The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-29
GIANTS SHUT OUT
COLLEGIANS, 5 TOO
Winters and Brogan Hold
Florida University Boys at
Bay in Seasons First Game.
NJ FREDERICK @. Lrnp.
specfai Despofeh 10 Tn auy.


Special DespefeA 10 THa SUI.
GAINESVILLE. ria. March 7s.--Meet.
ing their hrst alien opponent this season
the Giants breezed through the Univef-
sity OF Florida team at the university
grounds this afternoon ard won an easy
shutout by a score Of 8 TO o.
The college lads played pretty fair
ball. but MacCallun, their first pitcher
suffered from stage fright facing the big
leaguers ana the Giants shook four runs
out of him before no retired . man In
the first inning.
Eight of the twelve hits mads by the
New Workers. were jolted out OF Mac
Callum in the two innings that he
decorated the mound for the collegians
After that Coke and Liddon came on
and made the Giants earn their hits.
Coxs had . p tty good curve ball. In
the four innings that he pitched he
was stuns for only four hits. Liddon.
. left hander. pitched the last two in.
hinss for Florida and the Giants aid
not make = hit Off him. He 10 . big
fellow who greatly resembles Eppa
Rixey OF the Phillies In the boz.
Rookie Pitchers Ne Well.
Lieut.. Jesse winters and Godfrey
Brogan. The Bronx left handler. pitched
for New York and only I'VE Of the
J1oridians reached base on tho pair.
OF the three hits xarnered by Florida
only one reached the outheld, . single
by Conova with two out IN the ninth
winters and Brogan matched the
twelve Giant binsies with o dozen
innings and young Brosan I'VE In his
fuor round administration.
The proceeds Of the game went 10
Florida Unlverdty's Athletic Association.
They viii help TO equip the team with
new uniforms. The game drew about n
thousand Of the towns fans, but many
Of the9 were college lads. Considsrins
the ltct that It was the first time that
Florida played a game this season, the
youngsters gave the Giants quite tus-
sic after the first inning. ..
Poor start By ColieKians.
Florida got or wsbbly getaway.
when the Giants tore or four runs In the
nrst inning before the first man was
out. Burns walked in tho first inning
and stole second. Young pumped q clean
line single into centre neld. scoring
Georgia.
On the hit and rum Chase dashed
. single Into left. Young SQUIRTING around
10 third. Kauff doubled to centre, scor-
ing Young, and sending ChAss 70 third.
Doyle singled to left. scoring Hal and
Benney. Zimmerman beat out bunt
Cor tho NTH straight hit. but Doyle
was caught trying to take two bases on
t.
In the second inning, the Giants added
two more runs. McCarty singled and
winters was safe when Whitfield INJURED
Conova's throw. Burns got an inheld
single when no one covered first base
McCarty scoring. Young knocked a long
single to centre sending home Winters.
tS.,e n,,r "a Ia
10 score from f1rst base, s
Chase scored on Coke in the NTH
inning when he singled to right took
second on a wild pitch and scored on
Doyle'p-sinsle. sFlstcher-was hit In tho
seventh. stole second and scored on
fhorpe's single.
HART Fans Three Times.
Hartt. the Florida second basenan.
dfd his bit to help move the storm into
the Quiz He stirred up an awful lot
OF wind In this part OF the country,
striking out three times in as many
times at bat. ..-' '.''.
Preacher Perrynnan. whogonee was on
ne Giant reserve list but failed to re-
port and later pitched for the 81. Louis
Browns. is the Florida coach. Until
recently he held a Captains commits
sion In the army. The Giants bought
him from Petersburg. in the virginia
League. 1--WE years ago. and ordered him
10 report to Marlin for training. but
he asked to be excused az he then was
finishing his theological education.
Richbourg. the third baseman Of the
FIoridians, is the star OF, the team and
q new edition OF Eddie Collins, The
famous White Sox second basemaa. Es'
pecialiy does he look like Collins In
the field. He has all OF Eddie's man
nerisms and cocks his head around like
the srstwhile Columbia star. They pre-
dict y bright future for him here. IL
played q rafting game at third thi'
Afternoon. He accepted seven chance'
without a fault Al bat he made
hit and drew Brogan's only base on balls
Hughie Jennings 10 not likely to ao'
eept the Invitation TO play a game witt
the Giants in Gainesville here mex
thursday He says 1t would entAi
two night Jumps and does not wan
to give his Tigers any more night jump
ing than In necessary.
HrhNyra FLORIDA,