New-York tribune., 1912-04-22
GIANTS TOY WITH YANKEES
National League Champions Roll
Up II Runs to HiIItops 2.
ADD $9.425 TO TITANIC FuNn
Fourteen Thousand Turn Out a,
Benefit Game, First Meeting
of Rivals Since 1910.

For the benefit OF the Titanic sur.,.,.
the New York Giants. playing their t,r
team, with the exception Of the batt.-..
wholly outclassed and easily d.tss,.,
Harry Wolverton's Yankees at the Poi,
Grounds yesterday afternoon by a score o,
II 10 9 The Yankees. however. faced "a.
champions OF the National League v,,,
colt team, and this, perhaps, account, %,
the one-sided score.
That the Giants so far outclassed ~.
game and willing Hilltop players was mer..
IL incidental Fourteen thousand ana
eighty three persons were present, and IN.
paid admissions. with voluntary confirm.
tions, amounted 10 ss.425 q.
II was the usual crowd OF loyal oaseban
fans" for the most part who seized upo,
the holiday afternoon TO see the Giants .,
action against the Yankees for the 6rs,
time since McGraw's band carried of thA
honors in the interleague series two years
ago. The partisans OF both teams vera
there I'm goodly numbers, and the cheArs
that greeted the players when they cana
out on the field. the Giants attired Ia m.
conventional white home uniform, In,
Yankees In the gray travelling dress, 70.
minded ono OF the worlds series last fall.
Just before the game began John J. Ne.
Grsw and Harry Wolverton were intro.
duced, and as the rival leaders clsspsi
hands in friendly grip a battery Of cam.
eras clicked. The leaders then retired tb.
batteries were announced, and the gars
was on.
II was, indeed, more Of slaughter than
a struggle. The Ysnks made brave starr.
but they were rattled, wild and dlsorgan.
ized in their play, while the Giants played
with dash and easy assurance. that msas
1t look all the more simple. They ran abou,
the bases when the spirit moved them, and
had the fun not palled they might have
been there yet However, after rolling up
a total OK ten runs in four innings, which
were collected In clusters OF five, they let
down In their speed and the game began
to assume the aspects of a ball game. The
Yanks scored one run in the first and Sec
ond innings, but thereafter they behaved
themselves 1cGraw began TO put In his
substitutes In the fourth inning, beginning
with Becker, aid before the last man vss
retired he had used sixteen men. Burns
and Mccormick were put IN left and ngh,
fields, Paulette went to first. Hartley fn-
ished behind the bat, with Fullenwilder IN
the box, while Larry Doyle, stin lmpIns.
went back at second base for vne inning
The rockies took exception 10 the taunts Of
the regulars and scored a run in the eighth
to show 1t could be done.
Bert Maxwell was sent TO the mound for
the Giants to start the game, and while h
was none too steady, he escaped with
mild singeing. He was freely hit eight
safeties being raked from his delivery.
The Yanks punched their bingles, too, bu,
only in the first and second frames ID
harm result Gilt-edged support fgirsl
largely in Bert's escape, for the Giants
played IN midsummer form Charley Groh
was the leading figure IN the stalwsrt de-
fence. and the midget started one fast
double play and was pivot man In another
His one error was a pardonaole slip on a
twisting drive from Stump's bat In ths
eighth inning. Fullenwider took up the
burden in the seventh inning, allowing two
hits and gave two passes, but was never In
danger. He showed excellent form 10 bis
work and looks like a coming man.
George Mcconnell was on the mound for
the Yanks, and for four rounds he re-
ceived a grilling that will dwell in bis
mind for days TO come. His choicest curves
and benders, served with intent 10 deceive
were pounded TO all corners Of the lot
Thirteen hits, solid ringing drives, were
made from him at times when they counted
most. and his fielding did the rest. -Four
errors helped the parade around the bases
Chase made one error. and Stump, plsyirs
at shortstop In place OF Hartzell. upheld
the honor OF the position by chipping "A
two timely foozles. He also failed to cover
second base when Tillie Shafer pulled of
neat delayed steal.
The Yankee partisans raised cheer whe1
Coleman slashed a single into eft fed
and danced in glee when Chase poled
ringing drive into centre. which sent Cole
man down TO second. Zinn dumped saen'
fetal bunt in front Of the plate. which ad'
vanced the runners. and Coleman scored
" hAit hbNiC NtOh a SCiodNAOAN
of drive from Simmons and tagged Cha"
out on the lines. .s'
Devore was passed 10 first and fast run.
ming allowed him to score as Shzter ara
Chase colllded when the former tried 10
field 'Tillie's' tap along the lines. On
hit and run play Snodgrass hit TO short
centre field, and Shafer took third base
hof iad dOuOle
steal the former scoring standing up. Mu''
ray beat out a hit and stole second. mo-
ment later Merkle beat out roller ana
Snodgrass scored. Merkle stole second ana
Herzog walked. Both scored when Groh'
hit was followed by an infleld out.
Game to the core. the Yanks made run
in the second on hits by Hartzell anu
stump with a sacrific hit by kaun anu
two outs The Giants were unaole ~
count a man until the fourth inning, "he"
they started with Will -.
Groh was hit by a pitched ball 70 star
the fun, and Wilson walked. Al TINS I'M
portant juncture Mcconnell ridded MS =!
TEN OF bad throw to get wilson lre on "I M,
for a base and scored Groh after MaN"en
struck out and when Chase MADE poI
throw OF Shafer's tap Wilson S.U,, S,,n,.
Snodgrass then doubled ana DeV3re Yum yum
ed bnt Shafer was out stealing tnId DssG
Murray MI ia, hit hin to stump, who tossed the b.
over Chases head. ns and snodsssss Ssss Merss ytS
doubled "a left field. scoring Murray, ."
Herzog ended the fun by grounding out
Maxwell was called upon 70 dig MS .sIs s
out Of nasty holes in the third and s,,s sihsn On
innings when the Yanks, ,t,n 6HneheG ebiI Pbis,ekd
nv % excellent support. Hartley's hit IN VA VA
eighht inning was followed by an oui rIsts are
a hit by Burns. Hartley died al tns pbut
on Shafer's grounder TO slnnlons'
Burns scored on an error oy stump
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