New-York tribune., 1906-04-08
WELCOME TO BASEBALL
GIANTS DEFEAT YALE.
Big Croscd Braves Cold Wind to See
Opening of the Season.

The Giants defeated Yale in the opening game
Of the local season ar the Polo Grounds yesterday
by q score Of 10 TO 3. It not ideal day for
baseball there a chill IN the air that made
heavy Overcoats necessity. but this did not deter
some four thousand persons from turning out to
welcome the Giants home and get the first taste
Of their favorite sport.
There was much loose playing and some errors
by both teams but the men seemed to warm to
the work and many snappy plays more than made
Up Tor the mistakes TO the shivering onlookers.
The Giants. Of course, won easily. It was ex-
pected, particularly the collegians have only
been out on the diamond a week The game,
however, was interesting. and the Yale team made
q FAR better showing than it did in the game
q year ago
The Giants looked IN the pink Of condition when
they came on the field for practice. wearing their
new gray uniforms with the words Worlds Cham
Dions' across the front Those who went to the
game 10 get line their play went away con-
ddent that the team would win the pennaut for
Ghe third consecutive time this season Browne
played the best game for the Giants. in his four
tunes at bat he made three hits. one two-baggeT
Donlin made two errors but had the longest hj@
Of the day, a three-bagger to centreheld.
McGinnity was in the box for the Giants for the
first I'VE innings and had good control Of the ball
he kept Yale from scoring. and the four hits made
Of his delivery were scattered. Taylor, who took
his place was hit freely in the eighth inning when
two singles and double were responsible for Yale
getting in two
Jackson, Yale's star pitcher, was In the box for
the first three innings. IN spite Of the fact that
q had been announced that he was too III to play
In the opening inning he was wild and was hit
hard. and this. combined with errors allowed the
Giants 10 get three over the plate Pratt
pitched the next three innings, and Parsons. the
freshman, the last three. The fielding honors went
20 HuIskamp. Yale's right fielder His fine throw
in the second inning was responsible for Browne
being put out at the plate, and his running catch
OF Bresnafans fly IN the seventh inning was q
feature Of the game Captain O'Brien was loudly
applsud for a jumping catch of Bresnahan's hot
liner In the fifth inning.
The game began at o'clock. McC5raw was on
the coaching line for part of the game. wearing
long. gray automobile coat. Donlin, first up for
the Giants in the opening inning. sent up a high
hy 70 Mallory. who fUmbled and the batter reached
the frst run on o Briens nuff OF Brownies high
=! Jackson got McGann. n.s hunt, and then felded
AafitsS sfoul'aer 10 - t8rlen y no made mess of
u Daalen and Devlin walked, which forced
l'rownc home Jones put Gilbert OUT unassisted
gnf Wmie dolne SO Merte5 scored. McGnnity then
In the NTH inning The Giants made three moro
runs Mc5ann made a short inheld hit, and Mertes
has In # no ~ ls m Oaisj j 12a 1anien followed with two
De1ln's high fly fell between Mallory and smith
kinney. while Dahien and De9iin scored ''o" -
"a me next inning the Giants added three more.
4439In started with three Dagger to centre field.
bEoWEe then heat out an infeld hit and on tie
sssLtI pun 10 steal Donln crossed the plate. Nc
ana ne reached hrst. and both Browne and McGann
scored on Mertes's timely single
Yale made her first run in the seventh inning
-laLloIE started with a two-bagSer TO centre on
irving to reach third but Camp scored on IabIen!s
z 1n aIT0@ @ or jones' hit In the eighth inning Yale
slngied and stole second. Kinney singled 10 cen
on Mallorys single kinney scored SDljfb was ,,1
our irving TO reaah third base and Camp on Tay-
loT- e quick throw TO McGann.
The Giants made their final run in the eighth
inning; inning; when Browne singled and got TO third on
Dagger The score follows: -