The sun., 1919-05-03
GIANTS MAULPHILS
IN HOME OPENING
New Workers in Batting Fro
lie Ram smiley" Watson
for Sixteen Hits.
BARNES IN FINE FORM
Jesse Holds Quakers Harmless
in a Contest Which Ends
In a IA to 2 Score.
BARNES IN FINE FORM
BY FREDERICK q. LiEB.

by FREDERICK q. LIEB.
The new Giant owners, John Nc
Graw. Charles Stoneham and Magistrate
Mcouade, had a glorious day on the
Polo Grounds yesterday. Playing their
fra league game under their nav own
srs on the battle SCARED Harlem pas-
ture, the Giants simply pulverised the
Philadelphia team. Tho Manhattan ath-
letss trampled over the Quakers as
though they were q high school nine,
and piled up runs in chunks or FIVE.
Even the most blood-thirsty Giant fan
was saturated with this shower OF runs
and hits, The final out showed the
| Giants in the lead.
One cannot help but wonder Just what
Major-Gen Barry thinks Of our New
York baseball openings. When he
watched the Yanks get startad on
april g. the locals were showed under,
10 to 0. Yesterday the Phils perpetrated
their nightmare on him. At that the
General was an interested spectator
throughout the avalanche Of hits and
runs.
Coombs Helps Giants.
After the Giants knocked out five runs
IN the third inning Jack Coombs, the
Philadelphia manager, did all in his
power 10 encourage the Giants In their
wholesale scoring. Even after big Muley
Watson yielded blocks of FIVE runs In
the third and fourth innings Jack LET
hun pitch out the game for exercise.
To Add to the merriment Of the fans
Coombs placed two semi-pro infielders-
Wallace and Raymond. on short and
second respectively in the NTH inning.
They had stage fright SO badly that
they stood around like a pair Of wooden
Indians. They seemed to pray that the
batsmen would hit TO the outheld. They
made mistakes that would have been
ludicrous In married-single mems
lodge game.
Tho dyed in the wool Giant fan had
great run for his shekels. He was out
early and loyalty welcomed all the BOYS
as they pranced out on the field. Faith
ful old Larry Doyle Got the warmest
reception. How the boys do love this
prince OF good fellowsi The Bronx
rooters did not overlook its native son.
the great Heinie Zimmerman.
McGraw and Matty got a great oya-
ton when they clasped hands and posed
FOR picture.
Robertson Rejoins Team.
Davey Robertson was back and
pranced k'ttenishly around Hen Fabian's
well manioured lawn. 1t was the first
time that Davey visited Harlem since
ne made sad mum In the last game In
the 1917 worlds series
Twenty thousand fans were in tho
stands when the New York and Philadel-
nhla athletes mobilized behind the band
ior an old fashioned parade 10 the centre
ned iagpoie. II was the first time a
player parade has peen staged on the
Polo Grounds in several years. 1t was
quite success. for at least half OF the
BOYS we're in step.
Managers McGraw and Coombs and
Carts Fletcher and Whitfield tugged val
Ahuy at the halyards and beautiful
new nag was unfurled 10 the Harlem
breeze. The athletes tried a skirnnish
formation In returning TO the home plate
aver watch Robert Moran, the pegginT
F'etldeat OF the Board of Aldermen.
maze MS weekly toss TO the umpire. The
pa!I was relayed 10 Jess Barnes and a
new National League season was on.
jess Barnes. who pitched the opening
game OF the season In Philadelphia and
Won II despite the fact that he was
prooded for sixteen hits, went back at
he Pills yesterday. The former dough
10Y evidently did lot of hard training
ast week, as the Quakers only nicked
I'M Tor eight hits yesterday. Jess was
ooss OF the job all the way.
whether from pitching shortage or
ecsuse he wanted Watson to work out
nIs arm Coombs made the big Texan go
'ne route The Giants hit him safely In
very inning and when It was over the
Ne" York bat bag contained sixteen hits
'or total OF twenty-four bases With
me exception Of several Of the reserves
VINO got into the game In the late in
+,nes every Giant got at least one hit
Do!!e mad the best record. with a triple
"se' base on balls and casualty pass
~ FOUR times up. while Burns got two
~neIes and two passes in five attempts
4oung hit three singles in five times I'M.
Fireworks start I'm Fifth.
The fireworks started in the third.
.nen the Giants collected their first
Satcn OF five runs. Burns started by
RaWins pass and Young hit one to
sara which Dug was lucky to hold TO
single. Chase tried to sacrifice but
oS watson pounced on his bunt In time
lorce Burns at third. Doyle was hit
hases. -''' '''''e '"e
hdnf crashed to right for two bases,
roEhg Young and Chase. Zimm was
g ,y passed, filling the bags again.
N!lg infield single let in Doyle.
Nc'aF'y ant zmm punched the scor-
'"s ''2rh on Barnes's sacrifice fly.
~" ioTk came right back with I'VE
.9 IN the fourth. Young famed to
H. put after that came the deluge.
singled 10 short and took second
ndhcrofts wild throw. Doyle clip
single to right. Hal going to third.
In "nere he scored on Kauff's sac
u's Iiit 10 Williams. Zimm hit one 90
"o, lnrolgh bancroft that it was labeled
e'us'' Doyle scoring. Sticking walked
and Lew Mncarty added the climax with
Iohdrro1s homer deep into the left
u'edo-era. Zimm and Sticking
,m,u,,uslnS IN ahead of him. The score:
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