New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-29
DEMAREE MANAGES TO
KEEP UP GOOD WORK
McGraw Applies the Magic
Touch and Champions Re-
Spond in Usual Way.
MURRAY SHOWSAFLASH
Star Right Fielder Nips Runner at
Third Trying to Advance on
LuSty Base Hit.

ny Telegraph 20 The Tribunal
Houston. Tex. March 2.--John J. Nc
ersw resumed the management OF the
Giants to-day. and they tore of an easy
victory over the Houston Buffaloes by a
score Of 70 /
MoGraw. who had been travelling with
ponlin's colts for two days. arrived here
.hls morning, and Immediately began TO
cross-examine his athletes SIS TO the cause
o. Yesterdays defeat in Galveston. Also
=, started TO manage them right away by
conducting morning practice at West
End Park.
This afternoons practice was more
profitable. as lot Of fans paid 10 see
Christy Mathewson in his side line OF
pitching. Matty will now proceed 10
tackle his regular line OF business. which
IS the act Of trying TO accumulate high
batting average or a golf ball.
The well known author and checker
PLAYER felt sood to-day, as the weather
was hot. and he uncorked some Of the
time. In five innings the Texas League
champions added up just one hit-a sin
Gle. perpetrated by a person named
Lemon. Just 10 show that he is human
Natty gave a base on balls, and he re-
Trained from striking out more than two
batsmen because McGraw requested some
exercise for the felders.
Mathewson and Demaree, who closed
the act for New York, surely obeyed Nc
Graws order. for the Giants had twenty
one assists. and eighteen Of these plays
we're finished at first base. Demaree did
not fan a man, but his one pass spoiled a
shut-Out. because a hit followed and the
recipient OF the favor scored.
McGraw's presence on the coaching lines
spurred the Giants 10 their best efforts,
and only slightly did they resemble the
team that took the count al Galveston
Yesterday. They ran out hits. skinned
around the bases and were alert in the
neld. Even Jack Murray officially recog-
nized the advent Of spring by pegging out
a runner at third base. IL was his first
effort in that line this year. and he got
the fastest runner on the Houston team
by ten feet after picking up a basehit
Bescher broke into the lineup to-day,
tut broke out again in the fourth inning
after scoring a run. Snodgrass started
at third base and remained there long
enough 70 make New York's only error
low throw. following a corking stop
He handled four other difficult chances
neatly. however, and stock, who replaced
him. also did some fancy fielding. Merkie
contributed the best fielding playa back
handed stop Of a low throw by Snod-
grass. in the first inning. When Bescher
went lame. McGraw put Snodgrass IN
centre field. where he had no more op-
portTaities TO throw
The Houston boys, who make habit
q winning the Texas League pennant and
otatng big league teams. had hopes Of
giving the Giants hard game, but their
pitcher was unable TO prevent scoring IN
seven OF the nine innings, while the Bulls
fell down in the field and perpetrated five
errors Their total Of hits was four, ana
they were lucky to escape a shut-out.
With McGraw riding them. the Giants
hit like a big league team. Gardner, the
umpire, who oficiated the other day at
Corsicana. was in fine form again to-day,
and there were no kicks On his decisions
Il IS said that he has been recommended
FOR trial in the National League.
All except three OF New Yorks batsmen
bit IN, ball every time. Burns was called
DIT Or strikes and two others walked
The tufts found It difficult to push any
grouri balls past the inhelders, ana MT
only FIVE fly balls to the outielders.
Merkle led the New York swat brigade
with two singles and double.
Mathewson was the next best cluboer.
In three times up he contributed single,
a double and a sacrifice
The Giants are scheduled for three
more games here. Tomorrow a big
,rowd is expected, and the Bufaloes VIII
make a strong bid for the game by using
their best pitchers. Ray and Rose.
The score follows.