New-York tribune., 1922-03-08


zeal director of each team.
One side was scarcely more veteran
than the other, and the ieaven Of
Young players on each side was out
done somewhat IN performance by their
elders The contest went full nine
innings. having more ciosencss than
excitement. They took the field in this
order:
Burketts-Hsle, 3b; Rawlings. ss;
Frsch. 2b; Boone. 10; Meusel, If;
Cunningham. CT; knsella. IF; Snyder
and Brown. c; Jonuard, Malone, Rachac
and Shores, p.
Dolans Groh, 3b; Heine, 3b Berry,
ID; Black. IS; Young, IF; SINNERS, CT;
Stcngel, II; Kopf. %; CASTOR and
Ssmide c; Barnes, McGloughlin, Ben
tor and AIbertson, p.
The Dolan team won, to 6, with
twenty-five hits scattered and punched
throughout the contest and as nearly
evenly divided as could be. The Bur
kctt team. which. come to think OF it,
rad moro world champ ionship members
on IL than the other team, lost through
inferior fielding and because it started
hitting too late.
Cunningham MisscdNne a Foot
Virgil Barnes and McGloughhn held
,he Burkctt hittcrs well in check, and
q curve ball which the tall McGloughlin
slipped in few times was bothersome.
4 curve wit. a distinct drop which
So dropped over tho plate to Cunning
ham struck that batter out by foot.
The Burkett team didn't do much
hitting until Aibertson took the slope
in the eighth and off of him came two
singles by Rawlings. a o-bagger by
Frisch and a home run by Meusel
Meusel nonpcd his home run over the
left 6eld fence with two on bases.
However. tho Doian side needn't
naye had the score that close If they
hgd been less careless on the bases
Frank Snyder caught two of them nap
Ping at second base. One was Stengel
somewhat given to ecccntricity in &C
ton. tho other the redoubtable Pep
Young Each time a rally was wrecked.
The batting was clean and vigorous
FOR first game and against young
nitcbers who have had full week of
practice Stengel redeemed his base
running debaclc with a running catch
of a dazzling kind. He effected dou
bic play on it by tossing out a runner
who left third base too soon on the
fancy catch
Heinio Groh helped himself to a
base hit after being fooled three times
by change Of pace and swinging too
soon at slow balls. Heinie's eye isn't
attuned to pitching yet, but Rawlings,
Frisch and Young all smacked the ball
as if right up to summer pitch.
Bin KLEIN arrived late, but panoplicd
in midseason style. and relieved Nc
Grav. Who was Judging balls and
strikes from back of the mound.
Jesse Barnes signed his contract this
morning, and that brings everybody to
Time cycept Phil Douglas and Kelly.
Fielding practice for the pitchers
constituted d large part of the morn
ing'S work fielding practice and
onooling in what plays to make under
q Tercnt conditions.
Giants at West Point
The Giants have received an invita-
ticu from Gene Macarthur ct West
Point to bring the team there April 10
and tackle the cadets in ball game
McGraw has accepted. and viii send a
team of regulars and youngsters. keep
ing enough men at home to play the
rNiAfNuitI HdiHt Will i VI ulidu dC lDe
pclo Grounds The key to the city or
TO West Point Will be presented to Nc
.., OH that day.
.'Sosee .>eny. tnc absent first base
;s!''', wIrei that he would be in San
Antonio next Monday
Pcrcc Malone. of Altoona, suffered
the most extensive attack of punched
hitting. The Dolan team grouped four
,,ugies on him in the fifth inning
Back, SINNERS, Kopf and CASTOR did
the grouping
Bancroft has cold and watched the
melee from warm spot on the grass.
That 'Frisch can sure get rid Of
that bali commented a recruit as
Frisch made a quick play and nipped
runner at first.
poor day for Cunningham. He
didn't make hit he struck out and
he made an error on ground ball.