New-York tribune., 1921-03-15
Burns's $ Circuit
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Practice Game
Perritt and Benton Share
Mound Work for Regu-
lars; Fine Weather Helps
By Charles A. Taylor

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, March 14-The
Giants gained several laps in their pen
nant chase to-day Weather conditions
were ideal and all the men, both vet
Grams and rockies, played with snap
and vim that has been somewhat lack
ing heretofore. 1t was by all odds the
hottest day the Broadway boys have ex-
perienced here so far and every kinky
muscle was literally burned into action.
The regulars gave the Yannigans q
terrible mauling in the practice game
which closed the days proceedings, and
three victories and two defeats. The
score of this afterno oon's encounter was
10 to 5. Pcrritt and Benton pitche ed
for the regulars and Grody and Daven-
port for the Yannigans.
Perritt appeared to the best advan-
tage in the box Of the four men. allow
ing only two hits and one run in four
innings. The youngsters took more
kindly to the southpaw tossing of Ben
ton, but the Rube seemed content to
put the ball right over the plate, no
matter what happened. When occa-
sion required he had no difficulty in
subduing the opposing batters.
Grody a New York Product
Grody, who pitched the first four
innings for the rockies, is a New York
boy and was discovered by Traffic Man
ager Brannick. George Burns was so
thoughtess of the lads feelings that
he drove the second ball ptched him
over the left field fence. Nike Con
zsles. of Cuba, and Ross Young, of
Texas, were the only other regulars to
make extra base hits, each getting a
Enrd n L,,- oN11 Il
three singles and a base on balls in
his four trips to the plate, and also
startled the San Antonians in the
stand by his furious sprinting around
the bases.
The teams lined up as follows: Reg
ulars-Burns, left field; Gross, short
stop; Frisch, second base; Young, right
field; Kelly, first base; Brown, center
field; Rapp. third base; Gonzales,
catcher; Perritt and Benton. pitchers.
Yannigans-Spencer, center field;
Monroe, second base: Walker. left
field; King. first base; Kane, third
base; Burkett, shortstop; Bancroft.
right field; Henline, catcher; Grody
and Davenport, pitchers.
The score by innings:
Regulars ........ q o-lo j. !
Yannigsns ......o 2 O.
Jennings Has Broken Rib
Hughie Jennings, assistant manager
discovered to-day that one of his ribs
was slightly fractured. One Of the
rookie pitchers hit Hughie during bat
ting practice three days ago, but he
last night, when he was kept awake by
pain IN his left side. Jennings was
at the park this afternoon, but did not
put on uniform
The playing of Honey Walker, of
Beeville, Tex, in the outheld and at
the bat has been a feature of the last
few practice games. Walker meets the
ball we'll and has a wonderful throw
ing arm. In to-day's game he threw
out Rapp at the plate from deep left,
manner, but Bill Brennan, the best
umpire outside the big league fold,
ruled otherwise.
George Stallings, part owner of the
Rochester club, conferred with Nc
Graw at the bali park this morning,
but SO far as is known has failed to
obtain any of the Giant recruits
Dave Bancroft took a day off because
of the extreme heat. and this gave
Gross another opportunity to show his
sterling worth as an inhelder. Gross
is beginning to get his eye on the ball,
too, making two clean singles IN to-
days game.
Ross Young considers himself a
lucky fellow. During the first day
practice here Ross lost $500 diamond
ring out in his right field baliwick
He searched and searched himself. and
had Henry Fabian and his Mexican
aids digging up the sod for several
days without avail. This afternoon
Cosey Dolan, who was batting out flies
for the outfelders. drove ball in
Young s territory which hit the dirt
right in front of Ross and dug up the
long-lamented ring.
Herbert Hunter has signed a con-
tract with the Toronto club, and left
tonight for Columbus, Ga.