New-York tribune., 1909-04-12
GIANTS NOT so G[NGERY
BUT WIN IN THE TENTH.
Jersey City Team GiUes McGra5C's s
Men Bad Scare Pitching Poor.

combination Of cold weather and two good
minor league pitchers almost did for the New York
Giants yesterday afternoon in game played at
West Side Park, Jersey City. with the Jersey city
team OF the Eastern League. The Giants did not
have things their way. by any Of
means. and IL only after brilliant rally in
the tenth inning that they able to pull the
game out of the fire and win by the score OF to 4
For minor league team. the Jersey lads made the
Giants play fast ball to win In the fifth inning
they took lead and in a fair way
to walk of with the game when the McGrawites
realized that something would have to happen. and
happen soon. unless defeat TO be their share
When they realized this they got busy" In a
hurry, tied the score the ninth and piled up four
runs in the tenth ard hnal inning.
The Giants did not play in way to deserve their
title OF 'gngery." for they seemed TO be lacking In
speed and hitting ability when these attributes
counted. McGraw had three OF his box artists
twirng at different periods OF the game. Raymond
the first occupy the box for the Polo
Grounds aggregation. He lasted for three innings.
and in that tire touched up for three hits and
two He evidently out OF sorts on account
Of the cold. for his pitching erratic. lie was
relieved by Otis Crandar The latter worked for
five innings and then he gave way 10 Waller.
second string man
Crandars work disappointing He was all
right the fourth bat in the hfth he was touched
up much too freely 70 suit the Giants rootsrs In
this session the Jerseyites landed him for four
hits and sent two runs across the plate. He Jared
p trfhe better the succeeding innings and
managed TO keep .he Skeeters in hand. For the
two innings that Waller occupied the centre OF the
diamond Jersey CITY was able TO get only one hit'
and did not get ? near the plate
The weather was 50 cold that the felders OF
both teams put sweaters, and before the game
well started the Giants inteders appeared
wearing their heavy woolIen jackets. \ large mum
Der OF fans from New York went 10 the park TO
cheer their favorites They filed the erandstand
and hleachers and there were enough left to form
a line three deep around the entire outheld The
crowd shivered and stamped. and the New York
section Of II shivered even more when they noticed
in the seventh inning that the Giants were one run
behind and stood in fair way of dropping the
game.
Although there was an extra large force Of the
Jersey city police at the park. no attempt was
made TO stop the game Some OF the policemen ap-
reared on the field lust before the umpire called
Play ball" and the crowd thought that there was
going TO be no game. The policemen. however
merely walked over to the other side OF the in
closure and passed their time in keeping the spec
tators from Crowdng the field.
The Jersey men put mp a good game from begin
ming 10 end None OF them played exceptionally
we'll in the field but their work al the bat was OF
the sort that counted. They did not to suffer
from the cold as much did the Giants, who felt
the sudden change from the midsummer heat OF the
South TO the colder temperature of the North
Charlie Herzog playing right field for change
because the West side Park has a sunny right
field gave further proof that ne has the ability 10
distinguish the ball in the and hold on 90 it.
MacCauly the Jersey catcher. slammed one Of
Crandalis curves in the fourth for what seemed 70
be A sure home run The ball sailed down 10 the
left field fence. but HCrzog got under II and
"a hered il In. RE repeated the performance in the
following inning making difficult catch Of Cal
houn's long drive.
The Giants played erratic game at the bat.
sometimes solving the Skeeters' delivery with ease.
and then being unable to get line on the ball for
innings Schei was responsible for the first two
runs the New Workers scored. In the second in
ming, with O'Hara and Devin on bases. he lined
out a long, clean drive to right field and scored
both runners.
Big Chief Meyers got a great reception when
he went bat for Crandall. with two
pases in the ninth His effort resulted In fly
short right field. whcn three of the Jerseyites
managed to let drop among them
The follows.