New-York tribune., 1919-04-02
Jim Thorpe Finally Gets
a Home Run in Game
Won by the Regulars
By w. J. Macbeth

GAINESVILLE Fla, April L.
Looked as If the Rochcstcrs, or Giant
seconds, were all fools this day-all
with the possible exception of jim
Thorpe. tho aborigne handy man, who
tried his hand at second basing, ewing
to the fact that Sticking joined Baird
in the hospital squad. Baird, as men
toned before, has split digit on his
throwing hand; Sticking sprung tho
first Charley horse.
Thorpe Mt the keystone proved no
Trogan dcfcnsivcly, rather he rescm-
blcd sieve and let any number Of
Earl Smiths good pegs go by. la
Tillic Shafcr. But he had his chuckc
for he got his circuit swat at last, and
ofY Jess Barnes. the big nee Of Me
Graw's pitching staff. This was tho
only run that graced the efforts OF the
sod busters.
Thorpe, first up in the second hit
the ball half way to the college gym.
before George Burns PACED the ball,
if Jim had not been so particular en-
route as to call the attention Of the
umpires to the fact that he was touch
ing every base. He didn't touch them
lightly, he didn't pretend to caress
them, he used them despiteful'y and
cut them all up with his spikcs-just
like bowcry bum treats his fifth
wife.
Heavy Slugging Saves Day
Heavy slugging on the part of some
few Of our ilustrious veterans saved
to-day's practise contest of seven
innings from becoming a tragedy. No
fault could be found with the Giants.
yet their performance did not give
true line because OF the innate weak
ness of the opposition.
With Baird and Sicking out Of the
lntield, Thorpe moved to second. a
pitcher at short, Dock Bull in the out
field and Holden playing garden
patrol, with one eye, "a sty having pad
locked his off orb" the sod busters
have been reduced to a sorry plight.
McGraw is thinking seriously of
choosing up" sides in order to re-
establish some semblance of balance of
power for Tomorrow
The hitting of Larry Doyle and the
pitching of Jess Barnes were the strik-
ing features of to-day's activities.
Doyle hit for 1000, landing three
singles and a triple in four times up.
Both styles Of pitching looked alike
to this larruper. He found southpaw
Bob Stclle for two clean, long singles.
tie beat bunt on big Ryan, and then
pasted him for a triple to deep right.
which he might easily have stretched to
a homer had he cared to throw in the
high speed.
Moreover, Larry was the scoring kid,
as he turned in each Of his several
offerings into count Captain
fletcher ran Larry close second for
the batting honors, as he singled safely
IN each of his first three appearances.
Jess Barnes pitched to only thirteen
men in his four innings. He got tho
side in order in the third and fourth.
striking out Gillespie and Rommcl
Pitt scratched hit with one out in
The first and advanced on passed bill.
He was trapped off third when Rom
mel raped to Fletcher. Rommel was
caught mapping off first. after which
Jim Thorpe thumped Barnes for
homer. Starting the second the poor
kochesters considered themselves lucky
to get as much as foul off Barnes.
Causey Toys With "Cubs"
Cecil Algernon Causey toyed with
the second team through the last three
innings. pass to Polan and single
by Rommel opened innings, yet the SOD
busters never came close to scoring.
Bob Steele was in hot water all the
way. but squeezed through three in
nings at the expense of run Burns
doubled and stole third, with none out,
but his teammates couldn't squeeze
him home. Barnes doubled to start
the third, yet he, too, was stranded.
Singles by Doyle and Fletcher, sand
wichcd round Zim's long fly to CEN
tre that advanced Larry, gave the
Giants count in the second before
McCarty hit into double play.
kauff, Doyle, Zimmerman and
Fletcher all smashed Steele for singles
in the fourth, which yielded four runs
by grace of stolen base and error.
1t was no contest from then on.
Ryan had two out in the fifth when
Doyle beat bunt. Larry was safe
when Thorpe mutfcd Smiths throw TO
second. This was the first of four
successive errors to stop base steal
ing. The juggling and free hitting
continued through the two innings he
served, SO that Ryan was fortunate