New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-06
Warmest Day of the Season. So
Giants Put In a Long
and Hard Day.
SECOND TEAM WINS A GAME
Plenty of Free Hitting on
Both Sides-"Matty' as
an Umpire Is a
Good Pitcher.

From q stan Correspondent of fhe Tribune.l
Marlin. Tex. March 5.-Arthur Shafer.
the fast little utility inhelder of the
Giants. who furnished gossip for the Win
ter League this year. reported for prac-
tice at the field here this morning. Shafcr
left his home in California on Saturday
and arrived in Marlin early to-day, greet
ing the players when they got up for
breakfast.
We'll. Larry, here's old perfumed notes
back with us again. was the shot Nc
Graw fired when he caught sight of his
unruly charge
Shafer reported in good condition in
spite of the fact that he bought three new
automobiles this winter and has been
burning up the roads on the coast. He
Jumped right into the fray and shot the
bali around the diamond in mid-season
form until McGraw warned him TO save
some of his stuff until Memorial Day. He
Was up TO his old tricks in the game this
afternoon. beating out an infeld hit and
stealing second. lie appears to be as fast
as ever.
II was the warmeSt day of the season,
the thermometer climbing up to ~ de-
grees. This was the signal for every one
10 cut loose. In the afternoon a SIN
inning game was played between the reg
ulars and the second team. Jim Thorpe
was in centre field with the big nine,
where Snodgrass plays. The regulars
we're beaten by score of 10 to IN
free hitting struggle.
Victory for the second team came large
.l,a,. Of \
who was found for seven hits and seven
runs in the last two innings. Gouialt VINO
twirled the first three frames, was nicked
for four hits which netted three runs.
hut errors by the two lndians-Thorpe
and Meyers-were contributing factors. IL
was Thorpe's first trial in the outh I'D,
end his offence consisted of lettinc SIN
gle bound through him for two bases
DCmaree started i'm the box for the
Youngsters and offered little That was
p,izzlinC TO the veterans, VINO found him
for six hits and five runs. Smith was
on the mound for the last three innings,
and looked the best of the four tWlrlers.
He allowed only four scattered hits, but
all except one were OF the extra base
variety. Murray making a home run and
GOulat triple.
Larry Doyle was in fine form in spite
oil a thumb which was damaged in the
morning practice. lie collected two dou-
lies and a single. while Fletcher picked
up 4 couple Of hits. Meyers retired ron
the game in the third inning with an IN
;ured forefinger, which he blamed On
Matty. Big Six was umpirins and rail-d
the Indian out on strikes. This made the
chief so angry. he says that he was
not watching what he was doing in the
next inning, and got swift shoot on the
finger Movers declared that Matty. as an
umpire, was pretty good pitcher. The
Indian was just as perturbed about being
called out as if it had been a champi IN
snip game.
Burns was the leading argument that
the second team offered in the way OF
an offence, his two singles and home
run with two on the bags being effective
blows. Both Stock and Groh gathered in
a couple of hits apiece.
Mathewson took advantage of the line
day TO work out with Wilson. and de-
clared that thfee more weeks of this
weather would be enough to put him right
on edge to pitch the game of his career.
IL was the first time the big fellow has
dared put much on the ball, and he
showed enough stuff 10 make some
of the young twirlers doubt their ability
TO step into his shoes.
He had the sphere curving in every d.
rection with all its pristine elegance.
while the famous fadeaway looked as po-
tent as ever. lie did not have the control
that ne will have three weeks from now
however II is a safe bet that Matty
will have a better season next year than
he did last. when the errors of his team
mates lost many a game for him
Bader, Jacobsen and Handley. the three
invalds were all in bed to-day. and there
was not much change in their condition
Handley is pretty sick boy.
The two teams lined up as follows this
afternoon:
FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM.
HcyoTe. II. BUNS, II
Doyle. 2b Shaier IS
I.horne Ct Cooper, Cf.
Murray. RI. hopertsoh, ~