New-York tribune., 1916-06-21
An AndersOn-Burns Com
binatiOn Wins First
for Giants.
TESREAU AND RAGON
TWIRL REAL DUEL
Mckechnie'S BObble Enables
Braves TO Score Only Run of
Second Game.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

full game closer 70 first place but in
doing so dropped away full game
from second place. They moved up
and slipped back in one and the same
motion. which shows once more the
bizarreness Of our national frenzy.
Lured from tho shadows once more
by a pink sun and blue sky some
$4,000 fans and such observed the
Giants and Braves split the two-ply
matinee into equal sections. Inc
Giants predominated in the first sec
ton through Fred Anderson's excellent
pitching and a wonderful injured
catch by George Burns in the ninth
that throttled an impending three-bag-
ger Of Maranville's with two men on
and two needed to tie. The Anderson
Burns combination left the Braves
stranded at the finish, AZ.
The second segment of the battle
line featured a rare pitching clash be
tween Charles Munro Tesreau and Don
Carlos Patrick Ragan, attached 70 the
return of John J. Evers, the Trojan
Typhooa. Tesreau bottled up the
Braves with three scattered hits for
eight innings, but slip by Mckechnle
in the sixth cost the sole tally of the
game
With Marsnville on second and one
out Evers pumped an easy golng
bounder toward third which eluded
Macs over eager grasp, and as the
ball romped on into left field Maran-
Vile romped on over the plate with the
game in tow.
Tough Battle to Lose.
Tesreau never lost tougher battle,
for the Big Fellow was at his best with T.
enough stuff to overpower platoon.
II was Just at the close OF the fatal
sixth that the two John Us, Evers /,
and McGraw. resumed where they /.
first began some fourteen years ago .
Who or what opened the burning de
bate escaped observation. But as the
Braves went out and the Giants came
i'm from the field John j.. OF Troy and
John ]. of Manhattan were seen IN the 4
middle of the diamond with their
earnest features about one and three .
quarter inches apart while vitriollc
oratory fairly scorched the bracing
June air.
The big crowd rocked and roared in
keen delight over this peppery setting,
which shows again that weasel words
and "pussyfooting" on the battle PLAIN
arouse no touch Of Joy in the family
breast They yearn for those games
where the situation reeks with combat,
as the human race, fortunately, hasn't
quite yet reached that point where the
scrappy stuff is ranked as a crime
This was fully shown in the second
game, when Evers was received with up
Toarious applause by the fans who at
once had visions Of the pep that was
soon 10 flow The winner Of the Nc
Graw- Eyers debate was not announced,
so wen let II 80 as a draw. johnny
has been out for the last fortnight with
sore elbow that spurned all treatmen',
but the call Of the sun led the Trojan
70 take chance.
From the local viewpoint the most az
tractive feature of the afternoon was
the high grade pitching which the
Giants were able TO get. Fred Ander-
son rolled the Braves back with two
hits through the first eight innings,
when he came near slipping. But nc
had enough 70 finish out four-hlt con-
test, at that
First Game Won Easily.
The Giants won the first game early.
In the first inning Burns, Robertson,
Kauf, Fletcher and Mckechnle single1
of George Tyler, while Merkle ana
Rariden walked. The total netted three
runs. and would have yielded several
more but for the fact that Larry Doyle
cracked a line drive into a double play
that wiped away part Of the assault.
Singles by Snodgrass and Honey, with
muff by Burns, gave the visitors their
first tally in the same inning. Inc
Giants added another in the fourth. An
derson doubled, but stayed at third
when Burns soaked another two bagger.
Robertson forced Fred at the plate, but
a
steal. Burns counting.
The battle ran along in this fashion
until the ninth. when visiting out
break came near wrecking the pleasant
start. With one gone, Red Smith
walked. Egan famed, but Gowdy SIN
gled. Tyler scratched a single, scor-
ing Smith. Maranville followed with a
resounding blow that started on high
line 70 left centre Apparently the
score was tied, but Burns, facing the
blazing sun. rushed over far beyond ms
precinct and yanked the drive down out
Of the sun blur that almost cost ire
game. II Burns had been six inches
slower two Braves would have scored
with the winning run on third. Scalp
lifting finish ls entirely correct.
The oily battle between JEFF Tesreau
and Pat Ragon was bird. The Giants
were extremely anxious TO foil the
Braves a second time, but they found
Pat human Gibraltar in the way. In
the meanwhile Tesreau was even more
effective. but the break finally came
That set jeff down with a loud thump
through no fault Of his own.
With the count at %, Maranville
singled in the sixth with one out. The
Rabbit. who played brilliantly all day.
then stole Evers followed with a
bounder that McKechnie let drift on its
way, and the Rabbit was over with the
ruling run.
Blow Chance in Eighth.
Even after this fatality the Giants
blew purple-tinted chance in the
eighth. Merkle started with a single
and McKechnie forced him on fine
play from Evers TO Marauville. On the
run and hit Rariden cracked one into
right that left McKechnie at third.
McGraw promptly sent Hunter 20 run
for Rariden and Eddie Roush TO wallop
the ball for Tesreau. Almost any
thing meant tie anything but an in
field pop. The infeld pop is precisely
what followed.
Roush lifted 20 short. and then Burns