New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Giants Cavort
About Diamond
In First Game
Lew McCarty Picks Team
That Beats Gibsonites
by 7 to 3
By Louis Lee Arms

MARLIN, Tex, March 19.--IntO each
mans life in spring there comes the
first robin, a practically illimitablc
streak Of laziness and the opening
baseball game Of the season. All three
have come pretty close together here
in Marlin, Lew McCarty's club beating
one captained by George Gibson to-
day by the score of 7 to 8.
There was no astounding playing
tested during the dog days Of August
it would have been regarded only with
tolerance by fans and baseball writer's.
Yet it was a great game. 1t was n
wonderful game. 1t was the first game
Of the season.
Lew and George chose up sides after
an ancient and honorable custom, and
Lew seemed to use a bit the better
Judgment, as the to 3 score goes to
prove. Mr.. McCarty landed Young,
Burns. Baker Zimmerman, Wilhoit,
| Holke, Shcpner and Rariden on his
team, as against Doyle, Rodriguez,
Fletcher, Kauff, Thorpe, Hemingway,
i1c anu ~ 4NClli.
Hoyt Goes to Mound
Sallec, Causcy and Tcsreau hurled
the ball for Mr.. McCarty, while DEM
arec, Foyt and Smith passed up such
fast ones and curves as were neccs-
sary for their rivals to win.,
"Pep" Young's playing was the feat
urc Of the spirited contest 1t will be
observed that he led off for McCarty's
team, which may be hint of something
that is in McGraw's mind this spring
Anyhow, in the first inning Don j osc
Rodriguez. the noble Cuban and crack
tenor-not cracked, Mr.. Editor
punched single into right field. 1t
was not dinky single in any respect.
1t was as long as Spanish aria and
as snappy as a dish of chill con carne.
Imagine Jose's surprise, if you WILL
when "Pep" picked up the ball and al,
but threw Don Jose out at first base.
The Cuban barely beat the saltatorial
"Pepper's" throw to first base Don
Josc's feelings were injured beyond
words. as it is a we'll known fact it
is unethlcal for a right fielder to throw
a base runner out at first. They do
not do such things in dear old Ciudad
llabana.
This touch of high life started this
young person on a regular piratical
throwing bee. Fletcher, who followed
Don Jose at bat, hit fly to Young,
and the peppery one promptly doubled
the Castllan gentleman off first.
Another Double Play
In the very next inrlng, after Kauff
had reached first, Young dragged down
liemingways fly and doubled Benny
off the initial bag. Life around first
base wasn't worth nickel when Young
had the ball in his trusty right mitt.
| n to III, y
assists, Young cracked out low. line
double to left and in every other way
stacked up like major Lacquer.
McGraw says he will make Polo
Grounders forget Davey Robertson. al
though they will have no difficulty in
remembering that fly ball which hand
cuffed Daredevil Dave during the world
series. That was d cuckoo, proper.
To Heine Zimmerman, the pride Of
The Bronx, came the honor of landing
the first home run. Catching one of
Waite Hoyts shoots somewhere be-
tween the kitchen and the dining room,
he drove it far into the ofing, and
Heine's speed afoot has so improved
since last he and his little college pal,
Eduardo Collins, ran a footracc, that
there was no difficulty at all in making
d home run out of to-day's hit.
Speaking seriously, as it is so easy
" w Nlic!i dlllUduFCItilS upon ME.
Zimmerman's hitting-whch is entire
ly scrious-Zim certainly cracked that
pill to-day. He might have gone
around the bases twice on the hit,
which rolled to the distant centre field
fence, and perhaps it would have been
advisable for him to do so. Who knows
on how short notice the pride of The
Bronx may be called on to compete in
another spirited footracc? Practice
will be certain to help him.
Zim wasn't tho only Giant who
slammed the ball. Burns, Wlhoit,
Raridcn and Fletcher also chopped out
triples for themselves, and young Clar-
ence Pitt, who isn't bigger than the
late "Diamond jim" Brady's watch fob,
nailed the ball for drive that would
have been a home run had Clarence
not neglected to touch second base.
Clarence comes from Springfield III i,
where they do not have such Argus
eyed umpires as Eddie Brannick, the
traffic manager of the Giants
Mister Brannick felt that he had to
do something to prove that he was um :.
plring the basework of the rivals. and
we'll, VIC have commented upon Pitts
size. Pitt was very kind and gentle
to the traffic manager after his mo-
mentous decision and Edward blushcd
to the roots of his hair. or what were
the roots of his hair before he rot
that "badger" hair cut.
"