New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-11
Peppery Second BaSeman
Makes First Local Appear
anCe as Manager and
Leads Cubs to Victory.
HIS BATTING WINS GAME
McGraw Shifts Team in Effort
to Bolster Up Batting, but
Without Result - Al
Demaree Allows Only
Three Hits.

uniform Of johnny EyerS there Will al
WAYS be a quakng Of the knees and the
batting of an eye on the bench of the
New York Giants whenever the celebrated
second baseman appears at the Polo
Grounds.
II makes little difference in what ca
pacity johnny appears, whether as man
aser. owner. player or bat boy. the result
win always DE the same. The old. old
story was rehashed again yesterday. when
The first game Of the season with Chicago
resulted in a victory for the invaders.
The score was . 10 /.
II was bard on Al Demaree. The New
York youngSter held his opponents to
three hits. only one Of which was clean.
and gave two passes. But Al should I'M
oerstano that he was doomed from the
minute he entered the box. The outcome
would nave heen the same IL ne had
pitched a no-hit game. Great is the power
NJ the grand old jiuX. The poor Chicago
machine, Wrecked. shattered. a ghost OF
rs former self. with only such bush league
performers as Eyers. Schultz and Archer
left out of the general auction sale Of
last winter: yet such was the punch lef;
IN the ruin that McGraw's champions
we're beaten back at every turn.
One OF the biggest crowds OF the season
was on hand i'm spite Of the low temper
AZURE that prevailed. II was supposed 10
be Evers day. and a large and conspicu-
Gus crowd from Troy. Johnny's home
town was present with music and ban
rers ready to enliven any dull moment
with chceis. Floral offerings TO Evers
and McGra y. silver CUPS and all the what
nots OF such an occasion was in evidence.
After the game the fans" devastated
touching horticultural display labelled
TO johnny" and many patient wife
will be able 10 wear an American Beauty
rose 10 church this morning
In baseball the recipient Of such honors
as were paid 10 Evers Yesterday usually
shows his appreciation by playing his
poorest and getting all sorts OF tough
breaks But johnny is not OF the ordinary
type. He tas that little popularity OF al
ways being there In a pinch. This fault
has pestered the brainy second baseman
all through his career. Somehow or
other, he always spills his errors when
they hurt the least. and performs the
best when the occasion most requires 1t.
Whenever a timely hit or sharp piece
OF fielding Is need 10 win or save a game
Johnny con be found delivering. With the
scenery all set for big doings yesterday
the debutante manager was there 10 pro-
vide the trimmings. OF the three hits
which Demaree allowed Evers made two,
krOrfpO - a~rf rfrr, HfrpE.lF md sanding
in the tally that won the game with
piping double In the eighth.
Anticipating a struggle Of great import.
both managers shifted their batting order
and made numerous changes. planned 10
bring the two teams 10 the highest point
of efficiency. McGraw. having given up
all hope OF making an infelder out of
Shafer. sent the fast little Californian 20
centre field. putting Fletcher at short
Burns was brought up to the lead of
position, and FLETCHER was placed third.
But no batting Improvement was noticed
Cheney, who Is doing tho most effective
work In the box for tho Cubs this sea
son. held the champions 10 six hits and
save only one pass. II took three safeties
IN the seventh 10 score the only run made
BY the Giants In six Of the nine innings
was one, two. three.
three base hit by Burns 70 start tho
fame resulted In nothing. as George was
caught by Schultz at the plate trying TO
score or Shafer's fly. In the next four
innings the home team got only three
men 10 trst and only one OF these ad-
Vanced any further, Herzog walking in
Tie third and stealing second. But the
mighty Chief Meyers famed in this
pinch, and. while Herzog took third on
Demaree's out, Burns lifted 10 Miller.
The one run the Giants scored came in
'ne seventh. when Fletcher bounced hit
on Cheney's glove and Doyle singled
sharply 10 centre. putting Arthur on
uiro. On an attempted double steal
Fletcher was caught fatfooted off third
oy Archer but Larry took second. Muir
ray died, Phelan TO Safer. and then Mer-
ale hit 10 Phelan, who tossed 10 Evers
ana had Larry caught of second, but
Johnny dropped the ball after tagging the
runner Herzog's timely single through
Snort brought Doyle home Then Meyers
fled 10 Schultz.
me scoring done by the Cubs was
largely the result OF errors. six OF which
we're made by the New York intield
every one OF the quartet made at least
que misplay. while Fletcher contributed
uree-these after a couple Of weeks on
We bench as a punishment for former
~isoeeds. In the sixth Evers scratched q
at through Herzog. and Mitchell. on a
,'-and-run play. raped the sphere at
DoJie. Larry tossed 10 Fletcher for
'4ce out, but the latter fumbled the ball
""o both runners were safe.
sacrifice fly by Phelan advanced the
"V men base. and Saier's sacrifice fy
shafer brought Evers home with the
'fst run. Schultz flied 10 Shafer. In the
ssh'h wild throw by Herzog on Miller's
eiioole put the runner on second. 50 that
30 could count on Evers's double down
.ae third base line. the first clean hit that
'e CUBS made of Demaree. Mitchell
ssacr'iced and Phelan hit TO Demaree.
A"ers tried 10 score while Al was tossing
vu' Phelan. but was out at the plate.
Aerkle TO Meyers.
me Shift In the lineup Of the Giants
appears TO be for the best, even though
e results yesterday were not encour-
shs. shafer Is hopeless as a shortstop
~ DDS fair 10 be a sensation az n centre
'"e'' where his speed can be used to
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