The sun., 1919-04-26
PILLS KEEP WARM
BY POUNDING BALL
Shell George Smith Off Mound
and Defeat Giants
by 6 to 3.
Special DespatcA 10 TEE sux.


PHILADELPHIA. April 2,.-If search-
ing for an excuse for the 8 to 3 defeat
this afternoon At tho hands Of the Phila-
delphias, the Giants would be restricted
to the weather. II was 20 cold here
that only 200 incurab'e fans ventured
to SILVER through the ceremony of
squelching the New York candidates for
the pennant. The players were blue
nosed In the northwest gale and fingers
were benumbed In the frosty air. 1t
may have been that the wintry blasts
were responsible for the failure of the
Giants to bat the pitching Of Mule Wat
son In way to assure more than three
runs.
Possibly the frigid atmosphere was
responsible for the fact that the relent-
less ouakers hammered the delivery Of
young George Smith, formerly OF Co.
lumbia University, for nine safe excur-
sions afeld in four innings. II Is pos
sible to advance the argument that the
Phillies got their blood to circulating
, through their efforts In warming the
ball with their bats
Williams, who 10 playing centre field
for Jack Coombs, was particularly sue
cessful in heating the spheroid as de-
'ivered by Smith. In i've trips TO the
plate Williams achieved the reprehen-
sible record Of home run, double. a
runs in the drst inning were due to q
pass for Callahan, followed by Ave sim
giles and q sacrifice ny.
Dubuc Succeeds smith.
However. beginning with the NTH SEES
sion the ouakers began to feel the effects
OF the cold. In any event they failed
to score any more runs and got only two
hits In the rema aiming four innings OF the
game. 1t Is important to note that Jean
Dubuc, u former International Lacquer
and later OF Detroit. succeeded Mr.. Smith
In the Giants pitching department In the
NTH session.
Dubuc did not seem to be the least
affected by the Arctic conditions. He
pitched like champion In midsummer.
Had he entered the fray at the out set II
been compelled to fall back on the cold
weather excuse.
The Giants started the combat in a
buPinesslike way. They got n run In the
first session. Burns was the recipient
OF pass and Young singled to right,
| whereupon Burns scampered TO third.
Chase forced Young. but Burns came
home. Doyle and kauff retired on pop
flies.
Then the Quakers proceeded to pile Nit
on hit until the game was won. Gala
| hoh SouAcu u pass kTOTi <DfHltn ana w III
iams singled to right. putting Callahan
on third. Bancroft singled to centre and
Callahan capered to the plate. Luderus
hit safely past short and the hassocka
were all occupied. MeuseI singled to
right. scoring williams and Bancroft
raced home on Baird's sacrifice ny to
Kauf. Pearce singled to left. scoring
Luderus. but Meusel was nipped trying
to make third. and Cady ended the agony
with q ny to Kauff.
KauR Aids PAilIies.
| Singles by Meusei and Pearce In the
third and Kauffs faulty return OF the
ball gave the Quakers a run and in the
| fourth Willisms banged the ball over
the right field wall for a homer Nc
Graw decided that Smith had a fair
chance to show his wares and motioned
| Dubuc to warm up his salary wing
As welcome to the new hurier the
Giants did their only good stick work OF
the game In the NTH McCarty, nrst
up. was out on a ny, but King, who
hatted for Smith. walked: q. Burns then
leaned on the globe for a double and
King romped to third. Young was
nipped at first. King scoring on the play.
Chase dropped fly In centre between
the helders, and Burns came home
Chase was snuffed out trying to reach
second on the hit.
That ended the scoring. for Dubuc and
Watson were unhlttabie in the remain
ing innings The score: