The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-01
GIANTS ARE OUTFIT,
BUT SCALP BRAVES
Poor Base Running Nullifies
Boston Bingles and Lead
ers Triumph, z to A.
Special Despasch to TIE suS.

BosroN. June s0-A scarcity OF slip
perry elm seemed to affect Ray keatng'
who started for the Braves here to-day,
for the Giants hammered his spttters
all over the lot in the first two innings.
getting a four run lead that stood them
in good stead Larry Cheney. the Brook
Ign CASTOR. took up the pitchers bur-
den for Stallings in the third and yield
Ell run in the fourth. An error by
Holke paved the way for two run as
sault by the Giants in the sixth. Boston
outhit New York. lie to IL, but poor
base running handicapped the Braves.
and the Giants emerged triumphant,
to 4.
Red Causey started for the Giants but
McGraw took his flame haired finger
out at the end of a Boston lombard
ment which netted two runs in the sixth
and sent in RUDE Benton and his SOUTH
side slants to stop the Boston onslaughts.
Benton was bumped hard but was
helped by the breaks and weird Boston
ba 20 running.
Artle Fletcher took kindly to Keat-
irS's offerings The New York captain
reached the former Yankee twirler for
triple with Young on ahead in the
first and raped Ray for a double that
scored Pep again in the second.
Cheney In Form.
Much local interest centred on Larry
Cheney. who was making his debut for
the Braves The veteran spit ball
thrower twirled some great ball and the
general impression was that Brooklyn
pulled a bone in asking for waivers on
him. Cheney apparently has a lot of
baseball left in him.
The Giants wasted no time in start
ing the scoring pot boiling. Burns
4
throwing out OF the diminishing lines-
George beat out slow bounder to-
wards third. He was forced by Young
Fletcher. however, came to scratch with
a triple to right centre that pushed Pep
home and after Doyle walked scored
himself on Kaufrs following single that
planted Larry on third The Casey
willie slugger registered on Zimmerman's
sacrifice fly.
Burns walked in the second and again
was forced by Young. On the hit and
run Fletcher doubled and sent Pep home
all the way from first. Holke tripled in
Boston's half of the second but Boeckel
grounded to Zimmerman. who threw
Walter out at the plate. Later in the
inning. with the bases full and two
down. Causey famed Rggert.
Jim Thorpe Doubles.
Boston broke into the scoring column
in the third on doubles by Rawlings and
Thorpe. When Jim doubled home Raw
| linss the redskin pulled a tendon In his
| leg going into second and Blackburne
was sent in to run for him. Lena"
overran third on Holke's single a mo-
ment later and was out. Fletcher to
| Zim.
The Giants harvested a tally in the
fourth on Young's walk, Fletcher's sin
gle that planted Pep on third and a
force out OF Fletcher at second. In Bos-
toms half OF the second the Braves
! bagged a brace OF birds on singles by
Cheney and Riggert Kauff's tumble and
Cruises double to left.
Gonzalez got a life on Holke's tumble
In the sixth. Benton hunted safely and
| Burns sacrificed. Young's timely double
brought home Miguel and Rube, Black
! burne's triple and Boeckers double reg
istered a run in the ninth before the
! dying rally OF the Braves could be
checked, The score: