The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
M'GRAW RETURNS TO
GIANTS, WHO PERK UP
BOss's Arrival Simultaneous
With Change to Real Big
League Baseball.
HOUSTON SHOWED UNDER
Score Of 8 to 1 Piled Up by
Good Hitting, Pitching
and Fielding.
HOUSTON SHOWED UNDER

HousroN. Tex. March 2s.--The Giants
played the tidlest sort OF a bail game
here this afternoon ana laid the Houston
BuRaloes low with neatness and finish.
The score was . to 1 In favor Of the
Giants. who strung their runs along with
regularity and crossed the plate In every
inning but two. The hitting Of the big
ieaguers was pertinent and pithy with
mon on bases. In majority Of instances
with a comrads lettering on second or
third awaiting Assistance some Giant
whaled the bali safely and brought him
In. There was very little lost effort on
the part OF the Giants and they played
a high class game In a ways They
frightened right up after their defeat In
Galveston yesterday. Manager McGraw
WAS here. He severed company with his
second team and came over TO cast
critical and compelling eye ON his regu-
lars
Besides their opportune batting the
Giants hslded smartly. Theirs was the
best exhibition OF combined dsfen,e pitch
ing and fielding they have given this
season. The he ding OF the Buffs was
sisveiike and shaky and played part In
the frequency with which the Giants made
runs. However, irrespective OF local frail-
ties. the big town crowd played tiptop
baseball
The game started with snodvrass on
third and Bescher in centre. which is a.
near to the official and fixed lineup Of
the Giants as these early days can con-
woke Bescher was taken out midway
/ to rest his ankle then Stock went to third
and Snodsrass TO centre Snodsrass
played u good game al third. and so did
stock The Houstonians sent a steady
nre Of grounde,s at Snodsrass and he
ssooped then all clsanly. getting balls to
his left In approved style He wasn't
so accurate In his throwing to hrst'
regGlns to Merkle poorly twice. but he
improved when he took more time about IL
Merkle had a field day. both at guard
ing the first way station and at bustn'
/ the pea He made wizardlike stop o.
a low throw by snodgrass In the frs
/ ,nnirx a backhand contortionist catcf
Of the Hal Chase type. Mathew,on's field
ing OF his position deserves mention anon'
the defensive deeds and Murray, win ~
/ airline throw. cut of runner who de1e
Red Jacks potent arm and tried TO r.
from frst 10 third on hit. The venture
.ome runner was turned back standing
up.
The latter passed a man. who scored o.
an inteld out and a base hit. Murray
throw he,ped Denaree out Of a hole Il
the seventh inning. when the Houston
made two hits. but for the most part 1
the last four innings Al held the hon
folks in the hollow OF his hand Matt
in the frst Ave innings held them In IN
hollow OF both hands. The renowne
golfer and equally renowned pitcher turre
, on a eams o. SURPRISING excellence. tn
Houstons despoilsd his serving for onl
one hit. He made tho ball talk. looping
and Iobb,ng Il and breaking II where h
would and It's LANGUAGE was an unknow
tongue TO his opponents.
| an tham
,hir,y ,hree nu,ou.s The total assist
. numbered th'rty-e'ght unusual actv''
and opportunity In that regard Tn
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