New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-07-03

The opening game was a real melo-<
drama and both sides had to call out
their reserves. fifteen players on each
side getting into the fray somehow or
other These drafts made big inroads
INTO the forces of the Giants, who
seemed about to call out their land
wehr, for Harry Nj. Stevens and Hen
merry Fabian were seen hurrying into
the clubhouse to don their dusty uni
forms IN an effort to save the day
But the game was over before they
could buckle on their armor.
Larruplng Larry Doyle and Benja-
min kauff had their homers separately
in the first game. Benjamin's was the
longest. the pill scattering in among
the customers in the upper tier in the
right field grandstand In the second
game kauf poled his into the lower
stands and challenged Larry to dupli-
cate in the fourth inning. Larry
hoisted his into the same tier just
few feet fair
Shower of Base Hits
Altogether the two teams mustered
seven home runs. which is close to
record for one afternoon at the Polo
Grounds. These were accompanied by
platoons of triples. battalions of dou
bles and whole brigades Of singles. un-
I'll 1t seemed it was raining baseballs.
Only statistican could tell how many
hangaroos were shorn, how many
Der trees were MIXED to provide the
shower.
In the first game the Giants got off
20 bad start. The Braves got to
Nehf. their old team mate in the third
especially. when they ncked him for
three runs. When the Giants came up
III the ninth they were three runs be-
hind.
Then the fireworks started and the
Giants jammed their way out as the
Giants used to do. Benjamin Kauff
started the drive with single to right
Doyle jalnmed 8 home run into the
right field stands and brought the Gus
toners to their feet cheering coil"
Smith was thrown out and Lee King.
batting for Benton, flied out to Powell.
1t looked as though the rally would
explode and spatter right into the
faces of the cheering Giant adherents.
when along came George Burns, who
has been known to save the day more
than once in the course of his long
and useful career. George placed the
other home run, and the score was
ned. The contest went to extra in
nings.
Win Out in Extra Innings
In the eleventh, with one out, Hank
Gowdy drew base on balls. Raj
Christenberry went in to bat for
Oeschger and plastered a single to
right. Jitney Ford, the utility run
about of the Braves, went in to navi-
gate for Sergeant Hank Gowdy, who will
not move at double time since his re-
turn from Flanders and way stations
Pick crashed out a double over first
base into the right field corner and
Ford and Christenberry scored.
Fillinim and O'Neil went in for
the eleventh for the Braves. With one
out. Larruping Larry Doyle got base
on balls and "Oil" Smith singled to
right. Snyder was sent in to bat for
Shutting Phil Douglas, and the Braves
sent Scott into the box Snyder batted
right into a fast double play and tL~
eleven-reel thriller went to the Braves.
In the game that followed the Giants
pounded Scott with considerable
vehemence. They cinched the game in
the sixth when they brought in four
runs. Kauf started this jam with a
base on balls, and singles in turn by
Doyle. Smith, Burns and Bancroft did
the rest
kautf and Doyle appeared in their
popular vaudeville act, THE Home Run
Brothers. in the fourth inning, when
each of them shot q homer in among
the customers in the right field tier