New-York tribune., 1917-06-22
Giants Breeze
Home in Game
With Bostons
/ lesreau's Return to Form
Boosts Pennant Prospects
Of Polo Grounders

Boston. June 21.-Big JEFF Tesreau.
OF the Giants. thawed out at last by
the heat OF the past few days, handled
the Braves to-day like Tesreau of
old. The big boy OF the Ozarks not
only shut out Stallings's scrappy crew
by score of to 0, but held them to
three scattered hits in doing il.
With Tesreau back on the job after
recent illness the Giants seem better
prepared than at any previous time
this season to display that superior
class over the rest or the field that has
been theirs on paper all along. New
York is pounding out in front now in
spite of the fact that the pitching has
not been whet il should have been so
far. Ferdie Schupp, the unbeaten. has
carried the club TO its exalted posi-
tion. Poll Perritt has shown some
wonderful games lately. With TesreaU
in his winning stride the team will
have three depcndables. Tesreau. be-
cause Of his size and strength, is about
as good as two ordinary pitchers, for
he is always at his very best when
called upon every third or fourth day.
Tesreau's fine pitching, backed by
wonderful fielding and lot of timely
and hard hitting, made it very easy
FOR the Giants TO get the jump on the
Braves both as to this particular game
and the series. Tesreau was so very
good that once the Giants scored a run
for him the argument was settled. The
Giants had ten hits for fifteen bases.
Almost Perfect Pitching
The performance by Tesreau was
about as close to perfection as one
could wish when it is remembered that
he was in front from the very start.
His control was wonderful. He gave
only one pass and struck out half a
dozen batsmen. Tesreau was seldom
in the mole, but on the other hand had
the opposing hitters in the hole to him
most OF the afternoon.
There was added satisfaction 20 the
Giants in this particular victory be-
cause 1t entailed the downfall of Pat
Ragan, particularly pernicious jinx t.
New York OF many years standing.
Don Carlos Patrick was not only beat
en- but was hammered off the hill in
the bargain. Lefty Allen had to be
called upon to pitch the last inning.
New York got away in front, scoring
the first run in the opening inning.
With one out, HerZog tripled to centre
field and scored on Kauff's sacrifice fly
TO Kelly. Fletcher drew a pass to start
the second. Robertson flied TO Kelly.
SO did Holke, but so short that after
he muffed the easy chance the Boston
fielder was able to recover the ball and
force out Fletcher at second by a quick
throw TO Evers. Opportunity fitted
when Rariden hosted to Kelly.
The Braves didn't get man to first
in three innings. During this time big
JEFF struck out four-Kelly, Smith,
Gowdy and Ragan. Kelly opened the
fourth with the first nit off Tesreau.
Evers forced Kelly Then Wilhoit
scratched an inheld single. Magee and
Konetchy both hit the ball wickedly.
but fortunately drove straight at Rob-
ertson and Burns, respectively.
In Trouble in Fifth
Ragan pitched himself out of
mighty serious predicament in the
fifth. Holke singled to left and Rari-
den bunted perfectly trying to sacri-
flee. Tesreau's neat sacrifice put the
runners on third and second, respec-
lively. Ragan struck out Burns. Then
Herzog walked, filing the bases, only
70 be forced by Benny Kauff
In the sixth the Giants sewed il up.
Fletcher singled, with one out, and
sprinted to third on Robertson's single
TO right. Fletcher scored on Holke's
out TO Evers. Rariden doubled to
right. scoring Robertson, but Tesreau
famed. Kauff doubled. with two out,
in the seventh. Zimmerman flied to
the busy Kelly.
New York's last run came in the
eighth. Fletcher led off with a hit to
right. and for the second time breezed
20 third on Robertson's lick TO the
same field. Arthur scored on Holke's
fly to Magee. Rariden popped to Evers;
Tesreau fouled to Honey. Burns was
out at the plate trying to steal home
on Allen in the ninth. George walked,
stole second as Herzog famed and took
third on Kauff's long fly to Kelly.
Strikes Out Magee
From the fifth on only two Boston
runners saw first base. Wilhoit, first
up in the seventh, strolled. Magee
lined to Kauff, but Wilhoit got 70 the
midway while Fletcher was throwing
out Honey. Kelly scratched a hit
through the box in the ninth. Wilhoit
forced him after Evers had popped 20
Holke. Wlhoit stole second unmolested,
but Tesreau ended the game by strik-
ing out Sherry Magee.
The score: