New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-19
Giants Bow TO Brooklyn in
First Game Before the
Home Fans.
MATTY HIT HARD
BY THE SUPERBAS
u;o Crowd Sees Rousing Battle,
IN Which Batting and Boot
ing Are Well Mixed.
By Heywood Broun.

Hy Haywood brouu.
rrAsrt Robinson played Brutus at
,s,.,s Field yesterday and led the Su-
10. 70 victory over his old teammates.
=, Giants. by s. score Of 9 to s.
Urn McGraw. the Cesar OF the produc-
-, asserts that conspirators struck him
bahind. Although there may be
-, IN this contention. il will be difficult
= .,oof u the case ever gets to court,
,ss blows came so thick and fast that
:. rae impossible 10 trace them TO their
source.
rusnty thousand witnesses are willing
=. swear however. that Buck Wheat was
l.sssr Of the gangsters. In the box
-. he Is charged with double and a
home run.
rohn McGraw only recently returned
..,- q tour Of the world. and yesterday
-, his first diamond appearance this
,,,son within the confines Of greater New
vo-s Mr.. McGraw SAYS that Ebbets Field
,.-,nds him somewhat Of Ceylon's isle
,,s country home Of Sir Thomas Upton,
svbsre every prospect pleases and only
man is vile
f-h-,stv Mathewson also made his metro
,o,itsn debut OF the season. Whenever
ne Giants need anything very much they
eau on Mathewson. Just at present the
tam Is in need OF q rating in the Ma
s,nsl League. Having lost the first two
ssnes in Philadelphia. McGraw sent "the
"A master" TO the mound 10 turn the tide.
!, would not turn For the present the
Giants will have to be content with 900
as percentage.
Nathswson threw ever so many Of his
Ts,lv famous slow balls up TO the plate.
hut the Brooklyn men sent them back
With accelerated speed. Matty used his
head. but the Superbas used their bats TO
batter effect.
Pagan worked for Brooklyn. Judging
from the steady movement of his jaws, it
might be fair 10 say that he just plugged
along.
Milton Stock made his first appearance
at third base for the Giants. In batting
he led his team with three hits. He han
died several chances prettily, and seemed
n ali ways qualified TO fill the position
which he holds.
The afternoon began pleasantly enough,
Tor Wubert Robinson shook hands with
NcGrav. Mathewson and many other VS.
rinz PLAYERS, asked them concerning
their health and the welfare Of their
respective families, and commented pleas
sntly on the Improvement in the weather.
Five minutes later the mild-mannered
lost vas raging demon, stamping on
tie Young grass in the coaching box
urgng his men TO exterminate the Wis
tors from Manhattan and eggin6 on the
demonstration Of the fans OF Brooklyn.
John McGraw has heard the roar OF the
Ion in Arabia. the outraged cry OF the
rickshaw man Of China and the explosive
Complaints % the Partisan waiter, out
hs and all his tourists agree that there Is
nothing 50 blood-curdling in all the world
as the roar Of the Brooklyn fan once
the pehnant lust IS upon him.
Indeed. il was q game 70 make even
eold-blooded onlooRer give tongue. There
was no rest for the eve. When the Dali
vas not being batted it was being booted.
All the outfelders covered many mics
n hssty trips 70 the fence and back.
Meyers spiked his hand in the second
inning and Larry Mclean took his place.
The entrance Of Mclean enabled Richaro
Egzn. shortstop and globe trotter, 70 eX-
tlsim: Larry, you run the bases IKE
YOU vas pulling Bill Taft in ricksha"'
The joke went big on the Brooklyn
esnch
Nathewson was rudely treateh from 1"e
very beginning. When Jack Dalton hrst
cane 20 from the minor leagues ne iaceo
kstnewson for starter and made I'VE
hl,s Yesterday ne made three.
His smash IN the opening inning was
bot drive % Fletcher. Robinson imfne-
dateiy called for q switch in the attack
and Cutshaw hunted safely and Dauoert
taerihced Wheat sent a double whistiing
over the head Of Jack Murray ana TWO
f.ns we're scored.
Merhe scored New Yorks first run III
tie second inning, and ia the third Ma
theTson came home on Beschers single
after getting 70 base with a double 70
centre IN the hfth Mathewson again
AIDED In the attack. bringing Stock nome
With clean drive 70 left.
New York was then in the lead out
Brooklyn came right back in the latter
hzlf o. the inning Miller and Dalton
rple1, and Cutshaw sent sacrihce ny
~ Buinz New York scored once In the
seventh. but Brooklyn Immediately cast
Al restraint aside and revelled IN run
Making
Fletcher erred ~ the start on Bsan
gfogncsr and then the hitting began
ntn singles for Miller. Dalton ana Cut
snaw. sacrifice by Daubert and nome
m ty Wheat. which rolled 20 the exit IN
ssep centre field
Nsn York kept nlcking away Al hasan
n the last two innings. but made only one
~ e@ch time.
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