New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-16
POOR DEMAREE, He
WALKS JOHNNY PLANK
Pirate Crew, Led by Wagner,
Match Bats for First Vic
tory Over Giants.
GET OFF TO GOOD START
Wiltse Comes to Rescue Too
Late, but Stems Tide of
Hits - Honus Has
Fair Day at Bat.

Al Demaree. the iocular young humorist
of the Giants who draws cartoons wneh
he isn't playing baseball. has crossed the
Pittsburgh Pirates off his calling list.
Al saws there is no believing anything
YOU read in the papers these days
The debonnair artist with commend
able regard for his average. expected 10
tuck away soft victory at the Polo
Grounds yesterday afternoon and then re-
tire 10 his studio and put on paper just
how il feels to fan Hans Wagner. etc.
And vet before the contest was two inn
ings old Al had been knocked out OF the
box and the Pirates had laid firm foun-
dation for 70 victory.
Demaree can hardly be blamed for hold
Ing the Buccaneers in light esteem. In
eight games played with Boston and
Philadelphia the great sea rovers had
dipped their Plutonian colors seven times.
winning their first contest of the trip
Just before they advanced on the McGraw
encampment. Then, too, there was the
pitiable condition of Hans Wagner to be
considered-the mighty Honus shelved
y
Perhaps Matty or some other expert
enced counsellor should have taken
Demaree aside before the game started
and related TO him some Of the sad tales
of the past. culled from bitter expert
ences. Matty has seen the Dutchman
come to the Polo Grounds with all sorts
of broken bones and strained ligaments
in his time. and has fervently prayed
after what invariably happened. that
Honus would some time show up sound
in every limb for a change.
a study of the records reveals the fact
3 that the advent Of Wagner at the Polo
Grounds is always preceded by rumors OF
dire calamities and heartrending acct
dents. which have started tears in the
ewes OF the New York fans" 10 think
that the star will play no more
They were there yesterday all ready 10
subscribe TO the flowers and souvenir
gold bats. watches and the like which go
to make up the usual baseball farewell.
Although the day was 2 bill lowering a
fair crowd turned out 10 see Wagner play
his last game. Oldtime fans had their
sons with them, so that the youth Of the
land might say they had seen the great
shortstop. thinking that another such
chance might not be afforded.
But after witnessing yesterdays little
affair they are firmly convinced that
their grandsons will see Honus in action
So far as can be discerned, for all his
forty-one years. he is no whit slower
than he was ten campaigns ago. He
hammered out a home run and two
singles Yesterday, scored two runs and
handled seven chances without an error.
The speed he showed in coming home on
Millers hit 10 Burns in the first frame
left no doubt that his legs are as good
as ever.
Demaree was picked by McGraw 70 60
UP against the youthful southpaw. Robin
son. who has streaks Of great brilliancy.
Three passes and four hits off Al in the
first two frames gave the Pirates FIVE
runs. which We're sufficient TO win the
game with case.
Wltse succeeded Demaree md managed
TO keep seven hits we'll scattered, but two
runs were harvested therefrom
After a slight furry in the first frame,
when a hard hit By Doyle trickled
through Mensor for a homer, giving New
York two runs. Robinson settled down
and was next 10 invincible. Four hits by
tho Giants were kept well separated over
eight innings and little encouragement
was acquired from three passes.
4 base on balls to Mensor opened the
way for trouble at the start Carey's sac
rifice advanced the runner 10 second. and
although Viox lifted TO Doyle Wagner
singled to left scoring Mensor. Burns at
tempted to catch Miller's hit at his shoe
tops a bad habit which he has acquired
recently and the ball got away from him
Tor triple. Wagner scoring. Wilson
drew n pass but on an attempted double
steal Miller was caught at the plate
In the second inning a pass to Byrne
and an error by Meyers on Simon's at
tempted sacrifice put runners on the
bags. both Of whom advanced on Robin
sons long fly 10 Murray. Mensor hit to
Merkle, who made a fine play and caught
Byrne at the plate, but Carey cleaned ny
with triple TO right, bringing Simon and
Mensor home VioX singled down the
third base line. scoring Carey while Wag-
ner hit 10 Merkle Tor the ttlTu out
Simon opened the fourth with single.
stole second while Fletcher and Doyle
slumtcred and tailed m Mensor's drive TO
left. Wagner in the fifth popped the ball
into the left field bleachers we'll down
toward the centre field section, bringing
the total Pittsburgh count to seven
Burns and Shafer were easy outs at
the opening of the game, but Fletcher sin
gled TO right and came home when Larry
Doyle hit a sharp rap TO centre, which
got away from Mensor and rolled to the
fence. Then Murray scratched hit
through Miller, stole second and took
third on Simon's poor throw. Merkle.
however. lifted to Wilson. That was all
for the Giants.
The scores follows: