New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-23
Browns Excel Donovan'S
Men in Frigid
PaStime.
ERRORS GIVE COMFORT
TO INVADING ENEMY
Eddie Plank Is Batted from Box,
but Bob Groom Saves
the Day.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

BY GRANTLAND RICE.
After announcing briefly and tersely
that The Browns beat the Nanks by the
count of @ TO 3 I'M a wild and frozen ball
game. We wish publicly 20 indorse and
compliment the late Mr. II. W. Long
fellow for this wonderful utterancc;
Maiden, that rcad'st this simple
rhyme.
Enjoy thy youth; II will not stay;
Enjoy the fragrance Of thy prime
"FOR o. 1T Is NOT ALWAYS May
This closing line IS the most pleas
ing statement we over lamped from the
pen Of any bard. II IS ono Of the great
est lines 100 al literature. ON tho days
that 10 hasn't rained this bally month q
cold. raw wind has come down from the
hills TO cut your soul out. Yesterday
was the 22d of May. and yet the Nanks
and Browns were forced % Crapplc IN
Siberian blast that would have made
an Eskimo shiver and quake. They
would have called 10 cold even IN Que
bee. tho city that harbored the boob
buried boz the snow 20 hIs,ueck.
A. bum as tho lay day was, n had
nothing on the ball game. The Browns
knocked ont Ray Heating, who was
backed up by moth-eatcn support, ana
the shivcrng lauks retalatod by
driving Eddie Plank TO his igloo. The
Nanks made twelve hits, drew four
passes and stole three bases, but even
This wasn't sufficient 10 Offset their own
bad pitching and fielding that was even
worse.
Peck Has Bad Day.
Take the case Of that earnest ath-
lotc and usually sure shortStop. Roger
Peterborough Peck made two errors
and fooled a neg TO second, the sum
total Of his sins helping the Browns
70 something like five of their runs.
ON another occasion Lee Magee, Ger
tain in the field and blessed with fine
irdgment. took an over desperate
chance on Narsaus's wallop m the
eighth. with two gone. and thereby
permitted home run. And when Clf
Warklc followed Ray Fisher. who IN
turn had supplanted Ray Heating the
Browns rose up and saluted Cht win
two singles. q double and triple IN ms
sole working round.
The Browns secured nine runs. but
the wonder is they didn't get nineteen.
For thew poled fourteen hits for TWEEN
~ bases. stole three bases and were
further assisted by four Eank misplays'
most of which were interJected al the
most ANNOYING and untimely moments
for the Yanks.
We have no desire TO pan either ball
club for PLAYING poorly under such AT
uosuheric conditions. but there Is az
least one detail I'm which complaint s
deserved Just why they picked out
one Of the rawest days OF the playing
wear 10 use up two hours and thirty.
five minutes is beyond us. I'm place OF
bustlng to end the agony both cluOS
wasted precious moments by plhhe
along or loafng back and forth rom
tho field 20 the bench. At least thlrty
minutes might have been shaved on Dy
better hustling all around.
Yesterday was no day for Edole
Plank. the Gettysburg Ghost. Eddie
was under fire when Pickett charged,
hut H. would have taken a hotter ire
tbau that to thaw out his ancient and
honorable wing yesterday. AT that I'd
die lasted through seven innings be
fore he began TO feel the pinch OF pincn
hitters in the eighth, when he retired
in favor Of Bob Groom. who is SAID TO
be the star cold weather pitcher OF
both leagues.
In ms case It "was the end of a
perfect day" for Mr.. Groom. One Of
The remarkable features attached is
that the leading hitter Of the day was
Armando Marsans. the feet Cuban, who
was reared 40 90 iu the shade. Arman-
do may have been in fear Of freezing
10 death, and 10 save his life decided
10 soak two singles and a home run
while personally conducting three tall
lies over the plate.
Yanks Get the Jump.
The Yanks got the jump, but couldn't
hold il. I'm the first Gedeon walked
and Baker doubled. Pip singled 10
right and Gedeon scored. Baker fol-
lowed his mate over when Miller's peg
bounded over Grover Hartley, the eX-
Giant. The Browns got one back ir
the second when Peck gave Marsan'
two bases on a wide peg and Hartley
singled. This was merely q preliminary
attack Starting the third. Shotton
singled and stole second when PECK
dropped Walters's low throw johnson
famed. but Sisler singled and stole
Miller walked and filled the bases
pratts sacrifice fly scored Shotton and
Narsans's hit scored Sisler and Miller
This ended Heating.
The Yanks got one back in the fourth
when Walters singled, Fisher sacrlnced
and Gilhooley singled. The Browns ad-
,anced still further in the sixth when
Pratt singled and stole. Peck gave Mar
sans life with a wide toss to Plpp and
Austin cracked one TO left. This med
lev Melted two more runs. In the last
of the sixth Nuuamaker singled and
Fisher doubled. Baumann. batting for
Gilhooley, was safe on Austin's tumble
Magee forced Baumann, and on double
steal Fisher battered over the plate
with the second run. After Magee had
misiudged Marsans's rap IN the eighth,
expanding single into a home run, the
Yanks had a last chance. Walters
singled, and c. Mullen, batting for
Fisher soaked one TO right. This ended
Eddie Plank. and Groom arrived, ar
rayed i'm the conventional gray and
brown. Bob enticed short fly from
Baumann and famed Magee. Gedeon
walked. and here was J. Franklin Baker
with a full house 20 play. But the
Home Run King had ceased firing after
the first. and with the heavy artillery
retired for the day, short fly to left
was his only response TO the frozen
lea Of the fans TO hit one on the oeak
Markle Is Welcomed.
When Markle reported in the ninth
tho Browns were ready. -Four hits for
seven bases was the nimble reply
With far pitching, the Browns look
10 be q first class ball club. lhey
,bould have the punch with Sisler.
Pratt. Narsans, Shotton and others, and
the speed is there TO get around.
The Yanks displayed sufficient power
a., offence. where, I'm addition TO the
ycqular workers. both Nunamakcr and
Mullen made good as pitch hitters. But