The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-03
TESREAU SENDS
DODGERS DOWN
PENNANT LADDER
His Fine Pitching Enables
Giants to Win First Game
IN Nineteen Days.
LARRY UOlLE'S son SEES
POP MAKE THREE HITS

The Giants pitching staff. Jen Tes-
rcau. VAS In the box at the Polo Grounds
yesterday aud the Giants won from the
Brooklyns. . to 1. T~esrcau's turn comes
around every 50 often. and on those days
the Giants have a chance TO win. Tho
big man has brought In the only vic
iories-coun them. two-that his team
has enjoyed this season. and II was
nineteen days between victories for him
Everybody on the New York club was
congratulated heartily last evening when
Daubert's fly to Doyle terminated the
contest In New York's favor. terminated
a stretch OF eight defeats. and the vic
tory grist Of the New York team jumped
from the single to tho plural class. The
defeat took the Dodgers from the top
OF the pennant ladder.
The Giants pitching STAN pitched with
q ski which was impenetrable. prac-
ttcally so. The Brooklyns earned their
run with two hits and an out. but one
run was a losing number. and there was
only one other hit besides these two of
Tesreau. The sole suburbanite who WAS
left on base was one who walked, and
thu third, fourth and NTH innings were
the only ones in which any Brooklynite
reached the bags. The garrulous Rob-
insons, keyed up TO the chatterbox stage
By thoughts Of a pepnant. were not on
the bases at all In SIX OF the nine IN
nings. and IN the last four and first three
were stripped entirely of base hits.
The Giants played steadily and with
-aA ~-,-a- knt,pl TnSrann fha Fastest
fielding being done by Fletcher. The
most valuable batting was done by
Doyle. Larry's heir. now at the dlgni-
fled age of . years or t~hereabout
brought his mother TO the game and
watched the old man perform. The
youngster saw his pop make three hits
and send in runs with two OF them.
Pops batting. supplemented by that OF
Burns and Robertson. accounted FOR the
New York wampum. The dodgers had
"A deft defence too. but Pfeffer. although
pitching well. was eNceiled with much 10
spare by Tesreau.
Pferer walked KaufY and hit Fletcher
in the second inning before anybody was
out. The dodgers walled because
Fletcher was allowed 70 take his base.
maintaining that the ball hit the bat
first. \ BROOKLYN bug in the upper
stand with a voice which grated ana
cheek %unshaved yelled disapproral OF
tire umpir,'s decision. which proved that
the Brooklyns We're right. The umpire.
being ON the spot and watching every
thing closely. must VI necessity be wrong.
Mcrkle whanged "A hard liner TO Wheat
and the next TWO batters were harmless,
so the |unshav gent who bera,ed the
umpire had his beef for nothing. That
TIE Giants should be shy "A pinch hit oc-
casioned no surprise. but there was in
credulity iu the next inning. when Burns
singled with one oot. Took second on an
lntield GU; and scored on a two Dagger
to the wall by Doyle, said Two bagger en-
,ichiuE Doyle 30 the extent OF "A razor
The fans though, this thing OF a Giant
making a timely wallop was an optical
Illusion until the run went up on the
board.
Steng.l scored Tor the Brooklyns In the
fourth ION q hit and stea. and a single
by Mowrey. Fletcher was much per-
turbed when Byron called Stengel safe
on the steal. bu, locally was no more
violent than To tell Byron 20 go chase
himself. Byron merely shook "A finger. as
II TO say. YOU behave :"
A slashing play was made in the next
inning by Burns. Fletcher and Hunter.
a brilliant display OF relay accuracy. Nc
Ca-ty doubled over Burns's head. He
tried to make it a triple. Burns re-
layed from the fence over kaufY's head
to Fletcher, who threw far and perfectly
70 Hunter at third, McCarty was piling
into third. but Hunter. unafraid, made
the catch. jumped for his quarry and
blocked him of. The Hunter youth
showed hat he had nerve.
Davy Robertson belted a slow pitch
70 right In the fifth and by his I'M
sQualled ability to run fast made a two
Dagger Of it. Doyle singled through Cut
shaw and Davy must have thought the
fielder blocked the hit. for he pulled up
It third. He awoke and dashed home,
beating a throw from Cutshaw. who was
not quick 10 grasp the opportunity at
forded by Robertson's lack OF vigilance.
The score:
BROOKLYN ~ L. NEW YORK q. L.
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