Evening star., 1919-04-16
GR|FFS AFTER ODD
GAME WITH GIANTS
Rice "Home" Hero of 1913
Victory at Petersburg
That Evens Teams.
PLAY IN NORFOLK TODAY
DY DENMAN THOMPSON.

NORFOLK, Va, April 16.-Walter
johnson and Molly Craft will collabo-
rate as slabmen today in the third
game of the series with the Giants
Craft is a local boy. Strictly speak
ing, he is a native and resident OF
Portsmouth, just across the river. but
is hailed and regarded by Norfolk as
zone of u.s." and. next to Davey Rob-
ertson, whose name appears in the
city directory here. is the chief object
OF municipal pride from base ball
angle johnson alone is magnet
enough to attract crowd. but with
one of the home products also sched-
uled to perform, in the regalia of
major league ball player. against
club of such fame as McGraWS, the
park should be taxed to its capacity.
If the old-home stuff works as well
here as it did in Petersburg. the
Giants are in for another licking. on
top of 10-to-3 reverse they suffered
yesterday. Sam Rice got his start as
a member of the Petersburg club in
the Virginia League, and from the
time he left the train until he reached
the hotel yesterday it was just one
handshake after another for him. A
crowd that overfiowed the stands.
numbering upward of 5000. including
a generous representation from Camp
Lee with band, and everything turn
ed out to see Sam and the GriffS and
Giants. As befitted the occasion, a
handsome travelling bag, the gift of
Petersburg fans, was presented to him
when he stepped up to the plate in
the first inning, and he proceeded to
upset all precedents by cracking out
a three base hit. 1t is customary for
recipients of such evidences of esteem
to pop up or fan. 1t so happened that
Judge and Foster were on the bases
ahead of him, by reason of safe hits.
Sam himself scored on an out, and on
two occasions later drove in other
runs-in the third, with single that
ninth with another wallop when Mi
Ian was reposing on third. His hits
all were sizzling drives, that reached
safe territory on a line, and complete
ly overshadowed his muff of a fly he
lost in the sun in the fifth inning.
Tne outcome of the game never was
in doubt after the first round, the
GrirS succeeding as well in seizing
the opportunities for scoring as they
failed utterly the day before. In ad-
dttion to the tallies credited to Rice's
big stick one was garnered without
the aid of hit, and Milan was a
prominent factor in manufacturing
the four others. In the fifth he scored
Judge. who had walked. with a triple
to right, and in the ninth. with the
sacks loaded. shot a single in the
same direction. which, followed by an
error. netted three more markers.
Barnes and Schupp were the Giant
pitchers victimized, the former being
rounds and the latter for a quartet
of safeties, punched in the final ses-
sion.
cto
despite charley horse in his leg,
would not have been scored on but
for two unlucky breaks. One came
when Shanks dropped Young's drive
to left center after a long run. The
other one, on which the run matured,
was roller right at Davis. which
took a bound far over his head. How
lik showed all the speed and curves
he Is known to possess, but the most
gratifying part Of his performance
was his control. but one Giant walk
ing on him in the four rounds. Harry
Thompson. who finished, was nicked
for two markers. One was made pos
sible by Rice's mum. The other was
due to long drive for three bases
by Burns. which Milan reached. but
Tailed to hold. and an inf1eld out.
Young Davis grows better in each
game He fielded his position faultlessly
kand contributed two hits, one singing
OOuDlc 10 IlSnt center TO open lhe n1nlA,
his hardest drive. a mighty smite to
deep center in the initial frame, went
for naught, as Kauff managed to snare
1T by sharp sprinting.
Hal Janvrin is stin and sore from the
unaccustomed exercise incidental to
playing regularly, but Is getting
everything that comes his way in the
deld and will start hitting as soon as
his optics enable him to Judge the
course OF a curve ball
0r6 was almost as pleased at win
ming in such an impressive manner as
he was to learn that Menoskey will be
available. The pilot received q wire
from Mike stating that he had landed
fron overseas Monday and was hiking
10 Flint, Mich, to see the home folks.
He may be on hand when the curtain
runs up at Georgia avenue q week from
today and should be available for serv-
1ce within q couple OF weeks thereafter.
Nothing new developed from tho con-
3Srsnce Grit held here with Robertson
and McGraw. He has communicated
with Dreyfuss and Mitchell, asking II
the Pittsburgh and Chicago clubs will
waive on Robertson for a straight pur-
chase by Washington, and also has got
ten in touch with Branch Hickey, who
may be willing to declare that three
cornered deal on again, now that II has
developed that Lavan's injury would not
necessarily prevent him from playing
ball again within a couple Of weeks.