The New York herald., 1921-04-06
BENTON'S HURLING
DEFEATS SENATORS
His Pitching Is Feature of 4 TO
2 Victory Of the Giants
at Atlanta.
ny DANIEL.

ny DANIEL.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERAID.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. kpril 5.--The Fin
ncgan series between the Giants and the
Senator'S, called or yesterday by Clark
Griffith, is on again. Having slept over
the proposition of stepping out OF the
scheduled competition with the New
Torks because John McGraw insisted in
retaining Bill Brennan as umpire. Grif-
nth this morning decided that he did not
care to face the contingency OF having
to pay the New York club something
like $4,000. SO the Senators went ous
on the field this afternoon and took q
beating from the Giants by to 2.
Before consenting to play. Grhfth.
through George Mcbride, his manager,
insisted that Nick Altrock be the UNI
pire on bases. To this McGraw readily
acceded Nick had mighty few decisions
70 make and had plenty OF opportunity
tc give his regulation circus programme.
1t wasn't exactly McGraw's best array
which faced the Senators, but y was
strong enough to win by a comfortable
margin. McGraw kept Johnny Monroe
on the bench and gave Billy Patterson,
the new shortstop from San Antonio, a
chance TO show what he could do In
Dave Bancroft's place. Patterson a,-
quilted himself with credit. Curtis
Walker was out In right fled in place
Of Ross Young, who still carries q
swollen knee. Bancroft rejoined the
club and got into the game Gs pincn
hitter for Phil Douglas.
Rube Benton In Form.
Douglas. who right handed the Wash
ingtons into submission after q shaky
start went five innings and did mighty
well indeed. But the feature OF New
Yorls's defence was the left handed hurl-
ing OF Rube Benton. Benton marked his
return from the second team with four
Of the prettiest innings pitched by a
Giant this spring. He was Just q little
shy OF control. q fact which in part may
be traced TO his having swallowed his
chew of tobacco when he hit Duffy Lewis
in the back Ia the eighth. Benton's fast
ball was o beauty. 1t had a hop In It
that made some of the Senators swing
themselves loose from their spincs. Ben
ton also used fine slow ball and fast
Curve which wlggled over the plate like
Il muscle dancer. The Ruhe IL all there,
| bunions and all His return TO form is
particularly pleasing, as Jess Barnes
does not seem to be ready to take his
regular turn in the box.
The Giants won because they hit hard.
The Senators outbatted them by seven
hits to six. but when a Giant got q hit
it was a hit with a capital H. Brown
got home run inside the grounds by
sending the ball to the extreme corner Of
left field in the second. Frisch. Snyder
and Rapp drove the ball over the right
field fence, but owing to a ground rule
these hits We're limited to two bases.
| New York got away to one run
lead in the first Trisch was safe or
O'Rourke's boot and went to third when
walker drove a single TO centre. They
worked double steal and Frisch crossed
the plate. o'Rourke did not look so GOOD
on this play The speed Of the Giants
on the paths seemed 10 bewilder him.
Senators Take Lend.
Washington came right back in ita
half and took the lead with n brace oi
tallies Judge opened on Douglas with
a single TO right and went to second on
Milan's infield out. Rice beat out a hit
to short. Tho ball bounded high over
Patterson's head and by the time the
red headed infelder had come down
with It there was no play.
A double steal then was staged. but
II was not exactly a steal. As Rice
went down Snyder made a perfect
throw. but nobody was &c second to
AXE IT, Nor was anybody in close 10
get a short throw. Judge scored and
Rice got 70 third. whence he came home
on Lewia's infield out. That ended The
Senator'S attack. Judge and Ellerbe,
running for Lewis. got to third at later
stages OF the fracas, but they were
stranded by fine pitching.
Browns homer IN the second tied the
score for New York, and IN the fifth
the Giants landed on Zachary. left
handler, for their victory. Burns walked
and went to second while Patterson
u-ps being thrown out by Harris. F'risch
sent the ball over the right field fence
and scored Burns. Walker followed
with another double which caromed OF
the right field barrier and sent Frisch
home. Al Schacht Of Harlem pitched
the last two innings for the Senators
ana gave nary a hit The score: