New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-13
..Graw's Men Drop Close
came Through Mis-
plays in Ninth.
, fXANDER HIT
rpFFLY BY VISITORS
..,sou Lasts Only Two Inn
.,s IN His Attempt TO Hold
~ ]"
the Champions.

..1,-. and = Ea-pn otiOUu
-, base on balls with two down
~ ,,r,b. ,hen followed it up with
.,ee,siye wild pitches that en-
H. ne winning run TO score tho
I'M. and the Giants would be bat
fyst ,s So,
| .vo New York teams by losing
,.n,pc game. The score vas 3
T. n IS tieb, game Of ball as
,.old wish 70 sec IN many a day
-,ss pitched srea; SIX innings
! .',,,.r only three hits. Grover
-r,l.nd Alexander who won the pen
,., n. Pills last year, permitted
Giants nine. The Pills knocked
avs first selection. Fred Ander'
.' ~. Of the box IN the second
go the score four runs each IN
- ,i,.b and two Pills retired. the
80 dav crowd 81 $1,000 sat baca
~, seats and began 20 think up
.-,.s FOR the missus. because Of an
...,sps,ed late arrival home. Then
..-.ri rsge q better exhibition OF wild
ing than 70 Rculoach or Ruoe
| .s,ysr a. bis very worst
I've y is leading citizen
~ before him the sturdy form Of
n, stock. ex-Giant, and lost al
--.,ol He passed stock; then, in
anxiety 20 get the bail over me
n, for Bancroft. stroud allowed
Z. biz lead and he stole second
:, uecessive wild pitches put STOCK
hird and then home.
IA Chris MG,hewson, who used %
al he honor Of pitching the Giants
y; rane every year. pitched 70 ms
inmates IN practice to-day. Man
,, yeGrsw sent IN the Old Master
I'VE the boys confidence in their
;,'ng ability, and they maced AleXan-
n for nine safeties. including homer
: e Merkle and s double By Laugh
T Larry Doyle
An the festivities that prevent the
me being started on time were FED
he fans. An added attraction was
!. presentation % Manager Moran
led El The Ph.ls who took part IN the
q. .sneutsd worlds series last fal.
e geld watches wkieh, as GS0vy era
I,h remarked sagely, Nobody can
|s.' Preceding the presentation, OF
|r.aciing witt II and starting con-
.srssly before II, were speeches by
s.-sie, MeNi,hol, (. 7. Stotesbury
?,sadsr, Baker ana Nice-President
.Edlsr while the barred bail players
r.ssi nsuralgi-.
here was & band. inevitably. o.
s-rs, ard a large new blue and gold
i;lass' flag, me blue denoting the
'rIs feelings when the players
nis; for gold. Mayor Smith made a
,s'it but Ineffective attempt 20 lml-
u Alexander when he tossed out the
" bal 70 Alexander the Great, who
p. !, susp!e cusly.
A:Grsw started four Federal League
s-.i;s, and three Of them, a. least
;r,7 Ksus. Bill Rariden and Fred
c:.ron, did not SET the world snre
re Rousn, the Indiana Hoosier, led
: -s second and fourth innings with
rzss. but after one WIS caught or
=: base and died trying 20 stretch
Z. other, 70 remained Tor three Of
= Cd guard % ;he Giants, Doyle
i'ithsr and Merkle. 20 keep the team
{ ne running.
Ei,h McGraw's las. gentle exhorta-
.r-t l. -rn-- rn~e HN~ I-rr~-a fur~ ned
= Alexander 81 the first. George
;'-i was worried by the Mayor
.'il toss and went out on strikes
~. singled % centre and Fletcher
~ the captain reaching third by
2.s1y running and Fetch second ~
= :.row-in Bashful Benny kau.i
'?s1 3 shor. fy % Cactus Cravath
';'ss arm has not yet uncurled FOR
Z. sumner, md Doyle dented tne
,'osr. Fletcher went 20 third on q
-i'se ball Old Reliable Fred Mer-
= beat out & bouncer 20 Bancroft
.;ea isllyirg.
re PMS came right back on Spit
a. Ffcc Arce-er r, arxlous % snow
fsoersl League wares stock, who
az pest yesterday. walked, and TOOK
-','S or Bancroft out. br4lrerl
'E'i % stoop enough on Paskeft
..ndtr, and Milton tcored karlden
go ne inning Dv making great
~ Q; L1oerus' foul fy, initiating
"-'on Prank Houerman q old b.
.,a',hz rlght against the concrete 10
p ne BAL.
sslteri made 'te second % bis
''s srrors ln fae second .nnirg
I'D reached secoud when Fred
- - grourler over Nerkle's ceie-
rec bean Nle10f- freak double 20
'sri Whit'ed ~ third. lie scored
~ Leole Burns NJ one mile a
-A past Bra rard. Alexander
- % rgtt "a ei Niehof. stroud
i. - isa. GU ~ warm ~, 20 renfFe
,'''ssn tte reyt inning.
.a'n Dave Robertson. batting 10
--s'ion - beg t1e third. walked
re Buns beat out a slOw roller
Kissed all ffe little grass b.adef
re u gct ~ stock. Doyle fofXO'
about be ropes o. leading thf
~ sgail tr gear and facriaced
zshsf b., q non Lounder 70 Ban.
~ VII lie 1feld drawn in. bit
..s'-tpt tezt '.e throw and touch Dj
y .s1gng an q desperate side.
'hsf side corcl again tl th'
-. Aitszl1fr ard stroud pitching
-. BAL herrle caught one o.
j. "a etr's best IN me end o. hig Bat
j. fii' be poNeriul golf swing sct
a. scfeam.rg into the lcl- Geld
1s'iests 1.i1 hesve when re- tried
'',@f 70 double steal enabled
hsrsn'f men ~ tle Up The scor'
Ter half ~ me fiyth. Cravaff
90 Lllefgs singled. CfaVaif
= N'fel OFT a. third on Whiftco
~ = aifo.i brainard was silghiij
80 in nalirg the play. not~3t 70.
\. ,1ifz ne iact that - va o force
= ~ remained ln fhe game. Aitc'
I, ',s''-p.sy on Sishof's roller LNderp'
= "i'foH tired q double steal. 80
- 'fornv and The latter reaching
~ nff' Rarder heaved grectlnT
r. Kalf in centre.
-. h|r2f featured The eighth
Il. wa forced Doyie. etoJ second
i. bfpfre Ntiffe1 made a'lne rih
t1tf ~ Nerlle'e BID Tor "a tnIff