The Washington herald., 1912-04-03
MATTY FAILS TO
WORK; BUT GIANTS
ARE EASY WINNERS
Rube Marquard Has Nation.
ais Beaten All the Way.
Score 8 to 3.
WALTER JOHNSON HIT
BY WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
The extensively advertised diamond
battle between Walter johnson. the
Kansas cyclone, and Christy Mathew
son. the Peerless One" did not come
of in our concrete coliseum yesterday
afternoon, and 1000 Capital fans, in a
sullen mood, jostled each other out OF
the park. muttering strange NUTS and
blaming everybody. from the bat boy up.
McGraw's New York Giants won the
ball game, to 3. without the aid of
Christofer Mathewson. although the
strife might have been more exciting had
not South Paw Becker fallen to pieces
in the last two stanzas.
According to Manager Grifith. word
was received from the New York club
for five innings. but Muggsy says that
he did not agree 10 any such PROPOSE
tion-so that's the answer
Early in the battle the Giants took
liberties with Johnson's speed and col
lected three tallies. one of them earned.
In the fifth Walter mixed up a few
benders with his fast stuff with the re-
suit that three husky Giants swung
their heads OF and trekkcd to the cy-
clone cellar.
Marquard In Box.
Rube Marquard, the s1l,OoO lemon, was
in the box for the New Workers during
the first five innings, and the Nationals
got TO him for lucky run in the open
T. Red Ames, who followed, was sound
Jumped in the seventh, when the
home folks knotted the count, but out
side OF this inning was invincible.
The game, taken as a whole. was lack
Ing in features. Washington fans en-
Joyed 1t for the reason that the visiting
team was the famous New York Giants,
winners Of the National League cham
pioHship last year. and the team McGraw
trotted onto the field was Identical with
the one which battled against the Ath-
lettcs last fall, even to the pitchers. The
old speed was lacking. of course, because
the club is still in its training stage but
there is no denying that McGraw has a
mighty sweet ball club, and the team
which beats them out will battle again
for the worlds title next fall.
Rube Marquard uncorked plenty of
steam, and his curve ball had the Ma
tionais guessing. Red Ames also looked
good for this time OF the season.
A high wind caused the outfieIders on
both clubs to run around in circles after
nearly every ball hit to the outer patches.
Josh Devore and Shanks both let ny
balls get away from them which or
dinarily would have been caught. Milan |
and Herzog furnished the fielding fea-
lures. while Milan and Devore led their |
respective aggregations at the bat.
johnson starts Right.
Walter johnson started the game right. |
when he shot fast strike over on de-
vore,- but the latter refused to be scared |
and waited long enough for a pass. |
Johnson followed this up by walking |
Doyle. -Snodgrass lifted a short fly. |
which Shanks wOefuIly misjudged, and |
Doyle crossed the plate, after Devore had |
previously been thrown out stealing. Red |
Murray took three swings, but MerkIe |
clubbed safely to left. Herzog whitfield, |
ending the round.
The Nationals moved up on even terms |
in their first inning. Milan drew a walk. |
Schaefer popped to Herzog. and when |
Shanks died, Herzog TO Merkle, Milan |
scampered TO second. Flynn drove the |
ball to short left Devore. like Shanks, |
misjudged it, owing to the wind, and |
Milan scored, Jack Flynn pulling up at |
second. Cunningham made the third out, |
Fletcher TO MerkIe.
Another tally came the Giants way in |
the second. Meyers, the big Indian /
catcher. lifted the first ball johnson \
pitched to deep left. The sphere sailed |
over Shanks' head to the bleachers, and |
the Indian got as far as second base,
from where he scored minute later on
Devore's smash over Fosters head.
In the Giants fourth Fletcher was
given a life on Fosters tumble Of hard |
hit grounder, but when Fletcher tried to
steal he found the ball waiting for him
at second base. Meyers was safe on a
poor heave by Bill Cunningham, and
scored on Devore's single.
Ames Relieves Marquard.
When Red Ames relieved Southpaw
MarQuard the Giants had the game safe
ly tucked away with 3 to score. Ames
set Grif's boys down in order in the
sixth, but in the seventh the home fans
were treated TO a succession of thrills,
two runs coming over after Ainsmith
and Johnson had been retired. Milan
banged out a pretty three-bagger. the
ball getting away from Snodgrass owing
to the wind. Germany Schaefer ground
ed to Merkle, who tossed perfectly to
Ames as the pitcher ran over to cover
first, but Red dropped the ball. Schaefer
was safe and Milan scored. The come
dian Immediately pulled of his famous
delayed steal, catching the entire New
York team asleep, Howard Shanks then
came through with dandy drive to GEN.
ter, sending in Schaefer with the tying
run.
Buck Becker was elected to relieve
johnson, and during the sixth and sew
enth held the enemy in check. The pride
OF the navy yard then developed a wild
streak and began issuing passes galore
BIZ Cunningham tossed In a couple of
bum hesves. and McGraw's bunch skill
fully inserted few timely hits, with
the result that five runs breezed over the
plate, three in the eighth and two in the
ninth.
The details of these two innings will
be passed over lightly. From a Washing
ton standpoint they require too many
IFS. The solemn truth is that Buck ,
Becker blew up. so why go into further
discussion, as the game was only an ex-
hibition contest anyway, and the navy
yard pride is far from right. II
a running catch by Clyde Milan of |
Fletcher in the ninth brought the crowd /
ALWAYS fhe Saue