New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-16
Home RunHit
By Heine Zim
Beats Rockies
Circuit Smash Falls with
Two on and Decides Is
sue by S to 3
Nv CHARLES A. TAYLOR

Marlin. Tex, March 15.-Heinie
Zimmerman, Of The Bronx. took all
the iov out of life for the GIANT
Po,kies this afternoon. McOra"
Cubs were Just walking away with a
hall game when Heinie got busy WIZ
his big bludgeon and landed on one VI
George Smiths overland shoots LOT
home run. Two men were on Dase az
the time. and, naturally, the I"o-lun
lead possessed by the ROCKIES "enS
a-plimmering. The final score OF ths
game was 3 10 for zimmerman anu
company. -, 49,, rro-
.ooJ;,as Rube Benton, Poll Perrltt
and Jeff Tesreau did the curVing Ios
The Regulars. while Causey, Smith enc
Strvker performed a like task lot the
Rockies. Benton had rather a stormy
eession on the mound in the three
;nnings he worked. lie was found ioI
fo,r hits and TWO runs. One OF inc
safe blows was home run by SeoIgo
Kellev Benny Kauff and George
Rurns both trying in vain 70 SOJ
within reach Of the ball as II slzZleu
tbrouob the air between them on iI9
wsv n the centrefeld fence. bl, .
Pittcr who was on base. as a resui'
- his single. when all this happened
,yae verv grateful TO Kelley for max
INC his pathway TO the pIats
smooth. Bill does not pride himseI 0h
his base running.
Causey Blanks Regulars
Poll Perritt famed two Of the hrss
,broe men to face him and succeeoeu
IN Dreventing any runs in the toliow-
~ P;,r;ns, desnite Kelley's two-beg-
~ In the sixth. however. Poll gov
80 trouble. n double by kilduh;
hot single by Jack Murray ana
sacrifce Nv by Joe Rodriguez account,
80. Cor a run. Tesreau, who pltcneo
tbo last three innings for the hegu,
lars was most effective. lie aiio"eu
only ono hit. a double by kodrigueS'
and easily kept the Rockies from Sc0'
ing. ;..h;,c for the
Pookies' He was in the box LOT 1oui
innings and shut out the Regulars, Pr
hitting only three hits. George o,"..u,
of Columbia University lame mao om0
bad inning, the sixth, when helrie H.in
norman put his damper on the nop''
Of the Rockies. - lama
,roro scored off Stryker in the nintn
inning. but il was not the pitcher
fault A wild throw by kllduh ana
Rodriguez's muff of another throw oy
K1duf which would have retired
Kocber at first undid STRIKERS goou
work in the box.
Robertson Still Aiiing
Davev Robertson again was unable 70
play because Of his bad Knee ms ptya1s
in right field being taken by jim
Thorpe. Davey may not make 'ne UP
"a Houston on Saturday, but - eX-.
nocted 10 be in trim by the time the
tonad returns TO Marlin next week.
rho hating order to-day wa.
Regulars-Burns, |. E.: HerZog, D.;
Zimmerman. b.; Thorpe, Z. IL
Fletcher. :. s.: Kauff, c. f.; Holke- L D.;
Rariden and kOcher, catchers; Benion'
Perritt and Tesreau. pitchers.
Rookies-Schepner. b.; Young, b.;
KiIduf, 5. g; Murray, l. f.; Rodriguez,
| b.; Ritter, T, f.; Kelley, c. T.; Gloson
and Kreuger, catchers; Causey, smith
ard STRIKER, pitchers.
The score by innings;
Regulars 1000 % 2-5 s l
Rockies 80 900 l 0 0 O-3
Mike Doolan, manager Of the Roches'
ter Club Of the International League,
appeared at the Marlin camp to-day,
and there was much wailing and weep
ing among the big band of young ball
tossers here. Mike had several mys-
FERROUS conferences with John j. Nc
Graw in the lobby, and in the afternoon
the minor league manager visited the
ball .erk, where he jotted down his I'M
pressions Of those marked for slaugh-
ter
Baird. the college boy from Louisi-
ana. who Joined the squad yesterday,
proctised with the inhelders this morn
ing and this afternoon, and gave every
indication Of being a real ball player
lie covers lot of ground and appears
% re equipped with a strong arm. His
underhand throws are speedy and ac-
Curate.
Young Baird Live Wire
jeff Tesreau was on third base when
Baird started 10 warm up this morning
Baird made one-handed stop Of hard
grounder back of third. Arthur Fletch-
or. who was standing by the home
plate. yelled 10 JEFF:
step on that boy, JEFF. I am getting
worried"
Fletcher, Of course, has no reason TO
worry about his job for some time 70
come. but this same college boy some
day may be killing base hits for the
Giants right IN this very territory
where Arthur shines so brilliantly now