New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-31
GIANTS IN MERRY BOUT
Beat Crackers a Mile. White
BrlNWeI| Beats a BUG,
HITS THICKER THAN FLIES
Fifteen, for a Total Of Twenty
three Bases, Tell Story Of
an Easy Victory.
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Atlanta, March 20.-Tho New York Giant:
won d couple of easy decisions to-day. NJ
Bridweli getting :he popular verdict IN a
sct-to with a Srandstand orator and the
team slamming the daylights out OF the
( Crackers. The game went only seven in
uines but TIE Giants collected fifteen hits
for total OF tWenty-thrcc bases, made
eleven runs and smut out the locals with
two hits
The boxing match occurred half an hour
before the game. and il il had beer adVcr-
tised better crowd might have been
coaxod To the field. The fang cannot be
blamed for not turning out however. as
thc weather is not favorable 10 baseball
1t was cold today. except in the sun. and
a high wind carried sting and also blew
dust clouds about the field to the great dis
comfort Of players and spectators. Loss
than one hundred paid admissions we're
registered.
The fan who lost the decision 10 Bird
we'll to-day is a large person who Is one OF
the town cut-ups. lie eased himself IN on
a pass Yesterday and from a safe place be-
hind the screen high up IN the grands'and'
where he was surrounded by friends. ne
exposed his coarse Wit by yelling mean ana
insulting remarks AT the New York play
ers. To kept this up all through o." game
and nobody said q word.
When the Giants reported ~ O'Clock TO-
day for practice the pest wandered on the
Geld and began cavortinc with tho Atlanta
PLAYERS. As tho Giant, got busy tho mug
opened up again. Int d.d not show TN"
proper discretion. as he neglected IN yet
10 a safe place before ne beSan 20 cNudc
fighting words He got 10y for litiie
while and that encouraged him to 20 after
Big Chief Meyers. The latter ordered
him OF the fold on penalty of taking q
beating. but tho bug stood MS ground
figuring on tho support of some Atlanta
PLAYERS whom he seemed 90 know wen.
Finally rc announced that ne could lic%
any ono of the New York players. That
remark broke up the practice and several
az the Giants started ont to- prove b. WIS
WrouC.
Al Bridwcu got 70 him FIRST and the 9th
ors backed away and warned on inicricr-
ence. Biidwol was outVciGhcd and his
opponent was much taller. but hy clever
losing he lodged the big man. swings 'nd
landed repeatedly on the others stomach
some uf the Atlanta PLAYERS tried 10 IN
torforp but the Giants pushed them back.
OdcN an Atlanta player. grabbed hat
and started for Matty, but the ha' was
taken away from him. otto Jordan. man
ager OF tho Crackers. was doWn"d hN J"ch
MURRAY when he tried 10 drag hr'HNrIi
back. ard after that the Atlanta geo! "'
tho "Srrau' 20 - the hniSn. me NOISY
rOotCr soon was ready 10 quit. ana nc N"'
allowed 10 depart IN peace "nfh N' an
noaoccd that his wind Was gone Evident
IL il did NOT return. for there Wa nor J
peep from thc srandstand the f|t OF 'he
afternoon.
Tho game vas a Joke and served only -
show OF the Giants 70 advanttGt i"TlN
Do,Ia made new ground record ior =
hit TO right field Back of dec9 nold Is .
eienboard forty feet high and above 'ual
a hill rises abruptly. povle drcppeu on
over this sign and IT hit far up on me M
side The Giants scored ihree I'ulss III ~
. first inning. iu which This prodielonS Wau2p
WAS delivered Later Doyle mace Fipl-
f. right centre SnodgrasS also MI LOT
three bases and . S.nG,e ana NurraN COL
lected three singles, ., -,
The third game Of the series WI, Ne
nlavcd tomorrow With Drucke ana Ma
nusrd i'm tho boz. The weather y 50 tt,'
TIA. Nc5raw IS Disguised. espeClaliN as ''''
toam can got no morning practlcc. r..
Tho Washington club ul"d 10 al an y
p zane with the Giants mere pp' N, 80, ",
declined for the reason ttat Pr""a"I! Oh
would not draw i've hundred persons
follows.