The sun., 1919-06-29
GIANTS AVERT !. ],
DISASTER, SAVE
ONE IN BOSTON
Victory in Second With
Braves Keeps New York {
in League Lead.
SUCCESS ON ERRORS
Hub Outfit Takes Opener BY
6-5 and Then Is De- +.
feated by 5 to 8. /.

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Special Despatch to THE sus. ]
BOSTON, June 28.-In two ragseo
games, each decided on fielding SLIP
up the Braves and the Giants split even
before a small Saturday afternoon gath
ering on Braves Field to-day.
Timely hitting by Cruise and UNI
timely erring by Heine Zimmerman, to-
gether with a crucial muff by Artie
Fletcher, gave the Braves the opener
by a score OF to s. The locals forced
the Giants into the fourteenth inning to
take the second game. to 3. The sun
was setting over the western hills when
Rawlings cut loose with a wild peg that
allowed Gonzales to cross the platter
with the winning run. The victory
saved the league lead for the Giants.
Fred Toney, the only New York
twirler who was able to hold the Dodg-
ers in check In the recent series, started
for John McGraw in the opener. but
gave way to Jean Dubuc in the seventh.
Art Nehf held the Giants to six hits.
but couldn't keep New York from bunch-
| ing the bingles Dubuc also had to do
the rescue act for Jess Barnes in the
second game.
MaranviIIe and Herzos Banished.
| In the last inning of the second game
walter Meanwhile was banished by Har.
rison while the Giants were at bat While
the Braves were having their several
swings in this inning Charlie HerBog
courted the ire OF Byron by his remarks
from the bench and was expelled.
| Nehf got away TO a poor start in the
| opener and the Giants broke away to
a three rune lead. Maranville lost
Burns's high pop in the sun and 1t went
for hit. Young came to scratch with
a two base lash to left that planted
George on third. Fletcher followed
with lusty triple to left that registered
Burns and Young Art himself crossed
the plato when Doyle was expiring,
Holke to Nehf
Nehf then frightened and held the
Giants in check until the sixth. when
the Giants overhauled the Braves, who
had forged to the fore on batting sallies
in the first fourth and fifth.
Burns launched the Giants Off with a
single and stole second Young sacri-
feed and was safe on Boeckel's wide
, throw. Burns scored when Fletcher
J grounded out to Maranville and Doyle
followed with a single that brought
home Young.
Zimmerman's wild throw on PowelPs
grounder and Cruises single to centre
gave the Braves one run in the first. In
the fourth they got another on Boeckels
SlIRle dilu MEM Triple, "A phbS u
zog. Cruises double. mum by Zim and
Boeckers sacrifice fly produced two moro
! in the Nth.
with one out in the seventh Holke
singled to left. Boeckel was an easy sec
ond out. but Maranville tied 1t up with
a double to left, scoring Holke Fletcher
then muffed Wilson's pop fly. Meanwhile
scootin7 home with the winning run.
The second game was a nip and tuck
struggle with a see-saw contest for the
lead.
, An error by Meanwhile paved the way
for the Giants tying the score In the
i fourth Tho Rabbits tumble gave
Fletcher a life. Doyle got a hit on a
slow roller when Rudolph fell in fielding
3 the ball A wild pitch put Fletcher on
0 third. Kaufr walked, filing the bases.
: Zimmerman had a chance to clean UP
: but he best the newlywed could do was
l to force Fletcher at the plate. Chase's
long sacrifice fly to Cruise scored Doyle,
! put Kauff on third and Zimmerman on
second The bases were again flled
I when Gonzales walked. Boockel threw
. out Barnes.
!. Holke singled in the fifth ana was
!, forced by Boeckei. Maranville sin
; gled, putting Boeckel on third, when he
: scored on Wilson's sacrifice fly. With
i two down in the sixth Powell got a life
, on Fletcher's tumble. Cruise singled.
\
was wide and Powell raced home.
Giants Score in Eighth.
Powels mum of Fletcher's fly in the
: eighth, Fletcher's steal OF second and a
= single by Doyle Melted the Giants a
run in tho eighth. and in the following
s frame they evened the count. Riggert
mis1udged Chases long drive in the
ninth. and It went for a three base hit,
Hal wisely held third while Gonzales
Il was being thrown out by Boeckel. and
10 McCarty. batting for Barnes. shattered
d the atmosphere with three terrific
4. swings. Burns, however. came through
IS with a hit, single to left, on which
: Chase romped over the plate.
10 Zimmerman famed at the start of the
n fourteenth. but Meanwhile dropped
n Chase's pop fly to short centre Chase
l. raced for second. and Maranville quickly
y recovering the ball tossed to Herzog
n Umpire Harrison called Hal safe anc
Meanwhile called Harrison everything
Ie he could think Of. whereupon Harrison
% ordered the midget shortstop to the club
" house. Rawlings replaced the Rabbit
g Gonzales 'at out a hit TO Rawlings
Is putting Chase on third. but Hal wal
ID run down between third and home OF
Id Dubuc's tap to Rawlings, Gonzales
reaching third. Rudolph caught Dubut
Or off first with a peg to Holke and JeaI
n dashed for second. He arrived in safetJ
is when RAWLINGS muffed Holkes throw
~ ard Gonzales scored. Burns beat out 1
J. hit to Boeckel, putting Dubuc on third
ss and Young followed with single ;,
s. left, on which tho pitcher crossed IN
a plate. Fletcher then flied to Powell.
Is The Braves were retired in order
their half of the frame. The scores: