New-York tribune., 1922-03-09

right merrilly to the hume of 2 TO 0.
entertainment. The game laws wer
Bobbie Roth, umpire on bases, with
drew under FIRE. Erin Ward tried uu-
successfully to talk Fred Hofmann into
dropping all the foul flies in the neigh
borhood, and Bob Connery. arbiter in
chief, caused near riot on 8 phantom
two-bagger by Gil Myers. New Orleans
catcher for the Praiincs, by declaring
the hit null and void when the run
ner failed to dent the initial sack with
his cleated toe, as he tore toward sec
ond base.
That broke the Pralines into nine
separate chips as there we're two oc-
cupants on the bases who merrily
romped home for the alleged first
scores Of the game. Skinner had
scampered over the plate from second
base, and Lefty O'Doul made the cir
cult from the first station at high
speed, all to no purpose, as two Den
were out when Myers pulled the first
bone of the season.
There WAS great Joy among tie
local proletariat perched in TIE grand
stand when the home catcher smote
the Offering of Jumping Jim Jollcy
down the left field foul line, and E
spondingly mournful vail went up
when Connery ordered Myers 20 vacatc
the bag and don the pad and mask i'm
lAedistely. The game went eight
innings with Jolley ard George Murray
occupying the mound four innings each
for Coanery's Crayiish. ard Conner
Wilson and George Quinn doing like
wise for the O'Learyites.
Neusei Starts Trouble
Thanks TO Connery's ruling on the
tvo-bagger, Joiiey escaped without
score being made against him, but it
is only fair to admit that Myers would
rot have been up in this inning had
I'd Neusel frozen to an easy fly from
tie bat OF Camp skinner.
Only two hits did the Pralines comb
handler from Texas, a single b. Lefty
O'Doui and another by HinFey Haines.
Wilson was going equally strong
against the Craytish, and let them
down with no runs and two hits dur
ing his spell on the mound. That put
the matter fairly up to George Murray
and "Bluerdge" Quinn. relief pitchers,
The gentleman from the Shenandoah
Valley lost the decision.
Chick Fewster broke into the yum
column for the Crayfsh b. beating out
hunt, stealing second, going to third
on a tieider's choice, and riding home
when the local catcher threw wild to
catch him going back to third on all
other felder's choice. To make mat
ters certain. another run was added by
Bob Meusel. who cracked two bagger
over the head of Huxley Hanes and
gslloped home on q spanking single by
"Old Dan" Tucker, . rookie, who hits
not only hard, but often.
In the meanwhile MURRAY was hold-
ing the Praiines in subjection. The
former Rochester pitcher anpeared to
nave fine control. giving gle base OH
balls ard allowing his opponents
but two hits in four innings. It was
q regular game to-dsr with a bat boy
and al modern equipment.
The only error was the muTed fl by
Neusel. and he atonad for that by beat
ing out one hit and cracking another
clean single 20 right. Tucker and
Norman Mcmillan also gathered two
hits during the fray. while the other
base blows we're parsinoniously dolcd
out, one 10 G. man.
Haines Shines In Field
Tbs boys were exceedingly lively in
no held With ,several srsrkling cap-
turee to the;r credit. Aaines v2s
roaming all over the outtleid spearirg
1ies, the ONLY one that escaped him be
rc Bob Meusel's healthy ao-bagger
over his head. His pean State com
rade, Killinger, played the short field
for the Crayfish, and gobbled up every
thing that came bis way. He showed
more to-day than any previous time
The lineup of the teams was as fol-
loH's:
Crayhsh - Fewster, second base;
Grgsby, left ncld; Mcmillan, third
base; Meusel. first base; Tucker, CEN
ter field: Killineer, shortstop; Nousel,
right feid; HoimanA, catcAcr; Jolley
and Murray, pitchers.
Pralines -Haines. center field: Mitch
eli. shoItstop; W&rd thixd base; Pipp.
first base; Miller. second base; skin.
Ter, right field; O'DouI. left field My
ers, catcher; Wilson and Quinn, pitch
crs.
Long Bob Meusel made his first sp.
pearance in uniform to-day. His initial
turn at the bat was such Il vicious and
unproductive swipe at the ball that the
h breeze blew down three spectators.
Lanky Bob was right there with two
pagger later in the game, however.
lhe youngsters are gluttons for pun
lsnment. There was al hour Of batting
practice before the game, and after the
contest the rockies called on Charlie
oLeary to stay out with them and
give them more work in the field.