The evening world., 1911-03-11
Giants in First Game
With Regulars in Line-Up
Against Dallas Team

Fletcher. shortstop: Doyle, second base:
Merkle. first base; Meyers, catcher;
Marquard. Crandali and Raymond.
pitchers.
The most interesting feature OF the
game from the baseball point OF view
Will be the initial appearance OF Rube
Vanguard In the box. For the past
two years Vanguard has worked like a
Trojan In the early games, and he was
the wonder OF the minor league experts
who watched him.. This time McC;raw
switched the dope. and so FAR the big
l~efthander. who cost the Giants 81 900,
has not been permitted to pitch at all
except an occasional warm up with
Robinson. The old Baltimore catcher
says that the Rube Is in good shape 10
begin work now. He has taken Mar
guard under his personal supervision.
and II he develops into a winner Rob
bic says he must be given some OF the
credit It Is a well known fact among
ball players that Vanguard has as
much speed and as much stun on his
ball as any pitcher in the business.
Joe Tinker has said that II Vanguard
were allowed to go along and discover
mistakes for himself that he would not
forget them, He was of the opinion
that the lefthander had had too much
coaching. McGraw does not exactly
agree with that view. At any rate this
Will be the last chance that the Now
York Club will have to realize some
thing on the $1,000 investment. and Nc.
Graw IL giving the Rube every oppor-
| tunity 10 work out his own destiny.
He has kept him two years now at a
loss, and Il Is up to Marquard to re-
main IN fast company or take the usual
%toboggau.
The weather Is Intensely hot. but the
players are becoming accustomed TO II
now, and they IKE Il because they car
go Into a game without any fear OF
! getting stlffened up, II McGraw had
tried all his llfe he could never have
got such weather as that which has
struck Texas this spring. 1t Is az no,
as Ncw York sees IN the middle o.
July. The Thermometer registered ~
In the shade at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. II looks like another broiler
to-day.
Colts Play at Fort Worth.
! While the regulars OF the Giants are
, fighting u out with the cocky Texas
leaguers here this afternoon the Colts,
| under the management OF Wilbert Rob.
inSon. are over at Fort Worth. There
- quite a lot OF speculation between,
Umpire Hanse.l and Arlic Latham as
10 which Will oficlate in Fort Worth.
over there the theory on good umpir-
Ing Is mat there amt no such thing
and they have a very uncomfortable
habit OF occasionally roping an umplre
IKE a l~oug-horned Texas steer and
dragging him from the arena. Hansell
mas been put jerry to all the things.
and somehow he Just naturally would
rather stay In Dallas. He says he Is
not afraid Of the Fort Worth fans, but
nc would rather work before a crowd
that can appreciate the line points OF
his decisions,
The ride over from Marlin was not
the most pleasant thI1g In the world.
and the budding athletes were allowed
20 sleep to their hartss' content this
morning, Unless the reader has ridden
for seven hours across the dusty plains
In a Ted Sullivan" tho bali players
name for Al ordinary day coach, ne
Will not get this. After arriving AZ the
| cattle yards In Fort Worth we had 10
stand an hour and walt for an inter
urban car 10 Dallas. The destination
! was reached at I o'clock, and every
thing In the town was closed up tight.