The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-14
ALEXANDER GETS A
WARM RECEPTION
Giants Welcome War Hero
With u Fusillade Of Hits
Defeat Cubs, 3 to 2.
nv FREDERICK G. LIEB.

ny FREDERICK G. LIEB.
Sergeant Grover Cleveland Alexander,
~ A., machine gunner and war hero,
-sde his first call on the Polo Grounds
yesterday since his return from the
pbine A Giant reception committee,
ss,ded by Sergeant Benny Kauff, did
ali IN its power to give "Aleck" a rous-
Ing welcome.
For his especial benefit the commit
,ss nut on a miniature Argonne in the
si,,s inning Only instead OF bullets
sra shells exploding around Alexander
-. Giants tried to get the same effect
nv whistllng n lot of high velocity base
sails past the sergeants' ears. In fact
ira firing got 20 heavy that Fred Yapp
Mitchell, president-manager OF the Cubs,
decided the reception committee was
carving the thing Just O bit too far.
Va wheeled Alexander out OF action.
But BY that time the Giants had three
runs, enough to take the first tiff OF the
wear from the Chicago league champions
by score OF 8 to 2. AS a result OF
th.lr victory the Harlemites climbed
into second place.
The great Alexander isn't getting Off
10 particular impressive start since
Nis return from the war. He has lost
ms uTSI TWO SldTlS WIFI SHlCdkO- ray
Fisher Of the Reds nosed him out in a
/ to 0 pitchers battle last week, and
Yesterday the Giants pummelled him as
though he were Just an ordinary In
dvidual They had no respect for
Alexis reputation. In six innings they
lore into him for nine hits, most of them
clean cut line smsshes to the outfield.
sergeant Kauff led the fusillade with a
double and two singles in three Mt
tsmpts.
Fans Chase Three Times.
However. Alexander seldom held any
great terrors for the Giants, and for
Years 1t has been their custom to lace
him hard. His account with the Giants
prior to yesterdays game stood at
seventeen victories and seventeen de-
:ea,s Yesterdays defeat swings the
balance against him.
There was one athlete on the Giants
over whom Aleck exerted his old time
spell. Grover retaliated on Hal Chase
for what Benny Kaun did to him. For
zach OF Benny's three hits Alexander
famed Prince Harold.
II was another ex-sergeant, named
after another illustrious Democrat, who
took Alexander's measure yesterday.
Sergeant John Calhoun (Rube) Benton
was McGraw's pitching choice, and the
left handed Carolinian twirled a skilflI
gsme- The Cubs got to him for a pair
Of runs in the first two innings. but in
the next seven the Windy City OUTFIT
got only three additional hits.
Bentons support was continually rock
Ing the boat and Reuben had to pitch his
way through some thorny passageways.
In the nth inning Chase and Fletcher
10th attempted to catch Picks pop fly
directly over the pitchers box. Hal and
Attic proceeded to prove the old axiom
tnat too many hands spoil the broth"
Four hands could not do what would
have been easy for two and when the
ball was spilled 1t placed Pick on second,
With none out. A sacrifice advanced him
. third, and then Benton had to see that
Pick didn't score.
Then in the sixth the Cubs filled the
bases. with one out and 1t looked as
hough Rube was preparing for a flight
10 Prepassey. However, he never left the
Eround. as Merkle and O'Farrell, the lat
Ter batting for Pick. expired on easy
fouls
$4,000 Fans See Contest.
Zimmerman gave Benton a little more
taeouragement In the eighth with a two
Ease wild throw on Mann. but Benton re-
FUSED TO let 1t nettle him. Paskert went
Out on fly to Paskert.
Charley Hollocher, the snortstop star
-H the Cubs, braced Alexander with a
one run lead in the first inning when he
stand
The Cubs scored another run in the
second, Merkla NlanNyaA ~ - a.
base and advanced to second on Picks
sacrifice, The former Giant doorkeeper
rang up run when Klllefer chopped a
single over second base.
kauf was overzealous In the second,
o' the Giants would have scored in that
frame, With one out in the second
zen slugged a hot single to right, and
zimmerman tore another wicked smash
MO LEFT kauff overran second base,
and before he could get back Mann
snapped the ball to Pick. who tagged
Benny foot from the bag. Fletcher
,ollowed with another clean single. but
mccarthy famed. much to his own dis
gust
Giants Score Three Runs In Sixth.
The Giants set OFF real bomb under
AIe1ander's chair in the sixth when they
Jumped to the fore with a block of three
runs, small element of luck favored
ne Giants In this inning. but had Flack
ned on 10 q low liner by Doyle there
would have been no New York scoring.
The inning did not start auspiciously
Tor New York, as Burns famed. Young
singled 70 centre and stole second as
Chase h-eezed for the third successive
Tine. Doyle hit a wicked liner to right
ned Flack had to make a cross-coun-
Try run OF It, and made n splendid at
'enpt TO catch the ball. But II was so
low that Il bounded out OF his hands.
and went as hit. Young scoring.
Kaufr, still trying to atone for his
second inning nap. knocked his third hit
- right. Alexander then failed to find
ne plate for Zimmerman, and Heinie's
pass Allied the bases. Fletcher took a
sT1e at ball at the same level as his
heA. and tore a fierce liner TO right
centre, Doyle and Kauff scoring the ty-
l1g and winning runs. respectively
Tack made a really spectacular STOP
and threw out Fletcher trying for
covhle The score:
CHICAGO NJ NEW YORK CNJ
rackrf.... 800 oiBurns -. 4oi : %
'HtrdnT,.. 100 oOIYoung RI. 4128 90
h2rber vi. 900 90 Chase. b.. soon l !
D. locher,ss. Ai2 9 . oiDoyle .2b.... All 0
Mann II ... 4Ol o loKauff,cf.... S19 ! 0
usher, 500 2 0oZ'man, 3D.. 2O1 81
Ierkls.lb All o0lF1etcher, IS. 500 2 81
Prk H. 90. 100 2 lOlMcCartyc.. 800 O