New-York tribune., 1919-04-01

Sjdetrackeu MS SPeClti Oll lame NIX
wear when old opportunity busted ri
Thorpe, in word, finished a glorious
dav by whiting ingloriouslv on one
Of Benton's early springtime hooks. on
pitch that ended the abbreviated
rractice. and left three crestfallen but
hopeful sodbusters stranded on the
hsssocks. Before this time Thorpe had
stood up gamely under many cruel
buffet of fate.
In the very first inning his high loop
WAS whistlcd by the gale far over the
thatch Of George Burns, counting the
only two tallies that graced the efforts
of the Rochesters, or second team,
Aborigne jim was purposely coached
to his death on the triple to furnish a
laugh for the bench.
In the third, with two down, Thorpe
came to bat again. He made sure of
his ground this time and smashed
wicked liner far OVER Burns's head,
that rolled halfway to City Hall.
Thorpe had pulled ur gloatlrgly en- the
bench before Burns reached the ball.
But imagine Jim's CONSERVATION when
Chase called for the pail ard Umpire
Baird declared him out for cutting
first Instead Of the homer he got moth
ing but exercise, and not very spirited
exercise at that. 1t looked like a frame
up.
The fifth came, and eventually
Thorpe, once more with two out. Jim
singled prettily to centre thistime. He
caught McCarty mapping, and went un
der his throw to Doyle with a pretty
hook slide. Umpire Baird waved Jim
out. No wonder he was peeved enough
to pull the Casey in the seventh.
The first team beat the seconds in
rather easy fashion by the score of G
to 2. Conditions were anything but
ideal for test of ability. A gale blew
out Of the west and up the field so that
ordinary high flies we're carried high
over outfielders' heads for extra base
hits. The dust was swirled around in
clouds, making it difiYcuIt for the inner
line to keep track of the ball.
Ferdie Schupp made his first ap-
pearance of the season. He pitched
four innings but was too wild to at
tain anything approximating old time
form. Schupp was bumped hard in
only one inning, the first, but was in
trouble all the time. Gillespie opened
with single, and advanced on a
wild pitch. After Pitt popped, Rommel
/ beat an infeld tip. Both scored on
Thorpes triple, which Jim was fool
4 ishly prompted to stretch into a home
s.. run.
a In the second with two out O'Neill
kf drew his base and Ross scratched a
Texas Lacquer beyond Doyle. Zim-
n merman pulled Schupp out of trouble
N by spearing Gillespie's liner down the
V the line with his bare hand. Thorpe
4 was cheated out of his homer in the /
third. After Holden singled with onlv
one out in the fourth, Miller and
III ONeill both walked, filling the bases. /
y Ross famed and Gillespie popped
y weakly.
Rube Benton pitched the last three
innings for the regulars and in the
seventh struck out both Rommel and
Thorpe with the bases flied. A single,
hit batsman, fielder's choice and
walk crowded the pillows with only
one out Benny Kauff robbed Rom
mel OF a triple or homer by a fine
running one-hand catch in the fifth.
The regulars thumped Southpaw
Ross for keeps in the first three in
nnngs. With two out in the first,
Chase got the first home run of the
season by driving the ball to the ten
ms courts behind left field. McCarty
duplicated this performance only
more so-in the second. His circuit
swat followed Fletcher's triple to right
centre, which in turn had scored Zim-
norman, who singled.
fasses to Young and Fletcher, cou-
ped with singles by Chase, Kauf and
"a nneearty, not to mention pilfer by
frlnce Hal, gave the Giants their first
orsce of counts in the third No tell
ing now many runs might have been
scored had Fletcher not overran sec
ond on AcCarty's drive through Giles
pie.
Ross pitched one good inning, the
fourth, when he got the side in order,
tanning both Schupp and Young
george Smith held the regulars at
pay ior two innings. Kauff singled
Sann, @lIa one out in the fifth, only to be
sxth s, with clear double, but after
sIetcher sacrificed. Smith tlghtened
Benton. "NN
The town seems much slower than
Enen. the Giants first arrived. The
s,'y fathers refuse to turn the clock
ahsad that hour.
o,lla ocala is making play to land the
oiants next spring. 1t will rrovide
soos all the bills of the training trim
follow: ''''''''afy
4 sieEss ss' . so' Holden p & ASaInsl asr s. s
A. Yessan esan c; rolsp. c; Ross. p: g. Smith r.
vi -. Tnns,-Bufus. ~, " Young. n Chase. ID: Kaur,
MI a.. p@le, p: Zimmerman. 81; Fletcher IS: Mc.
IN -4s' e. schsyp p. Benton. ..
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,pst @t On bssss- Rochester. g.: Giants. ). Homo
no. Nnsse hccsfty. Thrceba bts-Fleoher
HssN Iwo-bsse hits-Inmerman Double play
S.ssssss Ssss kofniosi and Miller. Stolen s--fhase
X. ~ ,hi,s-F FletcAeF Bases on IaIys-~on schuI,p
Ess~sss hoss 2; or Bestun. L. Struck out~~f;y
Hiisegis = q Ross. 2: BY Benton, 2; By q. srnith
is k,s. rSnupD. in fouc innings: of Benton. /
xast ss Snnys or Ross. ia four inunge OF G.
b rs,.s ~ innings Wild pitche echnpD. Hit
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