The New York herald., 1922-03-12
Benton Allows Chicagoans
Brace Of Doubles and Two
Singles in Ninth.
SINNERS IN GREAT FORM
Hit, if Made at Polo Grounds,
Would Have Cleared Left 81
Field Bleachers. ,s
ny DANIEL.

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by DANIEL. r&
Special Dispatch to THE NEW YoaK HyaALp.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. March 11.-Home
runs by Ralph SINNERS and Frankie
F'risch and a shaving triple by Ike
Boone which tied things UP in the
ninth featured the work of the Giants
in a ten inning draw with the White
Sox in their opening exhibition of the
year this afternoon. With the count
to and the shadows falling fast
BIZ KLEIN decided very wisely to call
1t a game.
1t was one Of the most exciting
training trip contests yet played by
the Giants. and 1t would have gone to
the world champions in regulation
time but for some nervous pitching by
Larry Benton, a young right handler
from Portsmouth Of the Virginia
League. A brace of doubles and n
couple Of singles Off Benton enabled
the White Sox TO take the lead in the
ninth. 5 to 4.
IL looked like Chicago's game. but
with two gone in their half the McGraw
clan. thanks to that three Dagger bv
Boone in the wake Of a single by Irish
Meusel. put over the tie. The New
Yorks got a couple OF hits in the tenth.
but could not get to Hodge when a hit
would have meant a run and victory.
SINNERS. who put up a remarkable
game for the Giants. and Frisch were
not the only home run hitters of the
game Harry Hooper Of the White Sox
proved that his old vendetta against tha
Giants still is alive by prodding the bali
over the right field fence with nobody
on in the third inning. off Virgil Barnes.
That put the Sox In. front, but along
came SINNERS In - next round and
walloped over tie for the New Yorks.
SINNERS drove the leather over the left
field fence. a clout which would have
cleared the left field bleachers at the
Polo Grounds.
Frisch Puts Giants I'm Front.
Frisch and his home run put the
Giants two runs to the good in the
fifth inning. After Groh had gone. out,
Young beat out bunt to Ostergard.
Frisch then cracked liner 10 right. tt
would have gone for single II Hooper
had played the ball right. But the vet
eran outfelder misjudged the speed OF
the leather and tried to make shoe
string catch. He overran the ball and
fell on his face. As the pill wandered
TO the right field corner of the field
Young raced across the plate and
Frisch followed. giving him four bag
ger.
Tor five innings II was a tight tussle,
In which Young Barnes had the better
OF Jose Acosta. the Cuban pitcher. who
had been wording in Havana all win
ter and was in midseason form.
Barnes gave only four scattered hits.
while Acosta was found for eight SAFE
ties.
But from that point on the battle got
a Titled ragged, though II grew more
exciting as the afternoon waned. In
the sixth both managers changed pfch-
ers. Benton going In for the New Yorls
and Hodge for the White Sox. Benton
handed the Gleason tribe their second
run in the sixth. He hit Bubser,
passed ostergard, and sent both along
with a wild pitch.
Benton rallied to fan Schalk and then
Young made a remarkable catch or
Rafferty's fly. But Smith let tho
throw-in get away from him and
Bubser scored.
white sox Tie I'm seventh.
In the seventh the white sox got
third run and tie. Mcclellan sin
gled and was forced by Hooper. Harry
lie second and went to third on q
,-vild pitch Benton was jolly well up
IN the air and walked Strunk, who al
ready had got three passes. Smith
then threw the ball into center field IN
an attempt TO get Srrunk at second.
and Hooper came home
The Giants took the lead In their half
OF the seventh when Young beat our
hit to Johnston. went 70 second on
his. ~.,iJ. throw to first. stole third and
scored or -;ih throw by Schalk.
They fought tooth e1a nril into the
ninth. and up rose the W vSsr 9nx for
two runs and the lead. Mc,i-slan
doubled to left but Hooper flied 70
Meusel. strunk doubled to right and
the run was In. Leafer singled to lcfr
and scored Strunk but was out trying
to stretch his hit into double. Eub-
ser singled and Bancroft made a two
base wild throw on Ostergard. but the
Chicago third sacker forgot TO touch
first and was thrown out. A
THE manner in which the Giants got
their tie IN the ninth inning borderea
on the sensational. Young opened with
n bounder to Ostergard and Frisch
made it two out with drioDic ~
Bubser. II looked like curtains for tho
world champions
Boone swings Menacing Wand.
Meusel was next up and apparently
was thrown out by Hodge. Thinking
the game over the spectators ran out
into the field and the players made a
bceiine for the club house. But It do
veloped that Meusel had only fouled,
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