New-York tribune., 1919-04-25

sible for the calamity-if such it G.
home.
There may be no particular occasion
IN this instance to saddle all the wrongs
OF the afternoon upon the faltering
boxmen-and goodness knows McGraw
used copious doses of both varieties to
stop the slaughter. The pitching was
no worse to-day than the support af-
forded 1t, though one must always re-
member team looks at its worst when
Its pitching is being hit freely.
The Giants did not play up to STAN
dard gauge or to the approved fashion
that mas come to be expected of them,
as fve blots in the error column loudly
testify And still, the errors were not
paced where they would do the most
harm Rather, they affected the ulti-
mate issue to minimum degree.
Two Southpaws Failed
Weak as was the general defence q
team with the punch the Giants dis
played might have gotten safely by on
average pitching. Neither the south
paws, kube Benton nor Bob Steele, nor
$et again the colt right handler, John
raul Jones, could hold the supposedly
weak array of Coomhs in play. The
VuaAers actually outhit the wrecking
Sfew OF McGraw, IL to /, which wreck
ing crew eIfeeted considerable wreckinr
SO Tar aa that goes.
kupe henton was Knocked out in the
very, hFat inning, after he had nut the
n'illea on the way TO an encouraging
,'au' sohh raul Jenes, who aueeeeded,
Waa given every encouragement. New
York tied the score for him, tha"
audod three-run lead by way of on,
'onfagemeht. Ths the Admirable Adj.
m'faI blew unexpectedly In ono foll
,ounu. lhen Bob Steele. rushed TO tho
ureaVh with the count knotted. was
.aAeh over the jumps for three runs he
w W ne could settle down. Pitcher
woodward, for the Phllies. hold safa
cause that Joe Oeschger tried h;s
oerndest TO complicate bcyond intan1
gibility. '0"u 'i'an-
MS was game that suited the foe.
tlulouS fhlladelphian right down to tho
ground. especially as its end left the
Tateu ma giants In the custody of remorso
ano eoO ana now of the battling had
enough OF surprise of the unexnecteJ
to keep every one guessing up to the
Iast Both sides had plenty Of oppor-
tuhlly' twenty runners were left
stranded on the towpaths-nine of
them IN Giant uniforms.
Inc Phiilies gave our seasoned
S1ilbenpaw sirb M snort respite. They went
meant business. With Pearce elimsy ij,rs
mated by the great Heinie Zim. Ban.
croft beat an inheld tap and scudded
to second on wild pitch. Luderns
walked. Chase muffed Bentons throw
that had him trapped off the bag. Then
navy Crayath doubled to right, scor-
Rube. N VI ''io
Whitted, first to face John Paul
Jones, grounded to Fletcher, and Lu-
derus was trapped between third and
the plate. While Fletcher, Smith
zimmerman and Chase were killing him
on Crayath moved to third and Whit
yea TO second. Baird beat hit to
Fletcher that scored old Wooden
Shoes Then Baird stole second. But
burns was In the way Of Meuscls fy
and the rally ended there
Double for kauf
The Giants picked up one Of these
IN the second. Kenny KauT doubled
70 the centrefield fence. Oeschper
held the run at the midway while he
;ossed out Zim, and Baird repeated as
lie whipped out Fletcher. But Earl
Benny got in easily. With two down in
the second Jones hit Pearce. Bancroft
doubled, but Young's fast fielding held
Pearce at third. Luderus grounded
weakly to the box
New York tied it up in the third.
Burns beat hit to deep short and
raced TO third when Young doubled
10 left. Pearce threw out Chase, but
burns scored on the play. Doyle was
mt by pitched ball and stole second
before kaufP walked, filling the bases.
zimmerman struck out in the pinch
while Baird killed off Fletcher Cravath
doubled to start the Philies' halt. but
never got further. Whitted skied to
Burns; Baird famed and Meusel
grounded to Fletcher.
In the fourth the Giants went out
and blew Jones to Il lead of three runs
Ceschger passed Smith and also handed
walk to Burns after Jones foued TO
lady. Young singled to centre, scoring
smith and putting Burns on third,
Pep moving to second on the throwin'
Chase, on hit and rum singled to left.
scoring Burns and Young. Iuderus
killed off Doyle's hit single handed
while Kautf lined TO Cravath.
John Paul Jones pulled out of a hole
IN Philadeiphia's half, Cady singled
ana Callahan, hitting for Oeschger
walked, Pearce flied to Kauff, Ban
croft forced Callahan. while Ludcrus
grounded to Doyle Not so lucky the
Admiral in the next inning, when fhe
Quakera rallied for three runs and
tied the score. '0
cfavath beat a hit to deep short and
raced TO third on Whtted's single Ia
'''f-N tNNfN NA4iltN Wnile Fletcher
was throwing out Baird Meuaers
single 10 centre reglstered Whitted
When tadS tapped TO Jones our Ad
m'fal neesed wildly paat seeond base
trying fer force out, aud on the error
MeeAel moved ia third, whence he
nseied tho tying run on Woodwafd'a
fly "a kaurf
with Bob steele, ia tho aixth. eame-
bunch OF bad luck. Hob eat arr
wong by papsing Bancroft. Sinelea hv
Abdefua aud Cravaih followed. Ran,
croft scoring on Gavyy's hit and Ia
deruB on Young's Wild return Of tho
same. Whitted flied far TO kauff
'ravath moving from second to third
after the catch. He Tailed on Baird's
long fly 70 Burns.
The Giants found Woodward rnuch
tougher proposition than Oeschyer
ne iifst batter singled in each Of Tho
fifth, sixth and ninth innings, but
never penetrated further than second
base.
Lefty" Prefers Semi-Pros
CHICAGO, April 24.-Jack ("Lcfty")