New-York tribune., 1919-05-19


= and Pat lost even at that game.
y 1t was not the fact that Ross Young
ss slammed Slim Sallee for homer into
the right field stands. This was mere
81 incident in Young's performance for
IS the afternoon. What made the multi
. tude gasp and started the discourage
ss ment that fingered with the Reds was
5 n peg that he made from far right field
! 1t happened in this fashion: Roush
z annoyed Rube Benton by slashing hit
2 through short. Kopf shot out another
!. hit that went bounding through second
into right field, and Roush started on
"a dash for third. 1t was a logical
ssmove. Roush is one of the fastest of
base runners, and Kopf's hit was a
good, long, safe hit.
Ross Young scurred after the ball
and nailed it just as Roush was we'll
on his way to third. He poised himself
for just an instant and then made the
throw. 1t was not a relay. 1t travelled
with what the rifle expert would call
very fiat trajectory directly to third
base, where Heine Zimmerman was
waiting. Roush slid. The ball snapped
into the third baseman's hands. Zim-
norman put it on Roush as the Red
outfielder slid for the bag.
More Like a Comet
Star will not do for term for Young
in game where the lingo runs to ex-
ho
more like a comet. That throw made
some $4,000 gasp. About 1000 more
would have gasped, but they had to
close the gates at the Polo Grounds
yesterday and turn that many away.
The terror Of Young was in evidence In
the sixth, when Neale beat an infield
hit and Groh hit to right field Pat
Moran signalled Nealc to stop at third
1t was wise, for another fiat trajectory
throw by Young was on its way to cut
down the runner.
Another remarkable feature Of the
game is that Hal Chase got his first hit
since the signing of the armisticc-
not the armistice between himself and
Mathewson, the other. One statistician
declares that it was his first out of
twenty-three times at bat, but statis-
ticlans sometimes boot one. 1t was a
two-bagger. This may or may not be
taken as an indication that Prince Hal is
about to hop right into the stride that
had him leading the league once.
The opposing pitchers were the two
1op-sided acknowledgements Rube Ben
ton, formerly of Cincinnati, and now
with the Giants, and Sheriff Sallee.
formerly Giant and now capitalist
in the employ of Pat Moran. Sallee
became peeved when he saw his team
mates willing under the dash of the
old Giant machine, of which he used to
be a highly esteemed cog He was
taken out for pinch hitter in the
seventh shortly after Young had landed
on him for a home run.
The Giants whirled their first run
ever in the second inning Larry Doyle
led off with a smatsh to centre field.
Kauff connected with the ball, but
aNeale made a pretty catch. thinner
man got his base on balls. Fletcher
hit to right field and Doyle started
for home. 1t seemed certain that the
relay would nail him, but Doyle slid
under Wild Bill Raridan. Zimmerman
scooted for third and Fletcher reached
second on the play.
With two out Benton was standing
pensively by the plate wondering what
sort Of delivery Sallee would hand an
old team mate. While he was deliber-
ating Zimmerman started to steal
home. He would have made 1t, too, but
Benton stood watching Sallee and
Heinie had to execute a curve slide
around the Rube. He was tagged b.
Rariden while he was attempting this
contortion feet.
Zim Expostulates With Rube
When he arose and brushed himself
eff Zim expounded upon the ecccntrici-
ties of left-handed pitchers, past and
present to the bewilderment Of Ben
ton. What did do?" demanded Rube
In injured tones" huin't done nothing
to you. Heinie."
That's what's the matter" retorted
Heinie- "You didn't do nothing. That's
what's the matter with all southpaws.
They never do nothing. They ain't
got sense enough to do nothing" Well,
anyhow, Rube comes from the Caro-
iinas, hound dogs of which section sit
on their launches and howl rather
than rise when hornets are stfnging
them.
The Giants got their second run in
the fifth by the sheer force of smash
Tag at Sheriff Sallee With one out.
Fletcher drove a double to left. Lew
McCarty, who, according to reliable
statisticians, if such there be, is now
among the five hardest hitters of the
. league, brought Fletcher home with a
hit TO left.
The two runs in the sixth woro
achieved by the comet, Young, and the
star that was and may be again, Chase.
Young did mis- bit in a nonchalant
fashion by simply slamming the ball
into the right field blcachcrs and trot-
ting all the way around the track.
Then came the awakening of Hal
Chase, who had reached frst base only
IN his Official capacity as rst baseman
80 seldom this season that he has been
having hardly any but official relation
with IT, Chase slammed the ball TO far
Lett FOR two-bagger. That awakened
his lost interest in his surroundings.
On fly by Doyle he made a dash for
thtxd. reaching IL ON the head fore
most slide, of which he IL ore Of the
vsry few remaining exponents.
Then Kauff slapped one into the
exound In front OF Bill Rariden. Chase
made another head foremost aIid. ona