New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-15
DALLAS FINALLY
{ TRIMS THE GIANTS
With Lineup Disarranged
Donlin's Nine Is
Shut Out.
EVEN MATTY FAILS
TO TERRIFY TEXANS
Bescher Lame and Murray HI
Amateur Plays Right Field
with Weird Results.
La, relesranh . Ths TrIhan.

ny Telegraph TO The Tribune
' Dallas. Tex. March H-Badly crippled
by the absence Of Bob Bescher and Jack
Murray from the outheld forced to play
eatchors at first base, and with Dallas
amateur In right field, the Giants, who
appeared here to-day under the MANAGE
ment OF Mike Donlin, were victims OF
hating and fielding weakness. and fell
easy prey 70 the Dallas team. WITH
thristy Mathewson pitching part of the
game. the big ieaguers we're not only de-
feated. but were shut out by score OF
to 0.
In the seven years that the Giants
have trained IN Texas this is the hfst
time any nine representing McGrsw has
ever been beaten in Dallas. In series
OF more than thirty games the best pre-
vious showing for Dallas consisted OF
two ties against colt teams. crowd OF
ZOO fans enjoyed the novel sight Of see
ing Mathewson losing game in Texas
for the FIRST time
The team that Donlin brought here TO
asy is the same that lost two practice
games in Marlin this week, and even at
its best might not have won Tnere
we're no capable substitutes availaole
e when Murray and Bescher failed Donlin'
and the lineup was shot 10 pieces
Reseher is out Of commission with a
lame ankle. He could scarcely walk last
night and to-day he was helpless
o,i,rls Murray was confined 10 his room
al cav with fever that required the
attention Of a physician
To complete his outheld Donln was
forced 20 go 10 centre himself ana ieSNe
srst base 10 the tender mercy OF Ca'cheis
cotter and Mclean. Right field was IN
trusted 10 Cochran, a Dallas amsteui -
who PLAYED host 10 MatheWson on "'e
Golf links here this morning
cochran proved himself fne goh
~,s,er both on the links and in the base
bau same Apparently he had not ea"eh
a ball or welded bat TINS season. -
sble 10 do nothing at bat ana msue
a mess Of his two fielding chances 0"0
~ which cost New York three runs
smith. a tall and extremely via ieI'-
h.nder held the Giants safe LOT hIe
i,nines though he issued five passes LII
The first three innings. Huenhe' the seN
ond Dallas pitcher. hit two men III Uno
inning hut the Giants were so pi'llui'S
.,oat a. hat they could not take aaVah-
tage Of these openings. ...o
In the nine innings they mace just wv
bits--a single by Mclean. with two OUT III
,he fourth. and a scratch lnneIu ni' -
r,,,.ns in the eighth. Nearly all OF thei'
,hs1ces 10 score came after two outs
ne fOrtnCOnlnS.
The Dallas team put up oiiiIiant t ue
fence. especially in the infield. OnlS ne
halls were lit TO the outneid uy
Giants. In every department OF play '
,oco,s looked like big leaguers ano t"e
Giants like "bushers." They even WorAeu
the hidden ball trick on Donlin.
n The Texans beat Matty and won Tue
80 =, the first inning, when storch
,rirlAd and score McCarty. The score
- n when both sides changed pi'ch-
erv Harder opened the seventh WIN an
i,eeld nit. Menefee popped TO scnupY
"a uuenke famed. Then Wilson raised
Az that should have retired the sac
Stork made horrible muff' and JORDAN
-',,.-.od ~, an attack on New YORK
most vulnerable spot. mia.
cochran attempted TO scoop the Dalias
managers low liner TO right ana HiSsoN
d sltoeether. everybody scoring. JORDAN
might have been caught at the piate' ou'
Grant dropped Cochran's relay ana ne
scorers then decided TO help out locS.
talent by giving Jordan a home run anu
sbsolving cochran from an error.
faint hope was raised when Burns
heat out drive to short as a starter N
ths eighth. He was forced by Donlln ,
reviewer. Jordan retained the ball ana
when ponlin stepped off first base ne ne,
- ought Demaree and schauer Will
no the pitchers tomorrow
IT.. ~core follows.