New Britain herald., 1916-10-06
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'GRAW ABSENT AS ! PLAYERS SKYLARk
ants Close Season With LiStleSS
 Exhibition

New York, Oct 6.-Manager John &# McGraW did not miss a thing by
 naining away from Ebbets Field
 terday and fulfilling his threat that
 was through with the Giants for @b season. The team, which set BE National League on fire with
 enty-six straight victories. looked
 stly different against the Robins
 Bterday while suffering defeat in
 e last game of the season by a bre of ' to 5. Instead of making &6eir exit for the season amid tri-
 1p hant strains, as it seemed they
 suld a few days ago, the Giants dis
 nded for 1916 amid 8 funeral air,
 d in fourth position. There was
 tle snap in their play, and while #ey outbatted the Robins they
 d not take as much advantage "a their hits as did Your Uncle's out # Bobby had all his regulars out for
 ght innings of practices, for the
 me amounted to nothing more, and 8# the ninth sent in practically an 8 tire new team of substitutes and
 cond string men.s Appleton pitched @e whole game, k and d9SWhile he was # enigma for the Giants he was lot
 ore successful than Tesreau and An
 rson. Riff Jeff went through seven
 tless innings, to be relieved when
 harles Herzog, manager pro tenn, # ought he had room for the use of # little strategy and substituted Rar-s #en for Tesreau at bat. Bill came trough with a hit which figured in MO Giant runs scored in that period $ Free hitting marked the. content all a Q way. Anderson, who succeeded
 ssreau on the mound, kept clean Ms record of the past month, of not @atshing single game In which he |%tched. The ex-Fed lasted less Sban an ming, being succeeded by #eorge Smith, who checked the Rob- & ns lust for further scoring in the #ghth. z # The Giant players had a lovely set # leatherbound Shakespeare works @hich they were going to present Me- #raw yesterday, with all their Hove End esteem," but there was no Me- Mraw to accept them. The players Ere undounted, however, and they Mill forward them to their managers Mome.
 @ The 2,500 loyal Brooklyn rooters who were on hand at the demise of #he 1916 season, just to get one last $ok at their newly crowned cham #ions, did not suffer much from Slock as the Giants got away to a Nne-run lead in the opening inning I winch singles by Burns and Rob- artson resulted in the scoring of Hurns Brooklyn came back three Sold Tn the second, when, after Olson @ruck eut, Myers walked, and went 2 second when Benny Kauff let An 8leton's drive filter through his mitt #ly Myers brought the chief bona 8ith a double and sent Appleton to #nird. The pitcher scored wbi1a 2Lerzog was throwing out Dauhar+ &nd5 Myers counted on a single hv gtengeL~ Eer& ' "S The Robins made another in the 1T when Myers again doubled, and
 liistred ms Journey on the second 6lngle by stengeI. .,f'09 B me Chants registered two in the FeVenth when Old Mikey DooIan 1roke into the box score with q sing1e Iuccesslve singles by Holke and Mo Carty sent Doolan home. Rariden Patted for Tesreau and filled the bases with an 1nf1eld hit. Burns forced tar1den and Holke scored on +bo Hay 'iio Anderson here went, into tha box- For New York, but he walked right P ut again. He was greeted upon bis lppearance by a triple by Myers. inc lemon slugger of the afternoon who nade three hits and three runs on |our trips to the plate Daubert i'm ned1ately brought the sluggng one home with a single. Then for a shange Stengel walked, but was forced oy Wheat. But, before Anderson re- covered from the shock of setting one man out, Cutshaw tripled 70 left scoring both Daubert and Wheat. Anderson passed Mowrev md then passed to the showers George Smith came in and put a ston o all further scoring.
 Bobby sent in all his available f@~ubs in the ninth, in which the Eiants scored twice more in a triple oy Herzog, a sacrifice fly by Lobert md a home run drive to the center 3eld fence by the same Mil1ey Doolan who a few innings back had started another Giant rally. The requiem was sung while the following box score was being complied. The score:
 r. h. e. ..... OO3OfO3Ox-7 2 New York ..... 10O00O220-5 1
 Batteries: Appleton and Mayors, Miller; Tesreau, Anderson, Smith and Kocher.