The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-28
THOSE BRAVES TEAR
GIANTS INTO SHREDS
Schmidt-Smith Combine Lams
Singles, Doubles and Four
Baggers Ad Lib.
TWO PITCHERS FALL BACK

Two pitchers we're topp'ed from the
apex OF the turtles back by the Boston
aristocrats yesterday. Those diamond
blue bloods s1gnalized their first visit
OF the year 20 the Polo Grounds with
~ to s victory over the stumbling Giants.
galaxy Of terrestrial champions showed
and shouldered the ex-g. z. q. of t. c.
around as they pleased. They won with
a splitting broadside OF base hits and
grabbed a few additional runs through
loopholes in the Giants fielding.
The Braves aren't yet the strongly
welded, snappy and accomplished team
Of last year. Their playing hasn't be-
come smoothed out. II has its rough
spots. but their game yesterday had lots
loudly and often. First they drove
Poll Perritt from the tower, then Bill
Ritter. Ferdinand Schupp stopped them
with q ball that came a-whlstling and n
fast curve of wide detour. but by that
time they were far ahead.
The Giants tailed the Braves all the
way. They pounced on Rudolph in the
sixth inning, and the hitting they did
while the pounclng 1T wis on would
have looked mighty sweet had II come
earlier, while they were still In the
game The trouble was that when they
escaped from the servitude In which
Rudolph had been holding them and
featured themselves as momentary
pouncers they were far astern and hull
down on the horizon.
Perritt lasted three innings and Rit-
ter three. Polly needed "A stabilizer very
badly; ditto Bill. Their pitching was
poor, there was poor fielding behind II,
tho Giants batting was poor except in
the pounce era. Among those who
swarmed all over Polly and Billy. who
slashed their pitching most slashily
were Sherwood Magee. who shook
Broad street for Beacon. Meanwhile and
Schmidt and Smith There was home
run by Schmdth and a home run by
Smidt. There was a two Dagger by
Schmlth and a two Dagger by Schmit
Then again the Shchmitdtys each made
a single and between them made five
runs and batted in nine. Butch and
Red tore things up.
Perritt started to shoot the chutes
when he passed Magee In the second
inning. Schmidt whaled liner TO
right. Smith arched a single to left
Magee took third on Schmidt's hit, and
a nicely devised fielding defence for
the hit and run was beaten by the
Boston base runners. Robertson hurled
over second 10 Perritt. who was on the
second-third base path. and who shot
the ball to second to nip schmidt who
was pounding for that bag. Schmidt
was safe with slide. Smiths hit and
Rudolph's fly brought in two runs.
FitZpa, rick made a single In the third
Lobert threw Gilberts sacrifice over
Merkles head, Magee made sacrifice
fly and Schmidt hit TO right centre for
a home run. His drive was clumsily re-
layed by Robertson. When Magee sacri-
flee flied TO Murray the latter threw into
the diamond in the hope of getting Gil
bert going to third. hut the Bostons beat
that play also. Gilbert made his quarter
dash faster than the ball could travel
from Murray to Perri-t 10 Lobert A
wiser play would have been a direct
throw from Murray to third, thus hold
ing Gilbert at second.
A two hagger by Magee, two Dagger
by Schmidt. home run by Smith and
single by Maranville. all savage hits
we're made off Ritter In the sixth before
anybody was out The Bostons tried a
squeeze with Marauvlle on third and
Rudolph up, but the pitch wasn't hit
taDle ana the ltdDDlt was shared.
The first half of the sixth inning was
soggy for the Giants and the second half
likewise for the Braves. Each side made
four runs. a hit batsman, two wild
pitches. a muffed throw by Merkle. a
sacrifice fly and base hits by Magee
Smith, Maranvi!le and Gowdy counted
in the Boston drive. Hitting by Burns
and Meyers gave the Giants a run In the
second inning, and in the sixth they
menaced Rudolph and had the Boston
infeld gathering around and proppinG
him with steadyng words.
Lobert tripled to the left field barrier
and Fletcher singled through the box
Gilbert muffed Burns's fly; Mcrkls
brought Fletcher In with a hlr Robert.
son singled and scored Merkle Movers
forced Robertson, and on wild throw
by Fitzpatrick in trying for a double
play Merkle galloped over.
The pitching OF Rudolph in the last
three innings and of Schupp in the last
three was as tight and run proof a tho
pitching before that had been variousl,
bad in spots and in bigger spots. Tn,
score
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