New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-28
COULA|T WABBLES;;
GIANTS GET SCARE
Tiuhtens Up Just in Time TO
Beat New Orleans Team
by One Run.
GAME THE CLOSEST so FAR
Shafer and Doyle Do Most OF
the Hitting-Meyers, IN
Form, Blights Hopes
of Base Stealers.

fr@o,, n staff Correspondent OF The Tribune
New Orleans. March 27.-TheOdore Gou-
lsit the Young pitcher whom McGraw u
irving out this spring. went into d per
fectly good game here this afternoon, and
came within an ace of turning over
victory 10 the New Orleans nine. The
final score was to D. and the battle
was the closest and most interesting That
the Giants have waged this year. nih'h
inning rally by the Pelcans looked lore
boding. but Goulait frightened up, ana by
striking out the last two batters pulled
through in safety.
Jeff Tesreau was in charge OF affairs
for the first six innings and twir!ed WIN
his utmost skill. allowing only two hi's
and handing over to his successor lead
of four runs. Warren, the first man up
male a clean hit off Jeff, but from that
noint on to the beginning of the sixth
frame every batsman was retired III
order
Three reached first base-two on passes
and the other by dint of scratch iii.
but all died when they braved the arm VI
pig Chief" Movers and tried to steal
second With none out in the sixth les
reau handed out a couple of more passes
which. with an error by Herzog anu
sacrifice fly. Melted two runs. Inc DIE
spit ball pitcher struck out four men anu
passed as many
co,,,a,t allowed only three hits during
bis reign. hut was a trihe wild ana MS
lberality got him into trouble "A pass
single. an error by Wilson ana VII"
mitch let in two runs in the seNeh'"
while a single and double, "ith one
ont in the ninth Melted another. linen
tho voungster wrote out another pass
but managed TO strike out the next '"o
men. and pulled out of the danger zone
I'm the nick of time.
II WAS the first appearance or the
,;iants here I'm several years Trouble
over an umpire arose on their last Nisi''
aud NcGraw led his team from the heiu
4, ,he middle Of the game. 1t was in the
DAYS when the little Napoleon and the
indicator holders were never on speak
ing terms. The fans" that came OUT
to-day remembered him as the scrappS
",,uggsv" of old, although he was the
most reserved person on the held' even
though the umpiring was of sanroh
color at times.
The Giants started off the game with
rush. and scored four runs In the nIs'
two innings. collecting six hits In that
time off the delivery Of Brenton. 1hen
,bev ouieted down, until Arthur Shafer
IN the fifth frame made his second hit OF
tho day and Larry Doyle batted the pan
over the fence for a home run. netting
two more counts.
DOYLE and Shafer between them MADE
four of the eight hits which were crediteo
TO the team. The others made hit now
and then but the cautious New orleans
outdelders played deep and gathered In
long flies which carried them nearly 10
the fence.
II was the first time this season mat
McGraw had his full team IN action ana
the man seemed to be In excellent form
Chief Meyers did the best throwing that
he has vet shown, while Larry Doyle
n,aved brilliantly around second base
Roth Burns and Murray looked good In
the outfield
Some of the Cleveland players, who are
training here, called on the Nauonai
League champions to-day and came down
n see the game. The Giants left early
this afternoon for Mobile, where they
will MAY three games. beginning to-mor-
row afternoon.
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