New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-28
GIANTS GAIN IN |DLENESS
0eie n RsG5 Puts McGraw's
Mcn in lie foT Lead.
THEY'RE OFF 81 GIT



without profit IN Nc;iraw's mon. howeys,
for TIE Pittsburgh Pirates HANDED the -,
cinnati Reds p pretty lacirg. thus onatI,
New York 10 lie the prerumptuous Pea,
for FIRST place , posi- lion which. they have
held undisput IDLY sir"e Tie leeinring a,
the season. TIE. Giants arr quite UpeI, ;,
STAY ~ the ton for tho rest ~ the seaSo,
II they ono" get q good grip on ne bArtb
The have Il world ~ confidence IN ,h.r,.
selves end a,r quito willing 20 %, a.,
pace
Not IN se'aral years IA" NrGraw's M,
got on 70 such y luscious start They bs.o
won eight Of he eleven games PLAYED and
have breezed along easily. capturing -,
last seven in \ row. McGraW ma NJ, ..
boon abio to present his tull agb,,,.
strength i'm the field and has not hen,
:" driy" his men "a hard as no did 6uriu.
the ,atter part Of last season Neyer,h,.
less. rho Giants have picked ~ li,,I,
haskctful ri victories which uiU pro1aby
come IN handy before tho season * over
Fletcher has not been able ~ play IN ,
championship game ~ vet. and Larry
DOYLE has been out Of several of the games
Rut the Two substitutes. ShafAr and t,ro-
have plugged up the holes IN the in0sd
sufficiently we'll 10 tide The team over 7.
is suspected that Fletcher could h,v.
played during the last week bad the 20.
casion warranted. but Shafer has been 90.
ing 50 well that Nc'jraw has hesitated =,
take him out. II Is poor policy 10 break
up winning combination end bench a fa,,
yourgster VINO is clortins the ball NJ the
rate of .36l. Fletcher Will have 70 wor.
pretty hard 10 get his place back
The candidacy of Cincinnati for 'he pen.
nant Is not causing much worry 10 Ne.
Grav. II II came to a showdown between
dent OF the outcome especially considering
the manner in which MatheWson has beat.
en- the Reds in recent years Big Six hrs
Won twenty odd victories from them AMI
lost one in the last three seasons. Mc(iraw
does not care how many games Cincinnati
takes from the Pittsburgh Pirates and ths
Chicago CubS. In spite OF the fact tina,
these TWO biggest rivals OF the Giants IN
former years are not thought - he -
str.nS a. might 10, nevertheless they ar,
not 20 10 considered lightly. There's a 10,
q
Archer Wagncr-Adams crowd and NcGra,
knows II They may be slow IN gettin.
started. but they will come along ,ast q,
tho campaign grows warm. Clarke sri
Chance have had II pretty easy with 81
Louis and Cincinnati IN starting ~ IN
previous yelrs-much easier than McGrsw
rad il with the Philles ard Boston. VII,
were always hard for the Giants 70 b.A.
early in the race.
The Phillies. who were looked UPON az
the chief contenders with the Giants FOR
the psnnant. have been o"ertaken ~ har
luck again this season and the task -
New York IN getting lead on them hss
been an easy one. Marquard reported IN
prime condition 10 start the race so that
the attacks Of Boston and BROOKLYN wers
successfully repuIsed
The hard and timely hitting ~ Nctiraus
men has been the biggest factor In getting
the jump. The Giants as a team have ths
high batting average 10 date Of 80 Big
chief" Meyers has started OF ar tas,
pace to capture the hitting honors Of the
year aud Ar present has an average ot
So. having made twenty hits in thirty
Il
league can touch this record. Konetchy, %
the ST. Louis Cardinals. has an average
of 425. with seventeen hits. while Hans
Wagner is batting n the rate ~ go Ret
ter days are In store for Honns. however.
Meyers is the leading slugger Of the league,
as we'll. having made four doubles and ons
home run and hit for a total Of twenty-five
bases.
Three other members Of the Giants are
hitting above 80 Shafer is speeding slo1s
with an average Of 35l. making thirteen
| hits IN thrty-six times al lat and hsylri
| scored eleven runs and stolen four bases.
Shafer has tied Meyers Tor run gettins
honors and Larry DOYLE I'm base stealing.
~ that II Is little wonder McCira"
pavs him regularly charlie iIerzog
batting AZ S32. while larry Doyle is SAILING
along AT Sli. being second 70 Movers ani'hs
the leagues sluggers. with four douo"
and two triples Marquard has made fo',
| hits In nine times at bat for an average"
a. Wilson one IN three times al bat ~
an average OF Il3. Groh three I'm nine times
/ AT bat Tor $35 and Crandall three In TOT
! times at uat for an average of 80 Ir'
! Giants have stolen twenty-three bases ["
date. Josh pevore and SnodSrasS are th9
only ones hitting far below form WIKI
I averages o, lls and ll6. respectively.
Hank" O'Day has evidently taken SOM
/ limo 10 teach the Reds how 70 bat fH
! their heavy hitting has kept them 10 'n'
! fore. Five OF the regular members Of wv
/ team ar. batting over .S'. BATES du'
Mitchell are both rloutiug tho ball al ~
pobIitzell AZ 80. Bescher a. 52l ana Ps'
| AT .2lS Coupled with this has oeeh ~
pitching by Fromme. Benton and Suss
while the two youngsters, bas" s'
| Humphrles. have each captured gam.
The Cubs have not begun 70 hi lhe V's
vet and. besides this have been aHiS'
with ptching Of the most mediocre V"
acter. Schultz is the only PLAYER Vh
! foam Who is hitting better than ~"
no has q high average Of SIS. shecAd''
rated AT lust 800 The rest BRING Wy W
rear with Johnny ENers AZ tn' 90.
tached 10 m sverag" OF .I'o' .,-,
! youngster. has pitched 4 coupe :" sas
| good games and two very poor o"' ,,.,s
Richie has CAPTURED a game. bur n"
cole. Mordecai Brown and M'lhN'
been away OFF form.
The Pittsburgh Pirates ar" IN '"o hssn
box with the cubs. although theE linz
blessed with little better P' ne
Clorke's men have not got their ~ h0ost
bali vet, although they were ao'o Ne.
their averages little yes'ei"" o,as
Cartny is batting AT the rate OF w., nos.
third on the leagues list. WINE "'' rscod
lin. who is laid up at present mas II "
Of Sis for six games The rest ar a,. was
low 300. Wilson being down 10 '-~, Ns
rer at $50. Gibson ?26, Byrne ~ a"T =, sccl
III. OToole and Adams are oo'a nstos
form and ought to be hard TO beat w.