New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-11
Nap RuCker Shows His
Old ProWess and Grace
on Pitching Mound.
HEATING GETS OFF
TO A POOR START
Fielding of Both Teams Carries
Plenty of Sparkle-Schultz
Plays Brilliantly.

W AhtAA Assault VII ANt
trenches, were decislyeiy repulsed a.
Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon. Field
Marshal Napoleon kucker. being placed
in full command % the defending
forces, used such skill and strategy IN
outfanking the foe that they were com
PEELED 20 retire. The retreat. however.
was effected in admirable fashion. and
the invaders left the field IN the face
of superior numbers. carrying away &c
the same time many honors OF the COM
bat The score was 20 q.
The crowd was no larger than the
one which attended Fridays game, and
cavernous spaces yawned IN the grand
stand. But those who came were
treated TO a spicy little conflict, full o.
flash and IRE. Under the spell Of the
soft sunlight the warriors fell TO with
vim, exuding class and plenty Of real
Fourth of July form. There was lot
OF clean, sharp fielding 10 delight the
eye and rouse the vocal cOncomitants
from a winters rest
II was with rapturous acclaim that
Old Napoleon was greeted by the faith
full. And it might as well be stated
here that any young pitcher seeking
fame and fortune can safely be com
mitted 10 a course in deltoid bursitis.
If Uncle Robbie can succeed in discov-
ering the germ and inocuating there
with the rest of mis- staff he viii not
have 10 lose any sleep over winning the
pennant In short. Ole Nap gave every
indication OF having wooed back the
pristine form Of antebellum days.
Slow Tesser Effective.
The valiant southpaw during the six
innings he commanded worked with all
the easy grace and cunning control OF
the master hand. The soft. slow teaser
broke in a tantalizing parabos over
the heart Of the plate. Turing the I'M
suspecting batter to his doom The fast
one had not too much speed for an
early spring Offering. but enough 10
keep the mixture properly tuned
The Yankees pecked at his delivery
and sent up those sweet little pop flies
that swoop so gently into a waiting
felder's glove. Four hits made MP tho
harvest of New York. and not a base
on balls marred the record.
There was. to be sure. wild pitch
Of little account. while High was forced
to contribute the only strike-out be-
, cause of his leze-majesty in the form
Of a two-base hit in the first inning,
faux pas which new man in tho
game ought to have known better than
to have committed.
Ray Heating was intrusted with the
fortunes Of the Yankees. and had a
little difficulty getting under way. He
had plenty OF speed and seemed in
good condition. but the Superbas went
right after him, snneXing five hits IN
the first two innings, which were en-
couraged 10 blossom forth into two
runs. Thereafter he pitched excellent
ly until the sixth. when the home team
filed the bases on a pass and a pair OF
singles.
But Ray stuck 10 the guns and pulled
out OF the hole, taking a dribble by
Stengel, who broke in as a pinch hit
ter, to cut off Meyer AZ the plate. Then
Zimmerman made belated attempt 10
steal home. only 20 find the season too
early for such a thrilling stunt.
Youngsters Get a Chance.
The retirement Of Heating aud
Rucker after six innings Of endeayor
gave an opportunity for the fans TO
see pair OF youngsters eager for big
league lsurels. Ed Appleton. the Fort
Worth star. who has been picked by
many for a stellar role in the trans
pontine encourage. succeeded Rucker
20 the mound He was able to repel
the enemy with al the ease OF his
illustrious predecessor.
A brace OF scratch hits were nlcked
from his offerings in three frames, bus
at no time was he in the slightest dan
ger. His control was excellent and
he seemed TO have a world of speed
and a good curve. From the little
that was seen of him, it is almost safe
to believe he will blossom forth into
good man under Robbie's competent
tutelage.
Jimmy Ring was the entrant for the
Yankees. Here the home fans were
little inclined to switch their symps-
thies, for Jimmy comes from the Ould
Sod on the banks Of the Gowanus. He
was pitching for the Brooklyn Subur-
bans before Lowell. of the New England
League, grabbed him. Robbie himself
looked the youngster over last fall, but
passed him up to Bill Donovan.
Jimmy had only two frames in which
10 display his wares. He got himself
into hot water right away when pair
Of hits were grouped around an error
by Boone. Ring pulled out, however,
az cost of only one run, and in the
clEntn TeLiTeu the duhttS III OIucEs
tanning two men. The feud between
Appleton and Ring was well defined.
Ring picked up Texas Lacquer Off his
rival in the eighth, only 70 be caught
mapping off first. Jimmy then turned
around and struck out Appleton.
The Superbas, with all their ten hits,
did not gather up a massive supply Of
runs, but nevertheless they showed
thev rouid hit tho hall Ccbulfz bad
q double and a single 70 his credit in
three times Up, while both Wheat and
Meyer grabbed of a pair of hits.
For the Yankees High continued his
dashing stick work. greeting Rucker
with a double 20 left in the first inn
ing and getting 70 first on a puzzling
dribble to Schultz in the ninth.
Schultz a Shining Light.
Much OF the fielding had a sparkle to
il. O'Mara, Cutshaw and Hummel col
laborated on a double play in the sec
ond, while Schultz started one in the
fifth which had all tn, earmarks OF
class Cutshsw made a dazzling play
on Peckinpaugh's hot grounder IN the
fourth, while Schultz's performance on
Cree's rap in the sixth had all the
brilliance OF Arthur Devlin's best
work.
Schultz was conspicuous player
right through the game, and n he
keeps UP mis- work Smith Will not be
missed at third. Boone. OF the
Yankees. revealed lot OF class around
second, handling a number Of difficult
chances in s.erling fashion.
Peckinpaugh took care OF hot
smash by Hummel in the sixth as