The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-08
GIANTS BEAT 'YANKS;KAUFF
 GOES HITLESS

New York, April 8-The first spring baseball duel ever fought between the Giants and the Yankees got under way at the frigid Polo Grounds yes terday and the National Ieaguers turn ed a, little surprise by beating the Tanks to 2, rushing ahead in the seventh inning when the remodeIed American leaguers were so sure. of winning that they were all ready to send the bag of bats back to the clubhouse
 In the grandstand, as usual, were many fans who do not deny that they know more about both clubs than Me Graw and Donovan put together. As a matter of fact, the most casual on locker can see that both teams are faster and take a lot more interest in She widely favored pastime than the same teams of 1915. All lands played as if they wanted to win.
 The cold wintry blasts which breez- ed over Harlem kept the attendance down to about 5000 but this hardy gathering unpacked a big bale of en- thusiasm.~ over the appearance of Home Run Baker on one New York team and Benjamin Kauff on. the oth- CT. The crowd was on it's feet yip- ping like mad in. the third inning when Baker pounded the ball into ther right field stand for what looked like certain home run. It was one of those high powerful drives with which Baker did so, much damage when he played with the Athletics in the worlds series against the Giants. But. sad to tell. this one fell foul by a cou- pie of inches.
 Benny Kauf didn't get a hit; but he walked twice. and would have scored on one occasion but for the fact that he was tagged out at the plate. Benny showed plenty of speed, but so did the Yankees Eddie Roush looked | trr1- -E
 Graw said that he was more than satisfied with the condition of the club on its homecoming, and his satisfaction was in no wise dirnin- ished when his clan ufpped yester- | days. game away from the. hosts of Monsieur Donovan.
 Not the least remarkable thing about this game was the fact that F'erdie Schupp, the Timber southpav, pitched the whole game and got away with it. That's enough to Drove that the Giants must be better than last year, for winning a game in 1915 was a thrilling experience in Ferdfe's life. He didn't have thrills enough to hurt him, because he only won once. Schupp was unusually good yester- day when Yankees 1oftered about the bases In the ninth inning the American Ieaguers threatened to wreck the game, and rushed in Ba1- man and Mullen as pinch hitterss but Schupp stuck to solid earth and re- 1 tired the side in the face of the i'm pending destruction. On such occa.- sions in the past it has been his habit 1 to ascend vertically into the frma- ment..
 Caldwell pitched five innings for the Yankees and when he retired the 1 a,Ynkees were in the lead by a score. l of 2 to 1. Nick CuIIop the lefthand-
 CT from the Federal 1eAgue, succeed ed the Yankee star and held the l Giants safe until the seventh, when he l lost control. He was wild from the start and issued four passes while he was in the box .e.
 The catching, of Bill Rariden for 1 the Giants was excellent, while the
 snappy work of Gedeon at the hat and l in the field brought encouragement l to Yankee fans
 It was trusty old Fred Merlzle who won the game for the Giants in the l seventh inning. His chance came 1 after Benny Kauff had stepped to the bat with two runners, Burns and Doyle, aboard the base paths, and only one out. Cullop judfciously gave Benny a walk to first and flled/ the bases. Then, with the score 2 to 1 in the Yankees favor, derlzIe whacked a smashing hit to right field and rushed Burns and Doyle over the plate with the ta1lies that meant vic tory5