The evening world., 1919-05-01
Ydnk Victory WhetS
Fans Appetites for the
Giants Opening To-Day

himself and perhaps the team by re-
covering one in time to throw out
the runner forced down from first.
Lewis misjudged n limo drive 10y
DuEan which gave the Athletics
their first run. That ball was n
peculiar ono. Dugan cricketod 1t, hit
ting the ball off his shoe laccs, and
drove It hard on the line 70 left. A
ball hit that way backspins and
rides" so that 1t carries further
than a straight driven ban does
Lewis stood still until too late 10
back up, then leaped and managed to
knock down the ball, but It went as
a double.
The remarkable feature OF the game
was the number OF hard hit drives
that were grabbed on by the inficld-
crs. There we're seven cut OF by the
Athletics and four by the Yanks, and
besides those three balls were blocked
that seemed certain 20 go through the
infield untouched. shannon made,
perhaps, the greatest play OF the
struggle by grabbing a hit back OF
second base and shooting backwards
to first, almost cutting OF Pipp.
Tho hopeful sign, from the Yank
standpoint, was that the pitching
shape, Thormahlen pitched a beauti-
ful game for five innings, but in the
sixth he seemed TO weary and sud
denly lost most OF his speed and al
most all his control and was com
PEELED TO give way to Shawkey, who
rescued him in most effective style,
aided by double play made possible
by Reurs great play at the plate.
II is n triho early in the season TO
begin any analytical criticism, but
there were two plays yesterday that
show the Yankees have not smoothcd
out the team play in attack Reul
was on first base in the second inning
and. with three balls and two strikes
called on the batter and, as tho
fourth ball was pitched he stood still,
not even starting for second base.
Bad as that was, Peck did worse in
tho fourth. lie shot line drive
straight at Burns while Wick was on
first, Burns allowed the ball to bound
out OF his hands recovered IL and
shot down to second, forcing Wick
and Dugan flashed the ball back to
first, completing the double play.
Meantime peck was strolling toward
the bench carrying his bat ana max
ing no effort to run out the play He
could not have beaten il, but his fail
ure TO run made II look bad
Nallin had a rather bad day back
or the plate and Tommy Connolly
Joined him in dsfavor when he called
Baker out in tho third inning A few
more such days and they will be as
popular as Gimbers delivery boys.
Tho play on Baker is one which
brings out the fact that IT is an I'M
written law OF umpIrcs that they
shall call out all runners who slide
10 first base. Dugan made a great
! play on tho ball and hcaved TO first.
Baker, with the play seemingly beat
en-, leaped and slid into the bag and
appeared 10 be starting to arise when
he was called out.
II may be that the umpires merely
are determined to teach baseball to
the players. A runner going 10 first
base loses a full stop by sliding over
what he would cover by running out
the play across the bag. Yet some OF
them will slide and the umpires call
them out In practically every case.
Prior 10 the departure OF the Yam
KEGS for their first road engagements
Manager Huggins used the pruning
knife freely and cut down the size Of
his squad. He sold Earl Baldwin 10
San Francisco and released Kane and
! Ferguson to Toledo OF the American
Associ iation. As gain, however.
/ Wilson Fewster reported to the team
ready 10 take the road with Il.
| There are rumors that there is a
/ big deal on which viii help the Giants
| pitching department, but no confirm
alton OF It can he had until the club
Epts hDtnp-