New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
Tip Tops Start Season
by Defeating BuHedS
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Boston twirler. Then in order came
Upham for the Tip-Tops and LEFTY
Schultz for the Buffalo men. Nelther
Of these was effective TO any great de
gree. and after lingering along for
while PASSED o., to leave the wlnd-up
work for Ed LATTE and Russell Ford.
Among the $4,000 fans were hun
dreds of optimists. And IL may be SAID
there were bright things to see. NoI
the least of these was the display OF
batting strength made by the Up
TOPS. They laid into the ball like wild
men. driving II 10 all corners OF the
lot.
Garnier. who replaced Lee Magee a.
tor the latter had been banished, gath
cred two hits and a base on balls M
four trips to the plate, and WESTERN
also combed down brace OF DlhEles'
But Reed, the shortstop, won the crowd:
This youngster came up twice and
whanged out triple and two-bagger.
Later in the game. when Schulz was on
the rubber. Nagec took hlm OUT ana
sent in Delehanty. rlghthander' TO
hit for him. The crowd yelled rs pro
test. hut TO no purpose. Anderson, the
left fielder. made a couple of catches
that won the applause they deserved.
Consider the baseball fan. lie Is
tickle, forgetful and inconsiderate. Not
long ago the Brooklyn rooters decred
the detection Of Jack Dalton. the slug
eing outfelder Of the Superbas Yes
terday afternoon those same Brooklyn
fans cheered his appearance at the
plate, and when he cracked out SIN
gle that scored a run, as he did In the
| DAYS of old, they rose and yelled their
throsts hoarSe. II,
I Chase Jumped mis- drawing ability
dwindled TO three people. Yesterday
thousands acclaimed the erstwhile
monarch Of the initial sack. So 1t went.
/ The cheers that welcomed the appear
ance of Lee Magee and the roar that
marked his hit in the hrst inning
f changed TO boots Of disapproval when
ne baited the umpire.
The utter disregard with which play
/ ing rules are treated At times when the
opportunity presents itself was well IL
( lustrated. Grover Land batted for Up
ham in the seventh frame and made a
/ clean single. In due course he got as
far as second base. Then Magee sent
+ Del Howard in 20 run for him. Under
the rules Land was ineligible 10 play
anv more, but when Max Simon was
/ excused Land went right lu and nm
( ished the game. The umpires never
woke up. Then, 70 show now II couid
/ be done. Land batted after Laftte IN
the last half OF the eighth inning, ana
nothing was said over that either.
Cooper Shows Promise.
Claude Cooper. VINO fingered about
/ the Polo Grounds a couple Of sea-
sons ago waiting for something 10
happen, or some one 10 grow old,
PLAYED part Of the game at trst base
+ for the Tip Tops. He was relieved
when Schulz entered the box. Tor
/ Buffalo. for Claude never could MT
those left handlers. Cooper discharged
/ his trust with credit He employed a
few outfielding methods IN taxing
care Of his new position, but did well
for all that.
Tom Seaton decided many a wager
when he carved the plate with the first
( ball, and tombstone. the umpire, called
strike on Joe Agler The yclp OF
those seeking satisfaction rang out
when Agler sent the second service
whistling into left field for a clean
| hit. Louden then laid down a sacrifice
bunt. advancing Agler to second. and
raced 10 third on Daltons single. He
scored when Chase grounded 10 the
box.
That run might have been avoided
had Simon made a good throw when
Agler was trapped OF third on Dalton's
hit. I'm the second inning the Tip Tops
tied the count on a pass 10 Cooper and
Reeds ringing triple TO the centre
field scoreboard.
That tally awakened the slumbering
J lust for runs in the Brooklyn team.
and in the third frame Bedient came