The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-05
TESREAU FINISHES
LIKE A WHIRLWIND
Allows Only 10 Pelicans to
Face Him I'm Last Six In
nings Of Game.
GIANTS FAST IN FIELD

New ORLEANS. April 4.-The Giants
squeezed out another victory In OF
| those close finish games for which they
are becoming noted. The New Orleans
Pelicans. champions of the Southern
Association. bowed to the prowess Of
big Jen Tcsreau this afternoon. but
the Giants did not bob up with the
winning run until the ninth inning.
The score was ) To !.
Tesreau In the first of Mct;raw's pitch
crs to 20 the full route this spring.
The relicans made the game close he.
cause big Jcf got away to a poor start
and was hammered for seven hits and
four runs in the first three innings.
Once the big fellow fell In his stride,
however. he moved down the batsmen
with amazing case. Though he struck
out only three. Tesreau permitted but
one man to reach first base after the
third inning.
The Giants supported their pitcher
with an errorless game in the field.
After sylvester had driven home the
last two New Orleans runs in h
third inning only nineteen batters faced
McCiraw's slabman. In the last six in
nings the Pelicans sent only three men
Ia the bat in each round S~tanshury
singled in the e&hth bu, was immed!-
ately eliminated B. a double play.
Assuming quite a handicap at the
beginning of the game. the Giants had
to fight an uphill battle. At the end
OF the third inning they were three
runs behind. They tied in the eventh.
and but for "a doubtful decision in the
ninth the game would nave gone Into
extra innings.
Most of the 1.5oO spectators came out
to see Kenny kauff. who was advertised
in the public prints like a circus per
fDyImpr Kenny did rot mako . hif lint
he scored the winning run after walk-
ing in the ninth inning and made three
hard catches. including "A one handed
clutch.
McGraw's Federal League talent fg-
ured prominently In the days doings.
Roush hit Kauf in with the big run
and made one catch that spoiled n pos
siblc home run. Bin Rariden contributed
a single and a double. scored two runs
and displayed excellent judgment in
handling Tcsreau.
Before Tesreau could get up steam
the Pelicans were going strong. STAINS
bury. the first man up. tore off a two
Dagger and scored on a hit ny Massey.
who went to third on t.dmonson's single
and counted on a double steal. The UNI
rire ruled that Doom did not tag Massey
at the plate, hut the redhead was 80
badly spiked that he had Ia quit the
game.
Bluhm opened with "A single in the
second. but a double play stopped the
Felicans. Eschen and Massey singled
with one down in the third. advanced
on an infeld Out and scored on Sylves-
ter's single. After that the Pelicans
might as well have ba;ted with tooth
picks.
Rariden got a run for the Giants IN
the third when he singled and was
driven over the plate by Doyle. In the
NTH Rariden doubled and scored on a
single by Burns.
4 double play stopped the Giants just
as they tied the score In the seventh.
Merkle made an infield hit and scored
on Fletcher's double. Fletcher advanced
on Bluhm's tumble of Roush's grounder
the only error of the gaine-and car
ried in the needed run while I.ariden and
Eoush were being eliminated in the
double play.
The game was lost by Dixie Walker.
who started In the eighth lie gave the
games only base on balls to Kauf In
the ninth. Merkle grounded 10 Massey.
who thought he made a double play. but
the umpire called kauff safe at second
base. claiming the inflelder missed the
base as he ran over II. An iufield out
rut Benny on third and Roush's clean
hit 10 right field scored him. The score