New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-05
TRUCE WITH FEDS
FOR JUST One DAY
Tinker and His Team Sit
and Watch Giants Win
a Game.
SEVEN RUNS SCORED
IN FIFTH INNING
Hopes of New Orleans Dashed
When Doyle Gets Homer
with Bases Full.

~, telegraph 20 The Tribune
Nav orleans, April 4.-The expected
.,..h hs,wsen the forces OF organized
baseball and the Federal League did NOT
nnateriaIizs here to-day. because the en-
caro- Feds could not find grounds for their
game with a local semi-professionsi team
All the ciashing thai was done, thererore'
was between the Giants and tie ne" VI
lean. team. One big inning settled tne
issue for New York By score OF 70 ..
Joe Tinker and his players witnessed
the game as guests Of organized base
ball. John Foster and the local club ex-
tending the courtesies Of Pelican Park to
the enemy.
Among those who sat in box seats near
Oh. New York bench were Tinker. Arthur
Wilson, Rollie Zeider, Tom seaton ana
| Claude Hendrix. The Feds were quite
chummy with McGraw's players ana
} Charley williams, secretary OF the CLUB
started a lot of wild runlors when ne vas
seen in conversation with several or NC
4 Craw's players. Tho Federals. however
did not ca pture a man. according to John
Foster. who met the team here to-day ano
relieved Dick Kinsella Of the business
management of the trip.
The shut-out to-day was the second tnat
the Giants have put over on their exnioi-
ton tour The Pelicans, being Class
team. offered much stronger opposition
than the National League champions nave
encountered in Texas. They played an
errorless game in the field and limited the
scoring to one inning.
Bagby, one Of the pitchers that Joe
Tinker developed In Cincinnati last spring.
held the Giants 20 one hit and no runs TOT
four inninss to-day, but exploded with
loud detonaton In the fifth, when ten
batsmen faced him. Bagby made the mis-
take OF passing Larry Mclean purposeiy
In thi. inning, and although ne tanner
4 Marquard for the second out, the seven
runs were TANNED over the plate before
the Pelicans could get the third man.
The grand cleanup blow was struck
by Larry DOYLE, who came up with the
bases full and hit the ball out OF the
, park. Back of right field is fence near
" fifty feet high. Doyle's hit cleared the
ton screen and the ball was lost in the
!. street beyond.
Rube Marquard pitched with great
speed and skill. -Four scattered hits were
: the best the Pelicans could string across
the first seven innings. and the territory
! beyond first base was an UNEMPLOYED WILL
, derness. Hearn twirled the last two inn
ings and allowed only one hit. Marquaro
} passed one man and Hearn none. NOT
once did the locals have a runner en- sec
. ond base
The storm Of New York hits broke with
out warning after Merkle, who started
and finished the attack on Basoy, mad
been thrown out at first base. Murray
smashed a single TO centre, and a shot
By Snodgrass carromed on the right neld
fence for a double. Bsgby would not
give Mclean a chance to hit, and passed
him. filing the bases. Marquard struck
out. but Bescher rammed single through
the box, scoring Murray and Snocgrsss.
Between third and home Snodgrass
pulled UP with charley horse" IN his
right leg, and hobbled in with his run.
He then retired, and Stock replaced him
at third base.
Burns made the last five runs possible
by outsprinting a throw to first base on
slow roller to short This filed the
bases again. and a base on balls to
Fletcher forced Mclean over the plate.
At this point Doyle delivered the home
rum Merkle, up for the second time
hunted safely, but was caught stealing
for the third out.
Peddy pitched the remaining innings
for New Orleans, and was touched for
only three hits, the Giants not pressing
the attack on account Of their lead.
Merkle tripled, with one down, In the
eighth. but later was caught In a run-up
at the plate.
The Federals will open their war for
gate receipts here tomorrow, when they
play a local club at seni-professional
park Tesreau will be New York's
pitcher in the game at Pelican Park.
The score follows: