The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-02
GIANTS HIT PREFER
HARD AND TIMELY
Jolt jeff While Toney Toys
With Dodgers, Who Finish
on Short End Of 81 Score.
ny. GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.

| John McGraw and his Giants came
marching home yesterday. and with the
breath of Harlem atmosphere in their
lungs, the sight OF old familiar Polo
Grounds faces In their eyes and the roar
OF loyal fans in their ears took new
lease Of life and lambasted the everiast-
ing dayllghts out Of Jeff Pfeffer, pitcher
de luxe.
George Burns, first to face the big
blonde BroolSlynite, greeted him with a
hurricane homer to the right centre field
fence. Before the bomberdment touched
Off by Burns in the opening inning flick
cred down thirteen healthy swats. in
Guiding triples by Young and Doyle and
doubles by Kauft and McCarty, bounced
off the New York bludgeons.
In the meantime big Fred Toney was
bowling the Brooklynltes over right mer-
rily in all except the fourth frame, when
tho Dodgers clustered three hits for the
parenting OF their lone run. The COM
bination OF heavy New York hitting and
Toney's mastery twirling gave the
Giants a 6 TO 4 victory.
Three of the seven Brooklyn blngles
were harvested by Ed Konetchy. whose
singles on his first two trips to the
platter ran his succ easive hit record up
to ten. n 1919 major league record. On
the big Bohemian popped to Doyle and
snapped his hit string. Ed started a
new hit chain in the eighth, when he
beat out a savage bounder to thinner
man.
Giants Place Hits Well.
New York's batting yesterday was a
sight for sore eyes. Try as they might.
the Brooklyn outfelders could not seem
10 play for the New York batters rightly.
Whenever the Brooklyn pasturemen
played deep the Giants dumped hits into
soft spots back Of the bases. When the
Dodger outfielders came in the Giants
thumped the ball over their matches, or
to their right or left.
lily Myers. generally as steady and
reliable a fielder as there is in the
majors, had an OF day. ny permitted
Doyle TO go all the way TO third when
he let I.arry's single trickle through him
in the third. Myers seemed TO experience
much dificulty In following the bail and
| exhibited poor judgment on several hits.
Centre field also bothered Benny
Kauff considerably. Benny's boot on
Griffith's single in the fourth presented
Tommy with second. In the same in
ming Kauff took n desperate chance on
a single by Myers that should have
been played safe. Benny managed TT
get away with It. however. 1t was APP
parent to every one that for some ren-
son or other balls hit TO centre field yes
terday were difficult to judge.
As usual when the Giants meet the
Dodgers the hot interborough rivalry at
tractcd big attendance.
Burns Hits for Circuit.
Burns sent the New York entry away
In n N
when he pasted one of Pfeffer's swift
| ones in between Griffith and Myers 10
the right centre field feuce for a home
run. 1t was Georges FIRST circuit clout
of the season. With two down In the
I same inning Doyle dashed n line drive
TO left centre for three bases. but Ian
guished when Pfeffer tossed out Kauff
Tie prettiest fielding play of the after
noon came on Olson in the first inning
Fletcher raced over toward third
scooped up Ivy's singing bounder and
got away a rife bullet throw TO Chase
from difficult position. mailing the
| Swede at first
Pfeffer had to face a hot Giant fire
in the second inning. Zimmerman
walked. On the hit and run Chase shot
single into left that planted Heinie
On third. McCarty dumped a Texas
Lacquer in right too far in for Griffith
to get to. registering Zimmerman. Toney
sacrificed. Pfeffer to Johnston. Pfeffer
frightened and struck out Burns, but
Young came to scratch with a three ba r.
ger to left centre that brought home
Chase and McCarty and ran New Yorll's
total up to four runs. Pep was ma
| rooned when Johnston threw out Flet
cher.
Nor" New York Runs.
Doyle singled TO centre and raced
three-quarters way home when Myers
failed to stop the ball in the third
kauff's Sacrifice fly to Myers rang up
run No. .. chaee's single, McCarty's
double and Burns's sacrifice fly in the
sixth completed the New York scoring
Kauff doubled with two down in the
seventh. but was left when Zimmerman
| famed for the second time After
Pfeffer struck out both Chase and Nc
Carly in the eighth. Toney bounced n
single off Konetchy's glove tips, but was
| left when Prefer made good stop OF
| Burns's bounder and tossed George out
| Toney held the Dodgers in the hollow
of his hand, with the exception OF the
fourth. when Griffith singled, took sec
ond on kauff's boot, went to third or
an infield out and registered on Myers
| timely thump TO centre. Konetchy
singled Hy along to third. Ward
grounded to Zimmerman. and Hy was
run down between third and home
Konetchy took third during the chase
Big Ed was stranded when Miller popped
to Doyle and ended the rally
After Konetchy beat out a hit TO Tim
norman with two down In the ninth he
was allowed to steal second and third
unmolested. Ed was left when Toney
towled Ward over on strikes. The score