New-York tribune., 1922-03-23

Indianapolis American ASSOCIATION
Barnes and Larry Benton, Of the G
did didn't disturb the equanimity
Giants won the game, the first of n
while small, though fairly select, {
perfunctory cheers.
The game vas we'll enough played
exceedingly we'll played in mechanical
way, but without anything exciting
However. immediate colorful incidents
are less a matter Of moment to Nc
Graw and his associates just now than
what the work Of his men betokens
for tho future, and Virgil Barnes s
pitching was both good TO look upon
and promising. 1t vas clcan-cut work
and the Hoosicrs couldn't score on it
or come near scoring on it IN five inn
ings.
Too much store must not be taken
in that fact, for the indianapolis men
are not far along in their training
either with their pitchers or with their
batting. Their fielding, however, WIS
trim and deft, and they Interpreted
double plays They presented a long
array Of former big leaguers, opera
tives Of experience and skill. Former
Giants with the team are Douglas
Baird Ernie Kruger, Eddie Sicsing,
Dixon and Heinie
The Giants batted we'll and punched
hits incisively AS they have in most Of
their games. Their stick work this
spring against varied opposition has
been consistent and clustered for
numerous profitable innings. McGraH' 3
men faced no mediocre set Of pitchers
this afternoon, although the Messrs.
Bartlett, Sieb and Cavet haven't been
at it long enough this spring TO attain
their best form
Frisch Fast az Ever
wearing q soft shoe on his convalescent
es fast as ever. He proved that by go
ing back of second for hopping ball
and by his quick start on steal. Ban
croft played long enough to do lot
OF sharp fielding and dig into the visit
ing pitchers for three singles.
Young Larry Benton, who Is getting
plenty of opportunity from McGraw,
was tapped for three hits and three
runs in a single inning. but didn't al
low hit in any Of the three others,
He began poorly and finished strong,
which is better than reversing the
process.
third Snyder, Bancroft. Croh. Meusel
end Kelly hit safely, and an error and
a walk added to the Giants profit. II
took the scoring machinery some time
to get under way, however, for single,
sacrifice on which an error was made
and two more singles were flushed be-
fore a solitary run was made. It isn't
like the Giants TO put in that much
execution with so little return for the
outlay. What halted the attack for a
moment was the fact that Frank Sny-
der was colared at third trying to go
there from first on a sacrifice. His
zeal exceeded his speed.
Next time Snyder, just so there
would be no pitfalls in his journey. hit
one over the ieft-field fence. CASTOR,
Cunningham and Bancroft did hitting
which cleaned up two runs in the sixth
inning.
Catchers Shine With Stick
Catchers swung a powerful club.
Snyder made single and home run.
CASTOR triple and single and Krue-
ger two singles.
Heinie, recently sent by the Giants to
Indianapolis, played a spry game at
third after relieving Baird.
Kruger not only raped the ball
hard. but this morning he went out and
drove golf ball 800 yards. He was
hitting them both morning and after
noon.
SINNERS was still too incapacitated
from grippe to play.
George Stanton, the long California
pitcher, has been sent to the Norfolk
Na) club, and Floyd Brown, the
catcher, goes to Little Rock.
Vernon Spencer, former Giant out
fielder, now with indianapolis, is on
the hospital list with an injury which
may keep him out for a month.
Jack Hendricks, Indianapolis boss,
would like to land Red Causey, it is
said, but his chances of so doing are
pretty slim. The Giants also need
Causey.
Virgil Barnes opened with streak
Of speed, but didn't keep on with that
commodity because there was no occa-
sion for it. His fast one was a sizzler,
however, when he chose to use it.
The score:
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