The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-04-20
GIANTS CLING
 TO EARLY LEAD
Four Runs in Opening ses- sion Too Much for Rob-
 bie's Brooklyn Gang.

The Giants got their usual running start on the Robins yesterday and put over four tallies in the first inn ing. They needed the four, for the Robins grew better as the game grew older and the Giants grew careless, lax, cocky, overconfident. A fierce rally by Brooklyn in the eighth inn ing brought the champions back to earth and they finally won by a score of to 5.
 Al Demaree pitched the first seven i innings for the Giants in impressive style. His cross-fire was working, his control was perfect and his support was brilliant. The plate wasn't even threatened in seven frames, and he was breezing along with a six-run lead when the eighth opened.
 The first hitter for the Robins in this session was Griner, and he fan ned. Then Ivy Olson singled. Ollie O'Mara lined a long, low drive to left centre. Kauff streaked in and at tempted g. shoestring catch and fail ed. Daubert, with men on first and second, popped a high fly into short left Jim Thorpe, who had taken Burns place, raced in and Fletcher raced out. Arthur got under the ball and then dropped it, and the bags were filled.
 Clarence Mitchell, just drafted by Uncle Sam, selected this as the time to strike a blow for democracy and drove a long liner to deep right cen tre. Kauff raced out with the ball and made a remarkable catch. It probably robbed Mitchell of home run and cut off three runs As it was, Olson scored and O'Mara went from second to third.
 Jimmy Johnston bounded a, single
 off Zimmerman's shins and O'Mara
 counted. Hickman was hit by a
 pitched ball and the bases were full
 again.
 Ray Schmandt, who had made two hits, strode to the plate, let high che go by and then whistled a savage drive to right. Daubert and John ston trooped in and Hickman sailed to third ahead of Ross Young's pretty | throw.
 This was enough for Demaree and , the game was held up while Slin Sallee came in from right field. Ht proved the right man in the righ /. place, for he made Krueger hi l straight at Fletcher and Schmand was forced at second.
 The Giants first inning proved theil scoring feature. Between Grimes and Griner there are but two letters ! difference, but in pitching skill yes , terday they were not at all alike l did on Tuesday. He walked Younl f and then Kauff, Burns and Zimmer |, man punched out singles. Doyl
 sacrificed and Fletcher singled. Holl1 e struck out, McCarty was walked pur n posely to get at Demaree, and thel
 Grimes got over only one ball in flv = to Al and the pitcher gave his riva a big laugh and trotted to first. S This forced in the fourth run 0
 the inning, and Young left three o n the bags when, up for the secon l. time in the inning, he famed. n The Giants kept after Grimes i
 the second and fourth and in tn y fifth Griner appeared. He was wilt n hitting two men and loading up tn n bases in the first round he worked u but he was unhittable when hit 
 U meant runs until the eighth inning e when three singles produced the onl - tally scored against him. Zimmer
 man tried to score in this frame on
 throw that go taway from Kruege
 but Griner backed up his catcher an I Zim was out at the plate-not be
 cause he failed to beat the throw, br
 because he failed to touch the rut | Der.
 .Rigler called Zim's attention to tn
 omission and Zim raised his hand
 toward heaven as though in praye
 He may have been praying for anotf / CT umpire or for strength to resi- IS an outbreak. At any rate, he we1 S no further.
 nt Schmandt, besides making thre
 solid hits, pulled the fielding gem (
 the game in the seventh when ,e dived toward first and took Fletcher 1e savage drive with one hand. O'Mar es Burns, Kauff and Johnston mao ds pretty catches.