The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-24
GIANTS MAKE HITS
WHEN THEY COUNT
Beat Cardinals by z to 6 Score,
Although Outbatted by
Fifteen to Nine.
MANY FOR EXTRA BASES
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Chase, Fletcher and ShOtton
Hit HOmers-Kauff Gets
Two Triples.
MANY FOR EXTRA BASES
by FREDERICK G. LIEB.

BY FREDERICK G. LIEB,
The ST. Louis Cardinals dropped hits
all around the Polo Grounds yesterday.
but nine nicely placed Giant wallops
did more execution than fifteen base
knocks from the bats OF the Missourians
The Cards damaged a pair of Man
haitian hurlers, but New York added
another victory to its collection. It was
narrow escape. with the Giants saueez-
ing through by a score of z TO 6.
Eleven left on bases for the Cardinals
against onIy one for the Giants tells most
convincngly why the Giants are leading
the National League procession while
the Cardinals are squabbling with the
Braves for possession Of John Heydler's
subcelar.
The fan who likes to see the extra
base drives rebound off the walls SURELY
had his day yesterday. More extra
base thumps flew aroupd the Fabian
lawn than in any previous local tilt this
year. Hal Chase and Art Fletcher
dubbed homers into the left field bleach
ers and Bert Shotton. appearing here for
the hrst time in Cardinal livery, smashed
homer aCainst a box in the upper
right field stand for a merry 60 round
drive But that was not all for Bert |,
The former Brownie was out on a bat
ting spree and didn't care what he did.
He also hit triple. with two on, and a
single.
KauG Has Two Triples.
Benny Kauf couldn't get the range of
the fences, but there was a little balm
IN Gilead for r. Michael. He landed
on The sphere for two triples. the net
damage totalling four runs A good
time was had by all except Branch
Hickey Branch doesn't say anything
more wicked than Judas Priest when
he gets angry. but he put an accent
on the words yesterday. 1t Is indeed not
usual for the Cardinals to lose, but to
lose after a team makes fifteen hits for
twenty-one bases hurts
Billy Doak. the first Cardinal pitcher
twirled one-third of no hit, no man
reach first base game. For three in
n!ngs Doak's splitter had the Giants
completely tied in a knot. He breezed
through the first nine Giants as fast as
they came up. but one Of those thunder
storms which have been so prevalent
hereabouts lately broke In the fourth
inning with Doak as the storm centre
and before II passed over the Giants
shook four runs out of Billy. After that
hunderbolts in the way of homers and
triples lit on Doak and gave the Giants
enough runs to hold that to 6 bulge
At the finish.
Benton Is Hit Early and often.
Rube Benton. the Carolina left handler,
started for, the Giants and the Cards
hit him early and often. In the first
and second innings the first and second
fa1,
runs. In the fourth the first and third
hatsmen hit hot singles. and the bases
we're full when the third man popped
out with Benton's slate still clean.
II was sturdy support rather than
Bentons pinch pitching that enabled
him to get by as long as he did. One
run was cut of at the plate in the first.
and Fletcher saved two more when he
eaped into the air and came down with
Paulette's liner in his gloved I'm. Then
Young did his bit in Benton's cause in
the second when he shot down McHenry
trying 10 take two bases on Miller's
single
But that kind of luck could not last,
and the Cards eventually shelled Rube
out in the seventh. Jean Dubuc got
quite scare in the eighth when Shot
ton cuffed him for a triple with two
men on, and Burt scored himself on
Doyle's tumble on Stock. It melted the
Giant lead down to one run. but Jean
held on TO 1t through the ninth.
The fourth inning was a sad one for
Doak and Hickey. Burns clipped a
single to right. the first Giant to reach
base Young hit TO Miller. who made a
foolish attempt to force Burns at sec
ond when it was obvious he didn't have
chance. Chase singled TO left, scoring
Burns Young taking third and Chase
second on the throw in.
Doyle hit to Miller. who nipped Young
at the plate. Kauff inserted his first
triple here, bouncing It off the right
ned wall. IT scored Chase and Doyle.
and Ben followed a short time afterward
on Zimm's sacrifice fly.