New-York tribune., 1919-04-06


thing would have looked good in CT
full to say it, but the truth must O
Barrows's men.
The Red Sox, as is their habit, pre-
sented stonewall defence and played
the game for every shade of per-
centage in favor of themselves The
Giants had no defence, unless you fg-
ure sieve good protection against
shrapnel. The official score charges
nc hess than five errors to McGraw's
men. The scorer might easily have
added two or three more without Of
Tending conscience.
Slim Caldwell, the former Yankee,
was hit hard in the third inning. Du-
mont suffered from Chase's triple in
the eighth. Aside from these spasmodc
spurts the Giants were almost as in
different on offence as on defence
Their listnessness approached indiffer-
ence.
Barnes Pitches Well
Little fault could be found with the
pitching of Jess Barnes or John Paul
Jones. No pitcher could have gone far
with such support as these two were
Boston earned only two of the ten runs
scored. Bush league fielding staked
them to the other eight.
Old Babe" Ruth and his terrible
truncheon got into play as quickly as
possible and sent the Red Sox off to
two-run lead over Jess Barnes. AS
IN the day previous, loose play behind
the Giant boxman aided and abetted
the purposes of the hose. Captain
Artle Fletcher started with wide low
peg that gave McNally a life on what
should have been the second easy out
Strunk's sharp grounder hugged the
earth and skinned between Doyle's
legs to safety in right field. And here
Pep Young pulled bad error of judg-
ment. He pegged to third when there
was absolutely no chance to flag the
seedy McNally, and this throw allowed
Strunk to move to second base 1t was
duck soup for McNally and Strunk to
score on Ruth's clean single to left
field, especially as the ball bounded
badly to Burns.
McInnis contributed the third con-
secutive blow, clean single that
sent Ruth to third. Witt, however,
obligingly popped to Zimmerman, after
which McInnis stole second Then
Scott fouled to Earl Smith.
The Giants made slight futter in
their half of this opening round after
Scott had turned back Burns. Young
beat out chop bunt to McNally. Ruth
sprlnted back for ChaSe'S high drift
and McNally retired Kauf and the side
by great play on ball that Caldwell
detected. Each side went out in order
in the second.
Giants Have Little Rally
The Giants organized little rally
of their own that knotted the count
momentarily in the third inning. Earl
Smith Topped one that fell safely
inches inside the left foul line, but
it went only for a single, as the young
catcher failed to run it out Barnes
popped to McInnis. Burns ratified
single off Caldwell's shins. Young
dropped a double into left field, scor-
ing Smith.
Chase singled to left, scoring Burns,
and took second on the throw in. Kauff
hit to McInnis and Young was run
down on the lines, delaying his fate,
however, till the other runners ad-
vanced to third and second. Doyle
walked, filling the bases, but the mighty
Heinie Zim whitfield on three pitched
balls.
The Sox took the Giant threat no
more seriously than to go out and grab
cluster of runs for themselves in
the second half. Some very putrid
fielding made two hits off Barnes good
for twice as many runs. There was one
out when Strunk scratched hit
through Fletcher. Ruth forced Amos,
Doyle to Fletcher. But Chase first
dropped. then booted away from him
Mcinnis's sharp grounder that should
have retired the side. Witt walked
filling the bases Scott singled to CEN
tre, and when Kauf juggled the ball,
Mclnnis scored behind Ruth, and each
of the other runners got an extra base
Walters hitto Zimmerman, who had
an easy play at the plate. Zim elected
the difficulty and pegged high to Chase,
Hal telescoped for a remarkable stop.
too late to get Walters, but before he
could return the bal Ito the plate Scott
had sneaked home behind Witt with the
fourth run of the inning. Caldwell
rolled lazily to the box.
Caldwell bowled over the Giants in
one, two, three order in the fourth, but
the Giants handed the Red Sox another
run IN their half. McNally walked with
one down, stole second and came all
the way In when neither Fletcher nor
Doyle covered for the throw. Strunk
singled through Doyle, but was ont
stealing after Babe Ruth famed before
John Paul Jones's curve
Witt Makes Star PLAY
Oscar Witt pulled the fielding clas-
sic OF tne series TO date and ruined a
Giant bid in the fifth. Burns, Ilrst IN
stroiled. After Young famed Chase
singled to right on a hit and run plav.
sending Burns to third. Wit tore
away back to the stands for Kauf's
foul and from an awkward position
made perfect peg to the plate. doub.
ing Burns, who tried to score after the
In the fifth, when Wit and Schann
sandwichcd singles around Scott's in'
field out. '"'
Dumont went wild in the eighth. He
passed Young and Chase tripled Ia
right for one run. KauT also walked
\ Doyle struck out. Witt threw ont
zimmerman, Chase scoring. Wit also
pegged out Fletcher.
Zimmerman spotted the Sox their
last two runs when he quit cold after
cufsing down Hooper's easy roller with
one out. McNally walked. The two