The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-24
To-day's Schedule.


Tho first at home OF the Giants was
held at the Polo Grounds yesterday and
was strewn with flowers. music. speeches.
presentations. a song here and there and
lots Of hits and runs. The lots OF hits
and runs fell to the Giants. who. what
ever may have been their remissness at
openings in provincial towns, began their
home season with a hurrah and one
sided victory. They beat the Phillies IL
30 4. They played strong game and
the Phillies played weak one The
Phiii,es had been going along well. shot
20 pieces though they were by Federal
snroads, but they were shaky team In
this game. The Giants shot them TO
pieces and they helped in the shooting
with ragged fielding.
The first at home also included Mayor
Mitchell. The Mayor. conveyed by several
policemen and others in n retinue, came
across the field a little before the game
began and was warmly cheered. He
efYaced himself as much as possible until
the time came to throw out the new ball
He fired IL from his box into the diamond
Mclean was there TO help him relay II TO
Tesreau, but he didn't need any help
The old wing is still there.
Hurnphries who is "A permanent institu-
zion at inaugurals. Through the medium
Of Humphriess silvery eloquence golden
bat and ball, the gift OF zoo friends. was
presented to Mike Donlin. The speech
which went with the auric einblems con-
tained golden fragments as follows
"LadIes and gentlemen: We are gath
cred here--sincere regards-time mas
wrought many changes-old time favorite
Mike Donln," and on the bat was m
ecr!bed "Welcome Home
There was no speech accompanying
floral ball, from the Lambs to the Giants
the stage to the diamond, but 1t spoke
for itself 1t was huge and was hauled
around on wheels. At that 1t didn't look
INV bigger than the ball which Pitchers
MAYER aud Jacobs OF the Phillies threw
no to the New York batters.
The attendance was bit over 10000.
Tn these enormous stands many can De
tucked away without the throng looking
smnressively big. The fans were in JOY
fui mood almost from the start, Tor me
Giants were superior oil the way Also
tho Phillies were inferior. There was a
great deal of photograpnins-ae.Io s,l.,
life and motion. Before the game there
we're several songs ringing clear 10 'hose
within hearing distance through mega
nhones Considerable hustle ana ANNA
ZION and color on tho whole, more col"r
than usual with the Quaker maroon tne
Giants violet and the RED Oh BOSS Doo'''
head. a.. .o,,,o ,or
Big Tesreau pitched n hne game ior
.ha Giants He flung the ball across the
Mate and past the Quaker bats as II not
harassed in the least by thoushts or
breach of promise suit. NO legal SHADOW
oa his path did he allow to blight his
effectiveness He had speed ana jump
and a sharp declivty to his DESCENDING
snitter. His high fast one STA over WIN
a hop and his drop broke swlitiS anu
ahruptly. He struck out nine men III ms
seven innings and struck out hNe me" Al
succession. - $780,, ..,e
,rha berth usually filed by Meyers was
.n,,, taken care Of by Larry Mclean
xhile the wounded Chief sat on the bench
larry had more than half-just one more
than half--of the New York putouts anu
was almost as busy with Inc pat' iHe
Giants hit both Mayer and Jacobs freeiy.
generally getting one or more men nome
whom there were men on bases. Thcir
scorine eliminated with a six run hoard
In the sixth inning. when the Pniliy Tor
tificatlons crumbed under the assault.
which later included n hurting home run
by Merkle. New fork's defence w.
steady and errorless except assures IN the
fielding by each OF the home pitchers.
Schupp relieved Tesreau when the game
was safe
Tesreau heaved an infed hit against
Paskert in the first inning and Pasltcrt
Streaked To second BATUt sh'I1HCSu ana
Lobert fetched Friend Paskert In with
single TO the right field wall. Tesreau
rook Il hold on himself He famed the
formidable Sherwood Magee and Fletcher
threw out Tn. hard hitting Crnvath.
Bescher welted the nrst ban Mayer
pitched and spun IL 10 left for two bases,
Burns slammed a tHo hagger past Iobcrt
and scored Beschor. Both of these hits
were wicked. Fletcher sacrificed, ana
Doyle drove "a soaring liner out 10 Magcc
on which Burns came home. Tesrcao
proved the luakcrs down IN the next
three innings and his support was all
mat could lie desired Larry Mclean
went within an iuCn of the band for "A
foul In this interim right TO the brink of
tho yA@ning tuba, and though ho nearly
eAAl IN u II" caught the foul. II was tho
nearest Larry '''r came to doubling Al
brass.
The Giants gathered run in the third
WIN T'arcau out. lI,schcr walked Su
~" butnh. Flotchers Wouldb, sacriiiro
NaN bust because MdN"r threw to Hans
Ni"uuo-th"-N World I.oD,rt for a force
DOVE. however. stripped OF a hit and
scored Burns. Magoe muiicd Stocks ny