The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-08

The Giants played a lot of poor base
came from behind. crowded rousns
rally into the eighth inning. flushed four
runs and grabbed slambbang game from
the Boston Braves by a score of I to 6.
The poor baseball they played was on the
bases. where they hunked out on tries at
double steals and messed up things at
other times. Standing out in contrast To
the prevailing poor work on the bases was
. last and well timed dash to the plate in
the eighth by the youngster Piez viii h
brought in run at a critical time and
cut big chunke OF ice in the New York
victory.
For a change the Giants hit the ball
savagely and convincingly and by So doing
redeemed their disjointed base running.
Their eyes were on the ball after being
on a vacation They had been threate..
Ing to knock young Crutcher from the
pinnacle from the start but fumbled along
missing chances until the eighth. when
they dislodged him from the heights with
a ratatat OF clean drives. Nor WAS the
luck they had while this was going on any
negligible factor. couple of Boston
feldcTs fell on the slippery turf trying to
ptls. ana THESE HhSudis
counted heavily against the Bostons
Then again the bony judgment of First
Baseman Schmidt in fielding ball home
instead Of taking "A putout right in front
OF him came to New lorks assistance
That. however, was not luck, but Boston
lackwit In having several thermal
drives caugh; by tielders the Giants We're
not lucky. neither We're they garlanded
with four leaf clovers when Fletcher
turned his ankle retreating I" third "A d
was picked Off. balancing accounts. how
ever. they had no reason to complain Of
the breaks.
Marquard didn't have much in the speed
line. and the Braves made five runs ct
him. Fromme pitched "A much better
game than the RUDE, whose pitching hasn't
equalled DOGGY at any time this seas, n.
Jack Murray, who was conscrpted from the
bench to hit for Frommc added fuel to the
batting fire in the swrlins eighth and de-
livered a two Dagger which was Of great
value. Schupp had been warming up +
Just such contingency, but McGraw pre-
ferred to trust Matty to hold the lead
through the ninth inning. and Matty, who
was sent out late to warm up, set the
Bostons down quickly.
Wilson Collins, one of Nande rblt Uni
versty's best known alumni. notched his
gun with single in the first inning, and
after Everss sacrifice Maranvlle hit To
Fletcher, who threw to third and failed
J.,
Murray slid IA triple across the foul line
and past Burns, bringing in two runs and
scoring himself on a single by Deal.
In their half the Giants cut tho lead
down to two runs. Burns doubled and
Fletcher put him on third with "A single.
The Giants then tried to promote a double
steal Hank Gowdy threw well to Evers,
who turned Fletcher back in hurry.
Burns broke for the plate and was gone
soslinS until Gowdy dropped the ball in
putting it on him Fletcher got around
to third and after Doyle had walked an
other double steal was tried. Evers ran
Doyle back and with nice calculation
ferried the ball across the lea to Deal, who
touched Fletcher out.
ON Deals walk. Il single by Gowdy and
double by Mann the Bostons scored twice
In the fourth. An out put Mann on third
with one out. but he was thrown out by
Stock at the plate. The cutting off of
that run was destined TO be a useful feat
although il didn't look to be much at the
time Fletcher and Merklc made hits In the
NTH, but a fine throw by Mann headed
Fletcher at third and ended the inning In
the sixth Meyers Fromme and Bescher
punched hits for run, after which
t'romme was caught fiat footed at third
on the second Matching of double steal
Pegging away, the Giants scored again
In the seventh, which tally was reared on
base on balls 10 Burns an out at first
single by Doyle and Merkles out a,
FIRST; but a Boston retaliation was a
run in the eighth on single by Deal and
triple by Mann. The Mann boy lifted t.
deep left. Burns went out. reached over
head, but couldn't hold the ball.
Stock took the lead in the eighth inning
activities He hacked an infield single t.
Maranville, He hotfootod to third on a
single to right by Meyers Jack Murray
swinging from the belt. fouled a couple
then doubled to left Stock piled up nj
the plate and plez, who ran for Meyers
M third. Beschcr hit To Schmidt, VIII,
had sure out by touching first, hut
spurned that Cinch to try for an out at tho
plate. He threw straight enough. but
f1cz. a stepprr of quality, won the rae,
with a beautiful slide,
The success Of iiez's dash made big
difference since il mean, "A run. Bcschol
led on for u double steal hut before II,
could hat his Cy" RudOlphs throw t.
Schmidt. rclaycd Ia t.Vcrs. nippcd hin
between haNcus. Burns scut a grassrr tt
Mdrsuvilo. who had play at the plat.
but slipped after making fine scoop