New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-05
New Orleans Pelicans Are
Beaten in the Ninth
ny Rousch's Hit.
JEFF TESREAU WORKS
FULL NINE INNINGS
Crescent City Lads Score Freely
at First, but Can't
Continue.
Bv FRANK O'NElLL.

New Orleans, April Great bodies
move slowly. but when they get under
way they keep right on going. Inc
Giants are a great body Of men, ana
there arc times when their mental ana
nhvsical moves arc most deliberate
Start them along gwen path, however
whether il be up or down, ana thcy
follow the trail with great perse'er-
ance. - .Lo..
identified the New Orleans Pelicans,
champions of the Southern Association,
TO open UP quite a comfortable iCau
before winning by a score Of TO TINS
afternoon.
The difference in the teams was
measured by the pitchers. Jeh es-
rcau. the first Giant twirler TO go nine
innings this year. failed 10 warm TO
bic work in the first three innings
During that time the Pelicans had a
merry time with his offerings. They III
into him hammer and tongs for hlts
which were we'll punched and OF excel
lent distance.
Narrower. the combinations woven
around the Pelican safeties were OF
sufficient worth 20 net four runs ana
give John ]. McGraw headache. IL
looked for a while as II the police re-
serves would be necessary to put the
Pelicans out. Matters were made stu
more gloomy by Smith. the Crescent
CITY pitcher. who refused to loosen up
in the slightest degree.
In the fourth inning. however. es-
resu managed 10 work out the last I'M
rerinc kink i'm his mighty arm; and
HpnrcnQfl0nS
Of the Pelcens came 10 an abrupt end.
II was not until the eighth inning that
they cot man on base. and then a
double play by Eddie Rousch and Fred
Merkle wiped out an embryonic tally.
The local newspapers carried the ad-
vertisement that Benny Kauff and the
NV York Giants" would play. Not be
irS gifted with powers prophetic. the
nd writer's pulled bone. They might
have said that Eddie Rousch would
demonstrate the proper way to play
the outfield.
Rousch is a quiet, self-efacing sort
Of chap. who could give the Sphinx a
few lessons in keeping quiet; but he is
a real ball player. He made a couple
OF rip-snorting plays this afternoon
and made them with easy skill. He
Judges a Az ball wonderfully well and
has never-failing grip.
Eddie made a smashing hit TO the
right field fence that drove over nun.
The ball was hit so fast that II bounced
back and only went for a single. Re
venge was his. however, for he pulled
off a beautiful delayed steal minute
later.
Bill Rariden. former Mayor Of Bed
ford City, Ind, upheld the honor OF
the Hoosier State in a BETTING man
ner. He got two nifty hits. one two
Dagger, and crossed the plate twice.
Once he was driven home by Larry
Doyle and another time by George
Burns. Fred Merkle and Artie Fletcher
were in the thick OF the fight, too. We
refuse TO say which was the thicker.
wallowing in the ruck is no kind Of
a pastime for National League club.
so in the third frame Rariden nit
one and went 10 second on an out by
Tesreau. He scored on Doyle's wallop.
1t was Bill who scored the second
time also. This time his double 10 left
was followed by single from the bat
Of George Burns.
These tallies were the foundation OF
an industry 70 be developed TO still
greater degree, and in the seventh
frame the score was tied on Merkle's
single, Flctcher's double and double
play.
Bonnie Ksuff's contribution to the
game was the winning nun. Bonnie