New-York tribune., 1918-08-09


ing the early innings as to who this
fellow Luque was, and scouts we're
sent from the press box to the Gin
cinnati bench to get the desired in
formation and at the same time find
out what the fellows first name was
Luque talks in Cuban "bunches" and
was unable to translate his given name
into American. The nearest the Off
cial scorekeeper could get to Luque's
real cognomen was Adolpho Luque
couldn't spell it, but he held the Giants
under such q spell that he left the field
victor in his first game in the Big
Town by a score of ) to g.
Other information CLEANED here,
there and everywhere was to the effect
that LUCKY Luque" was Kidnapped
from Cuba a few years ago by the Red
Sox and farmed out to the Jersey City
team of the old international League.
Matty, as result of the quandary he
was in for pitchers due to the war,
picked up this Luque as "fller in.''
christopher could not have chosen a
better team to pit the unknown against
than the Giants. All pitchers look the
same to them now
Steele Relieves Causey
Cecile Algernon Causey was on the
mound for the Giants when the battle
against Luque opened, but Bob Steele
had to be called to the rescue before
the game ended. Causey did not pitch
at all badly, but how, pray, can team
win that is unable to hit Luque in
his first start against champions?
The Reds with their patched-up line
up, due to the bout between Earle
Neale and Lee Magee and the suspen-
sion of Hal Chase, took fancy to the
slants of Causey in the fourth inning,
and before Cecil awoke the visitors
had accumulated two runs.
Roush began the fruitful frame with
double to left. Sherwood Magee sac
iifced, pitcher to first, and Roush
crossed the plate on Griftith's single to
centre. Little Cueto slashed the ball
to right for two-bagger which tailed
Griffith. Blackburne and Wingo put
an end to the fracas, each fouling out
to McCarty.
In the Giants half of the same
stanza Doyle drew base on balls and
scored on Wilhoit's single to right,
which Griffith allowed to get through
him. Sickng was unable to get the
proper angle on Luque's curves and
fouled to Wingo.
Reds Add Another
The Reds added another run in the
seventh when, with one man out, this
Luque worked Causey for a pass and
went to third on Sicking's low toss of
Groh's grounder. The pugilist Neale
sent a long fly to Thorpe, Luque scor-
ing after the catch.
In the ninth, with Steele on the hill
for the Giants, the Reds insisted on
prolonging the agony of the sweltering
fans by gathering two more counters.
Cueto. singled to centre, only to be
forced at second by Blackburne Wingo
hit safely to right, putting Blackburne
on second.
This Luque person smashed the pel-
let to right for two bases, and, nat
urally, Blackburne scored. Groh
grounded to Kirke, whose throw home
nabbed Wingo, but Neale singled to
double steal Groh was caught off third,
and the festivities for the Reds came
to close.
Giants Get One More
1t is unnecessary to add that the
in their half of the final frame. al
though they did manage to get one
run. Fletcher, the first batter, was hit
by pitched ball and Doyle walked for
the third time. 1t appears that Larry
held this Luque in such disdain that
he refused to swing at Adolphc's teas
ers.
Kirke hit the ball hard, but it trav-
eiled only as far as the pitcher and
Jav was an easy out at first, while the
two-base runners advanced a peg each.
Wilhoit famed, but Sticking hit so saw
agely to Luque that the ball bounded
from the shins of the Red pitcher for
safety and Fletcher registered. Nc
Carty fou!ed to Groh, settling the af-
fair.
The tanners of the Giants are getting
more and more numerous. The added
entry is Adolpho Luque.
The score:
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