The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-26
Giants Cauort
'AboutDiamond
In First Game
Lew MCCarty Picks Team That
Beats GibSonIteS by
7 TO 3,

MARLIN, Texas. March 26.-lnto each
mans llfe In spring there comes ~
first robin, practically illimtapl'
streak OF lRIness and the opening base,
ball game Of the season, All threo nav'
come pretty close together here In Mar
lin. Lew McCarty'H club beating one cap
talnod by George Gibson today by h'
score Of 20 8. a.
There was no astounding playing fea-
turo OF this game Had il been contest
cd during the dog days Of August 4
would have been regarded ony WIN
tolerance by fans nnd baseball writer's
Yet II was n grNat game IL was
wonderful game. It Was the first game
Of the season.
Lew and George chose up sides after
an ancient and honorable custom, no
Lew seemed 70 uHs BIT tho better
Judgment, as the I TO 8 scorssyoea Il
prove. M McCsrly landed wIIS6Iy YGSnF
Holke, shopner and Rnrlden on HIS team
as against Doyle, Rodriguez, Fletcher,
Kauff Thorpe, Hemingway, Pitt and
saliss, Causey and Tesreau hurled ths
hall for Mf McCArty while Demaree
Hoyt and Smith passed up such iaH,
ones and curves as were necessary foI
their rivals 10 win.
Pop" Youngs playing was the feature
OF the spirited contest. II will be oh.
served that he led of for McCarty'i
team, which may be hint Of something
that IL In McGraws mind this spring
Anyhow, in the first inning Don Jos,
Rodriguez, the noble Cuban and crack
tenor-not cracked, Mr Edltor-punohec
dlnkly single In any respect, II was al
long as Spanish aria and Rs snappy al
dish Of chill con carne 49,.
Imagine JOseH Eurpirlse, II you VIII
when Pep picked up the ball ana oil
but threw Don Jose out at fret base
The Cuban barely beat the saltoatoIia
Peppers throw te first base. Dol
words, as II IL we'll known fact tina
" is une,hcal fof right fielder 4
rhhrOw base runner out at first. The!
do not do such things In dear old Ciudat
HnbanR
This touch OF high lIfe started thi
yET%s Tu%srGs G'TS" Sss Fletcher, Fl 'sTiT WSo RHSS RooWo
Don Jose at bat, hit fly TO Young, AM
the peppery one promptly doubled tn
CAstlllan gentleman off first
In the very next inning, after Knuf
had reached first Young dragged dow
Hemingwhys ny and doubled Benny OF
the initial bag. Life around first has
wasn't worth "A nickel when Young ha'
the ball In his trusty right mltt In nd
Young cracked out low line double u
left and In every other way stacked ul
like major Lacquer
McGraw says he win make Pol,
grounders forget Davey Robertson, al
though they will have no difficulty II
remembering that fly hall which hand
cuffcd Daredevil Dave during the worlt
series. That was n cuckoo, proper.
To Heinle Zimmerman, the pride NJ I'M
Bronx. came the honor OF landing thl
first home run. Catching one Of Waite
Hoyt's shoots somewhere between th'
kitchen aud the dining room, he drov,
II far into the offing. and Hsinles speed
afoot has 40 improved since last he and
his little college pal Eduardo Collins
ran a fOtorace, that there was no ar
ficulty at all In making a home run oui
Of todays hit
Speaking seriously. Rs n In 80 easy &c
do when animadverting upon Mr. Hlm'
merman's hitting n entirely re-