The sun., 1919-04-01
jim THORPE MAKES
TWO NEAR HOMERS
Wallops Ball to Fence, but. Is
Caught at Plate, and Fails
to Touch First
By FREDERICK G. LIEB.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla, March 3I.--Mc-
Graw's regular pitchers took part N the
practice fray to-day for the first time
this spring and Schupp and Benton
pitched good ball and beat the Yanigans,
9 TO 2.
Jim Thorpe tried to start a new Indian
war against the palecfaces on the regu-
lars, but something always happens to
his long welts to keep them from doing
HE team the most good. AS long as
Jim seems to be sentenced indefinitely
10 the Yanigans he decided 1t was time
to let them know he was about.
The first time UP In the first inning
Jim nieked Ferdle Schupp for a powerful
smash into deep left scoring Gillespie
and Brogan ahead of him But Jim
tried to be ambitious and did his best
TO stretch II into a homer, but the
elastic in the hit snapped between the
third base and the home plate.
In his next lineup In the third inning
Jim was certain he had hit homer
He whaled the longest hit of the train
ing season far over the head of Georgia
Burns into deep left. Burns caught up
with the ball a. Jim crossed the plate,
but again the fates decreed against
Jim's home run.
The watchful eyes OF Hal Chase had
noticed that in speeding past first base
the Indian neglected to touch Chases
bag with any portion Of his feet
Hal called for the ball and appealed
to Al Baird. utility umpire. to call Jim
out. There was lot of chatter, but
Baird sided with the Regulars and
ruled that Thorpe was out at first
Baira Injsres Finger.
or course the youngsters called It
treason to their cause and everything
else. but Baird stuck Arm. The Lou!si-
anian damaged finger stopping a hot
bounder % he took his practice to-day
as an Umpire.
Later Jim slapped Rube Benton for
single. the only hit made off him in
the game
There was q lot OF long distance
hitting. Chase and Mccarthy both lit
on. Sid Rosa for homers: Fletcher
raped out triple ana Heine thinner
man a double Ross and George Smith
pitched for the colts, and all runs were
made OF the former.
schupp's first real workout Of the year
was watched with . lot OF interest, and
on the whole Ferdie did pretty we'll.
But for Thorpe he would not have been
scored on. In four innings re permitted
five hits I'd walked four men. How
ever, the players who were watching
him said his control was good when he
had to pitch, and that he gave his passes
while trying to put them over the cor
ners.
Benton was strong and the youngsters
could do nothing with him In his three
innings. John Calhoun Is coming along
in fine fettle and II he retains his pres
ent form he should be the Giants best
winner In the early part OF the season.
While the Giants pounded Ross. also a
lefthander, they were held nicely In
check by George Smith, the only right
handler to pitch.
Smithie was In only two innings but
struck out three men. Chase, Earl Smith
and Benton. After the rockies scored
twice in the first on singles by Gillespie
and Rommell and Thorpes triple Chase
when with two out he hit a homer to
deep left centre
The heavy artillery started In earnest
In the second. when Zimm singled and
rode In on Fletchers triple. Artie
trudyed home ahead OF McCarty when
Lew hit into left for four bases.
Regulars Score in Third.
The regulars tagged two more runs to
their total in the third. Young walked,
and as no went down to steal Chase
had vacated at short. Hal stole second
and scored with Young on Kaufrs single.
The Giants will leave here Thursday
for Tampa, Fla, where they play the
Red Sox next Friday and Saturday. All
the regular players. Catchers McCarty
and Smith and Thorpe, Baird and Sick
ing, will be taken on the trip. McGraw
has not yet selected the pitchers who
will make the trip, but fourteen players
will remain here under the command OF
Christy Mathewson, assistant manager.
The lineup and score by innings
Resulars--13urnsL H.; Young, RI: Chase,
ID: Kauff. cf; Doyle. 2b.: Zimmerman,
Sb; Fletcher. S.; McCarty and Il. smith,
c.; Gathers, Ross and q. Smith, p.
Yanigans-Gillespie. 8b. Pitt. IT,. Rom-
nell. sb;; Thorpe. r Sticking. So: Holden.
Ross and q. Smith. p.
F Fssiasn...:: ! 3 6S 9 @: 9
Two base hit-zimmerman. Three base
Chase, Mccarthy. Struck ou,--By schupp,
2; by Benton, o: by q. Smith. Q. Bases
en- balls--on schupp. 4; off Benton, l; of
Ross, 2. Hits-On Schupp. 8 In 4 innings;
on G. Smith, 9 in innings. Hit by
pitcher-d3y Benton, @. Smith-Cmpires-
Baird and McGraw.