New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-09
SAME OLD MATTY
IN SAME OLD FORM
Holds Dallas Team in Hollow
of His Hand for Five
Good Innings.
GAME, PIE FOR GIANTS
Devore Steals Three Bases and
Home, and Doyle Doubles
with Three Men
on Bags.

lFrom a staff Correspondent Of The Tribune. J
Dallas. Tex, March S--Christy Mathew
son. who has frequently been spoken of
az a member Of the Giants in recent years.
stepped into the box against the Dallas
team here this afternoon and displayed
some of his early spring pitching wares.
There is nothing flashy about the Big
Six styles this season. nothing but the
same old control. the same old change of
pace and the same old head work, and
what more could McGraw or any of the
fans" ask? The home team was most
considerable all during Mattys reign of
five innings, and did not venture to show
the big fellow up.
He weakened badly in the last two
frames. two men getting to first base,
one by bouncing a scratch hit off the
star pitchers shins in the fourth and an
other lining a single to centre field right
where Jim Thorpe could not handle it.
George Wiltse. who worked the last four
innings, was just as effective, and the
Dallas team was shut out by a score of
: TO o.
Tt was the first time this season that
Matty has essayed to twirl more than
three innings. but the hard work that he
has done in Marlin bore the finest results.
The side was retired in order in the first
three innings. while four batters faced
him in the last two. lie did not give a
base on balls and struck out three men.
The big fellow was there with every
thing that he ever had He was working
at about half speed but his curves broke
perfectly. and deftly inserted fadeaway
now and then was all that was needed 10
battle the best hitters of the Dallas nine.
George Witse. who is tampering with
a cross-fire delivery this spring, did not
have the same control as his famous side
kick and roommate. but he was no whit
less effective. and was found for only one
hit. Dagger by Boone. in the four
innings that he twirled. As he gave two
passes. he was bothered more than Matty
was with runners on the bags but there
were only three of these. no two in the
same inning. while he struck out two men.
The two pitchers between them allowed
five men TO reach first In nine innings on
three hits and two passes. so it can be
safely said that McGraw has two OF his
stars on the way to first class condition
when the curtain goes up on the big show
in April.
Tesreau and Ames will have an oppor-
tunity to show just how far they have ad-
Vanced tomorrow.
With Red" Murray left behind in Mar
lin, and Snodgrass in California, IT re-
down two of the outfield positions They
succeeded creditably in their efforts,
Burns playing a sparkling game in left,
while the Indian did his best in centre,
out showed a marked weakness in hand
ling the ground balls that came his way.
The team was hitting in good form,
picking Up nine safeties in ALL Doyle,
HerzoC and MathewsOn breaking into the
run column twice. Burns laced a neat
two Dagger 10 left field in the seventh,
and while this was his only hit of the
game, he reached first four times, being
hit once, also taking advantage of an
error and a pass. Larry Doyle came up
in the sixth frame with the bases loaded.
lust the way he likes them, and ripped
3 hot single over second, scoring two OF
the anxious runners.
Seven bases In all were stolen. Three
Of these were credited TO little Josh De-
wore. who walked when he came up 10
hat in the first inning and stole his way
10 the plate. after pifering second and
third he waited until Burns had been hit
and came home on a double steal. BCfns
stole another bag on his own hook ia the
fifth inning, while Thorpe got away With
one in the seventh, so that he was able
10 score on a hit by Herzog. The other
stolen base fell TO the lot of none other
than one Christy Mathewson, who startled
the small crowd present with a pretty
fall-away slide after he had singled in
the fourth. Besides doing his share OF
the work on the defensive side OF the
game, Matty was a big factor in the
offence, and had a perfect batting aver
age with two hits In two times up.
The team showed lot of pepper In the
field, Doyle. Fletcher and Merkle playing
up to mid-season form. The valiant first
taseman made a brilliant running catch
Of Marshalls high foul In the eighth
inning, while Fletcher speared a liner
hot off Tulluss bat In the sixth, robbing
the youngster Of a hit with a man on
second The Giants made only one error
Hartley. who has a bad arm, making a
wild throw in trying 10 catch Boone nap
ping at second.
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