New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-13
FORTY THOUSAND SEE
THE GIANTS BEATEN
Mayor Gaynor TosSes Out First
Ball. but Fails as a True
Mascot.
THE NINTH INNING FATAL
Onetime Chicago Cub Brings
Woe to the Baseball Hun
cry Host with Sting
ing Hit.
THE NINTH INNING FATAL

Ing hlt.
| 1Iis,orv repeats itself casually re-
marted Nero as he did his Trojan hard
specialty while Rome burned. ana Mayor
Gavnor and 10000 fans who saw the
| Giants lose another opening game with
Leon Ames in the box at the fo'o
Grounds. Yesterday afternoon. were OF
the opinion that the old Emperor hau
| the correct line on the afalrs OF iieh'
| For several years past the DIG oio'"
pitcher has essayed TO start the season
for McGraw and has twirled some OF
the best games of his career on these
occasions. Also he has invariably lost
Tbare was no exception TO the rule yes
,erdav. the Giants could not shake the
link. and Anes and the men VINO are
b,led TO win the worlds championship
lost a spirited pitching battle. with Earl
Moore. Of the Phillies. as an opponent
by a score Of TO q.
II was a fast. clean game throughout.
and the innings which preceded the fatai
ninth when the visitors stunned the
fans" were replete with thrills WHICH
kept the tremendous crowd on euee'
Earl Moore by his generosity in sNihs
the Giants eight passes presented 'he'h
as we'll with several fine opportunities 10
score bu, there his good will ended, ana
so far as hits went two scattered singles
were all he allowed. Ames held the
Phillies in the hollow of his hand up 10
the ninth. when clean single ana
scratch hit put two men on the pass'
1t then devolved, as might be expected
upon a former member of the CUBS 10
hast the fond hopes of the Giants for
victory. LuGerus, the youngster VINO
Is playing first base for the Phillles'
with the tant of Chicago still with him.
stepped up to the plate and cracked out
singing double to left field when
scored two runs and settled the game
then and there.
Never before in the history OF baseball
in this city has such a crowd turned
out. Lightning calculators and others OF
mathematical ilk were prone TO hx the
attendance around $1,000 in the stands,
while countless hundreds stormed Coo
cams Bluff to get "a glimpse of a few of
The players in action.
The sun smiled. but it was a frigd
smile withal Straw hats were confined
mostly 10 the newest modes of spring
millinery Although the fans" huddled
together with their coat collars turned
up TO keep warm. the tang of winter in
! the air seemed only To enliven the spec
tators and enthusiasm was unbounded.
/ II was noisy. joyous, uprOarious
| crowd. brimmng over with good spirits.
ready to applaud everything and every
body from McGraw and Doom down to
the bat boys.
Crowd Storms the Gate.
| Before the gates Of the park were
opened at ! o'clock lines had formed
which extended from the entrance as
FAR down Eighth avenue as lJJth street.
| There was "A mad rush To get in when
the ticket sellers appeared and il was
soon apparent that. however commodi-
Gus the Polo Grounds are. the seating
capacity would be taxed To the utmost
Q
II took less time than it takes to tell
for the fifteen hundred new - cent seats
I'm centre field 10 he filled. and by = o'clock
,ho lower sections of the immense COW
cred gran1stands were packed AL
though il was two hours before the game
vas scheduled To begin. IL was not too
carly for those critical fans who in
s;st Oh seeing a game at a certain angle
t. arrive.
Half an hour later the Giants headed
,,v McGraw strode on the field. and the
snectators burst forth into frcnzied
cheering It was nothing short of an
ovation. and the roar of thousands Of
voices revcrberatod from the bluff to the
Harlem River. The New York players
wore their new uniforms of white, with
fine dark blue stripe black caps and
,lock stockings with a band of white
! ,ret below the calf of the leg. The
| pbiIIies soon followed the Giants. and
came upon the scene vision Of splendor
:, uh their travelling uniforms Of gray
,,,th scarlet trimmings.
The GiaNs Immediately fell 10 and
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