New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-06-03

Braves Strike
An Easy Mark
In McCraw Men
Toney Injuries Arm Early in
the Game and Hubbell
and Winters Do Poorly
From a Special Correspondent


BOSTON, June Out of the frying
pan into the fire was the experience OF
the Giants in the opening game of their
second series with the Braves. Boston
plastered New York by a score of 9 to
l, but that is only half of the sad news.
Big Fred Toney, who was expected TO
help put the Polo Grounders on the
right track, now that summer has come,
and who gave every evidence of ability
to do that same thing in the early inn
ings, injured his pitching arm and had
to retire at the end of the third inning.
Hubbell and Winters were neither of
them able to stem the tide.
The Giants came here somewhat de-
moralized over the rough treatment
handed out by the Dodgers eft Ebbets
Field. Their spirits have in no wise
improved as the result of illness which
has McGraw confined to his home in
New York. While Toney was on the
hill this afternoon there was some
show of spirit. But after the big fell
low had retired the team lost its punch
Scott pitched a fine game for the
Braves, and with faultless support
might have registered a shut-out. as
scored by the visitors. This was in
the fifth inning, at time when one run
looked big, as there had been no previ-
Gus score
Smith was safe on Maranville's fun
Bile. Hubbell fouled to Holke. Burns
singled to left, but Smith was caught
by Mann's good throw when he at
J tempted third on the hit. Holke muffed
2 throw from Scott to catch Burns off
flrst,, and George sprnted all the way
to third. He tailed on Young's double
to left.
Young tripled to center with only
one out in the first Kautf walked to
start the second. Young walked and
Fletcher singled, with two down in
the third. Doyle walked to begin the
fourth. kauff strolled with only one
out In the sixth. Smith opened the
seventh with a single. And still not q
run developed from these chances,
Scott pitched air tight baseball. scat
terlng the Giant opportunities and five
hlts at one and the same time.
Inc Braves cinched the game with
three runs in the sixth Powell beat a
MT MT toward third and Pick was hit
Mann singled and when the ball got
us.H, hdull TOOK second. while
PoWell and Pick both scored. A passed
ball put Mann on third He scored
when Hubbell's throw to catch him
mapping got through Sticking.
Winters went to the mound for New
York in the seventh and was quickly
nicked for run. O'Neilps double
and Powell's single turned the trick
But this was only foretaste of what
was to come in the eighth. In the
parting slam the Braves added five
runs TO their collection, Winters fore
ing IN two of these by issuing passeg
while the bases were filled.
Cruise tripled to start the nightmare
He scored when Holke bounced a sin
gle off Winters glove. Boeckel singled
to right. Maranville singled to short
center, filing the bases. Winters
passed O'Neill and Scott in order. fore
ing hone Holke and Boeckel respective
~. Powell forced Scott at second
Doyle to Fletcher, but Maranville tai
lied in the process. Pick forced Pow
ell at the midway, Fletcher to Dovle
O'Neill ringing up the fifth run of the
inning. Meanwhile Winters threw out
| Mann.