New-York tribune., 1919-07-25
Kauff's Homer
In Fifth Inning
Clinches Game
Braves Nearly Tie After Be-
ing Six Runs Behind;
Barnes Lucky to Win, 10
By w. O. Mcclellan

By w. O. Mcclellan
The Giants, with Jess Barnes in the
box, nosed on, the bewildered Boston
Braves in q swatsome game at the
Polo GrounG Yesterday by a score of
2 to 6. Our foung Mr. Barnes should
be very g. 'ful to Ross Young and
Heinie Zin the victory, for had it
not been i lis pair the score would
have been tea or worse in the ninth.
With nobody out in the final inning
Maranville drove one to the right field
corner of the lot 1t looked like
certain three-bagger but Young, travel
ing at the rate of less than ten sec
onds to the hundred yards, nailed it
with one hand.
moment later Wilson drove one at
creaked as he reached for it, but he
got it. Had it not been for these field
ing feats the score would have been
tied and the net result might have been
altogether different. But George
Stallings has abandoned the miracle
business long since.
There was hitting enough in the
game to please anybody. The swats
included three home runs. The longest
and most effective of these was the
homer by Hal Chase in the fourth.
The ball rolled out through an opening
in the right centre fence and probably
still is travelling. Bonnie Kauff placed
one in the right field stands and Red"
Smith of the Braves drove one into the
left field bleachers.
Locals Get Early Lead
The Giants started after Nehf in
the second. Larry Doyle and Kauff
singled in turn. With Doyle on third
Heinie Zimmerman poked one to Nehf
and Doyle started for home. Nehf
threw and trapped him between third
and the plate. While Doyle was jazzing
back and forth Kauff arrived at
third at the same moment that Doyle
returned Kauff was declared out Hal
Chase placed a neat single over short
and Doyle and Zimmerman scored.
Trouble continued to accumulate for
Nehf in the third. Young got base
on balls, went to second on Fletcher's
out and scored on Doyle's single to
centre; Kauf forced Doyle and stole
second. Zimmerman hoisted q two
Dagger to left and scored Kauff.
Chase picked a nice one and drove it
into right centre. The ball wandered
right out of the lot through q breach
in the Polo Grounds barricade. That
made two more runs and gave the
Giants six in ALL about enough to win
the aerage ball game.
But young Jess Barnes started to
wabble a bit in the fourth, and he
in the sixth. In the fourth Powell
maced him f r clean three-bagger
to centre and scored on Holkes sin
gle.
Bennie to the Rescue
Bennie Kauff made the seventh and
winning run for the Giants all by his
little bashful self in the fifth. He
poled one right into the upper stands.
The big rally of the bewldered
Braves came in the sixth, and our
young Mr.. Barnes, who started so
auspiciously, began to look very in
efficacious indeed. The rally of the
Braves almost upset the hot day phil
csophy of Harry Stevens, who had
In his chair to enjoy the faint breezes
Never get excited on a hot day." re-
marked Harry. 'I've been at the Polo
Grounds since 1894 and 1 never get
excited"
Then the raid on Barnes began With
Herzog out, Powell hit a double to
centre. Smith was thrown out by
Baird, who replaced Doyle. Holke
slashed q hit past Chase and scored
Powell. Thorpe singled to centre and
got to second on the throw-in. Maran-
vile drove long one to centre and
scored Holke and Thorpe.
Maranville made a dash for second.
Miguel Gonzales, the excitable Cuban,
who had been listening to the de-
risive cries of Hank Gowdy all after
noon, made wild heave to second.
The ball went over Baird's head and
rolled to far centre field, and Maran-
Vile scored.
These distressful occurrences brought
Harry Stevens out of his chair, per
spring profusely. He began to gnash
his teeth with rage. 1t is easy for
Harry to observe all Of the holiday
rules when the Giants are winning
but under circumstances like those
outlined the doctors advice does not
go.
Mr.. Stevens was not made any more
calm when Red Smith poked his home
run into the left field stands, putting
the Braves only one run behind the
Giants. This disquieting incident oc-
Cured in the eighth, and Mr.. Stevens
was deep purple as to countenance
and perspiring with alarming rapid
ity. II the Braves had tied in the
ninth it would have been necessary
to pack Mr.. Stevens in ice irnmedi-
ately
The score: