The sun., 1919-08-21
TONEY AND BENTON
DEFEAT CARDINALS
Lead Giants to Double Vic
tory in Start of Series,
5 to 2 and 4 to l..
ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.

Whatever the shortcomings of the st.
Louis Cardinals. they have one virtue.
They can get beaten more rapidly in
double header than any team that has
visited this isle of Joys and sorrows
this season. And with recent bargain
day matches dragging until o'clock
or thereabout that is something greatl
in their favor.
Twice yesterday afternoon on the
Polo Grounds the Cards were trimmed
over in an hour and thirty-five minutes.
The Giants won the first tilt by a score
Of to 2, and the second was added
TO the credit side OF the New York
ledger by a score of to l.
McGraw gave the home lads a lee
ture in the clubhouse yesterday morn
ing. He told them no matter what han
pens to keep on fighting. Even IL we
can't catch the Reds, second place is
worth battling for. There ought to be
about $1,000 apiece in 1t this year"
McGraw told his band.
The Giants played good baseball YES
terday and took full advantag OF their
scoring chances. Both Willie Doak and
Jakey May twirled good ball for the
Missourians, but the Giants usually
were on the job when old Mr.. Oppor-
tunity knocked at their door. They
wasted few scoring chances. as evidenced
from the fact that only eight Manhat-
tanites were left on base in the two
games
Toney Allows six Hits.
For sick man Fred Toney still can
DO some artistic hinging The big
mountaineer has been ailine ever since
he collapsed after pitching a game in
81 Louis two weeks ago. Fred felt we'll
enough to beat Jimmy Ring by / to o.
In that stirring fourteen inning battle
last Thursday. He had relapse after
that game. but felt better yesterday. He
pitched the first game. and held the
Cards to six hits.
The second game was battle of
southpaws. RUDE Berton opposed Jakey
May, the pony lefthander. Only one
hit was made of Benton up to the
in the next three, when tight support
held them to one run.
Only four hits were nicked out of
Mays fast ball in seven innings. but
Jakey's control wasn't as good as 1t
might have been. He winged three
Giants and walked three others All the
Giant runs off Jakey were scored by
men put on base on complimentaries.
George Kelly, who was a batting wiz
ard in the International League, re-
turned to the Giants and played first
base in each game. George got a base
on balls and long single in the second
game. but failed to drive any of Doak's
shoots out of the infield in the first
game.
Despite the Giants fall from grace
in the Red series, the crowds continue
to come out just the same. About 5000
were out to see the Giants drub the
hspless Missourians
Giants First to Score.
The Giants were the first to score in
the opener. pushing over a run in the
first inning when Young singled to
centre, stole second and scored on
Zimm's single to the same patch.
Vernon Clemens, the burly Cardinal
catcher. tied the score in the second
with a home run into the left field
bleachers. 1t was the second circuit
smash Vernon has plastered into this
bleacher this year.
Fast sprinting on the paths gave the
Cards a temporary lead in the third.
Schultz singled and was forced by
Heathcote. Cliff stole second and took
third on Stocks out Hornsby walked,
and on a double steal Heathcote scored
when McCarty fired into centre field.
Hornsby got to third but Toney famed
McHenry.
New York then won IN its half. scoring
three runs. McCarty walked and young
Jiggers STATE ran for him. Toney. try
ing to sacrifice. hunted to Doak Willie
had an easy play at second, but when
Lavan muffed his throw both Statz and
Toney were safe. Burns walked, filing
the bases. Young. who got three hits
and a pass in this game, beat out high
bounder to Lavan, Statz scoring.
Fletcher smashed another single through
Hornsby and Toney and Burns ambled
home. Toney scored again in the fifth
on his single. Young's double and
Fletcher's out.
Great base running won the second
game for the Giants. Young was hit
In the first and ran to third on Fletcher's
single Ross took a chance to score
after Zim's short fly to Schultz and made
II.
AS in the second game with the Cubs
on Tuesday, the Giants stole the game
in the fourth inning when they made
two runs, enough TO clinch The game.
Everything started with two out Kauff
was hit and stole second and third.
Kelly then drew his base on balls and
stole second. Benny and "Kell' then
came in on a freak double by Snyder.
1t was a hit over second that Stock de-
Elected into short centre. The scores:
FIRST GAME.
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