. 1t was
perfect toss and both Perritt and
McCarty were waiting on the base line
to catch 1t. Just as the ball bounded
into Perritt's hands Myers bumped into
Perritt, who dropped the ball.
The hero of the inning was Otto
Miller. who furnished great surprise
by doubling to left field. This safety
scored both O'Mara and Doolan, com
pleting the four runs of the inning.
In the fifth. Daubert tripled to left. and
Wheat hit to right. scoring his lam
captain. Miller added another dVable
in the sixth and Johnston opened the
seventh with a single, but Anderson
braced in each instance to prevent any