New-York tribune., 1920-06-09
McCraw Men
Rally on Return
To Home Lot
Close Game MARRIED by
Crude Kicking of World
Champions Led by Wingo
By Charles A. Taylor


The Giants minus their veteran cap
tain, Arthur Fletcher, celebrated their
return to the home lot yesterday after
noon by-a victory over the world cham
pion Reds, the score of the bitterly
fought contest being to A. Nearly
10000 fans rallied to the occasion and
indicated by their roofing that despite
the poor showing of their idols to date
they are not in the least disheartened
Perhaps the desire to get a peep at
Dave Bancroft, the new shortstop, also
induced many to visit the historic
field whose fences have been shattered
of late by the mighty blows of Babe
Ruth and Bob Meusel.
Bancroft did not cover himself with
/ glory at the bat, but he handled the
two chances that came his way in the
field with speed and precision and kept
up a continuous line of encouraging
jabber for his mates.
The game was marred considerably
from the standpoint of the fastidious
by tt crude kicking antics displayed
by Pat Moran's men in the eighth in
ming. the frame in which the outcome
of the conflict was definitely settled
Ivy Wingo became exasperated at the
ruled a hit by Burns down the foul
line fair and resulted in the tallying
of the run needed to break tie at
all.
Ivy first tore off his mask and tossed
that in the air and next removed his
chest protector and hurled that after
the mask In the meantime the revolt
spread to the outfeld, and Pat Duncan
and Eddie Roush registered their dis
| gust by stretching out full length on
Henry Fabian's green lawn, utterly un-
mindful of the command of Mccormick
to assume their proper poses and play
baseball
The Reds on the bench, led by the
valiant Pat Moran, had by this time
formed wild, babbling mob about the
austerc Mccormick. Of course, his
| honors the Jumps" triumphed, and
when peace once again reigned it was
found that Wingo had been replaced
by Hoosier Bill Rariden and that the
demon batter Eddie Roush had been
superseded by Crane. No bottles were
thrown nor were any blows struck, the
fans expressing their displeasure at
it all with mere jeers and boots.
The world champions delayed not in
sending a run across the plate. Rath,
the first batter in the opening inning,
singled to center and advanced to sec
ond on Jake Daubert's one-basc blow TO
left. Both runners moved up a peg
when Heinie Groh bunted out to Long
George Kelly. Roush brought in the
tally with a fly to Benny Kauff.
The Giants came bacl, in their half
with two runs. Burns walked and stole
second as Bancroft, the newcomer,
famed. Ross Young singled to left for
the first counter Larry Doyle hit safely
to right and Kauff drove out fly to
Roush which scored Young.
The Giants increased their advantage
in the fourth inning, which Young
opened with a safe hunt. Doyle shot
one through Rath, Larry taking second
on Roush's poor return. Kauff then
poled out a terrific drive that hit Ray
Fisher, the Red pitcher, on the tendon
Of Achilles and bounded clear to right
center, two runs being tailed.
The Reds picked up another run in
the sixth, thanks to King Lear, who
Lear threw wildly to Kelly on Kopf's
hot grounder and on Neale's double to
centre Kopf completed the journey to
the plate.
In the eighth again with the con-
nivance of King Lear, the visitors tied
the score. With two out Kopf drew a
pass, Neale doubled and Wingo walked.
filling the bases. See, batting for Slim
Sallee, who had relieved Fisher in the
box for the Reds. smashed hot one
toward short which Lear foolishly at
tempted to field rather than allow
Bancroft, who was all set for the play,
to take the ball. Kopf and Neale tai
lied on this bungle.
The Giants half of the eighth. with
its riotous proceedings as aforemen-
toned. decided the controversy. Burns
led off with his blow down the third
i. base line, which caused all the fracas.
! but which went as a double Bancroft
hit to Rath, who fumbled, and Burns
crossed the plate with what proved to
be the winning run. The official scorer
ruled that Bancroft was entitled to
hit, as there was no one covering first.
The two teams will resume hostilities