New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-11
GIANTS BEATEN
IN FIRST GAME
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little more than half filed and the
bleachers showed big bare spo.s'
There we're enough there 10 make the
plavers feel right at home when the.
6rst came on the Held. CARRIED in white
flannel uniforms that looked like 'alm
Beach i'm the height of the season Al
fer Rariden made his home run there
were only two lively things in the "olo
Grounds-the band and the new suits
Of The team. But for the baseball
stockings. one would have thought taa,
skinner McGraw had just anchored
his private yacht in the bay and was
entertaining party Of brother million
aires on days outing ashore.
of course. now that the Giants nave
come into two worlds series estates
they can begin to dress up TO Their Sta-
ton. but the yachting suits did not
ante harmonizc with furs and up
turned collars IN the srandstand.
Their was one good thing about them
they looked cool. The decorative fea'-
urcs Of violet need no comment. They
spoke for Themselves.
As McGraw is not a stickler for cere-
mony. the fans" were not Athlete
with the flag raising, specchmakihS
and singing concomtants of soihc
openings. and the team got down L.
business rapidly. An enormous 1o"al
horseshoe was presented to McG"aW'
along with a floral baseball from Inc
Friars. but this was the only sem-
blancc to anything out Of the ordinary
on the field Of battle.
Mayor Gaynor. accompanied 10y Gen
cral Berry. Of Governors Island. AID
Captain Grcavcs. OF the Brooklyn navy
yard, appeared on the scene at eXdctlr
80 o'clock and took up his place in i
box near the New York bench where
the throw to the plate was shortest.
So il happened that when the game
started the Mayor was able TO maize
an almost perfect pcs to Eli Klein.
the umpire in chief.
Errors Mar Play Of Giants.
The Giants were in the fielding form
that has carried them to two National
League championships and no worlds
pcnnants They made three errors, one
Of which proved costly.
It was almost TO bc expected after
Slater had made 50 many dazzling one
hand stops that he would tumble an easy
crounder right in the cruX of The thrilling
rally by Boston in the ninth inning when
the bases were full. letting two runs
across the plate. Arthur always has
something novel like this mp his sleeve
for emergencies and can always be de-
pended upon To contribute 20 the gayety
Of the game i'm tho tisht places.
Fred Merkle too. made g riotcus mis-
play or N1cKechnie's grounder IN the sew
cnth. when he pegged 10 Crandan. who
covered the bag. as IL he were throwing
to Hcrzog across the diamond. No pitcher
could be expected 10 stop the ball at the
rate it was travelling and the runner got
to third lie was killed off at the plate
before Connolly and Meanwhile singled
later in the frame The error of Doyle
was inconseauentiaL
There WAS sparkle. however. 10 some
al the fielding OF the Giants. particularly
in the early part Of the fray. before the
tide OF battle turned against them. Shaier
made a marvellous play on Sweeney IN
The second inning. and one almost as good
on Connolly in the fourth. although he
made poor throw TO liIst. which Merkle
had To grab with one hand. The fast lit
tie shortstop also used his gloyed fist TO
good purpose IN capturing q wild throw
by Meyers TO get Titus stealing in the
fourth inning. Shafer dived into the rum
ner and was accidentally hit in the face,
Getting a nose bleed from the blow
The work OF the Boston team In the
field was fiawless. The Giants save them
rany a hard chance. hitting the ball
right on the nose. but there was not a.
error MADE Meanwhile proved TO be the
sensation OF The game, gobbhng up every
thing that came his way. while Arthur
Devln showed the fielding form that
made him the greatest third baseman of
his day There IS no one VINO can hanole
3 short infeld grounder with the skill of
the former New York third baseman and
he had several opportunities 10 display
his sLiil in This line