New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-16
Pittsburgh TakesFirstGame
of'Series, Though Much
Outnumbered.
M'GRAW EASY
FOR GIRL PITCHER
Hans Wagner Goes Hitless for the
Day, but Others Shoulder the
Batting Burden.
BY HAYWOOD BROUN.


The Pirates do not fear sheer numbers
A uniformed and hostile force OF more
than two thousand players was Pitted
against the team from Pittsburgh at the
Polo Grounds yesterday. and yet the In
vaders won the first game Of the series oy
a score OF 3 to 2.
Only eleven men actually got into acton
against the Pirates. but the rest giadly
would have responded 20 call for Voluh-
teers. These reserve forces we're maze up
Of the recreation ceLtre teams that are
connecting In Tie Tribune's Baseoal'
Tournament. The boys gave form ana
body TO the pennant procession just oeIore
the game when the flag which the Giants
won in the National League for the sea-
son OF 1918 was raised in centre field.
There they co." said the sentimentalist'
with his eyes fixed upon the young marcn-
ers. I'm those very ranks are the ~
Cobbs and the Frank Bakers OF to-fnor-
row."
Yes" answered his pessimistic friend
"and the Bill Holdens and the John An
dersons."
For the feminist the afternoon was
triumph. Miss Florrie O'Rourke' OF the
Bloomer Girls, pitcher and shortstop' 100
burned over a few in front OF the stand
Then she walked TO the centre Of the dla-
mond and pitched to McGraw. First she
rave him the curve, over the right-hand
corner. and he missed II a foot. The next
vas a splitter and that fooled him. lie
IL IN 70 rnnertOTN
of a lady. For the last one Miss y hourke
came up on her toes and put her BACK
and shoulders into the pitch. 1t was pam
sreed and sizzled over the plate waist
high. "Striker' said Matty, and stuck TO
his decision, in spite Of the protests OF
McGraw.
Miss O'Rourke, being under contract TO
the Bloomer Girls, could not be USED
against Pittsburgh, and Marquard look
her place. He did well enough for man.
even though defeated.
Among the active playing forces OF the
day was Hans Wagner, the cleanup man
from Pittsburgh. If advertising rates
were not so high one might almost refer
TO him as the "Old Dutch Cleanser. Ana
yet he added nothing to his collection OF
base hits yesterday
Last week Wagner made his 3,OOOth
base hit. but he found no peace. He is
not willing 10 stans upon his record ana
rest, for when a close decision went
against him yesterday he kicked as hard
as any player striving to reach the dozen
mark. Four thousand is the record at
which Wagner now aims.
When Wagner made his 3,0OOth hit in
Boston Fred Clarke told him that the
Pirates wanted to hold a little celebra-
ton in his honor, but Wagner refused to
attend any party, saying that he purposed
10 take his celebration out in fishing He
caught ten pickerel in the Charles.
The fish of New York harbor and sur
rounding waters may keep their seats
for Wagner did nothing TO cause cele-
bration yesterday. Indeed, for time
it seemed as If none of the visitors could
DO anything against the multitude banded
against them.
Dave Robertson, who has been gettin@
into a game every now and again. started
a contest for the first time, and he was
the man who put the Giants in the lead
az the very beginning Of the game.
been thrown out Fletcher was hit by d
ritched ball Doyle forced Bescher al
third, and then Robertson hammered q
ball long and hard into centre field. j
was fine drive, but Il would have beer
an out IL Joe Kelley had not misjudge6
the ball over the tops of his finger:
flew the drive and II netted the batter
tbreo bases and brought DOYLE anC
Fletcher home.
Burns cut off possible runs for Pitts
hurgh in the second and third innings
with good catches in deep left In thu
fifth the Pirates tied the score. Mitchell
and Mccarthy both singled and Gibson
sent a slow. teasing Texas Lacquer of {
double into right, which brought Mitchell
across the plate Babe" Adams strucl
out Carey hoisted a fly in short centre
and Bescher. after long journey ovei
the slippery turf, dropped the ball. al
lowing Mccarthy TO come home with thu
tieing run.
In the eighth Mowrey singled 10 righ
and took second on a sacrifice by Kelley
Wagner was safe on Fletcher's tumble
and Mowrey went TO third. Konetchy
sent drive almost 10 the centre field
fence. Bcscher caught the ball, but could
not prevent Mowrey from scoring the
winning run after the catch.
Kelley made a great catch of drive
nv Burns in the eighth, and double
plav killed a rally by the Giants in the
ninth.
w. .ooro follows.