New-York tribune., 1919-09-05
Benton Battles /
Flatbush Men i
In Fast Game
New York Southpaw. Would
Have Shut Out Rivals
Had Fletcher Not Erred
By w. ]. Macbeth

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clubs whose every appearance at tina
Polo Grounds is greeted by the Giant,
Just like money from home and incl
Wilbert's Docile Dodgers belong to tbs
collection. When the Giants cant bas.
the Dodgers up in Harlem the Dodoars
just naturally go out and beat tbero.
selves. lake yesterdays game, for ex.
ample. New York won by a count ~ !,
to l by a brilliant rally in the eieb.b
inning, after Brooklyn apparently ha5
sewn up the argument with its sola
run manufactured in the sixth period
It required only seventy-two minutes
to play the game.
1t was contest worth going miles
to see and one thoroughly enjoved bv
the 5000 faithful assembled after davs
of continuous postponement. Jp to tis
time that the visiting lines cracked be-.
fore the spirited assaults Of the homs
guard play was as brilliant, scirtjllat.
ing and thrilling as might be expected
IN the classic battles Of the fall which
decide the baseball championship Of
the world. AS a matter OF fact. M
meeting between the New York and
Brooklyn representatives, lacks in
color. There IS too much partisan feel.
ing on the right and wrong end Of
eiAS oiOoH4 II 1fi lQSc LOI tAEI.
Mamaux Ever Bothcrsome
While every one concerned entered
heartily into the spirit Of the affair
yesterdays titanic struggle was pri-
marily a heated argument between
our own good southpaw, Rube Benton.
and Al Mamaux, a Highlander, Who has
ever been puzzle to our Giants sincs
the days OF his younger and phenom.
email associations with the Pittsburgh
Pirates of other days
Brooklyn collected only five biNgles
off the offerings Of Benton. New York
got but six hits off Mamaux. But rbree
Of these hits We're punched in the eighth
inning by McGraw's man - bunched
with the only butter fingered play Of
which Brooklyn was guilty and that
ended the argument in favor Of the
proper party.
For, though Mamaux did not deserve
to be beaten by such decisive score
as the official figures tell-and figures
never, never lie-Benton not only did
not deserve to be beaten at all but
he did not deserve even 10 be scored
upon. He pitched shut-out baseball
from start to finish; the kind that in
variably wins. But for a slip on the
part of the usually reliable Arthur
Fletcher the Dodgers would have been
BANKED, as they deserved to be.
The game swung through five in
nlngs with the precision Of a well
oiled tlmepiece. the respective embat-
tied legions deadlocked in real
thriller. In that time only one runner
got so far as second base-Heine Zim-
norman, who opened New York's sec
ond with double, only to be trapped
Off his CT
break in the sixth finally put the
Dodgers in the way of their run, and a
run at the time looked about as big
as the Woolworth Building.
Otto Miller, first up, hit roller
toward Fletcher. AS the short TOD set
himself for the play the bail unex-
pectedely bounded over his head for a
tiuke single. MamauX bunted to Chase
for a sacrifice. Frisch covering first
for the out. While Fletcher was toss.
ing out Olson, Miller moved TO third
Fletcher threw high on Johnston. CIV
ing the batter life and enabling
Miller to score, and save Uncle Rob-
bic a coat of whitewash. Chase in.
jured his weak wrist in knocking down
the wild chuck of the shortstcp. but
continued il the game A moment
later Johnston was snuiTed oct when
he essayed steal Of the midway.
1t looked rather blue for the Giants
when for the third time of the game
in their half of this sixth they wen.
out in order, and then repeated the
procedure in the lucky seventh. But
the big punch was yet 10 come.
Frisch's Bunt Upsets Dodgers
Frisch, the Fordham phantom.
crossed the Dodger iniicld with a per.
feet bunt toward first base KauR
tried the hit and run, but his JOLT
went directly at Johnston and Frisch
was forced at second. Chase hunted
in front Of the plate. He appeared TO
have the play beaten, but the catcher
took a desperate chance. with the re-
suit that he threw high over Konetchys
head. Chase reached second on this
error, while Kautf scamDered homs
with the tying run.
Doyle was sent in to bat for Snyder.
He worked the now flustered Mamsux
for a pass. Rube Benton fouled out
to Miller, but George Burns was pa
tient and Mamaux finally handed him
free transportation, clogglng tho
cushions. Pep Young outguessed the
Dodgers. He laid down a bunt when
Kilduff handled. Kilduff had 10 make
u nulrleu play at ln' pate Inc ~
suit was crazy, nigh chuck over
Miller's head. Chase and Doyle scored
and Burns took third on this slip.
A moment later Burns and Young
worked a successful double steal for
another run. Mamaux was now very
much up in the air. Fletcher pasted
him for a single, scoring Young The
agony for Brooklyn ended when John
ston threw out Zimmerman. me
Giants had batted around to effect
their victory.
This game, barring the potent in
nings, was one of the very most scien-
tific of the season, as we'll as the speed
lest. 1t required only thirty-fve MIN
utes to play the first five rounds
seven minutes, on an average. Tor
each parasang. There was plenty ot
high class fielding and, unhappily, one
or two "boners." Zim saved MamauSs
peck Of trouble by being trapped oil
second. His double fell with nons
out.
The score:
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