New-York tribune., 1909-04-13
GIANTS DRUB NEW ARK
DOYLE'S HITTING TELLS
Warquard and Durham Puzzle the
JERSEY BatSmen.

Joe McGinuty. who vas dubbed the Iron Man
when he acquired the habit some two or three years
ego Of pitching and sometimes winning two games
a day for tie Giants, paid a visit to his old home
at the Polo Grounds yesterday with his Newark
team Of the Eastern League. and just TO make
himself feel more at home took his place
and pitched the full nine innings. He pitched well.
too. all things considered and held his former
teammates down to four hits. but those hits were
OF the kind that counted. and the Giants by
score Of TO o This "A bit uisheartening in
view Of the fact that the Jersey had defeated
the YANKEES on Sunday and had high hopes of
peating the trick against the Giants.
The stumbling block to the Newark team the
pitching Of Marquard and Durham. for whom New
York paid $1,000 late last fall. Marquard, who
the McCrav was after when he persuaded Mr.
Brush TO make such a big outlay. opened the game
for the Giants and for five innings such d com
plete puzzle TO the Eastern Leaguers that not a
single hit or anything that approached a hit was
recorded by the scorers. Then Durham went in to
make his bow and for four innings was almost a
effective Marquard. McGinnty managed to
make one hit in the ninth inning. through short
stop; that was all The fans who braved the wintry
weather went home after the game satisfied that
Marquard and Durham would mold their end up
in The big league race which begins tomorrow
Doyle was the bright particular star with the bat.
his record for the afternoon being three-base hit
in TIE first inning and home the sixth.
The only other members of the New York team
who could solve McCnnity's curves were o Hara.
who slashed Of a double in the first inning. and
Big CHER Meyers who kept up his reputation
with a clean hit for base in the fifth inning.
which. by the way, not productive Meyers
handled the curves of Marquard. and handled them
wei, and then Snodgrass mad chance when Dur
ham in and also showed Up to good advan-
tage behind the bat.
The Giants scored enough in the first inning
TO win the game. A base balls. two hits,
passed ball and error were responsible for
three Herzog the first up, walked. al
though McGinnty thought the umpire
harsh and scored when Doyle sent the ball scream
Murray out at first. but Doyle scored moment
out On a bunt that McGinnity got to Sharpe in
hit to left field The run he scored two minutes
later was gift as Loudon. at short dropped Dew
Inns high fly.
There mighty little hitting and no run getting
until the sixth inning. when Doyle, the first up
the Giants sent the bali soaring into the right
field bIeachers and sprinted around The bases for
d home run.
In spite of numb fingers. the players of both
teams handled the ball cleanly in the field and
kept the crowd Interested by some pretty stops
and throws Tenney saved Bridwell from
by A circus catch of the backhand variety in the
eighth inning and O'Hara robbed Wolverton of
possible home run in the seventh inning by pretty
running catch in deep left field.
The Giants will take the field to-day little
warming up game with Pop Anson's Colts, pre-
liminary to the opening of the National League
season at the Polo Grounds tomorrow.
The score of yesterdays game follows: