The sun., 1919-07-29
DOUGLAS AND BURNS
SUBDUE BROOKLYNS
Pitchers Debut in New Uni
form Is Big Success and
Giants Win by z to 4.
ny GEORGE b. UNDERWOOD.

ny GEORGE b. UNDERWOOD.
Phil Douglas, 6 feet ~ inches In his
socks and every inch a pitcher, made
his debut In a New York uniform at
Ebbets Field yesterday. In the last
game the Giants will play within easy
committing distance OF the Polo Grounds
for fortnight, the league leaders re-
turned Shufilng Phil q winner over the
Dodgers by a score Of 7 to 4.
McGraw's tall. sinewy right handler
was opposed by AL Mamaux and for
three innings the former Cub and the
erstwhile Pirate crossed shoots in a
scintillating pitchers duel. Fletcher
and Gonzales turned the diamond drama
int \ comedy of errors An the fourth
and Jimmy Johnston followed suit in the
sixth
Douglas held like a stone wall behind
his shaky defence. but Mamaux ex-
ploded with his support and the Giants,
led by Georgie Burns. who was on a
batting rampage. knocked Mamaux out
of the box. Southpaw Clarence Mitchell,
who was pushed to the rescue. also was
the victim Of hot New York cannonad-
ing.
Helped by wild throw by
Fletcher the Dodgers broke away to a
two run lead in the fourth frame. 1t
was the first scoring the Dodgers had
done off Douglas in thirteen innings, for
operating for the Cubs at Ebbets Field
last week, Shutting Bill set the Dodgers
down with FIVE scattered hits and kali
somined them 6 to o. Neither OF the
two Brooklyn runs in the fourth frame
yesterday was earned.
Has BrookIyn's Number.
with the game safe in camphor Phil
eased down In the eighth and Brooklyn
got to him for pure and unadulterated
marker. 1t took the Dodgers a total Of
seventeen innings to jolt an earned run
out of Douglas. They fattened their
tally with another earned run Off Phil in
the ninth, but at that stage the big
fellow. under Matty's pleadings. Easy,
Phil. easy; save some Of It," was work
ing under double wraps
OF the fifteen hits the Giants har-
vested of Mamaux and Mitchell four
bounced on the bludgeon Of Burns. One
of Georges quartet of bingles was a
double, bit scratchy It is true, for
Griffith Myers ana Johnston held a
convention back of second in the third
and let Burns's high fly fall safe, but It
was a two base blow nevertheless.
George nicked Mamaux for two singles
and the aforementioned double and
jolted Mitchell for the other hit.
At the start of yesterdays game Kauff
was leading the Giants with a batting
average of .314. Young was batting
.S13 and Burns .812. Kauff was the
only Giant among the five National
League batting leaders and Georges
terrific batting yesterday-he hit for an
average of .s00-brought him up past
Pep and Benny into the National
League hitting select
Burns Starts Early.
Burns, first to face Mamaux at the
start of the game. shot a sharp single
to left and took second when Johnston
fumbled Young's grounder. Fletcher.
Doyle and Kauff all popped out however.
leaving George and Pep stranded With
one down in the third Burns got two
bases on a Texas Lacquer that fell safe
among Johnston, Griffith and Myers. and
raced to third when Johnston threw
wild past second. Young dumped one
down in the dirt and Miller fielded the
ball and touched Burns out when he
tried to score.
Johnston launched the Dodgers off in
the fourth with Brooklyn's first hit off
Douglas. a smoking drive through the
box in between Doyle and Fletcher to
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Griffith's long fly. Wheat doubled to
left. planting Jimmy on third. Myers
worked Douglas to a. "3 and 2" count
and then lifted up a foul which Gonzales
muffed for an error. Phil then curved
over tho third strike on Hy.
Incidentally Douglas held Myers. who
Is Cravath's closest batting rival in the
National League, hitless throughout the
game. tanning him three times. Hy
hasn't got n hit in two games.
Even with Johnston on third and
Wheat on second all would have been
well for the Giants had not Fletcher
fumbled Konetchy's grounder. Johnston
scoring and Wheat taking third. Then
on a double steal Wheat stole home and
Konetchy second. In an endeavor to
break it up Fletcher cut loose with a
demehted peg over Gonzales's head,
Konetchy taking third. He was ma
rooned when Doyle threw out, Malone
Giants Stage n Rally.
Brooklyns lead was short lived, for a
Giant rally threw the Dodgers into a
panic in the fifth and the Giants crashed
through the Brooklyn defence to victory.
Burns worked Mamaux to a "3 and 2"
count and then plunked a single to CEN
ire. Young did the same thing. Mamaux
winged Fletcher. filing the bases. Doyle's
slow roller toward Johnston let Burns