New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
GIANTS WIN IN A ROMP
Fort Worth PantherS Subdued in
0ne-Sided Game.
SUN COMES OUT AT LAST
Tesreau, Maxwell and Pierce Let
Local Team Down with
Few Hits.
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Fort Worth. Tex. March 9-Under the
first rays OF March sunshine in Texas and
in the presence of all of ninety-eight paid
admissions the Giants defeated the Fort
Worth Panthers by a score OF II TO this
afternoon. It was near-regular team OF
champions, with three young pitchers
laboring three innings apiece. that beat the
locals Arthur Devlin was at first base in
MerlSles place. and Becker and Mccormick
filed the out1eld posts usually taken by
Snodgrass and Murray.
Although II was one Of those rare. fair
days. the temperature was down close TO
the freezing point and n cold wind chilled
the players, so that they put up poor
exhibition of fielding Texans are not fond
Of cold storage baseball. and they refused
20 patronise the pastime. Johnny Bartlett
who acted as business manager Of the trip.
ran afoul Of a deficit. He paid out $50 for
trolley fares from Dallas, and tho New
York clubs end OF the gate receipts was sl6
The cold affected the Panthers more thar
the Giants. there being no fewer than nine
boots. fumbles. muffs and wild throws
charged against the locals. The outhelders
Of both teams had a hard time OF 1t. They
stood shivering most of the time and got
very little exercise. The Panthers' helders
dropped several easy chances.
Not until the seventh inning did the
Giants run away with the game. The score
was TO l up TO that time. and the half
frozen spectators thought IT was real
game In the sixth inning Fort Worth
changed pitchers and in the seventh and
eighth innings the Giants scored nine runs
on four hits and a mess of misplays.
Charley Herzog did the best batting. MAX
Ing three singles. but Beals Becker led In
the run getting. Becker was officially at
hat only twice and got one hit.
The New York pitchers worked three
innings apiece. beginning with Tesreau and
tnding with Pierce. Tesreau let the Pan
thers down with one hit Maxwell pitched
only straight ones, and by uncorking
wild throw past first base In the sixth inn
ing he gave the locals their only run
Pierce. the left.hander from Providence.
allowed only one hit in the last three
rounds Lowe pitched the first FIVE innings
for Fort Worth, holding the Giants to five
hits. Both runs scored against MIN were
helped along by errors.
The Giants filled the bases In the first
inning. but lacked the necessary punch
They got another crown on In the f1fth' but
counted only when Lowe hit Herzog and
forced Devore in. Mccormick opened the
seventh with hit, and succession OF
rnsplays and steals produced four runs.
Doyle led of in the eighth with double
. and before the side was retired he came up
again and registered the third out. The
Fort Worth team heaved the ball about
nin1lessly, and II the Giants had not been
in a hurry TO catch an interurban car for
Dallas the inning might have been pro-
longed. But the players were weary OF the
uneven struggle and anxious TO get started
promptly on their thirty-five-mile ride at
the end of which their dinners awaited
them.