New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
Rube in Form. Proving Vaude.
Vile Is Fine Spring Train
ing for Him.
GIANTS BLANK HOUSTON
Victory Due Largely to Pitch
ing of Goulait and Ames
-Talkative Umpire
Stars. Too.

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Houston, Tex. March 22.-Rube Mar
guard. the celebrated southpaw, who has
been i'm the public prints so much since
he started the record breaking run Of
nineteen straight victories last spring,
beamed upon Johnny McGraw and the
Giants when they arrived here this morn
ing TO begin the preliminary schedule of
exhibition games. The meeting of the
recalcitrant RUDE and his manager was
friendly one, and the little Napoleon
seems willing to suspend judgment until
the star has shown cause why vaude-
VILE is not the best Of training for ball
players.
81 hated 10 sec all that easy money get
by" was Rube's only reply to the queries
Of his team mates as TO why he had not
reported sooner. and everybody sympa-
thized with him. RUDE lost no time in
jumping into his uniform and going out
10 the park for morning practice. There
he cut loose with an assortment OF bend
ers that made Robbie and McGraw. who
watched him with eagle eyes. call halt.
IT seems that the star twirler has been
making good use of the California sun
shine for the last two weeks TO work into
form. and he revealed more stuff to-
day than any of the pitchers who have
been working at Marlin. lie had all the
speed that made him such success last
wear. and IT would not be surprise II ne
was ready TO start the season when the
bell rings.
1t may be that the Rube was foolish
enough TO show off before McGraw ana
will pay the penalty with a sore arm, but
he was willing 10 swear that he had
worked out enough previously TO warrant
cutting loose. This newly wed pitcher is
a bit pale and thin. but otherwise appears
about the same.
"He looks pretty good TO me- was the
comment Of McGraw after he had watched
the southpaw warm up with Robbie
1t was rather significant fact that
Dick Kinsella, one of the New York man
ayers scouts. arrived here with "Rube.
II seems that Dick has been camping on
Marduard's trail for some time, and be-
hind il all can be seen the fine ltallah
hand of McGra%. 1t is whispered that
Kinsella was the third party and GO
between who brought Rube to terms with
his manager
Mrs. Marouard. whose stage name IS
blossom Seeley. is here with her husband
and came out to the game this afternoon
Nav FULLY is playing in vaudeville here
this week. while Arthur Bell joined the
squad TO act as business manager on the
way North. so there was quite basepali
crowd around the Hotel Bender, name
that is strangely familiar TO the Giants
The game against Houston. champions
Of the Texas League, this afternoon re-
suited i'm "A shutout. New York being the
victors bv a score of TO O. Houston has
heen winning it's exhibition games right
and left this spring, and furnished the
stiffest opposition the Giants have met so
far.
II was a warm. sultry day, and the big
gest crowd OF the season turned out
Much enthusiasm prevailed, and although
the sentiment in town seems anti-New
York. good plays by the visitors were
well applauded. while Chief Meyers and
Larry Doyle were cheered when they came
to bat for the first time
The victory of New York came largely
through the sterling pitching of Ames and
Theodore Goulait. who allowed only five
hits between them and repulsed the at
tack of the Houston team with Vigor and
skill Ames started off in the box and
during his reign of five innings only three
men reached FIRST base, two making hits
and one getting on through an error.
Goulait was hit safely three times, but
ne kept the hits scattered-one to an inn
ing The two pitchers struck out eight
men between them. each having four
scalps to his credit. The recruit showed
n world of speed even moro than Ames.
Neither issued a pass. Ames retired the
side with seven pitched balls in the third
inning. tanning two men in row. and
forcing the third to pop to left on the
first ball pitched 10 him.
Tho Giants worked the hit and run
play with good results, although Allen
and Cole. the Houston twrlers, showed
some real class in the box. Herzog scored
the first run for New York when he
walked in the third inning. and counted
after Meyers had lined the first ball
pitched 10 left field for two bases
The National League champions picked
up seven hits. two of these going to
Shafer, who is back at short again, and
two to Herzog. Larry Doyle played a
sensational game in the field. while Snod-
grass made brilliant running catch
which robbed Davis OF on extra base hit
i'm the eighth inning and prevented two
runners on the bags from scoring.
One of the features of the game was
the conversational umpire. who had an
alibi and AN explanation for every deci-
sion. Little too close in-ball;' Strike.
that was a good one" Little too low
bau"-was the way he announced his de-
cislons. IT went all right until he got
away with Ball two-high one and the
players discovered the method in his mad
ness
Ills piece dc resistance was a flying
tackle Of Herzog just as Charlie tagged
Mcdonald out when the latter tried TO
stretch a double into triple. The UNI
rire ran over to see the play and STUN
hled over Mcdonald as he slid into the
bag. This made him so peevish that he
ruled the runner safe, although he had
already motioned him out. The Eddie
Leonard arbiter also sprawled all over
the diamond in lodging a grounder that
didn't come within six feet of him and