New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-25
PLAY Havoc with the Phi|lleS by
Making Eleven Hits.
DOOIN'S TEAM DISORGANIZED
Eight Errors Help New York
Nine in Rushing Around
the Bases.
fRv Tele graph to The Tribune

Philadelphia, April 2t-Falling upon the
crippled and defenceiess Phillies with
might and main, the New York Giants
opened their belated series with the home
team here to-day by romping off with
one-sided victory by score of IL to !. The
game was called in the seventh inning be-
cause Of rain. and so put an end TO bat
ting orgy of the New York men. who
showed no disposition to be lenient.
Only three OF the regulars played their
positions for Philadelphia. Knabe was on
second base. Luderus held forth at first,
while Silent John Titus was In right
field. This completed the roster. Honey
Boy" Paskert was moved In from centre
field to play third base. and made fair
showing.
The team. however. piled up eight errors.
which allowed the fleet-footed Giants TO
romp around the bases when the spirit
moved them. Even Marquard stole base.
The usually steady Otto Knabe made a
brace of bungles. but he atoned In mea-
sure by accepting ten other chances In ap-
proved fashion. and he also made two hits.
Downey Clipped in two errors at short
stop and the men played as II wholly dis
organized.
Rube Marquard won his third successive
victory. lie allowed seven hits, hut only
because he saw that the work I'm hand
could be accomplished without any undue
labor on his part. He gave four bases on
balls, but when tine occasion demanded he
turned on the steam, and five OF the Phil
lies took their allotted three swings at the
ball and retired gracefully. The angular
Rube continued his batting streak by
polling out a single.
Opposed to Vanguard was Grover Cleve-
land Alexander. who was as Wild as a
March hare and Just as ineffective az no
was wild. He la bored for five innings, and
wes raked back and forth over the Goals
TO the tune OF eight hits and seven runs.
Ho issued half a dozen bases on balls, and.
in addition. managed TO hit batter and
rid his system Of hilarious heave which
had bothered him all the afternoon. He
retired after the NTH inning. IN which the
Giants scored five runs. "Toots" Schultz
took up tho cudgels where c. Cleveland
laid them down. and allowed three hits and
gave a base on balls. The combination was
good for four runs. aided by few errors.
mel Meyers WIS prominent III llli 'hS'
ssult on the Quaker City boXmen. The
husky Rcdskin was at the bat three times.
and hammered out a single. u double and
a triple HerzoG, Brinkert and Knabe also
made doubles Larry Doyle triple. while
Peaches" Graham laced the ball over the
right field barrier for home run. This
last named exponent Of the strenuous life
had a miserable day OF 1t behind the mask,
for Shafer, Snodgrass. Murray and Mar
guard marched OF with stolen bases. None
Of the Phillies had tho hardihood 10 test
the Chiefs arm.
An error in base running by Shafer cost
the Giants u run In the fourth inning. for
In anxiety to score Title neglected 70
touch third base and was called out.
Larry Doyle made the only error charged
AGAINST the Giants, but the aggressive cap
tain OF the visitors played a dHshing game
at tho midway bag and made tho most Of
half a dozen chances. His stop and throw
on Il terrific smash by Schultz In the sixth
inning prevented a sure two-baggcr and
bordered on tho sensational. Josh Devore
won his spurs in the fourth frame. when he
completed a double play with Chief Meyers
after catching Grahan's fly in loft field.
Brinkcr tried to score from third after the
catch, but was out by two yards. Charley
Ilerzog was also In the thick OF the fight.
The score follows: