New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-26
AMES AND W|[TSE
DOLE OUT FOUR HITS
Beaumont Meets Giants and Is
Shut Out Without
Much AdOO.
LARSON EASY AT FIRST
Then Batting Eyes Return
Doyle Misses Train, So Team
Has Left Handed Sec
ond Baseman.

ITrom a stan Correspondent OF The Tribune I
Beaumont Tex, March 2j.-The Giants
arrived here this morning with a carefully
preserved basket of goose eggs. which they
presented to the Beaumont nine when the
two teams met on tho diamond this
afternoon. The ceremonies were carried
Vut under the patronage of Leon Ames
and George Wiltse. both Of whom handled
delicate situation with truly diplomatic
skill. leaving the local team thankful Tor
what they got. the same being the large
total of four hits. The final score of the
game was TO O.
Owing 10 the lethargy Of ono Larry
Doyle. who woed Morpheus 50 ardenty
this morning that he missed the train
out of Houston, the Giants were COM
PEELED to present a patched up front when
they lined UP for the struggle this after
noon. McGraw decided that he had
enough after five innings of work yester-
day. and consequently he picked on
George Wiltse for the guardianship Of the
keystone sack.
For the first time in many moons the
Giants had left-handed second basenan
in their midst. and it was common gossip
that the little Napoleon was stealing some
stuff that had already been pre-enpted
by tho Yankees. George Cavorted around
second base for only five innings before he
was called TO the mound to supplant
AInes. During that time he had only one
opportunity to pull any of Hal Chasc's
speciality. but he shone on this chance.
When the southpaw went into the box
Snodgrass was called in to cover second
when Torrey was dispatched to the out
field
The New York twirlors had little diff
Guilty with the local hitters. Ames faced
only sixteen men in five frames and
struck out nine of them. while allowing
one hit Wiltse let his opponents scatter
three hits over four innings, but they
were unable To score. Neither pitcher
gave a base on balls.
The Giants scored all their runs while
young pitcher named Larson was show
ing his wares. lie evidently was affected
by stage fright. for he worked along
smoothly after he once got started.
Singles by Snodgrass. Shafer and Wiltse
with a home run by Merkle netted four
counters in the first inning. while two
more runs were picked up in the sixth
inning, Meyers being hit. while Ames,
Snodgrass and Burns chopped in with
safe reports.
For the rest of the game the bats or
Giants were idle. as they were able 10
pick UP only one more hit. Burns collect
cd this i'm the fifth inning off Larson. In
the next frame a young spitball pitcher
by the name of Peaster ruled things with
an iron hand, holding the visitors hitless
and runless. He struck out four of the
National League champions. much to the
delight of the local fans" who were out
in goodly numbers.
Only one man reached first base during
the Youngsters regime, Devore getting on
by means of an error.
Burns seems TO be picking up In MS
hitting his two safetes to-day making
five hits in the last three games. Snod-
grass delivered two effective punches
Merkle's home run was the first circuit
clout TO be made by the big team in an
exhibition game this spring. McGraw
made arrangements to-day to play in New
Orleans on Thursday.
The Giants were originally scheduled
to play here tomorrow and jump direct
TO Mobile on Thursday but a stop-over
Will be made so that an extra game may
be played.