The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-18
KAUFF'S BRILLIANT
CATCH SAVES GIANTS
Shuts Off Rally by Senators
In Twelfth Inning-New
York Wins, 4 to 3.


''- Standing Of the Teams.
". l. T,R. TIL. TIE.
Was %H.Ai hSTs 'S as: ! |. Il :
,, Special Despafch to TEE suS.
NoRroLK, Va. April 1.-THE Giants
and Senators fought their way through
twelve hair raising innings to-day be-
fore the clan led by Mc0raw gained q
decision over that from Washington by
n score OF 4 to 8. More than 5000 fans.
who literally showed under the little ball
park, were kept In q constant state OF
excitement by ono thrilling play after
another. The brilliant running catch
by~Benny Kauff Of a high ny from the
bat Of Hank Shanks In the twelfth was
hitting climax to tho pastime. The
catch saved the game for the Giants, for
with two out the Senators had the tieing
run on third and the winning run on
second
Walter johnson and Rube Benton op-
posed each other on the hill when the
game started, and as each was In splen-
did form the batters OF both teams could
accomplish little or nothing. johnson
allowed two hits in three innings and
then called It day. He retired in favor
OF Maurice Craft. Benton hurled Eve
frames and then gave way to George
Smith.
iHe teams were locked IN scoreless
tie when Ross Young stepped to tho
plate for the Giants in the eighth.
Young led or with double into the
crpwd which was massed In left field
and sacrifice by Chase pushed him
along to third. Kauff then raped one
ID the deep short field which was too
hot for Davis to hold and Young raced
over the plate. On the hit and run Doyle
rent torrid liner TO Rice and Kauff was
doubled ten yards of FIRST base.
That one run looked big until the
Senators got under way In their half Of
the same inning.
- Senator's Take the Lead.
Foster opened UP with double into
the crowd In left field and scored a mo-
ment later when Milan swatted the ball
to right for two bases. McCarty caught
Milan mapping several feet of the mid
die bag. but his throw to Fletcher was
wide and Milan raced to third. Fletcher
finally got his hands on the ball. but In
his haste TO catch Milan at third he
threw wildly past the bag and the run
ner scored. After Rice had been retired
by Doyle and Chase Shanks singled to
centre. went to second on Janvrins out
ana scored on a double by Davis.
The Giants set right out to even mat
tiers with their opponsits In the ninth
and succeeded in doing so. Zimmerman
hit one into the crowd In left and
Fletcher duplicated his blow. Heinie
scoring McCarty then slugged one to
left for base and Fletcher scored.
The Senators went out In regular or
der in the ninth and though the Giants
managed to get q man to third base in
the tenth they couldn't bring him in
a heady play by George Burns pulled
Smith out Of a bad hole In the Senators
haff OF this frame and helped to make
possible the Giants subsequent victory
Burns Traps hall.
Milan was hit by a pitched ball to
start the inning and forced by Rice.
Shanks singled to left and Rice stopped
at second. Janyrin then hit fly to
short left and Burns, quick to note that
the runners were holding close 10 thelI
respective bases. trapped the ball. Pick
ing 1t up he whipped 1t to Fletcher. who
tagged Rice and then stepped on sec
ond. forcing Shanks.
The eleventh inning went by withou
incident except for q double by McCarty
who was left stranded at second. bu
Burns led off In the twelfth with dou
bic TO left. An argument as to whethe
the bail was fair or foul delayed thu
game for several minutes, but Bill Bren
nan, who ruled that 1t was fair, won a
usual. Young was thrown out by Jan
win DOt Burns TedCneu tHiTu oH III
play, and George scored a moment late
when Davis knocked down a hard boun
der from Chase's bat and threw Hal GU
at nrst.
Judge bobbed up with q double I
right to start the twelfth for the Sena
tors, but Foster lifted pop fly t
Fletcher. Milan singled to centre an
George Mcbride. coaching at third. he'll
Judge at that bag. Immediately an )the
argument arose. McGraw and the Gi>.t
In general oontending that Mcbride ha
setzed the runner and that therefore IN
runner was out. but the claim was nc
allowed. However. as 1t ultimately dc
veioped, this move on McBride's par
d, cost the Senators the game. Rice hit
Smith and Judge was retired betwee
third and home. Smith to McCarty
' Zimmerman to Chase. Milan reache
third and Rice went to second on III
; play. Shanks then drove the ball
deep centre, but Kauff. springing int
tho crowd, caught the pellet Will
braced against the fence and the gam
was over. The score: