New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-24
GIANTS PRESSED TO
Shut OUT HOUSTON
Thorpe Starts Batting Rally
in Ninth That Brings
Victory.
SNODGRASS STANDS
OUT AT THIRD BASE
Game Battle of Pitchers, in
Which Marquard and Fromme
Hold Their Own.
Ii. rolcc-.nt d ~ II! II.


Corsicana. Ten March 93.-The Giants
to-day shut out the Houston team Of the
Texas League by score OF TO mere
this afternoon.
The game was battle OF pitchers all
Tho way. and not until The ninth inning
aid the late opponents OF the Yankees
submit to defeat.
Corsicana is in no league and has no
ball team. but years ago it was the home
Of a famous Texas League team That won
twenty eight straight games. and ln one
II them made nine home runs.
The game was played ia the old ball
park before big crowd. and the Giants
had little 10 crow about Those short
home run fences did the Giants no good
TO-DAY. As a gale blew i'm from the out
field and many a hard hit was held up
by the wind for an easy out. The National
League team met q fine defence ana
smart minor league pitching, and could
not couple hits until the ninth.
Two men stood out prominently in the
victory Snodgrass and Thorpe. The
former saved the game a couple Of times
by head work and accurate fielding At
his third hit Big jim raped out Just
half Of New York's safeties. and one
would have been home run on longer
field. 1t cleared the left helders head.
hut rebounded from the fence so quickly
that jim had TO stop at first base.
The same was played in less than an
hour and a half and was cleanly con-
tested. The umpiring OF Gardner. Texas
League official. was the best ever seen by
the Giants in this country. and not one
Of his decisions was questioned
Maloy and Ray. who pitched for Hous-
ton. are former American League players.
and they gave the Giants q stiff arGu-
ment Malloy used spit ball to advau-
tage and held the Giants 20 pair Of hits
in tho first five innings.
Marquard pitched the first four innings,
and although Int rather freely In the
third was strong when ne needed 10 be.
Fromme cut loose with a puzzlinG assert
ment of curves and allowed only one hit
I'm the last five rounds lie was in trou-
BILE IN the ninth, when Burns dropped 4
fly ball for New York's only error, but
Dyer and Doyle pulled him out with a
ldplq COuDlt play liidt ti4urh wv SsN'i'''
Snodgrass contributed his best fielding
efforts in the third and fourth innings
With two out in the third and a runner
on first he helded bunt but had no
chance to head off the batsman. Tie
bluncd to first base. however and then
vhirled and caught the other runner be-
tween second and third. retiring The side.
In the fourth. with runners on first and
second and one out, the Californian
grabbed Meinert's sharp grounder. tagged
runner and doubled the batter.
The Texas fans had almost been con-
WINGED that Houston would win until the
fatal blows were struck in the ninth.
Thorpe singled 10 right for his third hit
and took second on Doyles inheld out.
Morkle doubled 10 left, scoring Thorpe.
lie then stole third and counted on Wild
throw by the catcher. Houston had run
ners on first and second and one out in
the ninth. when DYER. Doyle and Merhe
ended the game with a double play The
contest lasted only hour and Is minutes
John J. McGraw accompanied by Joe
Kelly. manager Of the Toronto team lett
Dallas for Marlin this morning. and the
Giants were bosscd today by Dick Kin
sella. They left tonight for Marlin
Tho scorc follows