New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-10
GIANTS WIN THE FIRST.
PHILADELPHIA SHUT OUT.
Timely Hitting and Mathe1cso"
Pitching Cause of Victory

Philadelphia. Oct. 9-Masterly pitching ~
Christey Mathewson. backed UP by sii' eue
playing by the men behind him, gave the -
York National League champions Vio'
the Philadelphia American League peiiii'i'
,,ere u, tho first of the series of seven games loi
tbA worlds championship. Philadelphia faiiea
70 score Mathewson allowing the home team
only four hits while the Giants manaseo -
earn and score three runs off Plank
Although defeated Philadelphia played JIM
,ont came It was a clean victory for the VS.
itors the element OF luck having no peartiis IL
the contest. The National League champions
nlaved hard for the game and it was only their
timely hitting that gave them the victory
while tho visitors were gathering their runs
NETWORKS great pitcher was moving down
the home players in almost one, t"o' Ihree
order OF the thirty-one men who faced MN
only eight reached first base, four of them on
hits three on felders' choices and one on Don
Inns muff of a short fly. Only one man
Schreck-reached third, and he was thrown OUT
at the plate on a close play.
New-York also excelled in base running, four
of the Giants being credited with stolen bases
The only department wherein the Athletics out
shone the New orkers was in fielding They
gave Plank as brilliant support as has been seen
here for a long time Monte Cross at short and
a
nomenaI stops and quick throws while on the
run The team played without an error For
New-York Dahlen and Devlin all over the
inheId. the latter making several hard stops and
throws. Donlin made NETWORKS only mlsplay
He started too late on short fly pail anu
nuffed il. 1t resulted in nothing, as the runner
was doubled up at second on the next play
NeW-York came near scoring IN the nrSl
inning Plank hit Bresnahan. the first man up,
with the first pitched ball. He was forced at
second by Browne Donlin sent up pop fly TO
Davis and Mccain hit into the crowd in lett
field, the ground rule allowing him two bases.
With Browne on third Mertes fell victim to
PIank's ''crossfire" balls and struck out
In the second inning Devn and Gilbert bunt-
ed safely and worked the double steal Bresna-
IAN purposely sent to first on balis, put
New York was unable to score. The visitors
went out in order in the third and fourth on
sharp fielding
Mathewson singled to centre in the fifth in
Ming but was forced at second by Bresnahan.
who stole second Browne easy out and
Bresnahan scored on Donlin's single to left field.
Mccain was purposely sent to first on -FOUR
balls Mertes hit to the centrefield crowd. scor-
ing Donlin With New Yorks second run Dahlen
The Giants were easily disposed of in the
sixth seventh and eighth innings. They scored
their third run in the ninth on Gflberts third
hit of the day Mathewson'S sacrifice and Bres-
nahan's single.
The nearest Philadelphia came to scoring was
in the sixth inning when Schreck opened with a
pretty drive for two bases. He reached third on
Plank's sacrifice but was thrown out at the
plate by Mathewson, who gathered in HartsePs
sharp grounder. Murphy opened the eighth in
ming with a two-base drive, but the next three
men went out in order. Davis hit for two bases
in the ninth, but left at second.
While interest in the series is widespread the
crowd vas not as large that which any
one of the three games between the home team
and Chicago, when they played their series about
ten days ago for first place. Counting those
who sa the game from the roofs Of houses sur
rounding the grounds more than IS 600 persons
witnessed to-day struggle. The paid admissions
were officially announced at IL 800. Scattered
through the big pavilion many promi-
nent in baseball. either as players or club own
The national commission had seats In the
upper tier the nome players side of the field
Mathewson knocked out for few minutes
in the fifth inning being hit by a fast liner
from Seybold's bat. He threw the player out
and after short rest went back in the box.
The two teams will play in New-York to-mor-
row. The visitors left for home tonight. and
the Philadelphia team will go to New-York to-
morrow morning. The score follows: