The sun., 1919-03-28
M'GRAW'S REGULARS
OVERCOME BIG LEAD
Spot Iannigans Z Runs and
Emerge Victors in Seasons
First Skirmish, 8 to Z.
ny FREDERICK G.. LIEB.

Special Despatch 10 TIE suN.
GAfSEsvILLE, Ga. March 21.--JThe
Giants to-day won their first skirmish
OF 1919 and they had to cross out
seven run lead to turn the trick. In
their first game with the Yannigans. who
were dubbed the Rochesters by McGraw.
the New York regulars emerged VIC
torious by a score of s to Z. Before
the start OF the game McGraw announced
II would be limited to seven innings.
win. lose or draw, and with two out
In the second half Of the inning Artie
Fletcher. Giant captain. poked tho first
ball on the nose and sent in Doyle with
the winning run from third base.
The defeat was a bitter pill for the
Giant Riddles TO swallow, as they con-
sidered the game nicely settled away
and made no EFFORT to hide their citation.
However. as the seven run lead began
to melt down to nothing their pep took
terrible slump.
Chester Lyons the Washington lad,
| really was responsible for the complete
collapse OF the youngsters He was be-
queathed with a fvs run lead when
he took charge in the nth inning, but
Immediately started TO hand out bases
on balls with reckless abandon. That
kind of procedure got him nothing and
by the time Thorp caught Earl Smiths
long spiral for the third out, the regu-
lars had Ave runs IN and the score
was tied.
Rommell Bancs Regulars.
Eddie Rommell. formerly OF the New
ark internationally. and Snyder Ross. the
Texas left handler, were the opening
pitchers. and Rommell had all the better
Of 1t. The regular Giants did not get to
him at all until the fourth. when they
punched three hits with a sacrifice for
two runs.
In the first three innings only one
man reached base on Rommell, Ross
drawing a base on balls in the second.
Ross, on the other hand. was prodded
hard by the Colts. especially with men
on bases. as the Rochesters wasted only
one hit while Snyder was on the mound
After Rommell and Ross pitched four In
nings each. Chef Lyons and John Paul
Jones, the sailor, worked on the second
pitching shift. Lyons had nothing with
which to fool McGraw's heavy hitting
regulars. as they punished him for six
hits in less than three innings and he
walked four.
Jones was very effective. He walked
three men. but scattered his passes
through three innings. The only hit
made OF him was by Mccarthy. who
was pinch hitting for RommelL Lew hit
smoking single to centre field.
Quite crowd was out to see the first
interteam encounter. both grand stand
and bleachers being crowded. Gillespie.
Gainesville's special pet. delighted the
burghers by banging in the first two
runs scored by his side. With two out
In the second o'Neil walked and Rom
mel singled. Gillespie, the midget, then
hit n full man sized wallop He laced
the ball over Young's head for a long
Double scoring the two battery men. Gil
tried 10 stretch the hit into a triple. and
when Chase threw wildly TO third to cut
him of Jackie continued to the plate and
scored.
The Colts scored patches of two runs
in eacn the third and fourth innings II
was not until the second half of the
fourth that the Regulars started. Young
and Chase led OF with singles, and
Kauir's long fly to Thorp enabled Young
TO go 70 third. He scored on p squeeze
play. Doyle being thrown out OH a bunt.
Zimmerman's single then fetched in
Chase.
Regulars Tie in Fifth,
The Giants regulars tied In the nth.
Smith and Jones were patient and
walked Burns singled TO left. scoring
Smith. and when O'Neill threw into CEN
treheld trying to cut of Burns at sec
ond. Jones also scored and George took
thifd. lie scored on 1oungs sacrifice
lift. Chase then walked. and Kaufr
doubled to right. the pair scoring tho tie
on runs on Doyle's single to centre.
Doyle carried in the winning run In
the seventh. He doubled the centre
with one out and moved 10 third on
Zims inheid out: Fletcher spun a
Clean single TO centre and the game was
over. The lineup:
Giants-Burns. II: Young. RI; Chase,
III; ksun. CT; Doyle, 2b.; Zimmerman.
go: Fletcher, IS; Smith. c.; Ross and
Jones, p.
observation-disclosures. sh.; P!ttIt: Baird,
%. Thorpe If; Sticking, S.. Holden and
Bull, CT: Miller ID: O'Neil, C.. Romnlel
and Lyons, D.
Mccarthy pinch hitter for Romn,. in
the hfth inning
The score by innings:
Giants. o o Is
Rochester. > o O-7
Runs-Chase, q Burns, Young. Raur
Smith, Doyle. Jones, ONeill. :: Rommel
:: Gillespie. Baird. sickine. Two base
hits-Tkorpe. Gillespie, Baird. Kauff.
Doyle. Three base hit--sickiug. Stolen
ease--Young. Bases balls--Dn Ross
): en- Jones. 8; on Rommel. / of lyons
Z. struck out-By Ross. .: by Jones, Q;
by Rommel. !. Hits--On Ross in In
ninBs; off Jones Ia innings on Rom
mel. In innings; OF Lyons. s in . In
rinEs. Umpires--McCraw and Ryan. Nc
Graw umpired strikes and balls coached
the runners ard directed the offence OF