The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-29

New York in Boston.
Philadelphia In Brooklyn.
st. Louis In Cincinnati.
Pittsburg in Chicago.


Boston. April 2S.-Gen. John McGraw
landed his battalion Of Giants In the
South End park to-day and proceeded
to take possession Of that territory with
out meeting with very much resistance
on the part of the Braves. 1t was n
tame battle, the local marksmen being
unable to hit very excellent twirlng on
the part of Demaree. "A shakeup in the
batting order failing to lift the team
out Of It's batting slump. Rudolph led
the local forces. but while his work was
Of fair quality. enough hits were made
of him by the visitors to win the first
encounter by a score of 3 to /. Weather
conditions were not conducive to snappy
work by any one. a bleak northeast wind
sending shivers down the spines Of every
one except active participants In the af-
fair Two OF the three runs Tailed by
the league champions were due to errors,
but had 1t not been for couple OF snappy
double plays on the part Of the Braves.
additional runs might have been added
in the final two innings.
New York's first run was a pure gift.
Doyle drew a base on balls and stole
second while Gowdy was juggling
Merkles third strike. The captain took
third when Evers threw out Murray and
scored on a wild pitch. After Burns had
flied to Connolly in the fourth inning.
Fletcher smashed u bounder at Rudolph.
which the latter blocked with his bare
hand. but could not field in time to get
the runner. Deal fumbled Doyle's grounder
and when Murray misjudged Merkle's fly
il went for double. Fletcher scoring
and Doyle taking third. Murray fouled
to Schmidt and after Merkle drew q
throw at second Doyle was out at the
plate, Gowdy to Maranville to Gowdy.
Two more innings passed with only
three men facing Rudolph In each, hut
during the seventh Doyle singled over
third base. and after Merkle was retired
on strikes. Murray singled past Evers
putting Doyle on third Stock failed n
connect. but Mclean produced hit 10
right field, sending his captain home and
putting Murray on third. Demaree was
out on Evers's toss to Schmidt. Bescher
flied to Mann at the opening OF the eighth
but Burns hit To left. Rudolph grabbed
Fetchers grounder and started double
play.
Doyle. whose hand il lame. II OF in the
ninth with another single, this time t.
right field. Merkle tried to sacrifice. bu,
his bunt went into Rudolph's mitt and
Doyle was doubled at first. Murray
grounded to Schmidt
Connolly fouled to Merkle during Bos'
toms first try. Evers lined n single tC
centre, only to he caught of first anC
thrown out by Merkle, trying to make
second base Maranville placed pretty
hit to centre. but was left when Murray
flied to Bescher Three men tried un.
successfully to fathom Demaree's deliver,
in each OF the next two innings. In ths
fourth session, Evers hunted and wa,
safe when Mclean threw too high fol
Merkle to hold the ball. Maranvills
forced Johnny at second with a groundel
TO Doyle, but after Murray had famed
Schmidt cracked sizzler into centre fie!t
and Maranville scored when Beschel
threw over Stocks head in an attempt 4
head off the little shortstop. Deal made
the third out when Stock played hi.
grounder to Merkle.
Maranvile got to first on pass durini
the sixth inning. but there were two GU
at the time and Jack Murray got unde
Jim Murray's hard smite In the seventh
and eighth innings the braves went GU
in order. In the final try. Evers singled
to centre and took second when Maran
Vile grounded TO Merkle Demaree threw
out Murray, Evers taking third. bu
Schmidt's effort proved to be an easy a,
for Burns. The score: