New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-18
Home Run and 2 Singles
contribution of Larry in
Game with Waco.
TEXAS CHAMPIONS
LOSE BY 7 TO 3
Drse Schauer Makes Fine Show
iuq in Box, Allowing Only
Two Hits.
Nv PRANK O'NEILL.

Marlin, lex, NafSh - N~P'ei''
,,,rv DOYLE Of the Giants, lineal
I.,,sndan. OF the first kings Of Ire
I.,d. celebrated the day set aside for
=. ,s.ron saint % the Emerald Isle
befttinc manner this afternoon.
~rs,rv's home run drive 20 centre rold
= i'm Tborno on first base was the
'.,s,srding feature Of the game be-
- -. The Giants and the Waco Navi-
...ors champion, Of the Texas League.
.s;,b was won by the former. The
- vas 20 @. The affair was pro-
90 for the benefit Of the Marin
S,,bolic Church. and 1900 spectators
y more were on hand.
rsrrv had = full day in addition 70
u. circuit circner. He got two singles
nd nut I'D a banC-up game in the field.
Es plsy on q grounder by Coyle. which
/, ,oryerted into a force out al second,
s,opyb, the crowd 20 It's feet. and all
= IN he deported himself in a manner
s,s,tinr the dignity Of his position
His home run. however, was the de-
Efht Of the crowd. He hit the centre
"a fence On the first bounce, and al
most caught up 20 Jim Thorpe as he
,,sd around the bases. Larry has not
ssogn such a burst Of speed in many
Moons Thorpe was running for Burns.
Ferdic Schupp. Rube Schauer and Bill
Ritter divided the pitching burden for
- biz leacuers. Schauer was ecpe-
s,ny effective Schupp was inclined
% be a biz Eighty. but Of course, II Is
b, early iu the season. lie gave
three passes on balls. and was hit
safely three times in the three frames
be pitched.
one Of the drives Of the sibilar.
wuihpaw was O triple. which came, with
runner on first base, in the third inn
M The other two were grouped
around a base on balls in the first inf
ng. and produced a tally. Waco's
tiber run was a gift Of King Boreas.
tanners wallop 20 left was blown away
from jim Thorpe and went for home
fun. Ritter was pitching
Rube Schauer was IN fine fettle. and,
indeed. the boy from the Dakotas seems
70 be better now than at any time since
is Joined the Giants, several years ago.
He allowed two hits, but in the sixth
inning. with runners on second and
third and two out. he dropped three
strikes over on Grub. which The batter
sesfcelv saw. His control was cool
a,i not g runner walked.
John J. McGraw has expressed his
,o.hdence in the ability Of George
Kelly. the young Californian, and Z
vos.d seem that 10 is not misplaced.
Kelly collsborated with Bill Rariden m
rskng a double play that was a mas
xTiece.
With James on third base. Tanner
sliced one into right field that looked
.sr all the world like a double. Kelly,
however, was OF with the crack Of the
IA. and, making a spectacular grab
way on his left side. shot a perfect
throw TO the plate. and Rariden was
Waiting for James when he arrived at
as rubber Kelly made a couple OF
ice catches besides that, and got q hit
Is well.
L the ability 70 hit the ball in the
ambition games counts Tor anything,
fred Merke IS destined 20 land in the
rect 800 circle this year. He gath
4 three safe blows, meeting swift,
nre ball pitching with great ease
md accuracy. One Of his hats was
N weak. but the other two whistled
"a the bat like bullets. Arthur
fletcher got a triple and two singles
besides playing a good game in the
tsld His error was on thrown bal!
which the wind carried wide OF
ktrkle.
when the Federal League started It's
operations. Ban Johnson said that the
rsn playing in . were Of second rate
ability But he never watched Bill
Esriden In action. Bill refuted any
Lingering argument as 70 bis ability by
fs work to-day He handled the
iiithers a. Il he had been with them
fsr several years instead Of couple
q weeks, and Judged the batters al
nos, perfectly. lie caught Tanner or
list base with a snap throw 20 Merkle
titsr WohNcbon struck out, compiet-
ing a snsppy double play. 49,,
The curve ball pitching vas BIT
20 much FOR Benny KaLf. The ~
Cobb Of the Feds has not yet found
ns batting eye. and he got only one
BAL out o. the infeld. That was
asgh' ou'. de- re foul line by Bittle'
ne left fielder Benny had little TO
GO o. the fielding line. lie made q
1000 stop of "a drive and held 10 a
nngle What started out for a double
a. ltas. kauF stif and sore from
hesd - foot. but has made no com
Paint a. Set.
lrr e~rro frIlouE.
SEW YORK WACO
n a O