New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-08
Schupp, Fromme and RI
ter All Fail to Battle
Hub Sluggers.
SEE-SAW BATTLE
TO RETAIN Lean
Burns ard Robertson Each Nal,
Four Hits-Ragan Relieves
Rudolph.

Boston, May THE upward spur ,
the Giants. which ineluded a,,
straight victories, ended this sfter,,,.
McGraw's men tripped over a IA. =
bats handled by the Braves. Boston ~.
a smuggling match by a score Of lls
The Giants had a slight edg. n a,
hitting, with fifteen safe drives ann,
fourteen. but the New York piteh.,
gave six bases on balls against on. .
Boston.
McGraw Ised three pitchers, al :,
whom were bad. and stsllings emplcrs
two, neither Of whom vas eaeesb,
Pat Raglan, the old Brooklyn siesvA,I
er, was Boston's second pitcher, -;
although hit hard, he was no. s,crx
upon excessively.
Schupp, Fromme and Ritter vuS a
pounded By Boston, and Schcpp n.
very wild, in addition. In hitting As;
was food for encouragement for M
Graw. George Burns, who has ben \
a slump all season, suddenly shook 8,
mists from his eyes and hi. sstt,,
four times. Davey Robertson eouts.
ued his clouting, with three hitl Nrs
Meanwhile set the batting pace a,
Boston with the same total.
New York was way in the lead n
attack began in the first inning IA.
two men had been retired. Lober. N,
safe on a tumble by MarsnrIh
Fletcher singled TO centre and Lobe.
took third. The shortstop then skl.
second and both runners came hoe.
en- single by Burns.
The Braves tied the score Il 4,
second inning. A pass 70 Smith,
double By Meanwhile, Rudolphs srf.
and Fletcher's wild throw To ax.
Meanwhile at third accounted for s'
runs. Rudolph's hit was q pop g.
which the wind dropped just out Of d.
reach Of Fletcher.
In the third the Giants built up q.
other two-run lead only 10 drop bsi
again into a tie when Boston show.
equal offensive power. Doyle bep,
by taking two bases on Egsn's EN-
When Lobert hit 70 Maranville Dea
was nailed at third Fletcher AZ
from short 70 Arst and Lobert wen, ,
second. He scored on q double 10 lf
by Burns, and when Gather funhs
Burns went on TO third. Roberts,
brought him home by singing =
right.
The Braves got the runs back In e
latter half of the inning. Mtr,
walked, Smith doubled and Mns.
Vile singled. That meant tive EiL
and IL was also the end Of S.z,f
Fromme replaced him. Scaling y
taliated by removing Rudolph in ins'
of Raglan. A single by Fromme, sr,i'
TO Doyle snd Lobert's single gave n
Giants a run in the fourth and =
them in the lead for the third tn,
Boston was not content simply % .
the score this time, but seized the leo
In its half by making four runs. Rap
beat out an infield hit and Moran, W
batted for Fitzpatrick, sacrificed. Er
singled through Fletcher and Rag
went to third. Connolly batted u
Gather and doubled, scoring Rsgsn %
sending Egan to third. Magee bfouf'
both runners home with another ~
base hit. Schmidt flied deep 20 Robsr
son. and Magee took third. There "
still a double TO come, and this q:
Smith made il, scoring Msgee with z
fourth run. A pass TO Connolly and
triple by Schmidt gave Boston . run
the sixth, and increased the lesd
four.
Doubles by Lobert and Burns snd
single by Robertson gave the CHS
two runs in the seventh, but 80 ussl
Boston had a reply ready. Ritter. ',
replaced Fromme, wss hit for two ~
in the latter half Of the inning.