New-York tribune., 1919-08-16

EILer s Homer Breaks Barnes s Streak:
Fisher, Er- Yankee, Victor in Second
Scores, 4 to 3 and 4 to o;
Giants Chances for the
Pennant Shattered by
Being Defeated Twice

side they were clinging to beams and
pcrching themselves on the signs. Po-
lice and near-police were drawn up
three deep inside and out.
By 2 o'clock it was difficult for any
body not member in good standing
of Tammany Hall to get within reach
ing distance of an entrance. Charlie
Stoneham, the new owner of the Giants
was wearing a puzzled look that seemed
to say: ''Why didn't somebody think
of taking in all this dough before
thought of it? How long has this been
going on?"
Thoughts like these gave Mr.. Stone
ham quite little balm to deaden the
pain of the first defeat of the Giants,
if Mr.. Stoneham needed any balm. But
there was considerable depression In
the stands as the Giants seemed to
wilt with the Reds climbing and the
Cubs about to clutch McGraw's waver
ing rastimers convulsively by the heels.
The depression thickened in the sec
ond game when Rube Benton, the Tar
Heel Terror, began to dsintegrate in
the sixth inning. Flocks of the de-
spondent fans who had battled their
way through the turnstilcs began to
flock out of the enclosure.
Benton Cracks in Sixth
Up to that time Ray Fisher, the
Vermont schoolmaster. who used to
draw salary with the Yanks, and
the Tar Heel Terror were having a
somewhat tense pitchers duel. Then
the Rube started to crack with con-
siderable of a detonation.
With Rarden out Fisher got base
on balls. Rath beat a twister to Zim-
norman. Daubert chopped a hit to
short centre field, and the bases were
ruddy with Reds. Heinie Groh came
up and the multitude growled. Groh,
who used to be with the Giants, has
been their Nemesis in this series, and
he appeared in that role again.
Heinie raped a sharp liner at
Frisch, who leaped and touched the
ball with the tt ps. of his digits, but
on and Fisher and Rath scored. Roush
drove single to centre and Daubert
scored. Neale shot one to left field,
and it looked as though the disaster
would continue to accumulate, but
George Burns made wonderful run
ming stop and gave the Giants just
slim hope of evadng the coroner
Depression settled over the field
and Heinie Zimmerman began to look
of the umpires over any subject upon
which they might disagree. In the
seventh Lame Larry Doyle was put in
to bat for Benton and popped out
Burns Stops Red Rush
some more spectacular fielding and
stopped another rush of raging Reds.
Rath shot one ou. to him and it had
all the signs of a Texas Lacquer.
Burns dove at it with the grace of
Kellermann and when he could remove
his proboscis from the rut it had
ploughed in the inheld he came up
with the ball in his hand.
To add to the depression Henie
Groh, the eX-Giant, throttled GER
tain hit by Zimmerman in the Giant
the fiat trajectory Of rifle bullet and
it seemed to lave force enough to
yank the fielder's arm off But Groh
stopped it and made a pretty pass to
first The play was so spectacular
that Groh's critics cheered him.
Groh's play was one Of the fashiest
bits of fielding performed by the Reds,
but every man in the Moran lineup
was battling every inch. The Reds are
looks of things yesterday. And whore
are the Giants going, you inquire?
Nowhere in particular.
In the eighth inning MeGraw sent in
Jean Dubuc to bury the Giants for the
second game. GREASY" Neae got
base on balls in the ninth and as he
shot down to steal second was spiked
in the pantaloons by Fletcher The
game was held up while Ivy Wingo
rushed to the rescue with a couple of
safety pins in order to make Neale
prcsentable for the rest of the game.
Reinforced by the pins Greasy slid to
third. Sherwood Magee got base on
balls.
Neale Steals Way Home
While Dubuc was winding up Magec
stole second. Neale, glancing at the
safety pins to make sure that thcy
would hold, slid across the pan on his
face, stealing home.
With two out in the ninth McCarty
once more appeared as q pinch hitter
The crowd broke through the police
and began to clutter up the field, which
halted the game for bit. They sur
rounded the outfelders, but refrained
from Staying them.
McCarty drove a hit to centre just
clear of the multitude. Impromptu
ground rules had to be established
The invaders of the outtield were TOO
strong for the special police and the
regulars were neutral
Gonzales, batting for Dubuc, forced
Snyder, and the game finished So did
lot Of optimism concerning the