New-York tribune., 1918-04-18

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:, snd exciting that Coogan's Bluff
-.v expect to see fore dog days. 1t
-. reeled off in an hour and twenty
~. minutes, which is going some for
=, major contest in these days of
....tac;cal deliberations. No daylight
SUMO champion could establish a.case
inst the noble athletes on yester-
" lass Barnes, the good right-harder
IN 60 narrowly escaped exile to Bos-
..r IN the eve of the championship
.n.ninr. made most successful debut
n;,h the Giants. Mr.. Barnes evidently
!. appreciative of his transfer from
hopeless trailer to the city Of gay
rvhts and hope of a melon cutting some
sms about the ides of October. If Mr..
p.res's commendable behavior of yes
,.rday gave a true line on his conduct
han New York may forget Charles
lincoln Herzog instanter.
The affable Mr.. Doyle will be able
!. take care of the pivot position of
,ss infield, never fear. And a right
a,nded pitcher who is up to tiftyone
:tarts in a season will lose nightly
i,y Of them at the hand of clubbing
new such as the Giants, provided he
,yerares anywhere close to the form of
tie Jess of yesterday.
Barnes Faces Giant Killer
Nobody picked any soft assignment
| for the said Mr.. Barnes. He was asked
IA 20 in against no less a renowned
| Cisnt killer than the sedate and ven-
snble Jack Coombs. Mr.. Coombs, as
Athletic and Giant, won something like
,R even dozen victories over the New
York Nationals before they finally
dnseed him to defeat last year. New
York did manage to win two from
COMBS last season. But the score
stood so far on the side of old ."iron-
sides" there wasn't much Growing on
this end of the bridge. In fact, Mr..
Coembs, even after yesterdays upset,
is likely to carry the due respect of
tie Giants next time he starts against
them. sts
Probably if Coombs had traded uni
forms with Barnes before yesterdays
rme his name would be bracketed this
morning. His work suffers nothing in
comparison to that of his victorious
rival The breaks went against the
Kennebunk veteran. True, the Giants
made the breaks for themselves, as
winners invariably are in the habit of
doing. Brooklyn wasted opportunities.
Judged strictly by pure mathematics
coombs had shade the better of the
pitching duel He held the slugging
Brooklyn clipped Barnes safely seven
tines Yet Coombs gummed the works
BY letting escape his only pass of the
game at time when it could do the
maximum of damage.
Ross Young, by the way, was largely
instrumental in keeping the Giants
1915 slate clean. This youngster, who
won home in the hearts of some
ihirty-odd thousand rooters Tuesday,
simply stole a run off Coombs in the
fourth inning and as it developed one
| lun was all that Barnes needed.
Gives Fatal Pass to Young
twas to Young that Coombs issued
!1e fatal pass in question. Unf3r
unstely for Colby Jack this slight slip
put the new speed marvel Of the Giants
"a first with none out in the fourth.
Senny Kauff hoped curve for
Pretty line single into right. 1t was a
sean, sharp blow directly at Hickman.
sus Young was off at the swing of tie
vt and sprinted around to third yards
asad ass OF Hickman's quick throw.
vAara hurried his play for Kauf
second. His throw was low and
noe. On the error Young scored while
sauh advanced to third. Benny scored
ne second and last run of the game on
0esns lnteld tap to Schmandt.
mat lucky inning details fairly we'll
aw York's offensive punch of the af-
smcon. At only one other time did
&c Glants threaten seriously. Walter
aoike hit safely to left with one out
s!ae fifth. Bill Rariden followed with
.aouhle that glanced off Myers glove
hickman. 1t looked another tally,
;ose, but Hickman cut loose a wonder
~ throw from deep field as Holke
Wunded first. Coombs intercepted this
I1ew midway between the box and the
.AH, as 1t was carrying trifle wide,
:o BY lightning chuck to Miller
Aeyea holke by whisker at the plate.
sast flelding on the part Of Jimmy
,asasasson ason held Burns long drive to a
m@aoie IN the sixth. Two were out at
~ time. Heinie Zim fouled to Dau-
s.a ssH: Iim, by the way, hit safely to
aH the second round But ne was
.uaed back and run down on an at
nupsed steal for the third out after
svI'e mad popped to OMara and Hick-
...a. rra nad robbed Larry Doyle of an
sHs oase hit by an unexpected, one
;saaosa, blind stab after slightly mis-
'sas'ag wicked line drive.
Brooklyn Gets Regrets
!he Brooklyn side Of the picture is
~ regret over lost opportunities.
~ "ss than six times the Dodgers
~. within striking distance Of the
4. mat no score resulted testifies
further to the excellence Of
~ rAss, Of course. Yet, if one were
r.,,s ,ssnamed TO claim allegiance to
~. t,s.ssa, ne might charge the over
~ ~ 70 the breaky Of the game rather
-. sa superiority Of New York's de-
Is iwice, in the ticklish moments,
sss,hha ENABLE captain, Artie Fletcher,
,s.asled wicked thrusts and started
s;gas s.;ya double plays.
ys. ~ is possible to impugn Brook
s,} case running judgment on sew
49,. eccaslons. The Flatbugh lads
as 80 70 press their luck just bit
~. against the remarkable cum
Ns.sN ~ ne good right arm OF George
~ Inls king of the sun-feld, who
sn..s Ening them out of the air, far
d WITH all the grace Of Speak
M,it;s'aysd also Tris's infeld pro-
kNssss nj - the pasture. He cut down
4 - With fine throw TO Doyle in
astx ILL., hrst inning, when Ollie tried
ssrSS1en hit into a double. This
-. s ohs Dad time TO gamble, AZ the
~" x"ss 20 young. O'Mara was the
~ H a.. .nattery. with the heavy artil-
semsnx up.
4skin opened the seventh with a
sssst yer Burns's head. But he was
9S 1trying for third. This seemed