New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-17
Giants, with Patched Up
Team, Come to Grief in
Tilt with Scrub.
M'GRAW SHINES AS
REAL PINCH HITTER
SnodgraSS and Harrison Vie for
Batting Honors, with a
Home Run Apiece.
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Marlin. Tex. March TO- McGIaw shut
fed the batting orders of his prac'ce
teams to-day. and shook a nine Of near
regulars ont Of the bag 10 be pounded
aud clawed by Mike Donlin's colts The
, score was TO o..
To be sure the team that lost to-day
would not stand much Of chance III "a
worlds series because patches appeared
here and there and the pitcher who was
bounded for the winning runs IS only ON
trial.
Jack Murray, looking a trihe pale ana
peaked. was able TO return 10 his accus-
toned place TO-DAY. but Bob Bescher is
still a cripple, and Jim Thorpe was IN
stalled I'm centre field Stock was on third
for the regulars and Dyer at short
The colts outhit and outfelded this
combination and won In the early innings
hy taking advantage Of fielding errors
and bittins Kip" Herring solidly in the
third inning Donlin's team put up a per
feet same in the field.
4 feature OF the game was the pitching
OF Big Al. Williams. the Fordham College
player. Williams had great speed and
laid the ball over the plate when he
wanted to- lie pitched without wind
ND. and I'm action greatly resembled
Mathewson. Herring, his opponent did
not have so much steam or control. but
his support failed him at critical mo-
ments.
The game also marked the first Amerl-
can appearance this season, of George
Wiltse. who neatly banked the regulars
i'm the last three innings. Fromme op-
posed Wiitse but was hit for two tallies'
one being a home run by Harrison.
McGrav went to the front for the req
lars i'm the sixth inning, and If IT had not
been for his services as pinch hitter 'A'
veterans probably would have been shut
out. Williams had them backed down 'c
three hits and no runs when McGraw ap-
peared in Herrings place. The manage
promptlv doubled 10 centre. stole tmrd
and scored on a single by Burns, VINO
was i'm turn driven home by Dovle. Nc
Graw still leads the league-t~ice up h
the pinch and two hits.
Donlins crow got off in 'front.' and wa
never in danger OF being tied. Their hltS
came in punches, and several were TOR
extra bases Snodgrass led the batting
order with two singles and home run.
Even better was the record OF Eddie liar-
,isou who was up four times and peeled
IF double and home run after walk
ing twice Prieste also batted well for
the winners. Burns, DOYLE and Johnson
divided six Of the losing teams nine hits.
\ base on balls 70 Harrison, Preste'
triple and McLean's sacrifice fly save the
colts two I'm the second inning. They
pounded Herring for three more In the
third, the chief contributory blows being
singles by Snodgrass and Donlln, Grants
Iouble. a mufr by Burns and Jordans
sacrifice ny. In the fourth inning Snod-
grass made his home run. and Harrison
hobbed up With another I'm the seventh.
when Fromme was pitching
This was the first hot day the Giants
have experienced here this spring Nc
Graw had the new players out for long
practice this morning, and gave some
lessons in sliding, among other instruc-
ton.
The score follows.
Colty.............. Ks j
Reculars......... d %
Two-base hits-liarr'sou. Grant. Burns. Nc
Graw stock Thrcc-haso hit-Pr.este. Hon"
-uns-Harrison. Snodsraqs. Stolen bases
Burns. McGrsw. CmYires-Conte ana sermon