The evening world., 1903-04-13
THE SCORE.
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Jersey City.
New York
The Batting Order.

POLO GROUNDS, New York. April 1s
Jersey City's baseball team looked like
Q lot Of mosquitoes this afternoon. Tho
Giants looked like dragon flies. That
was due to that S-to-O trouncing the Jer-
ssymen received on Saturday. But It
doesn't take long for a mosquito to swell
up. II they got anything THAT looked
Ike run to-day, they were sure TO
swell up.
It was bad weather for mosquitoes.
A cold breeze blew from some frigid
region. 1t was enough to stiffen up
any ones muscles Good hard prac-
tice wasn't to be expected. but the
Giants are an attraction just now and
nearly 1000 fans made the trip to Har-
lam to see McGraw's boys work.
There wasn't that snap in the pr
hminary practice to-day that has
marked other games. The Giants and
"skeeters" contented themselves with
lobbing the ball here and there when
Dver the occasion demanded.
Grimm, who plays third base for the
Jersey team, seems to be the only i've
one Of the two teams. He Jumped around
like grasshopper on mild summer
day. He has lived in Jersey long That
probably accounts for his activity.
Johnny McGraw was of course jubilant
10 think Of what an easy time his team
would have to-day. The mosquito idea
struck him. He said the Jerseymen were
1ust as easy for his boys as are the
mosquitoes to kill when they have got
a good hold.
Thursday Is the day to which McGraw
10 looking forward. There wasn't man
Of his coterie who didn't get out In
practise. He and Babb played at short
to warm up and Johnny Dunn and Gil
bert did stunts around second base.
There were few new rooters-new for
this year-and they thought that might
be q new rule to have six infielders
But such is not the case, and when
play started McGraw was content to get
on the coaching lines and exercise his
vocal cords with a whats the matter
with you over thereH" or some other
mild call-down to a player when he
wasn't quite doing his duty.
There was no more interested specta-
tor OF the game to-day than George
Davis. He sat in the grand stand.
George takes his little grip to the Polo
Grounds every morning. and at 10
o'clock. with the Giants, does real hard
stunts to keep in shape. He knows as
much about his case now as anybody
else. and that is nothing. It's in the
hands OF his counsel. Johnnie Ward. The
latter has a talk with John II. Brush
to-day, but the gist of 1t is a secret
Even Davis is in the dark.
''rhe way Davis works around short
In the mornings" said Roger Brosna
han. rs enough to make a player who
has the Interests of his team at heart
weep. { he only was given to us Pitts
isaS ssSF. !h'l" for the penHant next sep'em'
that's Just the way all the other Giants
feel about It. they like Davis and his
1t came down to the issue o, choos-
ing pitchers, and McGraw liked Taylor's
practice work; Foxy Grandpa Jack
ctiye. and the pair looked good enough
..'skesters" for a nickname. Bob Liv-
the Jerseymen's cholce for pitcher The The
youngster. looked good. He.h curves
and speed ad lib,, and is iyouchsafed
for by his friends to be capable OF max
head, What he did TO the Giants or
vice versa, is better told ihI the follow
lag detail Of the game;
First Inning
Taylor picked up Griffin's weak hit
with the same grace he receives his hi-
enonthly check. OF course he got II TO
McGann neatly Lauder was in front OF
Beans tounder. got IL and had It TO
McGann In the twinkling OF an eye.
That's quicker than Bean got there
tGilbert did juggling act with HALT
-hn's bounder bat he recovered In time
= retire the skoeter. No runs.
The plate was wide enough, but Liv-
ingston couldn't put It over for Brown.
George logged to FIRST, Van worried
the Bronx boy for a minute and then
clipped one past third for base, LiY-
iDgston nearly stove In one OF Nc
Cams ribs with an inshoot and that
caused eYery base TO be held down by
q Giant. Mertes wasn't given a chance
TO make another home run. He had to
be content with a base on balls and
Browne tTamped across the plate.
forced In II was a procession OF
Giants Babb got walk. 'tpo, aud Van
was ferced home on @alk, Lauder
chopped the ball 10 Bean ana that was
Babb's finish at second
While that was going on McGnnn ran
hpme. Lauder was not forced 10 a run
when he atola second Gilbert WaIKnd
and eslaln the bases were fifled. Warner
raised 4 NJ. Halligan aud Mc1lahon
wanted Z nelther got 4, and Afrles