The Washington times., 1905-10-11
BENDER PITCHES
REMARKABLE GAME
Athletics Triumph Over the
Chesty Giants.
INDIAN A TWIRLING MARVEL
Extraordinary Work Prevents Nc
Graw's Men From Scoring
Yesterday.
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.
The Standing.

NEW 1Ohk, Oct 9.-Great is Bender
Mighty his arm, cunning his skill in
spring his name
The tall lank. silent Indian won hasa
paii iame Tor himself and great VIC
tory for the Athletics in the second
game for the worlds championship at
the foio Grounds yesterday by the score
OF to reversing the figures by which
the Fhiiadelphias suffered defeat in the
hrst battle of the series.
AS 1t was all Mathewson on Monday.
SO 1t was all Bender yesterday.
Speed to Spare.
The former never showed more sneea
control, nerve or strategy than the won
derful Indian did.
1t was Bender from the first IN tbe
ninth inning. Nothing dismayed him.
nothing disconnected him, nothing i'm
pressed him.
de was impassive. silent. indicating in
every move and muscle the characterfs-
ties of his race
NO man ever pitched in the presence
OF greater crowd on the Polo Grounds.
NC crowd in the Polo Grounds ever
cheered an opposing pitcher with such
Wild unrestrained enthusiasm.
1t seemed as though the mighty host
had forgotten its loyalty, had lost fts
sentiment. had transferred it's fealty.
ard Bender was its idol Victory for
New York was an incident, wass sSal-
lowed up in the personal achievement of
the taciturn Chippewa.
Cheers for Bender.
Bender was cheered and cheered. Ben
der was cheered when, in the first In
ming. after Bresnahan had smashed the
1rst ball pitched to extreme left field for
double, he forced Browne to pop q
ridiculously easy fly, which he caught.
Donhn TO offer Monte Cross 4 laugsable
cnance, and then reduced New York.s
probability OF scoring to an imposslbility
by striking out the mighty McGann.
Bender was loudly cneered In the sue
ceeding inning when, with two men on
bases and only one man out. he retired
tae side in the most brilliant manner.
sender was hoarseiy cheered in the
fourth inning when, after Donlin had
singled TO right field, ne forced McGann
ana Mertes in quick succession to make
six vicious iunges at the ambient and re-
Tire 10 the bench, Donlin being out at
second on perfect throw by Schreck
McGann Fans Again.
Bender was nightly cheered In the
seventh inning when. after Doniin had
crashed the white sphere into the right
center crowd for two bases, McGann
famed .he atmosphere for the third
consecutive time. Mertes sent out an
ordinary fly 10 Seyboid and Dahlen put
up foul that fell safely between
lSchreck's brown hand and big mitt.
And. finally. Bender was wildly cheer
ed when. in that final inning, Murphy
fumbled Donlin's hard grounder and he
gave Mccain pass With these two
men on bases and no one out. he showed
his complete mastery OF the crIticsI
situation by retiring Mertes. Dahlen and
Oevlin on .luny hits that did not roll
Bender had won. He was frantically
cheered.
An Inspiring Throng.
The Polo Grounds was a sea of faces
when the struggle began. From the
surrounding heights 1t resembied a high
pit with seething humanity fringing
its borders.
Women wept for standing space; men
fought for IT, Fhe huge crescent pavil- |
ION was packed to density Not a foot |
OF room was unoccuDied.
Those who passed through the turn |
stiles constituted only a part OF the |
thousands who followed the flight of |
TIC bail and heard the crack of the |
leather. On the heights above. on the |!
long viaduct. ON the elevated trains 1
tracks and sheds stood thousands who |
viewed The battle for worlds baseball |
honors without price. Other thousands |
Looked for Victory.
All New York expected another vic |
tory. GIoating over the triumph of |
tScir champions in the Quaker City, |
9othamites could not reason out a de- |
Vat McGinnity. the Iron Man." a |
title gained by his great stamina I'm |
pitching two games in the same day on
many occasions without apparent ply
steal distress or strain, was !n the |
box. Bnt Gotham had not figured on
Bender, the man who had Inundated
Chicago and administered two defeats
IN the same afternoon to Washington. !
But they know more OF Bender now,
respect his skill. admire his nerve, ac-
knowledge his prowess.
Champions Ermiliated.
The surprising part of Benders per-
formance was his remarkable work
when it seemed tha. New York must
score. These were the innings when he
was cheered by the hostile throng In
the first, second, fourth. seventh. and
ninth innings New York had men on
the bases. In four of them when rot
single man had been put out. Yet the
Giants did not score and were obliged
10 suffer the humiliation OF shut
out defeat in the presence Of one of
the largest gatherings that ever wit
messed them play.
III the tnitu, iitii, anu SiAtn iullluS5
the Giants went out in order as fast
as they could take their positions at
bat And for this achievement Bender
was chesSed. in fine, the game was a
personal ovation for the Indian from
beginning to end.
The defensive and offensive work of
the contesting teams was as nearly
even as could well be imagined. -Four
hits were made off Bendegs pitching.
dve OF McGinnity, and one on Ames.
Each team was credited with two err
rors. But IL was nor due to the often
stve strength Of the PhisaaeiphiaGs that
they carried back to the Quaker City