The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-30
A. RANKIN JOHNSON
NO FUN FOR GIANTS
Former Fed Pitcher, Sold for
800, Makes New York
crS Hustle.
ONE RUN WINS THE GAME

FoKT WORTH. Tex. March ga.
Rankin Johnson. late of the Boston Red
Sox and still later with the Chicago Fed
erals. made the Giants go some to beat
him here this afternoon. johnson was
sold recently into slavery with the Fort
Worth team by Joseph Lannin. who
showed his contempt for the pitcher by
accepting $500 for his release. Judging
from the way he pitched to-day. how
ever, johnson will not llngcr long in
Texas.
Tesreau and Palmero had to shut
the Panthers to-day to bring about John
cons defeat. and there was "A tense mo-
ment in the ninth inning when 1t APP
reared that Fort Worth might break
through and win by a score of : to /.
The Giants scored once In the first in
niug 10y taking advantage OF the ouly
pass issued by Johnson. and thereafter
the home plate never was successfully
approached. In the ninth inning Stow
singled FOR Fort Worth and MclNor
picked a slow ball for another oncspot.
Hunter sacrificed. \ long fly would
have tied the score and a blow would
have undone the Giants.
II was IN to Senior Palmero To keep
the Panthers from hitting the ball. and
that is just what he did. Neither Nc
Coy. who pinched for Scherer. nor
Msnda scraped the ball for as much as
a foul. Manda was called out with his
baton on his shoulder. but Mccoy took
three brisk swings.
The game was woSthy OF any major
league field, but Il drew only a corporal's
guard, although this Is the first appear
ancc OF the Giants in Fort Worth in
,nrec years. The ipfield was fast and
true and any number of hard drives
we're handled cieverly. The Giants
barely outhit the home crew and an en-
cusable wild throw By Belts in the first
nning was the only error Of the game.
Johnson famed only one man, but his
control was admirable and his hackers
rendered big league support. Sew
eral times the Giants started to pull
fancy stun. but eves; strategem they
attempted was ruined. After the first
inning Johnson gave no epasses and
few of the Giants drove beyond the in
field. Evidently johnson learned how
10 pitch to Benny kaun last season. FOR
the only hit Benny got TODAY was "A
bunt that was permitted to roll with
the expectation that 1t would go foul.
Capt. Doyle did not make the trip
here from Dallas. as he suffered a slight
leg strain in Waxahachie yesterday.
Brainard subbed for him to-day and
scored the only run. lie walked and
stole with one down in the first and
took third when a throw by Belts was
blown beyond Slows each and con-
tinued TO centre field. Lobert then sin.
eied past third base and the run tent
over.
Fourteen Giants went TO bat after
Lobert's hit before the visitors got AN.
other man to first base. In the sixth
Burns doubled and was left. Lobert
beat out AN infleld drive To start the
seventh. kauff sacrificed. hut on Mcr-
kle's tap TO shor l.obert was chucksd
out at third base. Merkle stole and was
left.
Rariden doubled with one down in
the sevenths and advanced TO third on
Palmero's short single. lie persisted at
the plate on an attempted double steal.
IN the ninth Brainard singled and was
caught stealing. kauff hunted safely
with two down and stole second, but the
umpire could not see 1t that way.
Fort Worth could not place IA runner
On third until the sixth. when John
Son doubled. After McLaurin famed
for the second out Stow singled. but
Kauffs fast return held johnson AT
third. McIver flied to Burns.
McIver's single in the first inning was
the only hit off Tesreau until the sixth.
Big Jen had unusually good control
and did not walk or hit "A man. Fal-
nero struck out five In the last three
innings. giving a fine exhibition when
he was under fire in the ninth.
The Giants took their usual trolley
ride back to Dallas in uniform after
the game. They play here again to-
morrow. The score: