New-York tribune., 1911-03-21
GIANTS Use THE BRUSH
Cover Austin Team with Clean
Coat Of WhiteWaSh.
MATTY SHINES IN THE BOX
Big Crowd Turns Out to See the
Peerless One" in Action
on Texas Diamond.
fBy Telegraph to Th- Tribune. J


Austin. Tex. March 2o.-Therc was moth
Hg much 10 the game here to-day but
Mathewson and Wiltse Tho Giants, max
irg their first visit To- the Texas capital on
their way f. Marlin from san Antonio
spent enough time 10 beat tho local Texas
League team by = score of TO o.
Aatty had been wcll advertised. and cop-
sequently the crowd was about the largest
that the Giants have ever played to on n
Monday in this state. the railroads running
excursions from neightorng towns
Mattv went five innings, 10 the great ~"
light Of the fans; and although hc WAS
never hard pressed. he showed his idDous
fade away" until the spectators got thor
moneys worth The Giants did not Int any
balls up against the fence. collecting ONLY
scyen hits off pair of left-handors "llo
Austin was making eight safetics.
They folded perfectly, however. and ran
bases when they needed runs. The ''fans
wore Just getting ready To boast of 70 q
defeat when Gear. the local manager
changed pitchers and tho Giants landed on
tho new man for three runs. II would nave
hoen fvo and possibly more, except FOR one
Of those famous home decisions hy n nome
player. who was umpiring.
Matty and Wiltse altern1ted in the noS
and right field and only once did the sen
ators threaten to start something. lha'
was I'm the sixth inning. when Nitse he
gan. and Natty saved his colleague by a
fancy catch. which he turned into double
play Austin cot only two runners 70 sec
ond base. one Of them being left on third.
deaf mute named Jenkins occupied
the box for seven innings against the
Giants and held them 10 four singles Jen-
kins mad a good curve and was we'll sup
ported. IinsenfAlter was wild In the only
round that he pitched.
Nov Yorks first rln was scored IN al
error and the second on unsteady pitching
I'm tho second inning with two ont Devlin
singled and stole. The Cat"her's throw got
awav from tho second baseman and the
ball rolled into left fold. Dovlin SCORING
jenkins walked Mathewsou and Devore IN
the tuird after Wltse had scratched ont q
hit. but one run was all that the Giants
could produce. Ncciraw ramming II home
on his aerial sacrifice 10 Gear Tho next
two men did not get the hail out Of the
diamond
I'm tho sixth inning Mathewson and
Wntse changed places. Wiltse got into hot
water right away when McLarrv and Save
land singled. but MIatty came 10 his rescue
with a good catch which resulted i'm a
double play. Gear doubled in the second
inning. but was left on third.
The game was not even mildly exciting
until the eighth. when the umpire called a
foul on Brdwell after he had dropped a
fair ball back Of THIRD base and sent two
runners across the plate. McGraw found
tho place where the ball had indented the
mud. but the umpire declined 10 look upon
the proof Of his mistake whereupon Nc
GIaw turned his attention to Gear who
came back at him and started a lively ar
Gumcnt.
II was Becker's three-hase hit that de-
stroyed Austin's last hope for close
game Mathcwson was on third and Nc
Graw on second at the time the pitcher
having walked and McGraw having singled
and pilfercd second while the pitcher held
the ball After these runs scored Melklc
was hit. aud lie also stole second. Then
followed tho questionable decision that
started tho Giants to growing rs if they
we're ON the losing end Of tho score. Bird
well was called ont ON strikes. but Devlin
vas hit ana The bases again were choked
Movers polcd single that scored Becker
Ncrkle being thrown out AT the plate ou
TIE same play.
The Giants returned 10 Marlin 10 night
and after four days Of practice there will
break camp and start North.
The score follows: