The Washington herald., 1919-04-16
MoDe OUer aDre de Grace Track for the Big OPENING
CRFFMEN GET REVENGE BY
DEFEATING NEW YORK GIANTS
Sammy Rice Is Given Reception by Fans as
Well as Being Presented With Hand
some Travelling Bag
BY JOHN A. pUGAN.

petersburg. Va. April lb.-Sammy
Rice joined hands with the civilian
and army populs ton here today and
made IL a regular old fashion home
coming" by slashing out base hits
mat accounted for the Nationals
grabbing on the second game OF the
series from the New York Giants
~ lo-to-3 score.
Sammy opened his baseball career
n this little Virginia village. back
IN 1913 when the Virginia State
.eague club bought his release from
Uncle Sans navy. sammy. in those
lays was one of the leading hurlers
Of the Virginia circuit, while his
ability to bust that old apple also
placed him in the IirneIight with the
fans.
These same fans and fannettes did
not forget him in this homecoming
game. as on his first trip to the plste
he was presented will a handsome
travelling bag. Sammy Immediately
showed his appreciation BY crashing
out a three-base wallop 10 left CEN
ter that started the Grinmen on their
wild rampage OF run-gathering. The
Capital City war hero repeated again
In the third inning with a bngle
to center that talged the Grirmen's
fourth run. while his bingle TO right
in the ninth showed another marker
across the dish.
Grfr's clan got the jump on the
Giants. as they went to work on Jesse
Barnes slants in the opening frame
and piled up seven safe hits for a
total of FIVE runs. while Freddy
Schupp's southpaw shoots fooled the
Grifmen throughout, but the peerless
rfal Chase gummed up the parade for
the little side-wheeler In the Nation
ais final batting session.
Eddie Hoylik started the hesvins
for the Nationals, and but for a lucky
break in the third would not have
been scored upon. The Ohioan's curves
proved a puzzle TO the Giants, five
scattered bingles being their allot-
ment. Lefty Thompson. Of Toronto
fame, took up the burden in the nth,
and although two counters were re-
corded of his tvisters he was never
punished. as he was at all times work
ing along under an advantage
Ike Davis drew second honors in the
hearts of these Petersburg fans who
were roofing for the Grirmen. Sen
sational fielding killed OF three raj
lies staged by the Manhattan tribe,
while his base running and hitting
were among the features
Nearly 1000 fans turned out to wit
ness the battle, the crowd being made
up mostly of enlisted men from Camp
Lee. Although many were disappoint-
ed in not being able 10 witness Walter
johnson in action. they seemed well
satisfied after the battle
The Giants are nof rnnrh ~ q
favorite here and as the National.
had on their batting rags they kept
the crowd in good humor. Uncle
Nick Altrock and Schaefer agafr
pulled their comedy but to Sammy
Rice goes all the glory Of the vic
tory.
Judge and Foster opened the bat.
tie with clean bingles and Tailed
after Milan had popped out, wheu
Rice connected for three bases
Sammy counting a minute later
when Shanks grounded out Fletcher
to Chase. Judge doubled in the
third and scored on Rfce's single to
center while a pass to Judge follow
ed by Fosters sacrifice and Mflsn's
hit gave the GriTmen another in the
fifth.
Schupp issued Charity free trans
poTtation in the seventh which re-
suited in the Nationals sixth score
as both Schupp and Smith errored
on Thompson's grounder. placing
Charity over the dish Davis open
ed the final frame with a two-base
wallop but was forced out by
Thompson at the far corner, Char
rity having drawn a base; Judge
hoisted out, but Foster filled the
sacks with a pass.
Milan then popped a sky-rocket 70
Chase, which Hal allowed to fall safe.
Charity raced over the pan and when
Chase attempted to cut down judge,
who was fast following Charity, the
threw into the crowd, giving Foster a
run and placing Milan at third Rice
then delivered again in the pincn.
sending Milan over with the Nation
ais tenth score. A pass to Burns, fol-
lowed by a bingle by Young and a
lucky blow by Chase. which bounced
over Davis head, gave the Giants
their first run while McCarty's hit,
followed by inheld outs. along with
Rice's boot OF Burns fly. gave the
Giants their second marker. while a
three-base hit by Burns in the lucky
frame. followed by Young's infieId out.
Davis to Judge, granted them their
final tally. Tic seste