New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
Larry Doyle III and Unable TO
Take Part in Practice.
M'GRAW DRIVES TEAM HARD
Players Batting and Fielding
Well in Recent Games--Burns
May Stay in Left Field.


Mobile. March 29-Although the sunny
South has not been behaving up to specif-
cations. the Giants have so far escaped
the floods and devastation that have
visited other part Of the country. ana
have been able TO play all their scheduled
games until to-day, when a warm ram
which started falling in the early part OF
the afternoon sent the players to cover.
The last few days. however, have been
far from pleasant, but despite cold winds
and cloudy skies the team was able 10
stow away victories both in New Orleans
on Wednesday and this city yesterday
McGraw had the squad out for Il good
practice hour this morning. and he drove
the men hard Larry Doyle was unable
TO report owing to stomach trouble, but
the others were all on hand and took
advantage of the first warm day IN
week to get the kinks out of their arms.
The two teams were out to the park this
afternoon ready to entertain a big Sat
urday gathering when the rain began To
fail so copiously that McGraw ordered
q retreat
The town was all prmed for pitchers
battle between Al Demaree, the youngster
who played with Mobile last season ana
held the Giants to thirteen-nnins tie
and Larue Kirby, the yearlinS whom Nc
Graw intends To leave here. The duel VIII
be waged tomorrow if the weather COLI
ditions are favorable, and a record break
ing crowd is expected to turn out.
Mike Finn. the manager Of the local
team. is working hard TO get Big Bill
Jacobsen. the outfielder who was sent
here by McGraw last year. Mobile fans
still point with pride to the exact pOI-
ton of the centre field that Jake drove
the ball over last season. and they want
10 see him back in the Mobile uniform II
McGraw cannot use him. George stall
ings. of Boston. however, has heard oil
The feats Of Jacobsen and wants TO look
him over before. waving claim To MN
Finn Is i'm communication with StaHIisS'
but il looks as though Jacobsen would go
TO the Braves unless McGraw keeps nm.
Kirby will be left here to give his arm
a chance to come around under the NOT
suns this summer. Dick Smith, OF ScT4h-
ton. has wired McGraw 10 have BIZ Tor
rev report TO MIN in Scranton on Apr l.
SO that youngster Will leave the Giants
i'm birmingham on Monday, going north
10 New York with Harry y. Hampstead
owner OF the team, who desires to get
back To the biz city To make all prcpara-
lions for the opening of the season. MI
Hempstead will reach home on Tuesday
ar Wednesday.
The stick work Of the Giants has been
light in the last two games played. The
In Nar Orleans
nosine out with a victory by a score of
to .. Tesreau was invincible for me
first six innings. allowing only two hlts'
hut Goulait. who succeeded him, was wild
ana got into several bad holes. Things
looked dark during a ninth inning rally
but the Young twirler pulled himself TO-
sether and struck out the last two men,
with runners on first and second waiting
to score. The Giants punched their eight
hits early in the game for six runs. Larry
Doyle hitting q home run over the fence.
Ames and Wiitse shut out Mobile here
Yesterday by a score Of 10 o. The Dig
blond allowed only two hits IN SIN
frames, while, Wiltse was found for two
I'm three innings. Cavet who was for
merly with the Detroit Tigers. puzzled
the visitors, who punched two hits with
a pass in the second frame. and by
stealing three bases, tailed three runs.
The Giants made only four hits in the
nine innings.
The team as whole is improving
steadily, and will be I'm fine condition
when it reaches New York, If the
weather is right on the way North. The
men are fielding wei and seem to be az
fast as ever. The hitting has fallen off
some under the spell of better pitching
than was faced in the Texas League, but
there is no cause for alarm. 1t is
pretty safe bet that McGraws men will
lead the National League I'm batting next
season as they did last.
The team average for the seven games
slayed since the Giants left Marlin is
30. not many points below the average
OF the last campaign. -Four of the play
ers are batting over 300 and two others
are close TO it, Murray does not seem to
have suffered in the least by his enforced
lay-off. and is hitting the ball the best
OF any on the team. having an average
OF 400 Shafer is next. with .3lS while
Burns and Doyle are tied at 304. Meyers
and Herzog are making their presence
felt at .2S5
Burns has been playing in good form
in left field. and probably will be a
fixture there II he keeps up his good
work lie is hitting well and fielding in
fine fashion Although he has called
down the wrath of McGraw for some
questionable base running. he leads the
team in stolen bases. with six pilfered
bags. Doyle and Devore being tied for
second place with five apiece
The averages follow: