New-York tribune., 1919-04-11


For the second time in as many days
on neutral grounds, the Giants to-day
,ol,shed off the boys of the carmlne
hose. They won quite as lmpresslvoly
az tho to | score indicates. and to the
delight Of another whopper crowd,
which hacked every nook aud Granny
IF the Woferd College grounds. not. TO
mention the stand and hleachers.
Most of the crowd gambled on the
stability Of mother earth for the appur-
tenances of the field were found to be
in a sadlv diapidated condition. and
worm and rot had finished what Old
Sol started some time back whom J@hn
]. Mc(;raw was sporting his first pair
Of long pants.
Play on Clay In6cld
This was some accomplishment, the
defeat of the best team on earth, when
circumstances arc considered. The clay
infeld was not quito so hard as that
seen In Columbia. s. G., the previous
day. But with that favorable compnri-
son faded TO the ralc gray Of tota OBJ
scurity. If WoFord College field was
lacking In density it moro than made
up for the oversight in uncvcnncss.
Hannibal had cinch scaling the
Alps to the work that confronted the
rival outiiclders on every journey to
and from tho garden. Ground bnlls hit
either TO the inhcld or outfcld gyratcd
along tort GUS courses such ma the
town foper may be expected To go forth
to his Harlem fiat in the small hours
of morning July next.
To vindicate reputation before an
admirlng populace the nfeldcrs staked
life and limb on every stop. Conditions
we're anything but conducive toward
such a snappy brand of the national
frolic as obtained through the battle
Of an hour and forty minutes.
New York proved itself by far the
more adept with the alpine stock.
Heretofore, the Red Sox defence had
held decided advantage in statis-
tics over the Giant bulwarks Much
of the advantage was wiped out to-
day. McGraws minions ambled and
skipped over the bluffs and crags as
easily and gracefully as if on their
native sward back at Harry Fabian's s
pet field beneath the shadows of Coo
gan's Bluff
In particular the infeld covered it.
self with glory. Many ground hits
came the way of the veterans of Nc
OF annihilation if stopped by any part
glove These the home patrol COB
bed up with just such ricidulous ease
as that with which the worlds cham
plons impressed on former games.
The Giants turned no less than three
double plays, and lost couple of
others by eyelash margins.
Barnes In Top Form
Jess Barnes, ably supported by Earl
Smith oH much 4o 10 4.
Of New York's second victory. Jess
occupied the hill and it was that lit
erallyl for the first six innings, dur
ing which time he allowed only four
hits. Three of these were punched
in the second without issue princi-
pally, because double killing Grad
icated the first Of the trio.
Two of the three hits were scratchy.
Babe Ruths, that started the frame,
would have been an easy unasssted
out for Chase ordinarily, but the ball
squrmed suddenly several feet to one
side as he was about to take it up in
his glove.
Doyle started double play on
S;tuHy ;,.y Mclnnis, the nest batter. Wits
little hopper bounced treacherously
right was clean enough, but McNeips
best was an easy boost to Kauf.
Barnes passed Hooper, the first bat
ter but McNally, who forced Harry,
was in turn doubled when Doyle in
'ercepted Strunks sharp rap. McIn-
mis- singled to center in the fourth.
but two were out, and nothing fur.
tner developed. in the third. fifth and
sixth Barnes got the three Sox in or
der. though Doyle robbed Scott bv
catching his vicious liner in the fifth
nat would have meant a three bagger
with none out had it got by. . -
The cough drop battery. or Smith
Brothers, George and Earl, were Seen
together in big time for the frst t;,no
from tho seventh on. G.. Smith en-
lshed up pretty we'll what Barnes bad
50 ably started. He kept the Red sor ear
hlanked to the very last inning OH,
then was Barrow able to break tho ;co
by resorting to his pinch hit strcnetb
and it's doubtful If the Giants were 81. a.
oil chagrined in failing to applv tho
whtewash |''0
Smith got Off under a handican H.,
passing the murderer, Ruth. first ~
face him, and the same gentleman who
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