New-York tribune., 1919-03-28
Giants Defeat 'sRochesters -
In First Practice Game
1t Was a Close Squeeze.
and McCTaw Is Accused
of Undcrhand Strategy
Bv w. 7. Macbeth

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GAINESVILLE. Fla. March 27.-~1n
the first practice game Of the season
here this afternoon the Giant rcgu-
lars nosed out the Rochesters by u
score of 10 in seven innings. The
Rochesters. be it known. is the polite
nickname that has been tackled onto
The sod busters or colts, who havo
consortcd much Of late with Arthur
Irwin, dean Of scouts aud wizard Of
the inside game from he inside look
ing out. Very fortunately irwin WIS
not present 70 witness tho humiliation
Of his disciples llc left this morning.
Tor jacksonville to 81 "a the ) ahkcc8
and Dodgers before proceeding North.
Had a tran Of the sell-fnown irwin
genius been on hand 10 direct tia,
dcstinicH Of raid Rochoatcrs MeGraw's
veteran band tonight undoubtely
would be licking it's wounds IN chagrin
instead Of RloatInG over the colts uii-
expected upset. The Young lpstartA
threw big scare into the vets, go
much so indeed that McGfaw. WHO
acted as umpire in chief. was plainly
distressed AT the end Of the third III
ming. Rochester led at the time by the
opsided score of 80 o.
And then things began TO happen.
Indeed. the unsuspocting rockies are
almost convinced now that they were
the victims Of one of those things.
When the lean Lyons went into oppose
the lean and hungry looking John Paul
Jones, who in turn favors Pol Pcrritt IN
appearance and action, the big boss of
the Giants was seen to engage him II,
earnest conversation for some time
Then Lyons. "a free agent and bound to
IL. Il. .t.1 l4nt
provcrbal ship without a rudder in "
stormy sea. Presto first thing YOU
knew the score was knottcd at seven aH.
Mac Smoothes Pathway
Had the thing ended in a draw like
many of New York championship
wrestling matches McGraw might have
been suspected of conniving for a re-
turn bout, but once his big bread win
ner got on even terms Mac saw to II
that the path was smoothed. Why, even
in his full connivance he assailcd thu
integrity of the newspaper team here,
drafting Doc Bull. the hardy, handy
Andy of the intellectual Giants to do
a Speaker Bull is good, but scarce a
iris. and two flies I'll his domain IN
the lucky seventh did the work.
To days game attracted most every
one in Gainesville to the college
grounds. Downtown business was at
a standstll The good folks saw
:, plenty of action but little baseball. A
| high chill wind blew out of the north
and into the faces of the fielders. car-l
| rying with it heavy clouds of dust
! from the neighboriug ploughed fields q
II Judging fly balls was particularly diff
4 ficult the gyrations OF the sphere re-
Il sulting in many safe knocks which
H ordinarily should have been easy outs.
I The hitting was not so deadly as tho
/ statistics would signify, for many a
II fluke. transpired during the action.
4 The high wind made it particularly
difficult for the pitchers to control the
/ ball. Rommel, who pitched for the
| Irregulars, showed best of the four
moundmen called up. In the first three
innings Ross, his rival, was the only
man to get on and he walked. In the
fourth, however, he was pasted fairly
hard, Young, Chase and Zimmerman
all driving out long singles. A squeeze
play inserted among these bingles gave
two runs and gave the Giants look
in for the first time.
Lyons, who relieved Rommel in the
fifth, was taken in hurry for Eve
runs. which overcamc the early lead
of the Yannigans and left the count
tied. His great fault was lack Of con
troll. He famed the opposing battery
as starter, later walked Chase and
allowed Kauff to double, and Burns
and Doyle to single during the
dilemma.
Larry Doyle and Fletcher broke up
the game in the seventh. Larry
doubled with one out. advanced on
Zim's grounder to second. and Tailed
on Fletchcr's Texas Lacquer to centre.
But for the presence Of Doc Bull in
the centre garden these vital swatB
/ IN have bopn paev Crrfc
AS to the Colts' activities. They
busted out in rash in the second and
after two were out. O'Neill walked
and Rommel scratched hit into right.
rabbits" Gillespie drove one far over
Young's thatch and w-en Chase re-
layed low TO Zim TO get the Rabbit
at third he scooted behind the other
pair
In the third Baird doubled md
scored on Sicking's triple to centre.
Holden's long fly to Burns brought
home the latter. Ross yielded the
last two in the fourth O'Neill singled
and when Rommcl bunted Ross threw
wildly past Chase, scoring O'Neill and
putting Rommcl on third whence he
scored on Pitts long fly after Gillespie
had walked.
The Rochesters were unable to dent
the armor plate OF John Paul Jones.
the Louisiana string bean. He gave
only one hit in three innings and this
Texas Lacquer by Pinch Hitter Lew
McCarty. 1t might have been d&mag-
ing if O'Neill, who raced from first
to third, had not thought Kauf caught
the ball, He was put out when no
went looking for his glove.
The score by innings:
Giss;. sss's.'' ............s .......ss sass
Ratteries-Eommel lSees ana o'NefRs Reas.
Jones aud T. Smith Tstrse -hese hlss----StcktuG.
Guospia Tro-haso hits-KGuR. Ieoste Rssrd ssd
Thogl,e rttelaefS. rsSsrSss--ffff Hc4ss rs,rx
snd I hits In four inntngs off Jesos. rens ard
lit tn thrc~ innngs. ~ Romrel. runs anS
hits in sear initiass; OF tsoks. rams and hits
IN thrce innings Bsses s4gAs-o1 Ross . ~
Jwits s. on Eeinnel. I OF Lyons 4 Ssr11ck