The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-10
GIANTS IN BATTING
BEE FOR CHARITY
They Pound Ball All Over Lot
in Nine Inning Game
at Marlin.
TWO HOMERS BY KELLY

MARLIN, Tex. March e.-The Giants
sold their practice wares this afternoon
when they played a benefit game for the
Marlin Chapter Of the Daughters OF the
Confederacy, who took charge OF the
gates at Emerson Park and imposed a
small tax on those who went out to see
the first nine inning game OF the local
season.
II was a real bcnent game. as all the
receipts from a crowd Of 200 were turned
over to the women. The Giants benerted
from the pastimc. which was staged
under ideal weather conditions.
Manager McCiraw divided his squad
into the two teams which will operate IN
Dallas and waco next Saturday and
sunday, and provided each with three
pitchers, who worked three innings
apiece. Hitting, base running ana neid-
ing were artisticslly displayed and the
score. IL to II. provided all sorts OF
thrills.
Umpire Honus Lobert introduced the
contsnders AZ the "Rcadys' and the
Ever Rsadys," hut q spectator from
New York, impressed with the horizontal
| stripes in the new travelling uniforms
which the athletes wore, insisted that
| they he called the Daunenloras ana Us
sinings. Ills motion was carried by "A
, press box vote. The Dannemoras. cap
! tanned 10y Larry Doyle. were the WIN
| ners. Arthur Fletcher led the Ossinings.
| Doyle's warriors punished Fred .Nnder-
son for the winning runs in the fourth.
! NTH and sixth innings. btu tn. ossin-
| ings made 1t close by pounding Kramer
! all over the lot in the last three frames
Five home runs were ~spilled-aI legit-
mate hits. The outield at Emerson PARK
il 80 spacious and the ground baked so
hard that any ball hit TIVE or over
-. Aas-s
George Kelly carried of the individual
! Juggling honors with two home runs. Vie
hit one to the right field vail and the
other down across the tennis court
I'm deep left field His FIRST drive re-
suited In the first score OF the game.
and his second. delivered with two OUT
In the nth inning, started a rally that
resulted IN four runs.
Other leading hi,,ers were Eddie H,r-
rison. with "A HON" run a double II a
singh. kocher. with three singles. and
Rra!nard with two singles and a double,
Jim Thorpe made the longest home
run on a drive 10 centre.
Kelly further distinguished himself
by n startling catch IN the ninth IN
ming when the pssinirgs threatened t,
tie the score.
Ferdie Schurp and Emilio Fa,mero
4 WV ll'Nsh "AN INV VIZ 49,
three innings during which thei. wa'
no scoring Anderson. making his mrs.
appearance In n practice game. Lacked
control. and after hitting Rodriguez ~
top - the head h" hc~ita,"d ahou, cut
ting loos. and Wa hatt-d hard. i-rri,
succeeded Sohurp and was onlv slightly
damaged
Bill Ritter vent ~ the mound i,
the Dssintnes in the seventh and th'
punishment he took IN that inning SET
tied the game. -Four hits and three or
rOr> gave IL" winners nv, runs in tina
frame. The pssiuing~ tlr-,,lN l'tacke,
krsiu.r ~ tn. eighth. Eleven batter
faced him and eight hits produced sever
runs. In this round Wendell made
home run With ~" base fun.
The pssiuiugs lacked only -FOUR run
~ II" when iIs rrison began the mint
with another ho'nc run. Hunter mad
another hit. but Kelly killed 4 lonl
drive by Eraiuard and saved his peonl'
The batting orders
Tho-p,. p {
Kelly. e g.. royl", cd. Rod-irurr. III
Msr'in, So, Sch"pn,r. ~ ko"h"r. 9.
S'nuEni ? rt5ri,'' ,hrIn,r -.
!, fsrrer. = : Harrison. r. { Msrkie, Ia
Fletcher. - Hunter. - Bratrsrd. al.
Bahiug'nn, 81 Wendell, e.. Iauu'rn. n
Anderson. ? Hi't'r, r
The score;
H., II
"a 'ninsS' SccoiiiGi-ii !;
Two nase hits Harrison. Doyle. burn
Brainard, Three base hit jacobson. HON
runs--keliy :. Wendell, Thorpe. Harrison
Impire-lph.rt.