The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-26
Cecil Holds Slugging Tailend-
ers to 9 Hits and Wins 9Th
Straight Game.
GIANTS HAVE BIG INNING
Five Straight Hits in Sixth
Gives New York Odd Game
of Series--Score, 8 to 1
~ FREDERICK q. LIEs.


The Cardinals spilled 90 many hits
around the Polo Grounds last Friday and
saturday that they ran out Of ammuni-
lion Yesterday. The terrible" tailenders
subsidized completely in the Sabbath base
hall entertainment. for aftef clubbing out
tventy-nine hits in two games they
. we're as mild and docile as little lambs
In the final tile OF the series.
Cecil Algernon Causey, the brick top
nitcher who halls from Florida, fed the
Cards out of hia hand, and the St Louis
visitors never were unruly or trouble
snme. They got to Cecil for only two
singles. one in the FIRST ana one In the
ninth both Of them harmless II was,
therefore, not difficult for the Giants TO
retain their lead, as they downed the
M,ssourians in the odd contest Of the
three game set by a score of 9 to 1.
Rut then Branch Hickey was not there
yesterday to render moral encourage
men to his forces. The famous battle
err Of the Cardinais-Judas Priest-wss
missing in the calm Of tho st. Louis dug
out. For Major Branch must have his
/, Sunday off When hickey. was COM
msnder In chief Of the Browns Jimmy
Austin was Sunday manager. Jack Mil
Ter OF the marines now nils the post a.
Sunday director OF the Cardinals.
Causey's sixth Victory.
But more about Cecil Algernon
Causey. c. Algy is reaching out quite
spring record for himself Yesterday
he hung UP his sixth straight victory of
the season, placing him only one notch
behind JEFF Pfeffer of the Dodgers.
He snapped over a wicked, fast ball.
Though the Cards from time to time
would knock It back with lot Of steam
they failed to follow the axiom laid down
BY that celebrated Brooklyn authority.
willie Keller, namely. ito hit them
where they amt"
several times the Cards knocked the
bal; back so hard at Giant fielders that
the Harlem boys didn't have time to
duck Zimm got one hot liner from
Heathcote in the fourth, while in the
ssmc inning Baird stopped q grounder
nom Hornsbys bat that had enough
dynamite in 1t to have blown OK the
hands Of an ordinary mortal. In the
sixth Kaufr ran into The Bronx for
Smiths long hoist. Causey also had
bit Of luck in the ninth. with two
sending a terrific foul down the left
held line. propelled o ball into the right
field stands which was foul By less than
two feet After that Clifton expired on
roller to Chase for the exit out.
Goodwin Starts for st. Louis.
Marvin Goodwin. q spitballer who
| was overseas with the A. z. f., went
the greater distance for st. Louis. Be-
ftre Goodwin was drafted by his Uncle
Sam in 1917 he looked like one of the
best pitching youngsters brought Into
the majors in years. He held up well
st the Polo Grounds sat back to watch
tight pitching duel.
But there never Is any telling when
he Harlem wrecking crew viii get the
nnge. A pair Of inheid hits started
Marvin on the chutes. Before the
weckers got through they ran OF ave
successive hits. netting four runs
Larry Doyle still was feeling q little
rocky from the effects Of stopping q
Tusro spitball with his head the day
before. He spent the day IN the cool
Of the dugout and watched Al Baird
cut some pretty capers at his post
Larry emerged several times to coach
and got the warm plaudits of the multi
trde
Everybody is doing IL. so Heinie Zimn
decided he would get in line. Whai
on the Polo Grounds by hitting ovei
the fences. Zimm cracked one into the
hight field stand In the second inning
for the first run OF the game. All loya
= citizens Of The Bronx promptly aros,
and paid tribute to this native son o
their borough.
II looked as though the Cards Nigh
kick up quite q disturbance In the thir
inning wehn they filled the bases will
none out Clemens walked and Cause
made half a dozen attempts to pick u
came up with 4 fistfui OF grass. zimr
then cuffed Shotton's sacrifice bun
around the inaeld. nllins the bases wit
lone cut
Clemens Scores fer Cards.
Jack Smith forced Shotton at secont
II clemons scoring Stock sent q short n
81 TO Burns, and Smith, alias Smitka, trie
to pull something on Burns by runnin
down to second while Burns was carr
Ing the ball into the infield. But Georgi
doubled him up with q quick toss
Baird. Smitka contributed a lot OF bon,
head stun during the fracas.
The 1 to tie lasted until the sixth
when the Harlem wrecking crew starte
after Goodwin in double quick tint
With one out Young bounced hit o
Stocks gloved hand for a single, an
"stockie" also managed to get his glove
hand on Chase's infield single. BAR
made good with a warm stab to left fc
base, scoring Young.
Kaun spun drive Just behind thir
base, where II bounded into foul terri
tory for a double, Chase scoring IN
Baird taking third. Zimm got an infiel
hit, which Hornsby knocked down b'
could not field, Baird scoring. II wa
he NTH straight hit Fletcher lifts
= kauff home with the fourth run Of u
Inning with a sacrifice ny. The score
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