The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-24
GIANTS GET GOING
WITH BATTING BEE
Score Over Phillies by 10 to Z
in a Test Of Heavy
Artillery.
speciai DespateA 20 THL suN.


whether they had attended a ball game
or sham battle with heavy artillery
Hits ratified OFF bats and bounced of
fences with unusual frequency and gusto
and made It n gala occasion for those
who delight in the ring OF the old clay
more. But II was not very auspicious
occasion for the Philadelphia club or its
adherents, as the Giants won the game
by score o; 10 TO Z.
Sixteen hits OF various dimensions
were chalked to the credit of the Phil
lies and the New Yorks went their VIC
INNS only two worse. And let it be
bruited about the circuit that the sea-
son really Is in full swing, for Benny
haun marked the occasion with n home
run over the Justly celebrated right
field wall. Kaufrs four base clout was
one OF the artillery features OF the fifth
inning. Having got the range. Kauff
furnished the information to Larry
Doyle. who, sent duplicate home run
over the wall In the eighth inning I'm
mediately atterward Kauf aimed an
other homer over the barrier. but the
olow nit short and after dislodging sew
eral bricks fell to the turf for two bases
FOR the Philles the hitting feature
was Jacobs's three base hit that was no
three base hit The paradox may be ex-
planned by the fact that Jacobs com
nlltteh what commonly IL known as
Merkle- The pitcher failed 10 touch
second Jacobs committed that little
faux pas In the fifth inning He slammed
a perfectly legal three baser to right
and got all the way around to the hot
corner And there he would have rested
momentarily and from there he would
nave scored eventually. had II not been
TOT the fact that the Giants noticed that
Jacobs had failed to touch second in
MS mad career around the paths.
whitted Gains Distinction.
When the omission was called to tn.
attention of Mr. Moran, the umpire he
promptly declared the pitcher out. This
was Followed by an alteration hetween
Mr. Moran and Mr.. whitted who was
coaching at hrst base. and apparently
NAG date for early dinner up town
Whitteo protested until Mr.. Moran had
10 seno him 10 the clubhouse. This gave
WHitted the distinction OF being the frst
player to be chased this year.
Jacooss failure TO touch second was
only one OF his many digresslons from
~hat popularity Is expected of a major
league pitcher. Jess Barnes pitched for
JACOBS got the better OF him in the mat
ter OF arithmetic the Philadelphia hurler
was really poor second all the way
he set out to NIL out all the dotted lines
IN the pitching summary and at a late
hour Tonight II was agreed that he had
succeeded. Jacobs handed out four
passes. hit two batsn,en and committed
a balk that forced In a run.
second to Jacobs as = factor in the
defeat OF the Phillies was Doug Baird
who was making his debut as a member
OF the Coomhs troupe. baird some time
ago was obtained from St Louie in ex-
change for Milton Stock and TO stsnalixe
his liberation from the Sahara OF the
majors Baird inserted trio of Juicy
errors into the box score Baird's FUN
Ole on Barnes in the fourth filed the
hassocks and was factor in the ac-
emulation OF three Giant runs
In the sixth session Baird made a two
base mum on Chase and let in at least
another run. Baird was responsible for
another Giant counter in the seventh in
ming. when he heaved McCarty's Offering
high over Luderus's head and permitted
the Giant to go to second. whence he
scored on double by Barnes.
The Giants lacked pitching strength IN
their 1919 debut. but they made UP for
that shortcoming with hitting power
Their bat work would have carried along
any pitcher in the league, for they rose
to practically every opportunity. Larrup-
Ing Larry Doyle went right TO tho fore
just as he did last season and took
command in hitting three swats-a
homer. double and a single.
New York's scoring was started in
the third inning ana was instiga ted by
pass to Burns. who opened the round
Burns stole second and went on when
Young sacrificed. Then Hal Chase came
through with double to left centre, and
the Giants had scored their first league
run OF the year. As the Phillies had
made one In the opening inning on hits
by Leo Callahan and Williams and Ban
croft's sacrifice fly. that Giant run tied
thirds up.
Giants start Smashing,
The very next inning saw the New
York batting Berserkers get into action
and score three runs. The great Heinle
Zimmerman touched Off the yolley that
ang around Mr.. Boxers sardlne can with
u hot single to left Fletcher was
winged. McCsrty forced Zimmerman.
but Baird would have none OF that sort
Of thing. and discounted the forceout by
fumbling on Barnes. filling the bases,
Burns walked and Fletcher had to come
home whether he wanted 10 or not.
Young sent one to right, scoring Nc
Carly. The conservative Barnes pulled
up at third and Burns was nipped be-
tween second and third. Soon Barnes
was forced home by a baik, and the
bleacheritcs groaned Enthusiastically.
home run by Kaufr gave the Giants
one in the nth The sixth started with
single by the active Mr.. McCarty.
Barnes forced him, but Burns singled
to centre, and when Pearce threw out
Young. barnes registered at the rubber,
Burns scored when Baird lot Chase
reach second by muffing Halls easy little
pop, Doyle singled to centre, scoring
Chase.
After Zimmerman and Fletcher had
gone out IN the seventh MoCarty acou-
INFLATED two bases when the ever obllg-
ing Mr.. Baird hurled his Offering over
Luderus's thatch, Barnes promptly
doubled. and Mac scampered home. The
last New York run went up IN the
eighth when Doyle performed the Big
Bertha trick over tho right field wall.
The score:
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