New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-07
Tyler Batted Briskly in HI,
First Start of Season
for the Braves.
TESREAU ALLOWS
ONLY FOUR HITS
Fletcher Leads in the Bath,
Attack After Team Gets
Off to Poor Start.
by Telegraph to n, rrhur,I

Boston, May 6.-The Giants ar. 81,
ing to prove that their speclf. g-sys,
has been oyerestimated. They ~.
their third straight victory hers 3,
afternoon, defeating the worlds eA,-
pion Braves by score Of 8 10
JEFF Tesreau, who had missed a n.
pie Of turns on the mound on sc,es,
Of an injured digit, was not n !,
best form. He was hit safely a.
four times, but he passed seven re-
Almost all the hitting Of the Brave
was done by Sherwood Magee.
George Tyler, the star lef,-hsaf,r
the Braves, made his first starr Of \,
season. lie was batted br.skly. n
the early innings he was exseedizEs
effective, but evidently he was feI
quite ready 70 go the route, for in =,
seventh and eighth the Giants sclY,s
the puzzles which he offered 70 Ties
Fletcher led the attack with three az.
giles. Tesreau. who was in many
tight hole, received brilliant support
Brainard. the rookie irst basemr
again came TO time with a hit IN /,
pinch, but the most useful drive Of Il,
day was a three base smash BY Dave
Robertson. BY winning tho Giants Be-.
tered their position in the race and H.
gan the long climb upward with lea,
to sixth place.
The game did not begin partieglshy
auspiciously for the Giants. In the hrx
inning Tyler struck out both Doyle Az
Murray, and in the second a chance va
thrown away when Fletcher was eaugk,
mapping off first. The Braves seori
in the third. Tyler got base on balls
and Moran was hit by a pitched bal
Egan laid down a sacrifice which Bran.
ard felded. Connolly hit to the I'm,
baseman, who made fast and aeeurs;,
throw 90 the plate, and Tyler was "
tired
Moran went TO third and he and Co,
molly collaborated in a suceessis
double steal. II was successful beeagv
Meyers threw badly TO second. shg
wood Magee walked and Schmidt 20,
huksy hit Just in front Of The plsl
when Meyers fell down in fielding r.
ball. The Chief was up in time 70 thn'
Connolly out when he overran third
Robertson reached second in the ktii
on a single and a steal, but Msg-
robbed the Giants of a run by goil
way back 70 get long drive from q.
bat Of Chief Meyers. An even beta
catch came in the sixth, and this III
il was a Giant who stood N the linz
light. Magee began the inning
smashing a drive through Fletess
This was the second hit for BosE
Schmidt forced the runner from n.
nard TO Fletcher. Smith then smy,s
the ball far into centreheld. Il lo,E
as if the catch were imposes
Schmidt simply lit out for the ~
and was well past second when NE
ray seized the ball. A double play VI
easy.
In the seventh McGraw's men seors
the tieing run and one more. Fletes'
singled and went to second while VI
ranville was throwing out Burr
Robertson pounded the ball down 2
right field foul line and Fletcher score
while Davey raced TO third. Brainsl
lined a clean hit TO centre, brings
Robertson home.
Just TO make things a bit more e
tain the Giants put a third run acre
the plate in the eighth inning. M
ray famed, but Doyle was hit. Lobe
forced him with a bounder 20 Egan.
passed ball put the Teuton at seeoi
and Fletcher's single brought Ht
home.
Brainard mufred an easy assist fro
Tesreau in the ninth inning with q
out, but it made no difference for u
simply struck out Gowdy and Tyler
The score follows: