New-York tribune., 1919-08-15


pitcher. Then, regret to record, OF
stands at the Cincinnati bench. In t
teams assembled in the field for the
George Burns, who is short and
stocky, observed Roughhouse Smith, of
the Reds, rushing at Benton. Where
upon George squared off and had two
healthy swings ready to land on Smith.
Into the thick of the fray bobbed the
iron gray head of John Joseph McGraw.
Shufiin' Phil Douglas shifted the bat
tie smoke with a joyous light in his
eyes.
"Lemme in this. too, Mr. McGraw," he
chortled. "1'm the Tearing Terror of
Tennessee. l inhale white licker and
I'm meaner than pizen" But Phil
shuffled in bit too slowly and arrived
at the infeld just after the arnaistice
was signed and Rube Benton was on
his way out.
Tempest Passes Quickly
regret the pop bottle Such things
happen only in bucolic communities in
the bush, such as st. Louis and Gin
clnnati. Hitherto the New York fan
has possessed metropolitan sense of
balance. He has been sparing of the
pop bottles, either because he knows
that pop bottle brings home no bacon
or because he knows that Harry
stevens has to stand the breakage Of
glassware
The tempest in the balyard passed
quickly and without any fatalities. 1t
merely demonstrated that the lads
were getting interested in their work.
Inc hrst game was a test of the
two teams. 1t was question of
stamina, trial of courage and en-
durance. The Giants stood it and the
Reds cracked. This first game NAV
mean the pennant because of the
psychological effect the loss may have
on the morale of the Reds.
If there had been present the crowd
OF the day previous to give it the
proper setting, the setting Tat it de-
served, there would have been mid
season exhibition with more drama
than worlds series could produce.
Up to the fifth inning Toney and Ring
were battling on even terms. Then the
Giants came through.
With Chase out Benny Kauff drove a
single to left. Heinie Zimmerman
cracked double just inside the left
field foul line. McCarty lifted a flv
to "Greasy" Neale and Kauff started
Tor the plate. Neale made beautiful
peg, but Wingo dropped the ball and
hauH scored the first run of the game.
Reds Tie in the Sixth
The Reds came back in the sixth
inning, apparently mistaken, and put
the struggle on even terms again. With
kath out Daubert shot twister which
thase stopped, but not in time to
block hit Groh popped out to short.
Ihen Roush poled long one over the
head OF Benjamin Kautf. 1t went for a
three bagger, scoring Daubert, and the
tally was tied
For seven and half innings the
: struggle proceeded on even terms, then
the Giants crushed through in the
fourteenth. Burns started the dash
with single to right Young slashed
q snappy hit over short and sent
Burns to third. Fletcher hoisted one to
snort centre, but it was not far enough
to bring Burns home. Larry Doyle, who
was leaning his sprained back against
post In the dugout, was called in
to bat for Frisch, the young Fordham
star, and was purposely passed.
Then came Hal Chase and the HIT
and-run play, the favorite and spec
cacuiar strategy of the Giants. Ring
shot wide one at Chase, who threw
his bat at the ball and sent it into
right field. Burns dashed in with the
winning run, not only the winning
run OF tho game but possibly the
winning run of the series and the pen
nant race. For the Reds cracked then
and there
The Reds came up for the second
game with the attitude of losers, That
run IN the fourteenth seemed to do to
them what Dempsey's first punch did
70 W Wliiard. 1t will be recalled that Mr..
lizard rose several times after re
celVing it but that he did not remain
IN standing position very long.
Bat Bressler Out Early
The Giants got after Bressler in the
nrst lnning for couple of runs and
that versatile young man was taken
from the box to work in the field while
Henor Luquc, the impetuous Cuban. was
sent IN to work Senior Cuban, through
constant eating of frijoles. is partial to
the frljole ball Or, as it is known in
English. the bean ball. In the second
inning he attempted to bean our Mr.
Snyder, who made some disparaging re.
marks concerning Cuba. The Giants
got four runs off Senior LuQue durinp
this conversation
The details of the acquisition OF
tnese runs follow: With two out Rube
benton singled to center. Burns got a
base on balls and Young singled to left
Then Fletcher hit to left and scored
benton. Frisch, who had been playing
the game of a veteran at second
singled to right and when the throw-in
went went astray, Burns, Young and
Fletcher scored
In the fourth the spirit of battle
flled the field in the glee of Coogan's
biuf. With one out Zimmerman was
mt on the shoulder by one of Senior
Luque's frijole balls. Snyder, chatter
ing at the senior, threw his bat at the
ball and got hit to right. Rubc Ben
ton rolled sacrifice hit down toward
hrst and Luque picked up the ball.
AS the Rube waddled toward him
Luque dug the ball into the Tar Heel
Sidewinder's ribs with unnecessary
force. Whereupon the Rube realizing
that he was not being tickled in the
ribs, said something and swung on the
Cuban, missing him by several yards,