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SPORTING SECTION Ba*eball . Boning . Raving Htm Jtotfc STribtine T«#4**v<« « Golf . Rowing PART II FOUR PAGES SUNDAY, .TUNE 9, 1918 ? * PART II FOUR PAGES Yankees__at Last Land in Firit Place.Johren Wins the Big Suburban 20,000 Witness Race- Dodgers Split Giants Divide Big Upset in Classic Double Bill Double-Header gon of Spearmint Little Imported 3-Year-Old Makes With Pirates With Cardinals Considered in Great Wonderful Run at Handicap Belmont Park Brooklyn and Pittsburgh divided a double-header yesterday at Ebbets McGraw's Men Fall a Littld Ffeld, the Pirates taking the first, by a By Louis Lee Arms By W. J. Macbeth score of 7 to 1 and the Superbas win¬ Further Behind League- ning the second, 2 to 1, in twelve inn¬ More than a decade »go King Edward Harry Payne Whitney's Imported ings. Cubs Into tho ear Johren, a Leading VII of England whispered striking son of the great Eng¬ Costly errors behind Cheney gave of his commissioner, who forthwith lish sire Spearmint, furnished the local the visitors a large lead in the open¬ down into the betting at enthusiasts the ing game, while Miller, of went ring racing greatest surprise was effective Pittsburgh, Charles A. a of throughout. By Taylor Epsom and got aboard three-year- the present season when he galloped Cadorc and Harmon had The home to a pitchers' Giants fell further behind thé old colt named Spearmint. Spearmint victory in the rich, historic battle in the second game until the Chicago Cubs was an unknown and an outsider, and Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park Brooklyn pitcher was taken out in the yesterday afternoon, as didn't think eighth for a pinch-hitter. Grimes and they were ablo to get only an even the King's party very yesterday afternoon. Coombs continued the break with much of the King's judgment. But the This mild good work. the St. Louis Cardinals. mannered, heavy headed, Brooklyn scored in the ninth when The score-of the first battle King didn't care about that. sluggish Myers's single sent home the was 8 to appearing three-year-old of and tieing run, I in favor of the home but Fifteen minutes later Spearmint came the noblest thoroughbred blood of again in the twelfth, when, with boys, tha down the j the Sanders pitching, Myers singled and second went against them to the tune busting stretch, kicking up tight little isle ran as his sire ran little lariats of dust into the faces of be¬ advanced to third on two outs and of 4 to 2 after eleven innings of all field two back. He fore him that day at Epsom Downs when scored on Miller's infield hit. sorts of the trailing lengths he 4 scored baseball, from good to bad to won puüed up and established a world's established a track record for the Carey for Pittsburgh in the indifferent. record for the Derby of two minutes, English Johren fourth, when he doubled and scored and three-fifths seconds. So Derby. may not have from second while Stengel was being 25,000 thirty-six run quite so fast as did Fang Witnessed the Game« the King went over to the clubhouse J Spearmint, it is thrown out at first. A true. But certainly the son did not The scores: misjudged fly by Ross Young, ia and bought a drink. disgrace his sire in the Yesterday Johren, the handsome for yesterday's per¬ FTBST GAME eleventh, put the Giants to rout in son of Spearmint out of formance, Spearmint or any other PrTTSBUHOn (N. L.) BROOKLYN (N. L.) the final encounter. It must be ad¬ three-year-old race horse never won more ab r h po a e| ab r h po a e Mineóla, came scooting down that lit¬ impres¬ Blgbee. If ...500 in OUohnston, lb. .1 0 1 910 mitted that Ross made a sively. 0 noble try for brown known as the Mollwltz, lb..r, 1 8 0 0 Olson, ss . ..3 0 0 40 2 the tle pathway F. Robinson cf catch that, if made, would have an unknown and an Jockey handled a colt Carey, ...BOO 4 0 0 Hlckman. rf..4 0 0 100 the tie pro¬ stretch, outsider, that was fit for a perfect race with Stengel, rf. ...311 3 0 0 Whoat, If _402 300 longed strugglo that had ex¬ but a champion every inch and a credit fect per¬ Cuteftaw, 2b. .5 3 2 5 2 0| Myers, cf ....401 302 isted since the fourth But his illustrious sire. The horsemanship. To his skill per¬ McKech'e. Sb 4 10 0 1 OiO'Mora 3b.. .4 0 0 110 there inning. to King haps, as much as to Caton. ss -3 11 4 4 really was no excuse for there to see nor on the aristocratic O.Schnmndt, 2b.4 1 2 2 4 2 any wasn't him, to bet courage and confidence of the Schmidt, c ..311 220 Miller, C..4 0 2 4 00 "noble" try. Ross should have been him»but former Ambassador James W. mint get this Spear¬ K. Miller, p..4 0 1 Cheney, p _10 1 0 10 under the bail. Harry' Fayne and al¬ striking victory, upset (¡rlner. p ....000 010 Gerard, Whitney though it was, may be attributed. Orimes, p ...000 010 Manager John J. McGraw picked two most everybody else in New York was. Johren, under the .Dauhert _100 0 0 0 former members of the Cardinal twirl¬ whole fabric of is careful manipulation tCoorubs .10 0 0 0 0 The racing predi¬ of his mentor, Wheat ..100 ing staff to oppose ^»v;r o;^ on the that blood will simply raced his field tM. 000 Poll associates. cated assumption dizzy through the mile and a Perritt w>is equal to the task as¬ tell.and it did yesterday. Johren and quarter, Totals ...8777271101 Totals _82 1 9 27 9 6 but (pro¬ left them so groggy and leg weary signed him, his pathway to victory nounced "Jorrun"), a name as musical at the end that none had .Batted for Cheney In fifth inning. in the first game was made more than as chords of a its the heart for Batted for Griner the deep 'cello, takes a spirited J In seventh inning. smooth in the fifth inning by a sudden place in the running pantheon that has challenge. jBatted for Grimes in ninth Inning. collapse of the Whisk No Winner Ever Less Favored Pittsburgh ».0 3 0 1 2 0 ft 0 1.7 visiting inñelders. given Broom, Stromboli, Friar Brooklyn .0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.1 Rodriguez opened the frame Boots and a score of other slim More illustrious fields by Rock, the have gone to Two-base hit.Cntshaw. Stolen bases.Mollwltz, strolling to first on four wide ones. legged celebrities to the turf. post from time to time through the Stengel. Cutshaw, Caton. Sacrifice hit.McKechnlo. Poll Perritt bunted and beat the throw The Suburban and perfect June; the thirty-four years this far-famed clas¬ Sacrifiée flies.Caton. Olson. Double plays.MoKech- to first. sic of nle. Cutshaw and Mollwifz; Cutshaw, Caton and Young bunted to Paulette, bu5 Suburban and 20,000 spectators; the the Eastern turf has been run. Myers. I^eft on 11: 8. just as the was No First baso».Pittsburgh, Brooklyn. latter ready to toss Suburban with bands, patriotic music, winner, however.and their names baso on errors.Pittsburgh. 5. Bases on the ball to third for a are in balls.Off Cheney, 4; off Miller, 3. Hits.Off force-out he soldiers, sailors and government post- legion the records of Suburban Cheney, 4 in 5 Innings: off tlrlner, 2 in 2 Innings; caught his toe in the sod and fell. All planes bouncing into the infield. It triumphs.ever answered the bugle off Grimes. 1 In 2 Innings. Hit. by pitcher.By on the three bags were safe. the thrill that comes with call less Cheney, 1 (Stengel): by Grmes. 1 (Schmidt). Struck who Benny yielded only seriously considered by the out.By Cheney, 2; by Grimes, 1 by F. Miller. 2. Kauff, received a noipy reception the Suburban. sporting public. No conqueror re¬ Losing pitcher.Cheney. f;om the fans, answered their appeal Bugle Calls to Post turned more deserving of an ovation, SECOND GAME by the scant as the ovation .¿«»¿.ling against right field Outsiders had come in and may have been PITTSBtTRGn (X. L.) BROOKLYN (X. L.) ! stand, scoring Eodrifruez and Perritt. romping grudgingly bestowed. ah r h po a e| ab r h po a e jockeys in their silken breeches and Johren's BlRhee. If_400 4 0 OlJohnston, lb. .5 0 1 13 2 1 Six Runs Pile Up shimmering boots had been tossed spurning hoofs left far in Moüwitz, Ib..5 0 1 18 1 0 Olson, ss _501 2 40 upon their wake Commander J. K. L. Carey, cf ...ill 2 2 1 0 Hlckman. rf..5 12 310 Young took third, and in a jiffy the grass in steeplechases, or the Ross's Stengel, rf.. .4 0 0 8 0 0 55. Wheat, If. .6 0 0 3 0 0 Kauff stoje second. Bums great Cudgel, a mighty four- Cutshaw. 2b..4 0 0 4 4 cf 1 2 00 Eddie flied to ten OlMyers, _5 4 Collins Bteeplechase; thousand hopeful year-old colt and Indians Score Kavanaugh, and Zimmerman men in the opinion of McKech'e. üb.4 0 0 2 2 0 O'Mara, 3b...ó 0 0 0 20 Thormahlen lined to wise had jammed their elbows into the many up to yesterday afternoon the Caton.