The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-10
GIANTS BREAK EVEN
IN TILTS WITH CUBS
After Barnes Is Knocked Out
Of Box in Opener, Nehf Holds
Bruins Safe in Second.
SCORES ARE Al AND II
Flack Sprains Ankle While
Sliding Into Third and Is
Carried Off Field.
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spseidI Despaich 10 THE Sun.
CHICAGO, Sept 9.-The Giants opened
,helr last Western trip here this after
moon by splitting q double header with
ne Cubs. The Cubs battered Jesse
Barnes into a cooked hat in the first
inning Of the opener and won the game
handily by a score OF 1 to /. The Giants
did some hefty slugging of their own
Ia the second game and batted out q
10 ! victory.
The second contest was an unplayed
eame left over from the last Cub series
on the Polo Grounds, New York, which
was played of here by the consent Of
the league.
Nobody knows what was the matter
With Barnes in that first game, but he
surely didn't act like the leading pitcher
IN the National League. After four
straight hits were made of Jesse without
aim retiring a man. McGraw concluded
II was time to call q halt and sent for
Jean Dubuc. 1t was only the seventh
defeat Of the year for Barnes. He has
twenty-five victories 10 his credit.
That three run lead in the FIRST In
ming proved plenty for big Jim Vaughn,
the massive Cub lefthander. who held
the Giants to seven scattered hits. 1t
Nth lnt ptoL 6aiilO Jim nag pltCnCu
lgainst them this year. He struck out
ak men, and the Giants seldom threat
snsd him
Barnes warmly Greeted.
The Bruins surely made 1t warm for
Barnes in the brief period that he re-
NAMED in the game. Flack belted him
for q single, and Hollocher followed
suit Herzog next outsprinted bunt.
filing the bases With this delightful
setting, Davey Robertson crashed the
ball into deep right centre, driving home
the trio on the bases, Flack, Hollocher
and Herzog.
A hurry call then was sent for Jean
Dubuc, and he retired Merkle, Barber
and Magee without permitting Robert.
son to score.
The Cubs then got to Dubue for a
iun in the second inning. Killifer opened
with single, and Vaughn sacrificed
him to second. On Flack's out the
catcher advanced to third, and he scored
on Hollochers single. Hollocher stole
second and reached third on Herzog's
single. On an attempted double steal,
Hollocher was nipped at the plate.
In the fifth inning right fielder Flack
Of Chicago sprained his right ankle slid
ing into third base. 1t was a dangerous
hurt and the player had to be carried
of the field by team mates. He will
likely be out of the game for the rest
Of the year.
Giants Score In Firth.
The Giants scored their only run on
Vaughn in the first half Of the fifth
on double by Gonzales and a single by
Burns.
Hits and runs came easier for the
Giants in the second game. They had
no trouble in hitting the fast ball OF
Speed Martin who also was liberal with
his bases on balls. On the other hand
Artle Nehf, the former Brave iefthander,
Just toyed with the Cubs. He looked
like real $4,000 pitcher to-day. NJ
mistake about II.
The Giants got busy with Martin
early in the second game. They scored
twice on the speed boy In the first inn
to McCabe, who had succeeded Flack
IN Right field. Magee tossed out Fletcher
for the second out, Burns taking second.
Zimmerman singled to left. scoring
Burns and Heinie romped all the way
to third when Barber made a wild
THROWN. Frisch's double to right sent
In Zimm. Kauff followed with single
on which Frisch was nailed at the plate.
The Cubs scored their only run off
Nehf in the second half of the first.
Hollocher walked with one out and
took third on Herzog's single. Holly"
scored when Robertson foreed Hersog.
Get 8 Runs on Martin In Third.
After lull in their attack in the
second, the Giants jumped on Martin
again in the third. driving out three
more runs. Burns walked and Young
sent him to third with a single to centre.
Fletcher scored the pair with q triple
70 left, and Zimmerman's single drove
home Arthur.
The Giants closed their attack with
i've more runs In the fourth. bringing
their total up to seven. Snyder walked
and on Burns's bounder to Hollocher,
Charley threw too late to second to
force Snyder and both runners were
safe. Young cracked a long single TO
centre, scoring Snyder and send 'ng
Burns to third. George scored while
Martin threw out Fletcher. The scores:
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