The evening world., 1903-04-25
Mathewson and McGinnity Both
Brought by the Home ,eam
to Warm Up by Practice, but
the Latter Is Put in the Box.
The Batting Order.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Especial To The Evening WORLDLY
POLO GROUNDS, New York, April
2o.-McGraw's diamond duster5 having
demonstrated to the satistA ction OF this
fair city that Gotham may spare no
enthusiasm In roofing for a nine that
10 q nine. from back-stop to centre, the
multitude came out as In the old days
this afternoon until the great half circle
was block with tier upon tier OF that
bristlins host which would bravo the
snow-crested Alps for 4 good exhibition
OF Columbia's game, ~, ~
In their frst attempt Bucksnberser's
Braves showed that the Giants would
have chance to try out their merit
In all departments, and that President
Brush has the material to All In all the
little hooks and crannies. and In the
face OF one Of the best twiriers In the
League-the altitudinous Willis.
strong Arms with Them.
True, the defenders made no marvel
lous exhibition Of stick work. but they
showed they were there with good strong
arms that can WELD the hickory when
opportunity is present. They have also
shown that they are fast developing
team that before the season ends will
bring many waves OF Joy to roll over
the greater city's colony Of fans There
is inspiration In their maiden efforts.
and there should be mad and frenzied
gloating in their maturing struggles.
Old and familiar faces. that glowed
with rosy and rubicund Joy in times past
when the Giants held foremost place IN
the first division. are swarmlng back TO
| the old places they deserted IN the days
OF gloom. They are back with their old
spirit and their observations; those OF
seasoned experts, are roseate With fore
casts OF repeated victory.
Marshall Wilder, as he looked over the
whtte-c.ad forces as they warmed up
this afternoon. chuckled gleefully and
said:
1T seems really too good 10 be true.
After sitting here fore the past few
years 10 watch the East. the West and
the South boil down goose SKIS .or us
and hand them out with Mathematical
precision. rubbed IN with towering
scores In the top line. TO now watch
our own get there with bat, glove and
never-failing nimbleness. makes the
very cookies OF my heart rub together
with delight.
A Few Chicago Dis-ards.
Then there's nothing one-sided about
this. Just look over that aggregation OF
gray habits and crimson stockings and
see II you can pick out any raw spots.
There may be few OF chieago's dis
/ cards in the deck, but I've seen some OF
the best hands that ever ralxed in the
pot flled from the discard. That seems
10 be Just about II with Dexter. Cooley
and kittridge. Every time you see one
of McGraw's babies get down to second
under kittridge's throw you see a little
base-runlpg that Fuckers you all up with
smiles"
Jim corbett = another old-time fan
who ses nothing but ut'promise in the Man
haitian talent He has sat In the rear OF
the bactk-stop line 10. few sessions. ana
| was there again this afternoon
"dTeatr' he said, sizing up the tUtrlers.
| nelders and sapllns wielders IN white.
and sometimes ] feel It's up 10 James for
| a good punch to wake him no, Aftet
those rather discouraeing reports from
| the South | felt that II was once again
| for the same old song. that mournhll
| strain TO the dirge accompaniment
Psnnant Chances Good.
II knew that the individual timber