New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
Playing of New York Boy
Feature of a Game Be-
tween Two Giant Mines.
DOYLE'S "X'S" BEAT
"Y'S" OF SNODGRASS
Homer Glass, the Cherokee,
Makes Most Impressive Show
ing of Six Pitchers.
BY HEYWOOD BROUN.

Marlin, Tex. March IL Texas
weather had a change Of heart to-day.
IN so far as the Giants were concerned,
and there was warmth enough TO war
rant the playing Of seven-inning
game. No sharp issue was drawn be
tween recruits and regulars, so Il Will
suffice 70 let the two mines be known
as X and Y, which are the usual SYM
hols for unknown quantities. The
KS were led by Larry Doyle while
Fred Snodgrass acted as captain for
the Us. Victory fell TO DOyle's men
by a score OF TO (.
Decidedly the feature Of the day was
the catching Of Lou Wendell for the
winning team. Seemingly environment
has played its part in shaping him for
q baseball destiny, since he was born
and raised within six blocks OF the
Polo Grounds a back lots graduate.
Wendell did honor TO his alma mater.
He caught two runners at second with
fast snap throws, broke up double
steal with an accurate short peg 10
Fletcher, and nailed two men at the
plate on plays where he had 10 stand
and face the rush and slide Of runners
close ut hand. To round out the after
noon he slammed single TO right
which scored two runs for his side
His showing WAS no surprise 70 Nc
Craw. who has been predicting great
things for him right along on the basis
Of data which were visible to no one
else.
wendell has the marks Of fine
catcher" said the manager to-day HIS
style Of throwing cant be improved
upon. What's more, he's a boy who has
made himself. I've watched him for
three years now. and he's developed by
having the determination to keen Plug
Cing.' ...,-
SIX pitchers were enlisted during the
seven innings Erickson, Huenkc and
perritt were the moundSmen for Doyle
while Snodcrass depended upon Glass,
Gipc and Flanagan. Perritt and Elan
acau went only an inning, while the
others worked three innings eacn. Nc
Graw was not anxious TO set Permit
under fire yet. as he has had shorter
workout than the other players here,
bat the former Fed likes work well
enough 90 ask for 10.
lie was ambitious TO try his control
Of curves. but had a good deal OF dim
Guilty IN getting the ball over. PerrItt
Welded one run. which could be traced
TO single by HolAe, poor attempt by
the pitcher 10 catch the runner nap
ping. and another hit 10y Marshall, VINO
was drafted IN the pinch.
Although he allowed two runs in
three innings. Homer Glass. the Chero-
kco. made the most impressive show
ing Of the pitchers. The Indian can do
stunts with a baseball. According 10
the testimony Of John McGraw, Glass
has q double-barrelled splitter which
breaks i'm or out at will, after the fash
ion of the ball which Russell Ford
pitches.
I'm addition to this equipment, the
Indian has a lot of speed and a very
fast breaking drop. He might have
ESCAPED without being scored upon
bu, for a little lax fielding in one in
rin.. and good base running by
Bcschcr in another. Bescher stole both
second and third.
Other players who s.ood out we're
Holkc. on account of some fine stops
AZ first base, and Brainard, who made
number of pretty plays in short field.
John Camel was a spectator and eX-
pressed the opinion that Rochester
uniforms would become a number OF
the men he saw to-day.
To realize that there is a gap be-
tween major league and minor league
play ono has only TO watch John Gan
eel in the bridge game.
McGraw sent Larry Mclean out to
the third base coaching line at the be
ginning Of the game and left him
there. The duty Of roofing for both
sides devolvcd upon Larry, but he sue
cecded in performing his task without
once having his neutrality questioned.
We were right in contending the
other day that John McGraw's public
golf playing was q menace to Marlin.
Right under the dansant advertisement
there is a local story with the ominous
headline:
Organic golf club officers elected
and committee named 10 complete ar
rangements for opening the links"