The sun., 1919-04-25
PHILLIES TURN TIDE;
BEAT GIANTS, 5 TO 8
Quakers, With Old Cravath
Leading Charge, Maui Trio
of New York Pitchers.
Special Desp1fch to TEE suS.

THE Phillies turned the lido on
the Giants here this afternoon, In
aaother slim bang game the locals
oame out on top. their margin being tho
same as was that OF tho Giants yes
teroay. Jack COMBS saw his pro-
teses win their nrst championship con-
test under his direction by q score of
s TO s.
Old Cactus Cravath. the weather
beaten old warrior OF tho Phillles, had a
ned day. As McGraw started with
Benton. his left handler. Coombs placed
tho hirty-seven-y year old veteran,
right-handed hitter. back in his lineup.
Old Gabby had tough day on his
legs. running around the base pa.hs
He got on base I'VE times. twice on
doubles, twice on singles, and once OH
pass. He carried in three runs and
drove in two. making him sponsor for
dve OF the Philadelphia eight
The game proved a continuation OF
me slugging bee OF the day before.
The boys still wore their batting clothes,
OF the pitching was as mediocre as In
the opening performances. Droves OF
players were left on the bans-twelve
Giants and eleven Philadelphians.
McGraw trotted out nearly half OF
bis pitching stan. He opened with
Pube Benton. the left handler, who, IKE
Barnes, New Yorks pitcher, yesterday
spent most OF tho 1918 season in the
army. McGraw did not like the way
that Rube was behaving and yanked
him out in the first inning.
Jones Relieve. Benton.
John Paul Jones. the sailor. was next
called into action. The Admiral faded
from tho picture after the Phiilies
hopred aboard him for a block of three
runs in the ffth. Fob Steele then tried
lis left handed shoots on the Quaksrs.
and in his first inning he was pounded
Tor three runs, which were the runs
tnat won for Philly.
Joe Oeschger started for the Ph!lles
and Coombs endured him for four in
nings. During that time the Giants did
all their scoring. They got TO Jos for
six hits and passed four. After The
Giants scored three runs on two bases
and two hits In the fourth Coorrlbs had
enough OF OeSchser and sent in Wood
ward. Philadelphia rookie. who sue
csedsd in holding New York in check
In the next hve innings. He did and
permitted no further scoring.
The Giant support was not OF the sort
TO encourage pitchers to-day. There were
a lot OF errors in addition 10 which balls
were f1elded slowly or poorly, giving the
slow footed Quakers chances TO ge.
around the bases.
Philadelphia got of to two run lead
in the first inning. After Pearoe
grounded to Zimmerman Bancroft beat
out an infield hit and took second on
wild pitch. Luderus walked Chase
muffed Benton's peg 10 catch Ludy nap
ping and Bancroft went % third. though
Hal recovered IN time to hold Luderus
on 6rst. Crayath began his big day with
a double to right Bancroft scoring and
Luderus going TO third. Jones then re-
On Whitted's oounder to Fletcher
Luderus was run down. but Craveth
reached third. Old Gabby brought in
his first run on Bairds tnteid hit.
The Giants scored their flrst run in
the second inning on Kauffs double to
,dritre and Earl Smiths single to left.
New York tied the score IN the third,
Burns, Youngs double ard Chase's in
neld out
The Giants Kept after oeschger in
the fourth and jumped IN front with n
three run lead. Smith walked, SO did
George Burns. Young singled TO centre,
Smith scoring. Burns going 20 third.
while Young advanced TO second on tine
futile throw to head OF Burns. Chase
singled to left, scoring Burns and Young
Quakers Found Jones.
The ouakers got after Jones In tho
dfth and tied the score. A Wild throw
by the long hurler helped bring about
his downfall. Cravsth singled 10 Jee7
short for his third straight hit and
reached second on whitted's long single
10 centre. Fletcher threw out Baird,
Cravath scoring and Whitfield breszed in
on Aeusers single. In fielding Cady's
tap to second base for a force play
Jones threw into the outfsld. Meusel
taking third. from where he scored on
q sacrifice fly by Woodward.
The Phillies won in the sixth when
they scored three runs on Bob Steele.
Bancroft walked and Luderus singled
him TO third. Cravath's fourth straight
hit scored Banny and sent Fred 10 third.
Young threw Wild TO third and Luderus
also scored. Cravath going to secord d.
Tho veteran took third on Whitted s
long fly 10 Kauff and scored when Baird
saorihce flied 10 Burns.
The Philadelphia club announced tho
purchase OF Second Bsssman Raymond
Of the Rochester club OF the Interna-
tionsl League. The score:
NEW YORK (N> PHILADELPHIA N,
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