New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-31
Doyle and Fletcher Save
Regulars from Vicious
Texan TerrOrS.
KRAMER BLANKED EN-,
BUT SCHUPP BLEW UP
Lew Wendell's Timely Triple,
with Fetch On, Scored
Winning Run.
By FRANK O'NElLL.

Fort Worth. Texas, March 80. The
business Of subjugating the Fort Worth
Painters was one OF absorbing inter
est TO the New York Giants here this
afternoon. To begin with. there was
ball game to be played. victory won
and an early train for Houston caught.
All three features were accomplished,
although not without some anxious
moments. The Panthers snarled and
growled and clawcd at the cage, finally
accepting defeat by a score Of TO 3.
The Giants got Off TO a flying start
and had scored all their runs before
the local team seriously considered the
matter Of getting a runner around the
path. As early as the second inning
Artie Fletcher showed the boys how
il might be done by driving the leather
over the left centrefeld fence for a
home run. Eddie Rousch singled and
was safe at second when the shortstop
dropped perfect peg. He scored on
Ray Kramer's drive to starboard.
Doyles triple TO centre and a long
Gy bv Kauff produced another run IN
the fourth frame, and Lew Wendell
was the father Of the final tally. lie
tripled 10 centre with Fletcher on base
I'm the sixth.
Il is really pity that all the Giants
do not get together some day when
all hands have their eyes on the ball.
II seems TO be the accepted fashion on
the regular team for one or two men 90
do ali the clouting. To-day It was
DOYLE ard Fletcher. The latter, with
his home run and single, has the edge
on Larry, who Dragged OF only triple
and single. But Larry drew pass,
which was more than Fletcher did.
Benny kauF got himse. a single ana ]
q sacrifice fy.
Ray Kramer started the game for the /
Giants. and worked along nicely for
five innings. He was hit freely about
one hit 10 the inning and 1t was
strange that most Of the safetiCs we're
MADE off him with only one man out.
But Kramer had "a head on his
shoulders and not a Brussels sprout.
He got out Of o"cry difficulty.
Ferdie Scnupp replaces the Cali
fornian. and was maced fo- the three
rams. Il looked for a time as II the
score would be tied up, but Schupp
rallied and prevented this catastrophe
Tie Giants will now move on TO
Houston, where they will play the
Bluffs one game and then swing along
20 Beaumont From there they go
back 10 Houston again, to meet the
Detroit Tigers. After that they will
bid a gentle farewell to Texas and 60
to Louisiana, and thence home.
A negro barber in Fort Worth does
not think much Of a. Rankin Johnson
as pitcher. Between the strokes OF
his well-hOned razor to-day he said:
Dem Giants will have dere troubles
20 win today De Painters will sen
in dere bestest pitcher! Johnson amt
reliable; yesterday he done allowed a
run!"
Artie Flotcher's home run was one Of
the longest ever seen in Panther Park.
Il cleared the left centrefeld fence
with several feet to spare
Lew Wendell made a nifty play when
he caught Bobby Stow fatfooted of
second base, with beautiful snap to
Fletcher The runners frantic dash
for third only added to the humor OF
the situation.
John Lobert is an industrious soul.
He left Dallas fat on its back at nine
o'clock TO come to Fort Worth for
morning practice.
Ray Kramer. who pitched for the
Giants to-day, left later for Little Rock
20 Join the second team. This will
probably be his farewell 10 the regu-
lars, for this season. at least. Kramer
IS pitcher of promise and may do in
another year.
Consider the humor Of ball players.
The crow of a rooster, well minced,
Is sure 20 draw a raucOus round OF
applause, while the grunt of pig or