The evening world. Newspaper, April 10, 1903, Page 12

mero THE GIANTS CAUGHT IN ACTION IN THEIR FIRST PRACTICE GAME AT HOME. MERTES \ \ "THR WORLD: FRIDAY ’ ENING, APRIL 10, 1903. = SPORTING NEWS SPECIALLY REPORTED FOR THE EVENING WORLD. SNAPSHOTS TAKEN AT THE POLOGROUNDS BY CHARLES CURTIS, THE EVENING WORLD'S STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER. MATHEWSON CRONIN + — Se eeeemmenennnnl ‘ ‘ : ME GRAW - Vigilant Watchmen at Herre- __ shoff Shops in Bristol Discover Well Laid Plans to Destroy _ the New Cup Defender. TO LAUNCH TO-MORROW. ; (fipecial to The Evening World.) BRISTOL. R. |., April 10.—\What ap: pears to have been two deliberate tempts to destroy the cup defender Re- Tiance by fire were made on Monday and ‘uesday nights. Every effort has been de to keep the matter quiet, but It {x Anown that the accidental discovery of a Tigpated candle in a pile of greasy rags @nd papers under the hull of the new At was all chat saved her and the Herreshoff shops, ‘wo years when the Defender was the shops awaiting launching, an at- e7opt was mace to burn the buliding and Ineidentaily the boat. A person who was ‘\gter found to bs insane was arrested. jmwvestization ix on foot to discover \f “pbasivle the would-be ‘noendiary Wh) has pbeen at work this werk ).) "The 60 men tn the Herreshoft ship- yards Knock off work in the evening In whifts detween the hours of 5 and 7 “Oiclock. The last Rang out of the shop on (Monday evening detected a gieam of Light in the neighborhood of the cup de- fender. investigation showed a piece of SS Aighted cance avout two inches long Planted in a pile pf oily rags and sure Pounded by ovefAlln and other outer Working garments of an empl Had the candle buried down an inch without “discovery it is likely that the cup Ge- 4 te a pile of useless Junk on Tuesday night the lighted catidle was found in exactly the same ‘posiiion, The guard was redoubled and TAR Is now imporsible to get into the Byvesytaing is in readiness tor the Wunching of the Reliance to-morrow micerhoon, and i: will be a gala day i Brisiol ‘To-day a new coating of white paint Wan Bien Lhe toosides of the boat end her name being painted on the in god Mr. Iselin d the pa put ln the name and big fo that Sir Thomas Lp. ins would have no trouble reading It no} tar how [a the Aj ock I1I A Anelin bas been busy £ m® Making the final preparations for Jaunching, and has svent conside: ie ume iu the shops wiih Nar Herre Aer the saspe is being toch wees Bhd the craft will nor meet with nis UbRatructions when wie takes her maiien ‘dip in the wat ehind he go: on qonslderable portion of the weat ie space between ¢ ANG the roof uf tne shop, snowes it Will be jnipossibie to "fase any Motil the boat is clear of the doot 9 InRCANL she d from the fig, however ors wil) haul ANAS at enh embui's of the crew are arranging the and the machinery whicn ai~ used in setting Ger afloat, and eure Hs betes taken to prevent ing has been wet for the tide will not be ut ti) fully two hours len fact it Is inferred tha: it meni of By MOL take plave Uni fof unset.’ ind cations this’ afternoon a the further enlargement of th: : pf the #0u b 5 made Iaiger two. y the Constitution was launched. mn wil be icked when she down the ways (o-mnor= ee PHIS RESULTS. yearly HAS LIPTON THE GUP LIFTER NOW The Challenger’s Latest Trial Arouses the Interest of Yacht- ing Critics and Strengthens Hopes of Sir Thomas. OUTCLASSES SHAMROCK 1. LONDON, April 10.—The unexpectedly Bood performance of Shamrock TIT. yes- terday, when ie beat Shamrock I, sev- enteen minutes in a thirty-mile race, has greatly Incrensed public interest if er dol Hitherto the trials been regarded with a certain degree of apathy, but the challenge:'s latest show- ing is reviving the hopes of her winning the cup, The papers this morning give greater) attention to the trials, and the match arranged for Saturday is looked forward to with keen interest. The racing yesterday was chiefly in- tended to test the effect of a change of trim, The conventional method of plac- ing all the available welght aft had pre- viously been followed, and the same plan Was adopted yesterday in the early part of Sharrock I11,'s leeward work with the aime result—Shamrock I, holding her own with the challenger. Then it was decided to change the challenger’s trim, thus Ufting the counter slightly, and the crew wore mustered amidships. This resulted In the surprise of the day. Under the altered trim the chal- lenger immediately showed great livel ness and passed the ex-challenger al though ihe laiter was anchored, The tm- portant point Was bringing «the crew lorward, as the auchor and chain have been carried in all trials except that of Wodnesday, when they were left ashore. All tho papers remark the challenger’ enhanced chances. The Vaily Telegraph says the performance came as a genu- Ine surprise, Shamrock I. was more than a match for Columbia running in winds, and the conditions yester- |day were dust those in which the old boat ontsalled the cup defender in the abortive races four years ago. the challenger, ues the Duily Lege APA. IK adeie Lo snow Fr form hea it should gu far to establish a eel vf conndeuce in Bir homas Lipton s chances of litting (ne up Tie Shamrucks will race in deadly earnest (o-mor It will be under atrict K con ns. with prig inoney the winhng crew and fixed vandcap Lerma, over « measured thirty. inile course. Kfior the al terday {i ir 4 5 showing yes, yet been » a Nead son and the ard breege to-mor= {t wil) give an op- wonhe will acquit ans welcomed, a unity of seene h aie under each o SHAMROCK II. GIANTS EASILY WIN FROM COLUMBIA—SCORE 141 TO 1 (Continued from First Page.) League will iteeif."* When both teams scattered over the greensward, MoGraw's boys looked as though they had just stepped out of a bandbox, while the collegians tumbled wive a good account of about in trite “rough hovee” style. They | gouged their fists and elbows Into the muggy #04, fell on balls and did not mind getting whacked with a bat. Mc- Graw, who coached Columbla for a week this season. looked on with a critical eye, and Imping around, urged hia men to. “hit It up,* and step lvely, Columbia Noys Lively. The minute the collegians got In the diamond they begin to give an 18-karat ample of baseball, ‘Taber, second base- men, and Goodman, short stop, grabbed everything that didn’t touch sky, while the fielders were everywhere ‘twixt ¢! whitewashed liners and flies as though they had cramps in the hand. Hefore time was called 1,000 persona had passed the turnstile, and they sat in the half frosty air awaiting eagerly for play. The way McGraw kent his boys on the jump warmed the hearts of every enthu- flast more than the beaming aun, and aver top of the coughing Elevated . sh one thought he could see the pennant flirting with the breeze. an h Mevraw," sald the man who never misses a geme, "Even money (hat New York never sees the tati end this year!” Glauts Got Bory. In the limbering-up process MoGraw made every man on the team get busy and the fnfleld was bombarded with a series of hot shots t fairly burned the sod Babb and Glibert, shotstop and secon} base, did everything but turn handsprings as they came into the bench, Every player was reeking with perspiration. If these men play the same qrt of ball In the ehamplon- ship it may be that the lows of su, men as Delehanty, Davis and Elberfield will not be so much an was at first ught. Firat Inning, As Taber atepped 49 the batter's piace hundreds of coilegians started up their an and the blea hond with fi) mhoute ‘kone strike, two strikes, a ball and the third time he fanned. Warner dropped the sphere, but easily eaught his man at second, O'Neill bit a lively one to sec ond and sprinted down (he line, put Gilvert picked It up and beat the run ner out to frat. Goodman slapped one paut Taylor but Gilbert najled tt nandiy and the side was out, No runs, Por Columbia Guerin went in the box, ‘a tall, Inky boy with plenty ef com: posure, but not much speed. Browne touched him up very quickly for a high fly to right fleld, and the college rooters yelled yociferously as O'Neil! bagged it. Van Haliren filed to G win and another Giant was retired ESCAPES FIRE, Shamrook M1, Str Thomas Lépton’s cup challenger of 1wo years ago, was threat ened by destruciton by fire ear'y torday the (rie Basin, where she is boxed up ‘The fire started on the stewn OX tn Robbin'w shipyard short! Josep! Gacovered the bands ho were hit. ine yacht was housed over and wood of the xned. dry as tinder, would have eusily Caught, ‘Phe men worked rapidly, and wih the ald of the fire kept he fire on whe lighte destroyed, The loss was 82. — Bowling Gam era ‘The 909 Individaal Champlopshio—F, yon apd Arnold, at the White |b * after orinick, the watelme flames and cried ait working on the night the Husines Mi bam pionsh ip Vire Inpuiance Leagie, Claremoa and MoCann thumped a hot grounder pas' fuerin and got to fir Guerin bit Mertes on the crasy bone and two bases were filled, MoGraw yelled to Babb. IMt her out straight!” and he did, but Goodwin made the neatest sort of a pick-up, slapped the ball to firet and back came the college boys wreathed |n smiles, No runs. Second Jnnin Joice started out by passing the stick ‘rough the atmosphere three times tn suceesion, ‘Taylor was warming up 4 great style and seemed to have the col- legians scared. Framdach lefi-handed \rice more at a bunch of curves that looked like Pearl street on w foggy day odwin could not beiter and Co in went to the award with- No rune. rin fooled Lauder twice and sloged one line, Which he o DESL by Bn ey eum Giioert one of ihe ve moutopawa on tne New ktean, bunted and humped for tho ner, bul Joe bornun, dea ‘The next time he sent a i ved Lauder athird. thous’ very © lone pn aii do out a run Young Ge tI 4 ¥ wy saiiai Sh Yih Gearin was receiving beautiful support, and the Columbia second baseman kept up the good work by pinching a ground- er from Taylor'a bat and nabbing him jat first. No runs. { Third Inning, Tyler fouled to Warner. Mehler wax | Taylor's fith strike-out viotim, and Gearin took his base on dalis. Three , Columbia boys nearly split their wind- j pipes coaching him, and the result was eo Rtole second, No re, Taber filed to Babb, and once more a g008e oe for Columbia. No runs. | ‘owne, another soutspaw. ran like the Empire State Express on a_ ho: grounder to short stop. but he could | Rot beat out the trow of Goodwin. Van Haltren tried to kid the young collage | pitcher oy stepping out of the ee bor | je lomt two strikes. Next he clipped a rounder between Taber's fingers, tack- | “ig an error to the second baseman's | ered speedily duplicated by mut. | fing wae throw from behind the bat. The veteran centre fleider on second « to third an MeGann’s hit. butt score on same was caugh home plate, MeGann sco) bad throw by Mehler and won third aiter a tiwenty-foot slide. He go: no father, as Mertes fied high and long to centre fleld and once more there was nowaing doing. No ron Fourth Joning. O'Netil tried a bunt. but popped a fly Into Warner's hands. He was fol- lowed by » Who swatted the ball ar making the first hit of between second base and hort ing Jaxer fled were two out Godwin trying runs Grant eyed eeded alls | second on a and retired hy second. N The to teal a left-hander, thereupon Gue and immediately pro to aim at Bach's h Four succession was the result, and se the time to score from tty Mathewson, who did the bark- ing act from third base, Matty's volee was so disconcerting at the new pitcher got wilder, and Lander got first balls, Hbert sacrificed, pitcher to firrt Warn Was struck on the shin and limped down toe line. B Th this’ crisis Taylor, who made but one two-bagger, slished jere to center and brought home three men. Rrowne instantly follo with a slow one to second, beat Jt out and Taslor got home on a dad throw from third home. The left-handed pitcher was easy for Van Haktren, who stung ona past firet+ base and sent Rrowne clear around the lot.” MeGann was bit on the shoulder and young Grant went to the bency be- fore an ambulance had to de called. 7: ok his place. Van Maliren and nn, assisted by a passed ball. made 4 double steal. On Mertes’s Littl hit to Pilcher Van was caught at Metros ainie secon ed Rabb'a long fy and and “Mertes both came home. made a beautiful pick-up and Tauder oul. Seven runs Fitth Taning. muder T: ree y MeGann Joyce threw pocket- nearly liner, od knocked ‘Tyler's head making a hit. and War safe ons to right field with a atinger to Good. ght Warner al second and doubled to vst in time to nall Taylor. Gilbert scored on the play, bute the bleachers gave (ie collage bos credit for the first double piny made on the Polo Grounds thin year, Browne. sur- prised the fans by striding out. run of wity ner sma man, who One Sixth Inning Miller went tn to pitch and Bresnahan relleved aWrner aa. bi han got Adam Y base on balls, On O'Nelli's sacrifice he went to second. Miller disposed of Goodman's line grounder and Columbia departed, scoreless runs. Collegian ‘Tyler banged in three that fooled “Van Haltren and allowed Mc- Gann much a puny, grounder that he caught him easily at first. 3 the count on balls and made ar steal fo second partly on the first base: man’s error. Batth also tr balls and stole second Mar third. and then, as the ball was ing from catetier to piiches, made & marvellous drive and got home ¢ lumbin was getting sleepy. lauder ® safe hot to rentre sent Beth home, But while napping at first Lauder was near- ly cought, and New York went out with | two rns to thelr credit, Two runs, Seventh I There was no char i ball plumed Into Van Haltren’s mitt Babb threw Frambach out, and two {recond later Lauder tossed ‘Goodman's | grounder to firat. Quick work, No runs Gilbert bunted, but Jolce gut the ball to fret ayead of him, Bresnahan's lner juver shore stop was good for a hese | Miller's eacrifice bunt was handied by \Pyler, Browne's sate rap over left feld sent Bresnahan home, and Browne) ached second on the home throw, Van Haitren seat » hot grounder, but’ Be" Saran OA ee fan. e for Jo aw a st A eA | Hanlon fling Tae bases. Mehler struck out. Harold Weeks. the famous football pliyer, bat- ted for Adams and was caught at’ first. Taber's slow nit to third was safe and Tyler scored Cohimbia’s first run. ru Weeks took centre. McGann bunted by Tyler. and wax tarown Babb was hit with the popped to Taber. hall and stole second, Tyler threw Lauder out. No runs, Ainth inning Browne caught Goodman's fy. Joyee filed to Mertes, Frambach walked and Was caught stealing second. TARY WILL NOT FRAT ANGE, Latter Gets On a Match with Eddie Hanlon, So Brooklyn Boy Steps to Rear. Another important battle between feather-weights will be decided in San ‘ranclsto very soon. Renny Yanger, he: ndefeated boy of Chicas), and Eddie the clever Californian, who re cently galned fame by fighting “Young Corbett a twenty-round draw, will be the principals, The match wan arranged lin Chicago last night, when John Herts, manager of Yanger, accepted the offer de him by the Hayes Valley Athlete Ino, of San Francisco, for a twenty round ‘bout to be decided tn June. will battle at 124, pounds, weigh in at 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the bout. and will receive @ per cant. of the gross receipts, of which the winner will r ceive 75 per cent, Eddle Graney has been chosen referce of the conte! MeGovern Loses Bont, he making of this match will in al! probability result in the proposed battle between Yanger and Terry Mc- Govern being called off. Yanger signed to fight McGovern under the condition that if the former's match with Hanlon was made negotiations with Terry would be called off. Harris's Hard Jol Sam. Harris, Terry's manager, will likely hunt up another opponent for his boy, With Yanger tied up with Hanlon and other fighters, and’ no possible chance of “Young Corbett" consenting to fight him again, Harris may arrange a match with either Tim Jahan or Billy Ryan, Hart and O'Brien Aga “Philadelphia Jack" O'Brien and Mar- vin Hart, of Louisville, will meet in the roped arena in two weeks, They have been signed by the matchmaker of the Penn Art Athletic Club, of Philadelphia to try conclusions in &@ six-1 ound ou! on April 2% The last time the men fought Hert came within an, ace of knocking out O'Brien in the fifth round For an English Tt A battle for the feather-welght cham- pionship of England will be decided in three weeks at the National Sporting Club, of London. Ben Jordan, the pres- ent champion, and Will Curley will be the principals. They were matched cently to mest in @ ffteen-round bout for a side bet of $2,000. The National Club is giving the fighters a puree of a han and Mahers, liahan and Billy Maharg, the phia feather-welghts, were prac- tically matched last night in Philadel phia o meet in @ six-round contest next month, Efforts were made to have the two rivals meet in a finish contest, but the man re of the men pointed out the fact that such a contes, would inju [the sport of boxing, and nothing came of it Me Busy Daye. Matty Matthews, ‘the ox-wellor-weight champion, will engage in twa battles tals Nerd he wil! Aghi are Martin One Mortes They | LITTLE REIFF MAY RIDE IN THE EAST, Hopes for License from French Jockey Club, which Will Allow Him to Get Mounts Here. (Spertal to The Evening Worll.) mous little jock until the Mrench license, will vide around the New Yor! tracks and at the Worth meeting In Chi ago if he gets his license from the Western Jockey Club. and may have tar mount on John A. Drake's Bavable in the American Derby, One thing is certain. Club does grant aske for jfact that ho will-he !s bound to ha: mount in the American Derby. “I want to ride the best horse in the Derby," said tae diminutive Johnny to- day while he was devouring poached ¢ggs and toast at the ‘atoga Hotel. “I look upon Mr, Wishard as the great- est trainer in the worid and tnat ts why Lsay I would Ilke to ride Savable in the Derby, because he is a good colt and I ow Wishard will aave him ready if sends him to the post. Of course, Mr. | Dreke has Tommy. Meade and Houore as stanle Jockeys and they would probably want fo ride, [don't blame tem and | 1 vould pot want to deprive (hem of any H lory_ or opportuntie: Just ritten a letter to my jor er Lester, who Is in ¢ fornia, and Jam awaiting a reply, atter witch 1 will | know just What to do. If he thinks my applying for a license from the Western J y Club might influence the French stewards and injure my chances of ob- taining a license from them, then 1 will not_ask to ride here. "eMy only object in securing a Mcense jfrom’ the French stewards Is that [ can ontain a license in the Bast, so that | could ride there for some of the wealthy owners. A ‘I have practically given up the idea of riding abroad again after my exper- fence for the last six months. 1 do aot know why my license in Frince was revoked. It has been sald that it was r the alleged pulling of \ount St, Phajias's Salnt Saulgeon, which was beaten @ head the last’ day J rode. Henry rod! the winner that say and we hooked up In the stretch and his toount simply outgamed mine. My sult agatnet thy paper was simply for my own vin- dication 1 did not take a cent I told nv ‘awyer lic could have ali ke coud er aut of it T was awarded 1,000 ance GEORGE BOTHNER THREW OSCAR JOHNSON ONCE. HARTFORD, April 10.—George Both- ner, the Igbtwelght champion wrestler of the world, threw Oscar Johnson, of thin elt, once within an hour last night, Referee J. F. Quinn. of Canada declared the first twenty-two minutes the bout, the time required by lathner to throw his opponent, to be the best wrestling he had ever seen, ‘There was a preliminary between ‘apt, Madden, of Manchester, and George Fisher, of New York, which runes in a draw. ae BENNINGS ENTRIES, BPNNINGS RACE TRACK, WASH- INGTON, April 1—The entries for to- morrow's races are as follow Firm Raco—Hurdle Handicap; mi Gosia. ryt " a Diincaro .... ori Nee Pin Third Race—Gouth Charles O' Malies Duke of Greasland.. decopel voll Ki Steeplechase; two miles ‘To iaght oe ABS Montnin 4 Pith Race—delden! ven furiomme, oravele Drop 0 Ry i CHICAGO, April 1.—Johnny Reiff, the who set all Europe agog by his clever work in the saddle stewards revoked his Vendomes, Krakehlias Lost in Evening TO-NIGHT’S GAMES. Rapid Orchards. Knickerbocke: LAST NIGHT’S GAMES. Vendomes Krakehli Stickers If, the. Jockey e Ioenso when Bel it—and it is almost a settled The rail birds and rooters saw three good games in The Evening World's tournament at Amann & Triess's al.ess last night. ‘The Vendomes, Stickel und Krakeblias met and they drew a Kreat crowd. Much was expected of the latter team on account of the splendid showing It made in the preiim- Inary round, The nigat was full of surprises all around. The \endomes opened up with the Stickers and rolled a game that [Would have put to shame aay team of beginners in the business, Smith scored BASEBALL NOTES. Herman Long. “i'd sooner jump around the infleld than have money left to me. And I'm not ashamed of my age, either, I'm forty years |. i've been playing vail seventeen years, and thirteen or them “were spent Wwita the Boson Nationais, But the old man has plenty of pepper in him yet. I'm going io play pany ali the time, ‘Then J’ retire to give some of the young fellows like Jack’ O'Connor, a chanc (era BUI Dahlen surprised everybody at Co- lumbia by the enthusiasm’ with which he took up practice. ‘those who have seen bim in the preliminary warming up heretofore have been mnpressed with his utter disinolination to exert himself until the bell rings for the regular game, Both Peite and Bergen are throwing to bages with thelr old-time acouracy. With the pitchers more wide awake than they were last season, fewer buses will be stolen from the Cinclnnatis this year than heretofore. eee Pan Murphy, the Athletice's second LOW SCORES R IN LAST NIGHT’S GAME ———— = “It's fug for me to play ball,” says} ten years longer, and I'll be in iast Com- | OLLED — Si and Stickers Won and World Tourney. 14 and Brunnson was three pins wora® off. The total was four ping shy of the 750 mark and the Stickers had ne trouble landing with almost 190 pina te spare, ‘Then came the first shock to the raile jbitds. ‘Ine Vendomes came right back with the crack Krakehlia five and too them into camp to the tune of 910 to 864 Eckeis was high for thet game and alae for the evening with 231. a -Afier that the talent looked forthe Stickers to win easily from the - kehlias, but the latter five fooled again by getting §1 pins against Sib Scored by the Stickers. This an exciting wame throughout and the spectator The scores faa on tiptoe all the tima, First Game. Vendomes, Bronx—Smii ron, Wurster, 181 Forsthner, 16. Total, 744, in, 189 Stiokers—' Berrpran, 170; Pellmonte, 191, Total, 839. Second Game, Vendomes—Smith, 182; Brunnson, 246} ai; Forsthasr, Worster, Nerakelta 173; Addicks, rake! lee. WA: Hauser, 175; Meyer, 199; Dont Toil, seh sid am, Third Game. 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