The evening world., 1919-04-08
GIANTS ARE BETTER,
BUT LOSE AGAIN
TO THE RED SOX
Fletcher'S Error Starts New
YorkS on Their Hard,
Straight Downfall.

GAINESVILLE. Fla. April s..-For
the third time In a row the Giants
lost to the Red SoX. to 2. The Now
Workers played faster bail than on
the two previous occasions.
An error by Arthur Fletcher
paved the way for Bostons first
two runs and the fatal passing
OF two weak batsmen by Bob Steele.
the Giants second pitcher. which
gave the chance for tho second two.
spilled the beans beyond hope OF re-
covery.
But IL was on the offensive that Dame
Fortune gave the McGraw clan her
sharpest cut. Trailing In the fourth in
ming the Giants opened hcrce attack
on Carl Mays. who had held them to one
safe blow up to that time. and fairly
made the ball sing through the diamond.
pep" Young opened II with n fne drive
10 centre on which the speed hoy made
second. Chase bounced single over
wits head. ana Young came through.
Benny Kauf picked this as the time
to make his first hit of the series, and
II was pretty liner to right, but
Hooper was on the ball In flash and
Nnust Hau 10 pun UP ~ seNoHu' Nuupuy
out. two men on. run In, Carl Mays,
BostuU's undcrhund marvel wavering
and Doyle Ht bat II looked as though
New York's long drought OF hitting was
broken at last Larry lnshed sharp
rap to Scott. the steel spring shortstop
OF the SOx, and In "A second the chance
was gone, for Scott whipped to MCNally.
| forcing Kauff. and McNally's throw
doubled Doyle at first,
ZimmeTman's hit followed aud the
- B. .la..
scored on IL. OF course. but the chance
| Tor runs had been $50 rosy that the
| gruHns were for what might lave
been. Fletcher slapped Anoth r sairty
again. but McCRrty's best was To force
! Fletcher at second. FlNo long clean
hits, one double. and only Two runs.
II takes an expert baseball statistician
! To ngur0 how II can be done,
There was more hard luCk In the
| fifth. Earl Smith went To bat for
RED" CHuscy and he faced "Bullct
Joe" Bush, who had relieved Mays
the seam and Il went out 10 dcop right
centre, Smith got third easily, and
with nobody out things looked rosy
again, But Scott held Smith on third
while he whipped Burns,s hard smash
10 Mclnuis, and then McNally came
rushing m. scoopvd Young houndeI
and Smith was easily caught at h'
plate,
The Giants could do nothing, with
Bush. Tho fast one was Wild, but
when n" had 10 he pitched himself out
OF trouble with all OF his old time skill
Bob steele had the SoN on his VISITING
, list FOR three innings, but a smashing
triple TO centre by Scott. hrst man uI
/ In the ninth, shook up the YetcNi
southpaw. lie tried to fan Mcneil an,
. Bush, two soft" spots In the SoN bat
ting order. ana walked them both, hllul
q The bases, Then he mudo Hooper.
, duuE, rOus hitter, crash TO Chase. VIII
got Scott at the plate. The bases wer
; stlll full, but wh.u Fletcher got Me
=, Nally's pop ~ back of third the Giant
I, brcuthrd easier, But the bad new
= was sUll 10 come, and Amos Strun
: bore It. lie took bail and a strik,
! then Lined IA pretty single close to sec
j Oul and two runs scored.
What matter II steele did pun him
self together Tor Babe Ruth? The dam
age had been done, the barn had bee
|, robbed and the stccd stolen.
c Csuseys pitching IN the FIRST nve II
r. nngs Mas good, lie Mas the victim ,
. an error by Fletcher "A LUCKY single b
p Wit tho ball bouncing over Zmmv
= mans head, and two hits In the secon,
e OlhciNIs, ~ had lrUe trouble ia d.
q posing OF the Champs"
10 The two ncllns plp"s that spa rklC
, were L.mWvrm tI.tu ut "A foul dee
u in the crowd, BACK II tnlrd base. Helm
c .vI four boys, brushed aside ~
men Just missed an old lady an
Il lne Pride Of the BrouX modosly al
claimed credit, saying he was used
doing that at homa