New-York tribune., 1919-04-08

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fercely contested than such figures
To-day's battle was by far the bes'
played so far. TIE Red Sox Looked hSe
world champions, but with share OF
luck McGraws men Nigh. easily nave
thrown tho chesty BS-row colicctlon
for a toss. New York fought ga,Hcly
every inch of the way and INTO the
teeth Of sensational defensive pay thao
might well have broken the heart of
anv but the ganest club. They came
from behind to tie a lead IN which
Boston's proverbial luck played con-
snicuous part. And they carried the
GOOD fight through to the very last
inning, whe1 another combination OF
rcprettable occurrence gave Boston its
seSond brace Of runs and the game
The odinm of defeat must be borne
nv Bob Steele, the only southpaw Nc
Graw has started against the Sox to
date. Steele pitched the last four inn
ings and so we'll, on the whole, that ne
has only himself 10 blame that the
: argument was not carried into over
time. He was in trouble twice because
~ wildness. and the second dose of in
effectiveness proved his undoing.
Steele Lacked Control
That Steele had about everything but
.ontrol he proved conclusiyely by strik-
inc out Tarzair Ruth both times the
Rshemoth slugger faced him. He struck
ont the heavy hitters, Babe and Stutfy
McInnis, in order in the eighth inning.
Rut he was unfortunate enough to pass
Boston's two weakest hitters, thus fill
ing the bases, with none out, in the
ninth and the slip opened the pit under
his feet
These two passes allowed a three
Dagger to centre by Everett Scott, an
exceptionally busy little toiler, which
led toward Giant chagrip. Substitute
Catcher Mcneil rushed up after Wally
Schang and Al Walters had both been
cut down at the plate, drew the first
pass and Bullet Joe Bush the one that
loaded the pillows. 1t looked mighty
bad, indeed, for Steele, with the top of
Bostons order up, but his defence al
most rescued Bob from his dilemma.
With the inheld drawn close, Chase
darted in for Hooper's hopper and
forced Scott at the plate. McCarty's
relay back to Doyle at first failed only
by inches to double the batter. Fletcher
then raced away back behind third for
McNally's puzzling Texas Lacquer, hold
ing the runners after making the
clutch in very awkard position. Amos
Strunk. however, managed to paste a
wicked one past Captain Fletcher that
scored Schang and Bush and placed
the game beyond the reach of the locally
idolized Giants. The fact that Ruth
whffed for the second time straight
before Steele's curves only added a
touch of irony to Strunk's clout.
The Giants suffered many cruel buff
fets from fate through the stretch of
the nina fervid rounds. But the deaths
head bobbed up in the person Of that
pestlferous man Scott, when he started
9 fatal double play that ruined New
Ierk's grand rally in tho fourth.
Because of this spectacular play, five
healthy hits produced only two tieing
runs, where half dozen or so might
reasonably have been expected.
Surely some good saint must have
been roofing for Carl Mays of the sub
marine ball at the time. Pep Young
opened the second half of the fourth
with double to centre field. Chase s
squash took vicious bound over Wits
: head and skipped to deep left, register
ing Young with New York's first tally.
Benny Kauff followed with his first hit
OF the series, single to left. Doyle
nit quite wickedly as the others and
apparently as safely. but Scott cut
back behind the middle bag for a SEN
sational stop and started the ball to
Mcinnis via McNally, barely in time for
tne double killing. Zimmerman's blow
to left counted Chase and knotted the
argument. Fletcher singled to right,
cus McCarty rolled to Scott and forced
MIA captain for the third ont.
Other Opportunities
on two other occasions opportunity
raped loudly to the Giants, but all in
valn because of the phenomenal de-
Iensive skiii Of the champions Of the
"oria. Earl Smith, pinch hitting for
sausey IN the fifth, tripled to deep left
LEU WIN none out. The blow would
80 tss. peen good for return trip to
a's nlan' scott held the catcher while
&c peggeo out Burns. McNally nipped
tn,sl a. tne plate on Young's sharp
FOUNDER. Chase, in turn, forced Pen at
second. -'10ou ep al
p smith spiked Walters slightly on the
night leg as be slid in on a close NAV
starting the third, Fletcher was hit
,Iy pitched ball. McCarty drove
!cng single to left that sent Artie to
.' ..Iio' pat Lew himself was caught
t.Is.ng 1or second on the relay Of the
sn.ow TO third. McCarty's drive might
uase oeen good for the circuit had
nooper/not made brilliant barehanded
ssso as the ball was bounding away
""Sro foul territory. Causey scratched
SLOW dribbler between the box and
nlst' on which Fletcher attempted TO
tcore, but NcInnis darted In for bare
saahced pickup and killed off our cap
vi, Nin with snap throw. Fletcher's
spikes cut Schang's right arm above the
~rlst IN the mixup at the plate.
Boston got g start against Cecil Al
gernon Causey in the second inning.
tleShss fambled sharp groundcr
sron, hclnnis. Wits easy roller took
'a'se bound over Zimmerman head
ior single. Scott hunted, but Causey
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