New-York tribune., 1920-06-13
Young Hai1nes
Blanks Giants
With 5 Hits
Cardinals Bat Out Benton
in the First Game of
Series; Score Is 2 40 O

Cardinals, turned lne 1lantS DaCk
without run yesterday. the Cardinals
was in few difficulties throughout the
game and was nicked for only five
hits, which We're well scattered.
Rube Benton, who faced the Cardi-
nal hitters at the outset, was hit rath-
er freely and yielded both of the runs
scored by the Mound City team. The
Rube gave way to q pinch hitter in the
seventh and Phil Douglas finished the
game.
About 10000 fans saw the contest,
which had-from their standpoint
only one redeeming feature, the field
ing CT Dave Bancroft.
The Cardinals launched a smashing
attack in the first inning. an attack
which yielded only one run because of
the reckless base running which was
a part of it. Janvrin, first up, slammed
one to left field.
Just Misses Rlcachers
The ball narrowly missed going into
the bleachers and glanced off the
boards for two-base hit, Schultz
lashed single to deep right center.
Janvrin crossing the plate, but
Schultz, who essayed to stretch his hit
into double, was cut down on a fine
Stock followed with single to CEN
ter and moved up to second base when
Benton let go wild pitch. Hornsby
tapped one past the box which was
good for a base hit, but Stock, who
had rounded third base, was caught
f1at-footed and run down by Benton
and Smith.
Hornsby reached second on the play,
but the drive came to an abrupt close
when Fournier was called out on
strikes.
The Giants threatened to tie the
score or wrest the lead from the Cards
in their half of the first inning, but
the threat was an empty one. Burns
led off with double to right center
and we'll placed sacrifice bunt by
Bancroft was the means Of putting
Burns on third.
Young drove the ball sharply to left
field, but McHenry got in front Of the
drive and converted it into an easy put
out, Burns having no chance to score
after the catch. Doyle then flied to
McHenry.
Kauff Bangs Out Double
Again in the fifth the Giants were
on the verge of expunging the Car
dlnals' slender lead, but toppled back.
kauff crashed one down the right field
foul line for two bases and Sticking
pushed him along 20 the far corner
destined to get any further. for Haines
put on the screws and famed Kelly,
and Smith was thrown out by Lavan.
After Haines had been disposed of
in the sixth Janvrin again doubled.
this time down the right field foul
line. Schultz, however, couldn't get
the bail past Benton and Janvrin was
run down between second and third.
Schultz got to second while this play
vas IN progress, but Stock rolled to
Doyle.
Haines was In difficulty in the Giants
half Of the sixth. but extricated him
self admirably. Benton. first up. had
famed when Haines's troubles began.
Hornsby. putting the youthful hurler
INTO hole. Rogers went back into
short center for Burns's looping fy.
put muffed it, and Burns reached second
base before the ball was retrieved.
bancroft raised pop foul which was
smothered by Stock, but Young drove
a nigh bounder down the third base
line and beat Stocks throw to first.
Burns reaching third. Young then
stole second and Haines, a bit upset
Tor the moment, passed Doyle and the
bases were loaded
Thus was Kauff granted an oppor-
tunlty to become a hero, but he failed
to deliver and his best effort was a non
ny IN front Of the plate, the ball set
ting into Clemons's capacious mitt.
McHenry Hits Homer
Two were out in the seventh when
Mc9enry connected with slow ball
served up to him by Benton and belted
1T into the left field bleachers.
JOhn WctrraW lnse rted two rinch hit
ters into the fray in the seventh, but
nothing came of this rnaneuver. Lee
King was sent up to hit for Sicking
and was hit instead, fast ball thump-
ing him in the chest. Kelly, however,
hit to Haines and King was forced at
second. Smith drove a fy to Janvrin
and Lev McCarty, batting for Benton,
forced Kelly.
Douglas, taking up in the eighth the
ton, yielded a hit right off the reel,
0lemons poking d single to left.
Halnes smashed one toward right field,
but Doyle, in q fine play, came up with
the ball and got it to Bancroft in time
to force the slow footed Clemons.
Janvrin got hit on pop fly that was
too far out for Doyle and not quite
far enough out for Young but Schultz
lifted 3 short fly to Burns and Stock
MI To Lear, VINO nad repidCe0 Slcxing.
Lear forced Haines ct the far corner
by the simple expedient Of stepping on
the bag.
Kauff had another chance to break
up the game in the eighth, but again
ne failed in the pinch. The Giants
half of the inning began by Burns
striking out, but Bancroft reached first
base when Lavan fumbled his grounder.
Young forced Bancroft, but Doyle beat
out hit to the deep short field.
Lavans belated throw to Fournier
was wild and Young went on to third,
but Kautf turned the cheers of the
fans into longdrawn groan by pop
ping to Stock.
Hornsby beat out a hit to Lear to
start the ninth and Fournier dropped an
intended sacrifice bunt down the third
base line. Lear permitted the ball to
roll on, believing it would roll foul,
but it didn't, and the tap went for a
hit. McHenry drove a long fly to
Kauff and Hornsby moved along to
third on the catch, after which Four
nier pilfered second.
Lavan hit sharply in front Of the
plate, but Douglas whisked UP the ball
and peggcd it to Smith, cutting
Hornshy' down at the plate Fournier.
who had reached third on this play,
remained stranded, when Doyle and
Kelly retired Clemons.
Smith singled with two out in the
Giants half Of the ninth, but Jess
Barnes, who batted for Douglas. flied
to McHenry.
The score.