New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-18
LARRY DOYLE BATS
GIANTS TO VICTORY
Drives Out Four of Five Hits,
Including Home Run and
AII-Important Single.
BATTLE GOES TEN INNINGS
Matty, Too, Shares in Honor
of Beating Braves and Win
ming First Game of
the Season.
BY Telegraph to The Tribune.

Boston. April 15.-"Laughing Larry"
Doyle and Matty, the Mighty, collaborat-
ed here this afternoon in giving the
Giants their first game of the season.
Matty held the whOoping Boston Braves
AT bay at times when danger threatened.
while Doyle led the attack with four nits
in five times at bat, including home run
in the eighth inning and a rousing sin
gle to right in the tenth which spelled
victory by a score of 10 2.
1t was a cruel awakening for the Bos-
ton rooters, who, since the crushing de
feat which Stallings's men meted out 10
the Giants on the Polo Grounds, have
looked forward to the homecoming of the
Braves with hungry anticipation. SO eight
thousand spectators trooped to the park
TO witness the slaughter of the presume
tious New York men. II was poor day
for baseball. 1t was clear enough. but
brisk wind swept over the field, and the
majority of the spectators were bundled
up in greatcoats. Mayor Fitzgerald was
on hand and threw out the first ball,
while the crowd cheered the popular OFF,
cial TO the echo. Honey Fftz" was his
old smiling self. and bowed right and left
10 the cheering fans.
Hub" Perdue. the gentleman from
Tennessee. who stood the Giants on their
heads in the opening game, was appointed
by George Stallings TO make the home
coming a complete success. Hub al
lowed that he was ready TO answer the
call. and set about il in his usual PAINS
taking manner. He allowed only four hits
in the nine innings that he pitched, but
was taken out in the last half of the ninth
TO allow a pinch hitter TO bat for him.
Jesse" James succeeded him, and the
Giants won while the latter was in the
box Perdue struck out five men and
issued four free passes.
Larry DOYLE was the thorn in the side
Of the Boston men. lie made four of the
five hits gathered by the Giants, and
Furthermore accounted for every run
scored by his team. He started in the
fourth inning with a solid single TO CEN
tire field, later crossing the plate on hit
by Murray, an error by Titus and
sacrifice fly. In the eighth frame he scored
what should have been the final run of the
game by knocking the ball over the right
field wall for the circuit. Later he heard
the call of Matty in the tenth frame and
answered with a single to right field that
sent Fletcher. who had walked and
reached second on a sacrifice by Burns,
racing home with the winning run Aside
from all that he pilfered second with
great ease, and played remarkably de-
fensive game as well. Three of his 1--WE
chances were Of more than ordinary Diff
ficulty.
II was the same old Matty who under
took the task of pitching his team 10 the
first victory OF the year Memories or
certain dull, dark days of last October
were awakened as he took his place on
the mound and he resolved TO beat one
Boston team at least. 1t was not an easy
task. either, but certain IT Is that Matty
held the Braves in the hollow Of his hand
with the exception Of two or three occa-
sions when they almost wriggled loose.
Right when everything appeared to be
sailing along smoothly. Fred Merkle cut
loose with his little speciality. and in
trice Matty was in hot water.
John Titus stepped to the plate in the
ninth inning and slammed out single.
Then came old Arthur Devlin, who rolled
one down to first base. right at Merkle.
Early in the game some fan" In the
crandstand had chided Merkle for having
weak arm. so Fred forthwith started
TO disprove the statement. He picked up
the ball and threw 1t In the general di-
rection Of Fletcher. who was covering
second Accounts differ on the velocity
of the ball as It passed Fletcher, but pass
il did, and both runners were safe and
snug on the bags. with no one out. where
an easy double play should have been
made.
Stallings then saw a ray OF hope and
threw reserves into the game by the
handful. Jackson forced Titus at the far
turn. Fletcher to Herzog and then Rari-
den, who discovered the left field bleach
ers at the Polo Groundsj was sidetracked
for Cy Seymour formeay Of the Giants.
No self-respecting citizen would have
done to Matty what Cy did and then
laugh over 1t. After passing the time of
day, Matty grooved one, waist high. and
Cy laced 1t to the outer battlements for
two bases. Gervais. running for Devlin,
and Jackson crossed the plate and the
score stood two all with one out. Nc
Tigue was put in to run for Seymour,
and more reserves were summoned. Kirk
batting in place OF Perdue, swung Vicious
ly and landed hard, but the cheer Of the
crowd changed TO a grosn when Snod-
grass held on to the ball, and two were
out Connolly then came up and hit
sharply to left field. but Red" Murray
was on the ball, and McTigue died at
the plate when reds" perfect throw to
Wilson Seat him by six feet. SO ended
,ha ralty, that Threatened IN win tho game
for Boston.
Matty allowed nine hits in all. but sew
eral Of these were Of a decidedly fuky
character. Several times tho Braves
jumped the reservation and threatened al.
sorts OF trouble. but Matty turned them
back empty handed. In the first inning