New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-13
Western Teams in Both Leagues,
However, Able to Entertain
HaIf-HoIiday Crowds.
PITTSBURGH STARTS WELL
In Losing Opening Encounter of
Season Giants Follow Out
Tradition of Several
Successful Years.

perbas remained idle on account of the
wet weather. Pittsburgh's victory over
Joe Tinkers Cincinnati Reds was an i'm
pressve one. while the Chicago pennant
cOntenders followed the suit of the Giants
and dropped their first game to ST. Louis.
q supposedly weaker opponent. In the
American League the Athletics managed
10 win another game from the Red SoX.
While the White Sox evened things up
with Cleveland by piling up a rousing
total Of thirteen runs, as against three
for their opponents.
The Boston Braves left here last night
TO make way for the Brooklyn Superbas,
who will appear at the Polo Grounds to-
morrow. Consequently. the Giants were
compelled once more to forego the an
ticipated pleasure of getting hack AT
Stallings's men. Brooklyn. as usual, Will
be compelled TO bear the brunt of their
attack at time when they are reused
I'D to a fighting pitch. just who will
twirl for New York tomorrow is a prob
lem. Matty and Ames are popular choices
with possibility of Marquard or even
Tesreau again. Bill Dahlen will have
Nap Rucker all primed for the fray. so
the way of the Giants will not be an easy
one.
The distressing result Of the opening of
the season by the Giants on Thursday
afternoon is no doubt a bit shocking TO
the fans" Of tender sensibilities. but the
records Of the past show that it is the
hest omen in the world for the team to
lose its first encounter. 1t generally takes
the team a week to get started right.
Even last season. when the Giants made
a sensational getaway, they lost three ont
Of the first four games played. over a
period OF five years they have broken
little better than even on the battles OF
the first week. except in 1905, when they
won six out of the first seven and then
lost the pennant by a bit Of hard luck at
the end.
The rather disastrous beginning Of last
season was forgotten when the Giants
finally hit their stride. but II is fact
that after Rube Marquard had beaten the
Superbas IN Brooklyn by score OF Is 10
in the first game the New York players
proceeded to lose the next three games
nlaved. Brooklyn won the second game
nv a score of 4 to 2, even though Tesreau
allowed only two hits Five errors, three
OF them by Shafer. gave the Superoas
victory. Rucker held New York to three
hits I'm the third game and won by a
score Of 4 TO ?, while in the encounter N
Boston Perdue defeated Matty by score
ofqtoo big Six being found for nine
hits.
II wasn't until Rube Marquard came
back In the fifth game and beat bost""
by score of TO >. allowing sN M,
that the team was started In the fIS'' VI
rection. and II was not beaten again uii'''
II had won nine straight. Cincinnati was
also going along at a rapid rate' Du' vi
Nav 10 Matty pitched the winning game
against ST Louis that landed the chaih-
pions in first place.
In 1911 the year the team won 'i'e
remnant for the first time the "ld".'
opened with the Phillies at the roio
Grounds. Leon Ames being intrusteo Win
the ceremony Of ushering in the seasoi''
He was beaten by Earl Moore VINO al
lowed only two hits, which were Hiaue
nv Iosh Devore and Larry Doyle. Inc
Pb,Iueg scored two runs in the ninth Inn
a.. Anss narcelled out only five hits,
rave one pass and struck out nine men,
Moore was wild TO the extent OF eish.
pass.a but McGraws men did not proht
thereby. Philadelphia won the seconu
pam. nv n score Of 8 TO /, Rowan holding
IN. GIANTS 10 three hits, while Matty
WAS found for fourteen. That night the
po,o Grounds stands burned down ana
IN. Giants were compelled 10 continue
thai, oneration. on the hilltop grounds OF
The Yankees.
Lem Ames opened the season OF 1917 III
Boston with defeat In eleven innings
although he was found for only io"'
hits Mattern allowed seven, put ne W."
the game by a score OF TO z bos.o"
was also victorious in the second patuie'
"Rpqs" RAYMOND and Otis Crandall not
being strong enough to hold the uai'-
ender. In check. The score was 10 =.
Na..v snrang into the breach in the thiru
garoe holding Boston TO six hits ana
winning by score OF TO !, ana theh
Wiltse opened fire with three-h' So
at the Polo Grounds. when the "I""''
won. with the count 10 z. Inc Cuoo'
who won the pennant, lost their hrs' '"o
games.
7, was in 1909 that Red" Ames opened
the season AT the Polo GROUNDS Dy Pi'0N
ing a no-hit game for nine lhhlns0
losing the argument in the thir'eei''
frame nv a score OF 10 0. Brooklyn ""'
his opponent, the superbas gettihs So"
hits in the last four frames "inei''
held ,be New Workers 10 three mus
Bugs" RAYMOND turned the tide IN 'he
second game. winning by score OF ~
against Nap Rucker and Bell. huoe
Marquard stepped into the preach am
pitched brilliantly against Philade'pnia
in the third game. winning by scoie u
TO allowing only three MUS anu
tanning eight men. passing only one p".
this was only fash. az "Rube houi
had not yet come. The PhillIes won -
fourth game by a score OF to = eivi"e
the Giants an even break on the his'
four games played. Pittsburgh. "nicn
captured the pennant that year. "o''
three out of the first four played.
Mathewson began the season OF 1870 III
top form, and in the first game al fina
delphia held his opponents TO four ms
winning the game by a score OF 'o =
Ames lost the second to the Phiilies WIN
the count G 10 3. but Wiltse won 'ne
third, IA 10 q and Matty went 10 bioo"
Ign for the fourth, allowing six hits anu
winning by a score OF TO u 0i~ -
were made off Ames in the ffth' asdii'''
Brooklyn, the count being to J.
The Giants won the lrst game piaye"
q, a.. poio f-ro,,pda against Brooklyn by