New-York tribune., 1912-04-18
GIANTS MAKE FOUR RUNS
Quite Enough, Too, as Braves
Score Only Once.
MEYERS HAMMERS THE BAL
Sends It Sailing Over the Fence
and Jogs Around from
Base to Base.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Boston, April l7.-Playing brilliant game
under dark. clouded sky. and with
soggy. slippery diamond under foot the
New York Giants defeated the Boston
Braves here this afternoon by score OF
to l. A worse day for baseball would
be hard TO imagine. chilling northeast
wind swept down over the field from the
ocean. and the three thousand spectators
who were on hand to see the champions OF
the National League in action sat wrapped
I'm great coats and shivered until the end.
Spratt, the shortstop of the Braves, was
one Of the chief reasons for the downfall
of his team The usually capable player
was far off form and committed three
gIaring errors. which paved the way lot
two of New Yorks runs. 1fllie Shafer' OIL
the Giants, committed his customary bun-
gle. but fortunately It came at time "heh
II had no hearing on the score. There were
brilliant spots among the ragged bursts
however, and Larry Doyle. Charley her-
zop and Wiltse covered their positions in
fine style.
II remained for Vincent Campbell the
former Pittsburgh outhelder, to carry OH
tho laurels for deeds Of valor In the ne'd'
He pulled the fans" out of their seats In
the sixth frame, when he made priilant
diving catch of fly from Murray p"'
after a desperate run. His arm also was
true as steel and he turned back aoveh'ur-
Gus base runners who sought TO advance
on balls driven into his territory
Chief" Meyers carried OFT the pa''i"s
honors The Indian made his sixth cor
secutive safe hit in The third INNING anu
5ust TO see that the task was Wen oohe'
Meyers put his massive shoulders oehihn
the bali and smashed II over the lett ''e'u
fence for one OF the longest hits ever seen
an tho grounds. lie made two hits In four
,ir,as NJ tho bat, as did Mcdonald ana
Wiltse.
Johnny King warmed UP three pitcheis'
but finally narrowed his choice do"h W
Tyler and Brown. MoGraw warmed uP
Tesreau and Wiltse. but when khnG ue'
cided upon Buster" Brown. the Lh't'e
Napoleon" sent the bear hunter 10 'ne
bench and pinned his faith on Wiltse' lhe
frail southpaw has seldom shown 10 pc'-
fer advantage He was found for elsht
hits two OF which were doubles by Brown
and Uouser. but he kept the bingles stfeWn
olong the nath of the game wisely ana
we'll With rare control he passed no one
and found time TO retire hair ooIen o!
strikes In fact. Hooks" might have Ie'
his opponents down runless. but III 'ne
eighth inning, after Brown douoIeo anu
took third OH an inhed out the wet "a''
slipped and Brown raced home on wiz
pitch. .,.,
Brown was also in good form, hut win
spratt bootng them all over 'he '"''
Buster" could scarcely hope for victory
Covon hits were combed from him, hut Inc
Giants were able to hit at timely mo
na,ts and they never lost an opportuhlN
IN advance their cause. FOX TWO lhIihss
Brown relgned supreme Murray opened
the second frame with single 10 leit "e'u
and was safe at second on an error u!
S,raepev Red" tried for the far turn
when shafer lined out 20 Campbell nu'
the latter's fine hurl beat him by hNe Ea'us
Tbnn followed the eventful third inning
Brown wound UP like a clock Nhen Meyers
,ru,dIed 70 the plate, but the Indian met
ar outsboot on the nose and sent II over
,hn fsnce At last reports the ban had
"a ,r,o Naw Hampshire and was
Going fast. Slightly ruHlcd, Brown passed
Devore after Wiltse was out, tut 0Pt"''
,uyrIed Doyle's grounGer. and the baSes
were full. Taxing MS C"'' , -
one at Spratt, who Obliged WIN ""o'",'
exhibition of soccer, and DeVore s.o.Du
Everybody started running ana h''e
threw the ball TO 1Iouser, ostenSioiy 10 se'
Murray. Doyle fell for the trap ana "n9'
he tried to score died at home ny Eards'
Merkle's double and Skaters single pro
duccd another run in the fourth inning anu
singles by Meyers and Wiltse ana aprh,'
error with long fly to Campbell counted
another IN the seventh inning