New-York tribune., 1921-03-17

McCraw Shifts
Veteran Benton
To Second Nine
Manager Gives No Explana-
ton of Move That May
Be Result of ''Zim" Affair
By Charles A. Taylor


Giants defeated the San Antonio Bears
this afternoon for the fifth successive
time, the score being to 8. The game
was played for the benefit Of the as.
sociated charities Of the city and at
tracted the largest crowd of the series.
The authorities at the various military
posts in the vicinity of the city de-
clared half holiday and two thirds of
the spectators were wearers of the
khaki. A goodly sprinkling of the fair
sex, which bad busted itself with SELL
ing tickets for the game also watched
the proceedings on the diamond.
Ed Brown, who won the hearts Of
the San Antonio fans last season by
his heavy hitting, and Ross Young, who
makes his home here, were welcomed
most eifusively by the populace each
time they went to the bat. Brown
showed his appreciation by driving the
ball over the fence for home run on
his first trip to the plate
Young was a disappointment making
nary hit all afternoon, and this de-
spite the fact that his admirers had
Clipped in TO buy Ross q pretty floral
horseshoe. It also must be related
that Young committed grievous field
ing error.
The Giants assumed thrce-run lead
IN the second inning, two of the tallies
resulting from home runs, Browns, al
ready referred to, and Pat Sheas. The
sorrel-toppeo pitcher from Holvoke was
not expected to do much with the bat
but hardly had the applause following
Browns mighty smash died away when
Pat, too, lifted the ball out of the lot.
McGraw Uses Three Pitchers
The Bears picked up their first run
IN the third after two men were out,
no less personare than Fordham
Frank Frisch being Responsible. In the
fourth session the nome team tied the
score and the soldiers band blaYed
forth triumphantly. But the lead of the
Bears was shortlived, as the Giants
came through with, one run in the sixth
and two more in the seventh.
McGraw used three pitchers Shea,
Sallee and Perritt. Sheas showing was
not impressive. He seemed to lack con-
troll, and this meant that when he did
Irut the ball over it was usually driven
back at him rather hard. Shea allowed
six hits, and all of the San Antonio
runs we're scored during his four-in-
nlng stay. Sa)lee was at his best, re-
tlrlng his opponents in one, two, three
fashion III each of the three innings
he worked. Perritt finished the game
and allowed two hits
Ed Brown made two singles in addi-
t1on TO his home run, and also stole Il
base. If this fellow doesn't go I'D to
the big leagues it will be due to one
ne IS trying IN every way to overcome
lis defect.
There is weeping and wailing and
gnashlng of teeth in the camp Of the
Giants. The chief mourners are Rube
benton, veteran southpaw pitcher; Jess
Winters, rieht-handed pitcher, and
Walter Henline, the catcher McGraw
secured from the Indianapolis club.
The grief and anguish of these three
are due to the fact thatthey are slated
to accompany the second team north.
rather than the first.
Benton on Second Team
The relegation Of Benton to the van
nigan combination may have more sig
nlhcance than that Of Henlne and
Winters, for it is possible that Nc
Graw is not certain just what action
Judge Lands may take regarding
man affair" If Landis should take the
stand that no matter how innocent
Benton may be it is for the best in
terests of the game that he retire, then
the Giants manager will have pre-
pared himself for the emergency by
giving recruit pitcher chance to
work under his personal direction.
AS for Henline, although he regards
his shift as a sign that he has not
made good, it can be said that McGraw
has often in the past sent promising
youngsters whore they could get the
opportunity to play daily. With Snyder
and Smith as his first string catchers
Henline would have little opportunity
to work if he joined the regulars.
Winters is the last person who
should complain, for McGraw has given
him every chance in the world to es-
tablish his worth as a pitcher.
The two teams as announced by the
Giants manager follow:
Regulars Burns, left field; Ban
croft, shortstop; Frisch, third base;
Young, right field; Kelly, first base;
Ed Brown or Curtis Walker, cen
ter field; Rapp, third base Sny.
der, Smith and CASTOR, catchers;
Toney, Jess Barnes, Douglas, Ryan,
Nehf, Shea, Sallee and Grody, pitch
ers: Gross, utility infielder.
Yanni igans-Monroe, second base;
Spencer, left field; King, center field;
Grimes, first base; Kane, third base
Burkett. shortstop; Bancroft, right
held; Henlien and Gonzales, catchers
Kelly, V. Barnes, Winters, Carton,
Perritt, Davenport, Evans, Voigt and
benton, pitchers; Flanagan, utility
outfielder.