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Show BENNY KAUFF IS SPORTSMAN New York Giant's Star Centerfielder Is Always Quiet and Gentlemanly Gentleman-ly Fans Like Him. Benny Knuff has already established himself as one of the most likable players play-ers that ever wore a white uniform at the Polo grounds, says a New York writer. There are many good reasons why Kauff deserves his popularity. In .a recent game Demaree walked Kauff twice in the early innings and then fanned htm in the sixth on three pitched balls. Benny took his wallop at the first two. Demaree curved over the third one. ami before Klein had finished the 'Dolsarte movement he A i 1 1 i Benny Kauff. uses to designate a third strike Kauff was on his way to the bench, stepping along briskly with his bat on his shoulder. shoul-der. Benny knew Demaree had slipped a good one over, and he took it as a break in the game. Instead of trying to alibi himself before 10,(M0 funs he "about faced" and marched on about his business. He did not tap the plate with vengeful force, nor did he stop to cast an ominous look at the umpire, thereby conveying the impression that he had been cheated. "The old boy just fanned me clean," Kauff's attitude seemed to say. "I didn't think he would put the third one over, but he crossed me and slipped it In. He fanned Benny Kauff, but every ev-ery time Benny Kauff funs he will lay-two lay-two hits up against the pitcher. He fanned me, that's all." |