The Savannah morning news., 1904-03-11
INTEREST IN BASEBALL Is AL
READY At FEVER HEAT.
GREAT is MGINNlTY,
NOW IN PERFECT FORM.
SoVTHPAWS DID HIGHLY salts
FACTORY WORK AND McGRAw
Is PLEASEn

Dunn Did Some Brilliant Work at
Third and bad Bill" DahIen Adds
Great Strength 10 the Giant In
AeId-MatthewsOnH Haze Not Yet Re
covered from His Sea Trip-Resa-
lars Were Victorious in Both
Games Played Yesterday-Match
Game With Y. NJ. c. A. Team To-
MORROW.
Two games of ball were played by
the Giants yesterday, one in the morn
ing resulting in victory for the regu-
lar team by a score OF 5 to 0. and the
one in the afternoon to the same team
by a score OF 4 to 8. Only fve in
nings were played each game.
The work of the team yesterday ap-
preached nearer the real thing than
any practice that has been held, and
Manager McGraw had every man play
ing hard at his position, and then
scattered them all over the field. Those
who arrived here Monday, and have
been working since, were given the
hardest workouts Matthewson has not
recovered from the effect of his trip
down on the Memphis and did very
little. He played second base, and in
the field.
All of the new pitchers were given
a trial, and there is little to be de
sired in the showing made. Minnehan
is yet young and has many things to
learn, but McGraw says he thinks
there is great promise in the boy. He
is slight of build and appears to be
barely 81 years of age. Minnehan
pitched against McGinnity in the
morning game. but all of the runs were
not made off him, as McGraw relieved
him in the fifth, and three runs were
scored in that inning.
In the afternoon Wiltse and Milligan
were given trials in the box for four
innings, and in these two southpaws
McGraw hopes to see the downfall of
the Reds, who caused the downfall of
the Giants so many times last year,
and, as many believed, il was largely
due to the fact that there We're no
left-handed men to pitch to the left
handed batters.
Milligan comes from the Buffalo club.
He is a powerful fellow, weighing 176
pounds, with speed to burn. He was
a little stiff. but made them look small
that he at least has all the speed that
can be desired.
Wiltse is a tall, powerful fellow, with
world of speed, and splendid con-
troll. While sitting on the bench
watching the young collegian pitch,
McGinnity remarked that he was even
better than his brother. Wiltse made
a good showing AT the bat, but eyinced
a lack Of ginger on the bases. This.
however. will be injected by the human
ginger hypo, McGraw.
1t. was the same Dan Mccain at
first and at the bat; the same fast and
ever-ready Gilbert at second; with a
new. but well-known. face at short,
bad Bill Dahlen; the best of them
all, and a great fayorite with Sayan-
nahians. Roger Bresnahan, at third.
In the gardens were Buster Browne,
'Sandow' Mertes and Mccormick, the
most reliable, II not the fastest, out
field in the National League. That
was the way McGraW lined up the
regular team in the morning, with Nc
Ginnity in the box. For the Yaps,
Minnehan was in the box. Badger
Bowerman behind the plate. 'Muggsy'
himself at one, Dummy" Taylor at
two Devlin at the middle distance and
Dunn at three. Around the long cir
cult were Milligan, Matthewson and
Lynch. The game was a lively one
AOf the llE5l three AlAllHSSs anu
hans work was exceptionally good, but
he tired badly in the fourth, and was
freely raped about the garden.
McGraw relieved him in the fifth,
and three runs were piled up, McGraw
merely pitching them across the plate.
II was the wonderful showing made
by Iron Man" McGinnity that tickled
all the boys. Sam Crane was umpir-
ing, and he is authority for the state
ment that they looked no larger than
a pigeon egg as they went across the
plate, and as for accuracy and perfect
control a rabbit could not run truer to
his hose>shan did the benders slant into
the nit of Warner" Crane says he
is the greatest living pitcher, and his
arm is in perfect shape. though he suf-
fered much in the afternoon from the
effects of a thrown ball, which hit him
on the funny bone.
In the afternoon the crowd which at
tended the practice was as large, If
not larger, than at any time last sum-
mer. Sam Crane was umpiring, and ev-
erytime he did anything that did not
please the spectators Lynch him,
lynch him." was shouted from grand
stand and bleachers.
Dunn at third base was the whole
game in the afternoon. He handled
several hot ones on the rough ground
like lightning, and sent them to Big
NC, on uf6t, good ana true. BreSna-
han. playing the same position did not
show the same speed, which was
largely due, however, to his soreness.
bad BIZ at short was also a fea-
ture and deserves head lines. Devlin
was a little off his feet at times. Bow
erman and Warner are both already
in trim. Bowerman made one. wild
throw to third, but sent a couple of
fast ones to second. The feeders had
little chance. A heavy wind was blow
Ing from the back field fence and few
drives went far out, and when they
did it was almost impossible to judge
them.
The large crowd which witnessed the
practice is the best argument that can
be used in assurance that the South
Atlantic League viii be a success.
Meyer before has such interest been
manifested here. The grounds them
selves are in miserable shape, and
Manager McGraw is afraid to have
his men play hard for fear of an ac-
cident, which will mean much at this
time.
The team will go out for two prac-
tees to-day, and tomorrow will play
the Y. NJ c. A. team.