New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
HOME DECIDED TO GIANTS
Mayor of Marlin DedICates New
Park in Fitting Way.
PLAYERS IN BATTLE ROYAL
McCraw's Team Wins Hot Game
and Five Quarts Of Cold
Ice Cream.
rpv Telegraph to The Tribune. !

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M,rIin Tex March Am added feature
TO the practice OF the Giants TO-DAY was
the formal presentation of Emerson PARK,
the spring training ground mere. TO John j.
McGraw and tho New York club. The deed
to the grounds. which include several acres
Of valuable city property. WAS handed 10
McGraw Just before the afternoon practce
game began. Postmaster Emerson, aftor
whom the park is named. made prlei
presentation speech. and McGr5w replien.
Then the manager and Mayor Heiner held
~, the document 50 that il could form an
exhib, in the moving pictures OF spring
training
Mayor Hcfner dedicated the park by 60
ing IN tho box and pitching oall to BIZ
chief Movers. the regular team belng III
the field and McGraw at bat. That ended
the ceremonies. and the deed, which Is
made out in McGrsvs name and good as
long as the Now FORK team trains here,
VAS taken hack IN town 10 be recorded
Marlin Is proud of the new baseball park,
which is the finest in this part If the coun'
try. and to.day's scene marked the sue
cessful ending Of IN enterprise planned E
year ago and carried through by the com
hired efforts Of tho Commercial cub OF
Marlin and MAYOR Hefner.
II was go hot down here TO-DAY thst
everybody sought the SHADE. and the Vsri-
Gus exercises bathed the athletes In per
spiration. The sun was scorcher. ana
even in the shade the temperature was well
IN i'm tho SOS. For the first time IN two
wears the huge pushbsll, that was pur-
chased for training purposes, was inflated,
and the players kept it on the roll for an
hour.
Then the Mavor and his retinue chugged
on 10 the diamond I'm an automobile, ana
after they passed out Of the moving PCT
ures McGraw announced that the challenge
Of Rohinson's team TO the Waco travellers
would he accepted. This game was the re-
suit Of bantering over the double defeat
last SATURDAY The team went into action
exactly as # aid in Dallas and Waco last
week. and Robinson's bunch was routed
bv score Of 10 ; in five-inning game.
This was the most spirited contest played
here thus far Both teams hustled as n
q remnant hung on tho result, and the
double umpire system was employed. Han
sell and Latham officiating All ot the
innings Tho Dallas tourists claimed that
both umpires wcrc inclined to give Nc
Grav's team the best Of close decisions
HanseH. by calling Forsythe safe at tho
plate when he appeared to be out, brought
down the wrath OF Robinson's boys, and
they assert that the decision cost them the
gone aud the five quarts OF ice cream at
stake.
shontz started Off for the Dallas team
and Rudolph for the Waco nine. Robby $
outfit scored first, making three hits and
three runs off Rudolph in the second round
Lush followed Fletcher's single and Nc
Graw's error with smack To centre that
went for a nome run when Snodgrass
played il badly.
The Waco boys made it sure In the third,
when Becker walked and scored on For
sytho's second hit. Tesreau relieved ShontZ
i'm the fourth and pitched one inning. Ray
mond was effective for McGrav's team in
the last two innings. Hartley and Gowdy
each threw out several runners at second
base.
The score follows.