New-York tribune., 1922-04-12
Cities Clubs
Hopes Run High i'm Several Me
Giants Barely
Escape Defeat
By Princeton
Tigers Leading in the Ninth
When Error and Meusel's
Hit Break Up the Game

The worlds champion Giants barely
escaped the ienominy of defeat at the
hands of Princeton Universitys base
ball nine at the Polo Grounds yester-
day in the final exhibition contest pre-
eedlng the opening Of the pennant
race. The contest with Princeton's
youngsters, booked as the last work
out for the champions, turned out to
be a real battle and only two tainted
tallies in the ninth inning gave the big
leaguers an 8 to victory.
The contest had all the earmarks of
walkover at the end of the first
inning. In this session the Giants
scored four times. but after this
nightmare Trudeau Thomas, the
Princeton twirler. settled down to
some fine pitching and was soon baf
fling the McGrawmen with an assort-
ment Of southpaw shoots Meanwhile
show considerable baseball and sur.
prised the slim Attendance Of 1000 by
overcoming the four-run handicap and
going into the lead themselves.
Thomas or. as they call him Dough"
is q lanky, sorreltopped southpaw
with a good drop and battling slow
ball, and he was bubblng over with
enthusiasm at the way the Giants were
troubled by his twrling. 1t was un-
fortunate that he should have lost out,
as the result of the only error of the
day.
Saved in the Eighth
Thomas was saved by a wonderful
play in the eighth inning when Raw
lings was thrown out at first on an ap
parent single, solid blow to right
with the bases filled. Rawlings banged
out hot one, which was labeled sure
safety until the ball took fine bound
into Jefferies's hands and the latter
tossed to Cooper at first, putting out
the surprised Giant.
This was lucky break for Thomas,
but everything went against him in the
ninth. Groh drew his third pass Of
the day and then came the bobble.
Young grounded to Gottschalk and the
third baseman threw toward second
in an attempt at a double play. The
before it could be retrived Groh was on
third and Young on second. 1t should
not have been an error, as MacPhee
was somewhat slow in covering second.
Meusel broke up the battle with
safety to left which allowed Groh and
Young to tally.
Bill Ryan, Claude Jonnard and Pat
Shea shared the pitching burden for
the Giants. The Tiger nine handled
the offerings of both Ryan and JON
nard rather freely, collecting ten hits.
of which four were for extra bases.
Pat Shea set down the collegians in
order in the NINTH
MacPhee Hits Heavily
Aside from the eccentric Thomas,
who incidentally works in the box in
all his sorrel-topped glory minus
cap, the Princeton stars we're Bill Nc
1lvaney and Waddy MacPhee. Nc
llvaney and McPhee collected three
hits apiece, the former getting a single,
a double and triple. MacPhee also
played fine game at second base.
The Giants scored their four runs
IN the first inning as the result of five
hits, base on balls and wild pitch.
The Princeton boys were plainly ner-
vous, but came back in the third with
three hits at the expense Of RYAN.
Gottschalk and Mcllvaine doubled.
Macphee singled and. after Botting's
out, Jeffcries also singled, accounting
Tor the three tallies.
Princeton went into the lead in the
fifth with three more runs and main
tanned this advantage until the ninth.
The Giants scored one in the fifth.
aided by three bases on balls, a balk
and wild pitch, and scored another
in the sixth.
The collegians' last run was scored
in the seventh, when McIlvaney tripled
and MacPhee singled. The score: