New-York tribune., 1919-04-03
Fletchers Beat
Thorpes Nine
By Two Runs
McCraw Divides the Giants
Into Two Fairly Well
Matched Teams for Game
By w. !. Macbeth


versty Field here this afternoon by
way Of Giant preparation for the big
series that opens in Tampa Friday
against the worlds champion Boston
Red Sox. Because the second team, pri-
marily weak. had been further handi-
capped by minor injuries, McGraw de-
cided to divide the high class talent as
evenly as possible.
Captain Arthur Fletcher and Jim
Thorpe chose sides, and though the
cast he was forced once more to drink
the dregs OF disappointment. The
Fletchers came from behind and con-
quercd the Thorpes in SIX and a half
innings by the score Of I to ..
Our veteran southpaw, "Rube" Ben
ton. was chiefly responsible for the up
set of the tribe of Thorpe. This af
fable portsider lost his ballast in the
third inning A collection of half a
dozen swats of various kinds and de-
nominations. mingled with base on
balls. netted the gallant captain and
his men a cluster of five runs and piled
cailed IN vain
Young Gets Home KUN
The Rube was good and bad in spots.
Pep Young clouted him for home run
in the first inning. |Rube got the side
in order in the second. He exploded in
the third, which Jess Winters opened
with triple and closed with an easy
roller TO short and came back like a
champion against the top end Of the
batting order in the fourth round.
Compared TO the WORK Of the fiend
Benton. the three Cub pitchers who
shared the rest Of the pitching burden
acquitted themselves favorably enough.
John Paul Jones, who favors Poll
Perritt. and who has made favorable
impression on McGraw, got out OF
very tight quarters whittier his wild
ness had put him at tire expense Of
only one run He passed Noel and hit
Burns with none out in the sixth. Noel
was caught mapping of second. Burns
then stole second and moment later
third, scoring on McCarty's overthrow.
Young also strolled, but Fletcher
ruined a perfect average by hitting
into a double play.
Noel, by the way. showed the ear
marks OF class for three innings with
Flctcher's team He mad two down in
the fifth, his first inning, when Chase
and Zimmerman buncheu a double and
single respectively for run. His last
two innings were marred only by a
base on balls to little Gillespie. While
on The side ne struck out Thorpe and
Jones.
Jess Winters was bumped in spots
by the heavy artillery Of Thorpe S
cast. yielding brace OF runs in each
of the second and fourth innings. A
pass to Kauf, Thorpc's triple and
n y
gave the first pair in the second. A
Kauf and Thorpe's long ny, which
Pitt muffed, did all the Damage in the
fourth.
Three Singles in Row
Fletcher with three consecutive
singles showed most consistency with
the bat, though considerable heavy
cloutting WAS effected by Young, Doyle
Winters, Zimmerman, kauf ant
Thorpe.
The training season proper OF the
Giants viii end tomorrow. While
McGraw and his warriors will not
break camp until Tuesday afternoon
the first of long series of exhibition
games with major league clubs will
begin Friday. Two games will be
played this week end in Tampa with
the Red Sox who in turn will stor
here Monday and Tuesday of next
week TO help the Giants entertain
Gainesville.
The Red Sox and Giants VIII travc
north together, playing at Columbia
Salem, \. G, en- route TO Baltimore
This means seven game in all with the
world champions. A like number vii
be played in Washington aud else
where with Clark Grifith's Senator's.
Even when the opposition embraced
only minor league talent in bygone
years, McGraw always has tried hi
hardest to win as many spring cxhi
bltion games s possible. He is doubl lA
anxious to win the majority of game;
from both the Red Sox and Washin-
tons, realizing that both these club.
should show him as good pitching al
any National League club, the Cubs in
cluded, can hope to do.
Not including the scrubs, the party
of Giants that will leave for Tampa to-
morrow night will number an ever
score. There will be seventeen ath
letes, in addition to Manager McGraw
Christy Mathewson and Trainer Mack
all, as follows:
Pitchers, Barnes, Benton, Causey
Winters, G. Smith, Steele and Jones
catcnera, McCarty and r. Smith, in
helders, Chase, Doyle, Fletcher, Zim
norman and Baird; outfeldcrs, Burns
kauf, Young and Thorpe.
The lineup, score by innings ane
summary for to days game follow:
fleicilers-Burns II: Young. r.. Fletcher -.
pol ie, @b Pit. CT Smith. c Miller. lb Rom
/ mel. SD Winters. D.. Noel. y.
~ Thofpes-Gi iespie. 20 Baird. Chase ID
hmmsrman 2b. kauff. cr Thorpe II Holden
! II McCarty, c. Benton. y. Genes. p.
!
FLETCHER, ........ ! % II
First b.s. on orror-Thorpcs. l. Left bases
/ TnoFp,s. 4 Irietchrre, .. Home run- Young. Three
( Dsse hiis-ThorDo. Winters, Doyle. Kauf. l.o
! pase hlts.~Hmmcrmsn. chasp. Double plays
tlsteher boyic and Miller Baird. Gisspae an'
: Chase. Ba.cs on bails-ON Winters. . Off Benton
| !: off Jones. 2 of Noel. !: Struck out-py win
! tors. by Jones by Noel. 2 Stolen bases
! pitt. Fletcher. Burns t2l. Sacrifice fly--Hohicn
Hi,s-0n Winters. IN innings: off Noel. II
Innings of Benton. In innings OH Jones
in innings. Hit by pitched bail---Dy Jones,
/ thnrnsj Lnplres-ONeill and Brogan.