The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-16
KAUFF THE HERO OF
THRILLING CONTEST
His 5 Hits Play Prominent
Part in Giants 10 Inning
Victory Over Cubs.
spscisI Dsspatch 10 THy eux.

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! CHICAGO, June 15,-Led by the re-
doubtable Benny Kauff. who whaled out
Ave hits. including two doubles, IN az
| many times up, the Giants throttled the
| Cubs In the tenth inning Of a contest
that thrilled 10000 fans as seldom be-
fore. here to-day. With the teams dead
locked at I TO I In the tenth and Alex
| snder on the mound for Chicago, Kauff
| hammered out his fifth hit and second
double. Zimmerman followed with a
timely single that sent Kauff across the
| plate with the winning run,
Besides losing the game, Mitchell lost
the services OF his star catcher, Bin
killefer Reindeer" as ne 10 known
| throughout the circuit. blocked Young Off
| at the plate when Pep tried 10 score on
| Fleteher's long ny to Flaek In the sew
| enth. Young shot at the plate with
steel flashing and tore a cash above
kiilefers knee 20 deep that It required
four stitches to close the wound. Killefer
will be out of the game for several days.
New Record for KauH.
! Kautf's five hits to-day made a new
batting record for him. Seven times has
Benny made four hits In q game-onee
In 1915, four times in 1917, once In
1913 and once this season--but never
before has he blazed out Ave hits in
ave times up.
! Fletcher reached FIRST base In the nrst
inning. but did not get any further as
there were two out at the time and Doyle
followed with pop ny to Pick. The
| Cubs met with better success In their
half Of tho opening frame. and scored
J two runs of the combined offerings Of
Perritt and Dubuc- Ffack led OF with a
double TO right. and after Pick had
lifted fly to Burns Mann and Merkle
| drew passes to first. Perritt was hur-
riedly dropped and Dubuc was called to
the rescue. The FIRST bail pitched by the
French Canadian was hit for two bases
by Paskert, and Fiack and Mann romped
over the plate. jean then pulled the
| Cubs up short. Deal was disposed OF on
strikes and Kilduff also was an easy out.
| The Giants put a run over the plate
| in the second inning. Benny Kauff
started them on their way to the first
tally. Benny hit one down into the left
field corner OF the park for two bases.
He took third on Paskert's catch OF
| Zimmermans long ny. and scored a mo-
msnk later on a sacrifice ny by Chase.
In the fourth Benny again started
something with a single to left after
Doyle had fouled to Deal Zimmerman
| flied to Flack. after which Kauff stole
second and Chase walked. Hendrix
scooped up McCarthy's tap in front Of
the plate and heaved the ball over
| Merkie's head, Kauff scoring, Dubuc
then hoisted a ny to Paskert.
l. Hendrix Sent to Cover.
In the nth Hendrix was disposed Of
by the Giants, who scored two runs.
Burns led of by drawing q base oil
balls. Young hit to Kilduff. who threw
| to Pick TO force Burns, Thu throw was
late and Burns was safs, 10 Pick tried
to nail Young at first HIS peg was
Wild and the ball hoped on TO the
grandstand, Burma, reaching third and
| Young second on the error. Fletcher
| rammed a single to right. on which
| Burns crossed the plato, and Doyle fol-
| lowed with another one base blow TO
the same territory Young scoring.
Mitchell waved Hendrix to tho showers
and Martin entered the lists. Kauff
dumped a slow roller down the third
base line and beat It out and the bases
were filled. Zlmmerman then hit 10
Deal, whose throw to Kildun forced
Fletcher at the plate. Zim was doubled
up at first on Killefer's peg to Merkk.
Chase brought the inning TO close with
a fast hopper to Deal, on which he was
! retired.
Dubuc got himself Into q hole and out
again In the sixth. but the Cubs reached
MIN Tor y run IN Sie scNchSi' 'o~'
was hit by a pitched ball to start the
was hit by pitched ball to start the
centre on which Fiack reached third
Mann then delivered sacrifice ny 10
Burns, on which F1ack counted
Jess Barnes hit for Dubuc. who was
some what wesried, IN the ninth, and
Benton went to thA hill In the Cubs half
of the inning. Flack beat out hit to
Doyle and went on to second when
Larry pegged wildly past Chase. A sac
rifce by pick moved Fiack along TO third
and Mann again came through with a
| sacrifice fly. this time to Young on
which FIack dashed home a fraction OF
a second in advance OF n beautiful throw.
| Alexander, who had assumed the pitch
ing burden for the Cubs In the ninth.
yielded the winning run In the tenth.
| After he had made away with Fletcher
and Doyle, Kuaff banged double to
right and Zimmerman hit one To left
for a base, Kauff scoring. Chase struck
out, but the game already had been Sc
cured. as It developed when Benton
made short work OF the Cubs In their
| half OF the inning. The score: