The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
GIANTS MAKE IT
SIXTEEN IN A ROW
BY DUAL VICTORY
They Defeat the Boston
Braves by Scores Of 1 To
and to /.
NEW YORK MAKES NINTH
INNING RALLY IN FIRST

BosroN. May :7.-The Giants slowed
away both games of a double header this
afternoon and jumped their string OF
consecutive victories W to sixteen.
They were hard Nights. these two. for
tho Braves did much better battling tina
yesterday. when they wilted and grew
listless before the Giants resourceful at
eAck. But good pitching OH the New
York side and the continued knack OF
that conQuering team to larrup tho base
ball at opportune times were points OF
mention in which tho home team was
surpassed. The scores were 4 TO 3 for
the frst tilt and . to / for the second.
The Bravdr made a late hour rally In
each game. but adequate pitching or
sharp fielding hurled them back a
time Just when they were close TO victory.
Sharp fielding repealed them in the second
game. whereas in the first the capital
service OF Anderson was nearly offset by
wabbly fielding. After leading up to the
eighth era In the first game the Giants
through an error ound themselves con-
fronted with a tied score In the ninth
and then they had to dig into the bat
pile again and deliver some more Of the
invisive thrusts which are u big part Of
their wihrlwind campaign.
Anderson did sterling work In p!nches
In the hrst game. always steadytng in
crises. but his support dropped somewhat
and II looked at moments as II the Giants
had reached the break In their career OF
consecutive wins
The Giants hit Allen much harder
in this battle than they did Rasan in
the second. But though their hitting
was slashing it lacked the timeliness.
the bite and razor edge and previous
stick work. and twelve men were left
on bases. That's a great many consid-
ering that twelve hits were safe.
Several ripe opportunities for u
making fzzled nut There weren't many
New York hits In the second game. but
much better use was made of the hitting
than in the first. The timely drives OF
kaun. Fletcher and Merkle won this
contest.
The Braves were putty IN Bcnton's
port hand for seven innings, but the
game was always close and when the
first Boston!au up in tho eighth inning
got on the Rube was worried. lie rocked
and f%oundered momeniarily. but just
when the Braves were near to "A cluster
Of runs a double play cut them down.
Another double play finished the job
in the ninth. as the rain came down at
the close Of a chilly and cherries after
noon.
George Burns was up TO his usual
trick of humping the first ball. He did
So IN the FIST nniug Of the early rue
ton and thimped IL IN ccgir' for . base.
Robertson sacrificed DOYLE hatted
Burns HON. and the Giants were again
away running. Doyle tired to stretch
his hit and augr,ly threw a handful 81
dirt when oDay called him ont, but the
fact hat he put a run over the plate
hardly soo;hed Larry's ruffled spirit.
The Braves recovered that run In their
half. Maranville doubled, but Evers and
Collins could do nothing and the Rabbi,
never would have. scored ~ Mckechnie
didn't boot a rrounder from Wi,mot'a
wand. Hits by Fletcher and Mckech
and two battery errors gave the Giants a
run in the second. and they'd have had
"A whole flock of them II, with three on
bases. Evers. the highWayinau. hadn't
vaulted high as the SKY and come down
with a liner which was whistliug from
iobertsou's balestick. Mcrklc's s.lgie
and MckeChule's double were good for
a run In the fourth. In this inning and
the next men were LEFT ct the corners
because all at once ensuing hatters,
Fletcher and Merkle among them. de-
yeloped s,'ikenut proclivitic-. Yc, at
other times these W adjuncts 10 the
Gotham team did great work. one can't
he perfect every minute.
The eighth was squally. Gowdv and
Connolly nickod Anderson for singles
before anybody Mas out. Maranville
sacrificed, Evers popped to Fletcher.
Collins hammered to Mcrkle. who made
n fine stop, hut I'm throwing to Anderson
at first, he tossed way wide and two runs
,rickled In wlule the fans yelped and
shriekcd Wilhoit also hi 70 Merkle,
who retired him.
One was on in The New York ninth
When Robertson singled. He kept on to
second on Coinpton's tumble Doyle skied
10 Collins. kHun was the rcNt oh.
s;aC!c IN the path OF Tom Hughes.
who was now dOluS the pitching. stall
ordered that Bcnuir he passed.
Whether tho Boston pilot MAS fixing for
"a possible force play or srctdei Ktuns
shil!alah. passing him Was tho fatal
move, the wrong guess entirely. FleIrher.
~ dangerous a party as there Is n
a pinch, Singled ~iustAutor ana fetched
Robertson home, The score.
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