New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-06
Fromme Shows MidSea-
son Form by Losing a
FOur-Run Lead.
Jim THORPE BATS IN
EXHIBITION STYLE
Hyphe mated Hitters, Led by Bob
Bescher, Handle Flanagan
In Rough Fashion.
Bv nEYwOOD BROJN.

Marlin, Tex, March g. The lads from
the land Of hither and yon honored
Themselves and Dick Kirsella to-day ny
defeating the regular Giants. The score
was 20 I. and the game went nine
innings. John McGraw confused me
issue OF age against youth little oy
assigning such notorious veterans as
Larry Doyle. jim Thorpe. Davy Robert
son and Sandy Piez % the recruits ou'
81 was a yolngish team in the MAN.
3ust the same.
A. any rate. i McGrsv wronsed the
recruits he made -5a3plete atonemenI
At the end of three innings the regu
lars led by a score 90 TO 0, but Al
that point Arthur Fromme became their
pitcher. Arthur was in midseason
form and the recruits tied the count IN
a single inning. The winning run was
scored in the sixth.
II baseball held in any way 10 the
eternal fitness Of things some hitherto
nnrcoarded recruit should have driven
a home run over the fence. Then might
the coming OF another Ty Cobb be pro
claimed. but truth compels the admls-
sion that the majority OF the winning
rms was entirely N the hands OF
James Thorpe and Lawrence Doyle, VINO
need no introduction 10 the foIo
Grounders. -.
Mostly II was jim. BE hit ball just
rs he does in these Sunday eNnlotloh
games. and il went al the way 20 'he
fence. Thorpe reached third; thereupon
larry DOYLE poked the ball 10 Snoo-
SaCfl-
Zee ~. r-,.od
Fiold club. worked in the last three
innings and retired the regulars IN
ordcr George Chalmers, the former
PhiiNe, who IL contemplating come
hack. was almost as effective IN dea!-
ing with the recruits.
4 no one struck out and only TWO
men walked, il is safe to say tna' inc
pitchers were not trying to DO much
Win tha ball. Yet there Is opportunity
TO display skill even IN laying me pan
sc~oss the plate. and several young
stcrs showed il
Ollie Kirmaver. who began the game
for the regulars. performed IN eN
,rcroly effective fashion, as ala
c,roud who carried the midgame WORK
of .bc recruits. Nike Flanagan started
for Kinsolla's Kids. but he was roughly
handled by number OF Germans
~ thcso hvphenated hitters BOD
Rcscher va, easily the most cGnSPlcu1l
Gus. lie made triple, a double anu
heat out a hunt, as well as IooO.ns
Braiuard with great eaten III ,ne
fourth inning. SnodgraSS maoe wv
doI,h1cs and kores got a triple. some
70 mo long hits we're due 20 the fact
mai the ball outCuessed Davy Robert
son several times. The winning run
was scored against the pitching OF Al
Williams. soll,,,,s
K.nscUa's Kids Piez, left heIo'
Rrsirard. shortstop; Thorpe, right
feld. Dovle. second base; Robertson
ccrtro field; Kores, third base; HolNe'
first base: Smith, catcher; Flanagan
Stroud and Press. pitchers.
Regulars Bescher, left held' Shoo-
grass. centre field; Lobert, thnd base;
Nurrav. right field: Merkle. first base
Tletcber sbortstop. Marshall, catcher;
Grant. second base; hirmayeI
Tromme. Williams and Chalmers
The Kids left here tonight for Dsl-
las. where they will play to-morfo"
and SUNDAY. Their pitching stan VIII
consist Of Ritter kirmsyer, Flanagan
n Glass and Hueuke Smith and Mar
Al shall will do the catching. The other
. noeitions will be filed by the same
men who played to-day.
Larry Mclean is saving his pepper
for the regular season. =, AII osI
Fromme's Inflated inning McGraw
asked the catcher II ne wanted TO go
in a. a pinch hitter. 81 don't care
said Larry. and that's just the way
4. su.vno ~ the 6s III.
Cv Seymour and Arthur Devln were
,he umpires, and gave almost complete
satisfaction. but once when mt wss
s,osshed past the pitcher the old neld-
irq instinct overcame Deyln and ne
thrust out q hand to stop the ball.
Poll Perritt took his turn in the box
during batting practice this morning
and showed that he would need niue
seasoning to get INTO form. McUTA"
new nut" also performed. lie has q
great deal Of speed. but - extremely
Wild. and The batterS, who had 10 Keep
lodging TO save their lives, hope mat
re does not become permanent &C
QUESTION Of the club.
George Burns. who IS temporarily
1.abled on account Of bruised loot
got into the game az pincA inter
Poll Perri,t used to be the checker
ctawpion % the Cardinals, but mere ne
f.dg Matty and Merkle are both his
masters Poll doesn't mind he says;
he's glad 70 6e with br4'ny Dali
club
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