The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-23
GIANT TEXAS RECORD
JUST ESCAPES DENT
Seven Years without q Defeat
UnbrOken Because Smith
Loses Bearings.
GAIN ONLY FOUR SAFETIES
Schauer Permits Bunching Of
Three Hits. Which Turn
Into Tallies.

DALLAS, Tex. March ga record for
consecutive Victories that has been seven
years in the making was almost spoiled
to-day when the Giants waited until the
eighth inning to score tine tying and win
ming runs in their farewell game at Dal-
las. II was q narrow escape for McGraw's
regulars. who have never lost game
here since tine Giants picked Texas as a
training ground back in 1908.
Dallas sprung two good pitchers on the
McGrswltes to-day, the same pair that
shut out Mike Donlins team with two
hits week ago, and they limited the
Giants to four safe hits Dallas got 10
Tesreau aid Schauer with seven blows. but
the worst blow OF all was that or Pitcher
Smith. who blew Ia the eighth inning and
permitted the Giants 10 change score
Of to > against t'on tn Il count OF "a.
In their favor without me aid ot a
base hit.
All Of the Dallas runs wer. produced In
The seventh inning. when RUDE Schaucs
permitted the Texans to bunch three hlts.
An error by Mcrlle PIT Dallas runner
in position 20 score the run that put the
locals In the lead and a pinch hitter sent
it over.
JEFF Tesreau held the Dallas boys safe
for the iirst five innings, though In thre"
Of these rounds they opened with base
hits. His opponent was Huenkc, right
handler, who struck out seven or IN"
Giants in six Innings. but was stufr FOR
two runs In the foGrth when Dyer II Hied
with two out.
smith. a huge left handler. rcpuls-d yhn
visitors In the seventh, but he had an dN-
Sul time trying to pitch som" strikes ~
the eighth. Scnauer walked as a starter
and a tumble by Tullos put Srodgrass on
the bases Then Smith lost control alto
uether He passed Burns and Thorpe. the
last walk forcing Schauer over with VAe
tying run. Doyle coaNed over the wlh'ilit
run with Il long sacrifice fly To- Johnston
and Burns scored on Merkies 1ofee Oh
Thorpe. 49,
Huenxe struck out the side in the third
inning but started badly In the fourth
By hitting Thorpe. Doyle rieh out but
Merkie singled To- left and stole second.
Harrison fanued for The second out. Dyer
tr,pled down the loii Acid foul lire. scor-
.ng Thorpe and Merllle, but was himself
cut down at the plate trying for home
run. Tie Giants got their fourth and
iast hit IN the sixth inning and hut for
the presentation party IN the eighth they
would have been hard pressed 10 even
tie the score.
Manage MSGraw tonight wac the
guest OF honor at q dinner given BY the
Dallas club officials at the Oriental Hotel.
The team Will 80 10 tOrsl'itid to-VloEFc"
morning for "a game with the Houston
team. returning to Marin Tuesday morn
ing for the two final days OF training.
The Dallas club Is dick.ring with Out
fieides Harrison. who played right field
for the Giants to-day. Tile New York
club has secured int-rleague waivers OF
Harrison and McCiraw mas given Dallas
permission 10 sign him. owner Gardner
offered Harrison q contract TO-DAY, but
fis baked 4, rlAgily
away from his home. Harrison lives in
Boston and has asked McGraw to place
him with some team in the Last The
ocore.