The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-09
GIANTS THE WINNERS.
New York Takes First Game of the
Series.

Philadelphia, Oct. at 1 o'clock
two hours before the ball game be-
tween Philadelphia and New York was
scheduled to start, the pavilion was
crowded. The bIeachers were crowd
ed to their capacity and the late COM
ers were allowed to sit or stand behind
the ropes in the ouf.eld or sit on the
fence.
There were about $4,000 persons
present when play began at 3:O5. The
batting order was as follows:
New York-Bresnahan, catcher;
Brown. right field; Donlin. center
field; Magann, first base; Mertes, left
field; Mccain, first base; Mertes, left
base; Gilbert, second base; Matthew
Philadelphia: HartzeI, left field;
Lord, center field: Davis, first base;
Cross, third base; Seybold right field;
stop; Schreckengost, catcher; Plank,
pitcher.
John Sheridan, of the American
league, umpire, behind the plate and
Hank O'Day of the National league,
looked after the base decisions.
The umpires decided that a hit into
the crowd shall count for two bases.
First inning:
First half: Bresnahan was hit by first
pitched ball. but was forced at second
by Browne, NJ. Cross, to Murphy. Don
lin flied to Davis, holding Browne on
first. Mccain hit into the left field
crowd for two bases, Browne taking
third. Mertes struck out. No runs.
First inning; second half: Hartzell
out, Gilbert to Mccain on close. play.
Lord flied to Donlin- Davis out, Mat
thewson TO Mccain. No runs.
Second inning; first half: Dahlen
struck out. Devlin and Gilbert hunted
safely and worked a double steal Mat
thewson struck out. Plank purposely
walked Bresnahan, filling the bases.
Browne out. M. Cross to Davis. No
runs.
Second inning; second half: L. Cross
out. Dahlen to Mccain. Seybold flied
to Dahlen Murphy out, Gilbert to Nc
Gam. No runs.
Third inning, New York first half:
Dehlen out on Erounder to Davis.
Mccain out L. Cross to Davis. Nun
ply threw Mertes at first. No runs
Third inning Philadelphia: NJ. Cross
out, Devlin to Mccain. Donlin drop
ped Schreck's fly in short center field.
Sehreck reaching first safely. Plank
hit into a double play forcing Eehfeck
at second. No runs
AID BASE BALL
Fourth inning, New York: Dahlen
was out, Murphy to Davis Deviin
struck out Gilbert thrown out by Nc
Cross to Davis. No runs.
Fourth inning, Philadelphia HartzeH
singled to center the first hit for Phil
in.y Hartzen at second. Davis forced
Lord, Dahlen to Gilbert. Dahlen threw
L. Cross out. No runs.
Fifth inning New York: Matthew
son singled to center, but was forced
at second by Bresnahan. NJ. Cross to
Murphy. Bresnahan stole second.
Browne flied to NJ. Cross. Donlin
scored Bresnahan on single to left
and took second on the throw in Nc
Gam reached first on balls. Lord
dropped Mertes' fly and Donlin scored.
Dahlen flied to HartzelI. Two runs.
Fifth inning-NeW York: Seybold
out Matthewson to Mccain. The ball
struck Matthewson and hurt him so
badly that he quickly retired to the
bench and McGinnity began to warm
UP. Matthewson soon recovered and
resumed his place in the pitchers box.
Murphy struck out, first man that
Matthewson famed. NJ. Cross out,
Devlin to Mccain No runs.
Sixth inning-NeW York: Devlin
flied to Lord. Gilbert singled to left
and was thrown out trying to steal
second. Shrek to Monte Cross NJ.
Cross threw 8iatthewson out after a
sensational stop. No run.
Sixth inning Philadelphia: schreek
doubled to center and took third on
Blanks sacrifice, Bresnahan to Nc
Gam, Hartzen hit to Matthewson who
threw SchTeck out at the plate. Lord
forced Hartzen at second Dahlen to
Gilbert. No runs.
Seventh inning, New York: Bresnahan
flied to Lord Browne out. n. Cross to
Davis. Donlin hunted safely and stole