New-York tribune., 1919-05-14


yesterday afternoon at the Polo Gr
sand rabid, roistering, tempestuous
with cheers and jeers. The score il
sectional baseball battle of the year
Mr.. and Mrs. Fan, it would appear,
had read the dope correctly, for every
mothers son and daughter in the
stands were assured even before the
pitchers began to warm up that they
were going to have the opportunity of
seeing this Alexander the Famous,
fresh or weary from his activities on
the European battlefront, enter the box
for Mitchell's league champions.
1t was the great Alexis second start
of the season and, oddly enough, it was
Ray Fisher, once Yank and now a
Red, who shattered the hopes of Alex
in his first comeback, by pitching such
superb ball that nary a run could be
garnered in support of Alexis own fine
pitching. The score against Grover
Cleveland in his first attempt of the
season was / to 0.
The Right Choice
Rube Benton, the southpaw, was the
frustrate the ambition of Alexander
Yesterdays was the worse shock Of the
two for the Cub pitcher, as that little
mishap in Redland would have been
forgotten if he could have but sub
dued these slugging McGraw men on
their own lot before q throng that
with it's spirit and enthusiasm revived
olden memories Of historic conflicts
between these two ball clubs.
Ruhe turned out to be the proper
selection, although his pathway was
far from smooth during the entire
struggle. For five innings Benton was
laboring under the heavy handicap of
a two-run lead held by his rivals He
saw his teammates, that widely adver-
tised band of sluggers, being moved
down with consummate ease by the
master Alexander, but Rube stuck to
his job most nobly, and in the sixth in
ming the storm that every fan and
fannette had been praying for broke
from the bats of the Giants.
Alex the Great was pummelled so
hard and with such consistency that
Reuben found when the shower of hits
had ceased that he and his men were
one run to the good. Alexander was
withdrawn in the next inning and leis-
urely strolled across the field to the
clubhouse, not with the accompaniment
Of boos and jeers that is typical
OF New York crowd. at least on the
right side of the big bridge.
Alexis departure was observed with
all ome silence. There was re-
spe ne hush under Coogan's Bluff,
10 though beaten, was still great
~ ) of the twenty-odd thousand.
~xander and Benton deserve
their iaeed of attention, there is yet
another who should have his name
written large in a history of this really
wonderful game. This third parsonage
Is no less than Captain Arthur Fletch-
er OF the Giants. 1t was the savage
blow struck by Arthur in the fateful
sixth that brought scurrying across
Alexander and won for the Rube.
Cubs Off to Good Start
The Cubs did all their damage in
the first two innings. After Flack had
been thrown out by Fletcher in the
opening stanza, little Charley Hol-
locher, the sensational shortstop of the
Chicago team, smashed the ball into
the lower tier of the right field stand
Tor home run. Instead of this blow
unnerving Rube, he merely increased
his steam to such an extent that Mann
and Paskert expired on easy driblets
by way of Zim 70 Chase.
In the second session the Cubs picked
up their last counter. Our old friend
the great Heinie for one base and
sped to second on Picks sacrifice,
which was tielded by Chase to Doyle.
Deal flied to Young, but Killifer
pounded one through the box that
scored the ancient but active Fred.
The Giants had fine opportunity in
their half of the second to get at least
one of these runs back, but three hits
went to waste as the result of Benja-
nun kauH being caught off second base
on Mann's quick and accurate throw,
following Fletcher's single to left.
From this time on until the grand and
glorious sixth only one hit was gather
ed from the shoots of Alex.
The assault on Alex began after the
Cub twirler had performed the rare
feat OF tanning George Burns. Ross
Young, anxious to keep to his hit-a-
day average, popped safety over short
and as it turned out stirred up
hornets nest of trouble for Grover C.
Hal Chase, in an endeavor to work the
hit-and-run play with Young. struck
out for his third consecutive time, but
Ross slid into second safely and then
came the fireworks
Larry Doyle drove fierce WALTON
toward right which Flack failed to hold
and Young scooted across the plate
heany Kauff continued the cannonad-
,ng by banging another safety to right
Heinie the Zim worried pass out Of
Alex, filing the bases, after which the
sfore- mentioned Fletcher hit the bal,
nard and far to right, and although
Fiack made a magnificent stop, the
u: outfelder was unable to shut Off
Doy'e and kauff at the scoring station.
Fletcher was caught at second trv-
ing 70 stretch his blow, but it didn't
arder tn, Great undone, For tho ro-
Iraainder Of the contest certain Mr.
Martin did the pitching for the Cubc.