New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-29
GIANTS DODGE THE RAIN
Game with Mobile Called OF, but
They Play Just the Same.
MATTY BEATS REGULARS
McGraw Winds Up by Pitching
Three Innings for Each
Opposing Nine.
by Telegraph to The Tribune.

Mobile. March 2s-The Giants lodged in
and out between raindrops to-day and did
quite lot Of work, although the first game
with the Mobile team was called off on ac-
count Of wet grounds and threatening
weather II rained hard here last night
and there was another shower at noon and
also a furry at o'clock, but McGraw
made the most Of the dry intervals
As soon as the Giants had had breakfast
this morning they practised for two hours
on the local diamond, and every pitcher
uucorked a lot Of "benders.' II was cloudy
but warm, and the humidity bad the same
effect as the steam room IN Turkish bath.
AT noon light rain set in, and as gem
eral storm along the Gulf Coast had been
predicted there seemed no chance for an
exhibition game
About the time that tho Giants vent out
to the bah yard this afternoon the Mobile
club called off the game, Several hundred
fans" took the long trip to the field, how
ever. and were rewarded by the sight Of
Msthewson pitching six innings against the
regulars, who failed 10 score on him. No
admission was charged for this game.
The rain held off al the afternoon and
the infeld was lively and firm. though the
outdeld had some svampy spots. When
McGraw took I'm the situa ton he decided
that he could not afford to waste the sf-
ternoon. The local club did not care about
putting the Mobile team against the Giants
for free game figuring that II would hurt
the attendance tomorrow, but McGraw
borrowed enough players from Mike Finn
to patch up respectable second team
which he commanded and which won from
the regulars by a score OF TO Q.
The spectators probably witnessed a bet
ter game than II the local club had been
mixed up In it. Mathewson seldom has 70
exert himself against minor league clubs,
but this afternoon he put d lot Of STUFF
on the ball. as the regulars announced
that they were going 20 trim him. He got
| by with a catcher who had never worked
with him bfcro, and tho way he made the
/ ball behave pleased McGraw immensely.
| All Of the regulars were out for both
practice sessions except Arthur Wilson,
who was famed yesterday at Meridian by
a foul tip striking him on the instep o.
his left foot. Wilson limped badly to-day.
Meyers put on a uniform, but his hand is
still in bandages, and Larry Doyle laid off
with a kink i'm his back Shafer played at
second base IN the game.
McGraw played second for his team and
had Burns and Maxwell in tho outfield.
He borrowed Jacobson and Gardella, the
lads whom he released last week to Mobile.
On first base he had George Robe. the man
who won a worlds series for the White
Sox IN 1906 Matty held the regulars 10
three scattered hits, but he was no more
effective than Crandall, who limited the
bush leaguers 70 pair Of safcties in six
rounds. In the first inning however,
Fletcher and Shafer committed errors. and
q twO-base hit by Jacobson scored the only
runs Of the game.
The comedy features were the frequent
objections 10 the umpire. Chief Meyers, and
McGraw's pitching. The manager an
nounced that the game would end as soon
as he made a hit They let him get away
with one in the sixth inning, but he kept
both teams going for three innings longer,
pitching for both himself He threw up
easy ones, as he wanted the players to get
plenty Of exercise The outhelders were
nearly tagged out at the finish, and the
regulars did a lot Of travelling around the
bases
II the field is In good condition to-mor-
row one regular game and one short one
will be put on. The Giants leave IN tie
evening for n Saturday game in Birmins-
ham.