The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-01
SPLIT LIP M'CRAW'S
HOUSTON SOUVENIR
Pat Newman. Field Manager ~
Locals, Knocks Him l)owr
as He Enters Grand stand.
FLETCHER MINES n JT
Lays Out Chiefs Assailant-
Cause Of IL u Day Old
Giants Win. 4 t.

HousToS, Tex. March 31.---The Gi.~..
finished their Houston series this after.
noon by making 1t four stra gilt ftu,
the Texas League champions. The ,,og-
was to /. and it was "a dull ra,g..
played on field made wet 10y rain and
with little TO excite interest
Manager NcCiraw batted to his int.
before the game and managed from H,
bench with his upper lip In court piast,.
Tho lip was cut where the INST Of pl
Newman, the Houston Held manager,
came in contact with il. This hauper,t
an hour or before the ball game. The
assault on the New York manager vs..
the upshot OF an exchange Of words U.-
tween Newman and McGraw IN yest..-
days game, and McC;raw said This ,t--
ming that Newnam's remarks to Fr.i
Snodgrass In yesterdays game st1rt,.
that combat.
Newman attacked McGraw as the latrr
was coming through the entran nee mo
the grand stand. The former wac sittii
in the stand, with several of his players
with him, all in uniform. as McGrtv
with a party of two or three who iaa
come out to the grounds with him stepped
into the aisle of the stand. From wrtt
can be gathered from versions a. 40
ructon Newman Immediately stepped 49,
and hit McGraw hard punch. Nc.icaw
declares he didn't see Newman Or know
until later who hit him. Thr n.uN
knocked him down. Arthur Fetch g. =
sitting near by putting on his shoes 'r'n
he saw his chief knuc' 81 down aro Ice
jumped up and nailed Newman, knoC,i..
him into a box.
That's as far as the scrap went. Tl,-.
were no spectators present at the tire.
only players, and the affair subsidized "'
once.
II was looking out on the field" 80 d
McGraw, "wheH the first thins | knew
got IT," The managers face il 81 bt
swollen but will be all right ia q. e..
days Neither Newman nor Fl-ic..r
played ia the gam, which perhars "s-
just a. well The game passed of
eventually. Fletchers right hand Va
pulled from contact with Newnarn's heao
McGraw went to his hotel had his
dressed and returned TO the field.
There We're no new developments to-
day in the matter of McGraw buying the
Houston club. The matter hash taken
any definite form. McIiraw in tall u.
night with Dosk Roberts. the rousto'
secretary, said he wouldn't m.nd owali.-
the local franchise but made no sp,o,r
OFFER. He said ne considered the club
good investment and If h could gct ho'
of II would send his brother here 10 tails.
charge Of the business end. Roberts sa.d
he would consider the proposition, f-
otto Sens. one of the club own r. mac.
statement that he did not care 10 sell
Schupp was to have pitched to-day iI.
is troubled again with swelling OH
jaw and is to have IL lanced aga.
Fromne and Hearne looked after t.,.
pitching. The Giants won the game
the second inning. when a bas. or hs|
and punched hits by Mclean, FIun!li
Burns and stock netted four runs So
played a good game at short IN EIetchc.
absence. In the eighth the locals LIci..
II arne for three hits in succession W.T..
nobody out. but as the next three hitter
couldn't drive the ball out of the inile.,
the Bluffs were held to one run I'll.
regular umpire was laid w and On
Lucid and Chief NJ yers attended 10 tr-
adjudiCating, The score,