The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-07
GIANTS LEAN HITTING
Is OFFSET BY MATTY
Veteran Blanks New Orleans
With Aid Of support
That Bears Up.
MATES HELP BEAT STYLES
He Yields Only Trio Of Safe
Blows, but Team Makes
Many Queer Plays.
MATES HELP BEAT STYLES

NEW ORLEANS, April s.--For a period Of
two weeks the Giants have been enjoy
ing gooc batting along with their vic
tories. A slender Pelican named Red
styles put a deep crimp in their batting
this afternoon. yet they drubbed Red and
the other Peiicans easily. thanks to
Christy Mathewson. 1t was shut out,
the Giants winning to 0.
Although a hit by Bescher. which with
less awkward fielding would have been
caught. and couple OF two baggers by
George Burns. neither OF which was Of
any value In producing runs. were all the
hits the Giants made. the effectiveness OF
styles was largely self-destroyed. His
bases on balls were costly, his support
leaked and the Giants did much to con-
fuse the enemy with their base running.
They turned their base running to shrewd
advantage and got along PLEASANTLY with
shrivelled supply Of base hits.
Mr.. Styles had no monopoly in Great
ing famine OF base hits. Methewson,
while Styles was bearing the New York
market. was completely disarming the
Crescent City standard bearers. Natty
pitched n beautiful game. one of his old
master kind. The Pelicans swung at his
slow one before 1t got UP there and
swung at his fast one too late. and some
times didn't swing at all because the
ball broke over the plate Unexpectedly.
To pitch perfect game a pitcher
would have to pitch "A no hit game, but
for all practical purposes Matty's pitching
was perfect \ contrihutory agency there
to was his support. His team mates were
not in the background in the shutout
They were very positive assistants. They
backed up the good pitching OF the aged
Chr!sty with rocklike steadiness and con-
siderably more agility than that compari-
son conveys.
Bescher waited II out in the first inning
and stole second. Higginss throw was
late in arriving After George Burns had
struck out Fletcher took a pitched bail
low down on the reverse side Of his torso
Doyle forced Fletcher and put Bescher on
third. Doyle stole second Higgins threw
TO third tn pick Bescher off. threw too
high. and Bescher cantered home.
The Giants went through the next two
innings without hit. In the fourth they
were weak with the bat with men on
bases. but made runs through bad field
ing and Styles's wildness. Doyle walked.
ditto Merkle, and each advanced on a
wild pitch. Murray hit to Barbara. Doyle
was caught in "A run up. but with three
WANTS NllAllIS SNlltlN bd>' paths
Lnday made a high throw. all hands were
safe and Doyle scored. Stock fled out.
and on McLean's tap to Starr. Merkle was
nailed at the plate. Bescher arched n
single to left. o. Burns was slow in
getting to II, else he might have caught H.
The ball bounded through him and Murray
and Mclean tailed.
Doyle, burglariously bent stole second
after walk In the eighth. He stole as
Merkle was tanning. Doyle went 10 third
on Murray's out and Stock walked While
styles, hail in hand. was cogitating. Stock
made a stealthy rush to second Styles.
prompted by the warning cries OF the
bleachers. slammed "A belated throw to
second and Doyle piled home during the
melee.
Stock and Fletcher shared ground balls
skillfully. though the latter's tumble gave
New Orleans the latters only real chance
Tor run. Barbara stole and could
have scored on Higgnss hit II the
batted ball hadn't struck him. The
pelicans pecked Matty twice for hits in
the eighth. otto Burns led of with a
single. the next two men flied out. and
Higgins singled. The local Burns tried 10
take third ON the hit to the visiting
Burns, but in the clash between the
Burnses Otto was scalded by Georges
throw to Stock.
The Federals called off their exhibition
game to-day. They took II out in practice
and the q. RS had all the patronage.
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