New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-04-03
Merkle, Murray nd Besch-
err Make Things Lively
for Two Pitchers.
BEAUMONT HAS DREAM
OF BEATING MATTY
Dig SIX Let's Oilers Get Home
Run' Then the Storm Bursts
in the Sixth.
by Telegraph to Tn. Tribune ,

-N'NSId pn 10 The Tribune
Tex, April 2-Heavy batting
W MerNle' Murray and Bescher and the
steady pitching OF Mathewson and Ham,
'"e uiahts an easy victory over The
Oiers here this afternoon. The soco,s
game of the series was a comics, -, 80
me NTH inning. when the Giants tool o..
oit In their teeth and ran away with Oh.
SPoiis' Ihey gathered sixteen hits for a
'o'di OF twenty four bases. The score
was IL to l.
The Beaumont boys. although ,h.y
were easily beaten to-day. derived
much satisfaction in scoring on Mathew.
SON "A lot of folks down this way con.
sider that no minor league PLAYER Is on.
utled to get as much as a foul or
Matty, and any lad who gets 10 him ,or
nit is never released before the season
starts
Mathewsons regular spring nerform-
ahce In Beaumont Is now an occa,ion
Today was the first ladies' day Of the
season and it was a success from every
angie The weather was hot. bur thar
u'u not keep anybody away. The women
came out In summer attire and IN great
numbers while the male fans took o-
their coats and made themselves comfort
aoie. Straw hats were too common n bs
noticed
III honor or this assemblage Mathewson
pitched six innings as advertised. lack
Murray made two throws to the home
plate and Fred Merkle Obliged with a
nome run over the centrefeld fonco
The Giants did not start 10 pound the
YAH until the NTH inning. but they made
up Tor lost time then. In the last four
innings they collected thirteen safe b,ts
and all twelve of their runs. In N tina,
time the home team had a dream of
beating Mathewson and Dragging about
ii for long time.
Bob Bescher did more batting TO-DAY
IMAM at any time since the team left Mar.
I'm he was up five times. and after
walking twice, smote the ball for double
ana triple scoring twice and driving
home three runs with his two hits.
Merkle had the best straight hitting
record. He gather two singles. a home
run and stolen base in five times I'D
and registered at the plate three times
himself. Murray tossed in pair of
doubles and a single and cut down two
men at the plate.
The Giants were tired when the game
started and even more tired at the finish
McGraw had them out for nearly two
hours this morning and they worked al
top speed for more than an hour before
the game. Brandt held them fairly well
the first few innings. but was soundly
batted in the fifth and sixth rounds.
In the first four innings the Giants made
only three hits and Brandt received fine
support. Double plays in the second and
third innings helped him out of holes.
Merkle started the fifth inning with a hit
and the big leaguers batted around before
they retired with four hits and as many
runs.
Brandt weathered another inning, but
after being bumped for three more runs
disappeared and let right handler named
McCuller close him out. McCuer tried
a new system He passed a batsman and
then tried TO catch him mapping Occa-
sionally he threw ball over the plate
and the Giants would hit il TO some far
corner. McCuller was touched up for FIVE
runs in the eighth.