The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-10-10
Bresnahan a Star

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Reference has already been made to
players whose good work stood out. but
especial mention also is due Roger Bres-
nahan. who caught Mathewson, and who
rose TO the requirements Of the occa-
sion CALAMITY. Bresnahan not only
caught better than is his wont, but put
lots of ginger into the play L.iliputian
william Gilbert led his team in hitting,
making bunt and two clean singles.
Plank was nervous at the start. and as
ne wound up 10 pitch the first ball
whole battery OF cameras on the COACH
ing lines took snapshots of him A
swift inshoot caught Bresnahan on the
ankle and Roger limped to first base
Bresnahan was not on the base long
browne sent grounder spinning down
10 Monte Cross. who handled II in un-
ruined manner and tossed the ball TO
murphy, forcing Bresnahan. Mike Dom
IN sent a ny soaring to Harry Davis
and two were out But there still was
chill in store for the Quaker con-
course, the same shivering their spines
, mnen Mcoann hit into the crowd be-
tween Lord and Seybold for two bases
Win Browne on third and Mccain on
second, Mertes was whitfield ont ON
strikes and the Quaker multitude re-
Then everybody sat erect. waiting 70
see what the Athletics would do HSitb
Mathewson The tension was Ken
put ne s2uakers did not do anything
mieH MaIheWson in that inning or any
other In the first three innings onIy
nIhe OF them went to bat while fourtaa1
Lew lev hoF OF We're al bat in the same
roiiar OF time. Hartsel opened with a
IoIer 70 Gilbert, and that human dxN
namo shot the ball TO MCCAIN a ybisi-s-
aheaa of the feet Hartsel Lord slied
hot lick "'e up Jaws S
Giants Bunted.
AFTER Dahlen had famed in the second
| inning the New Yorks switched 10 h,,n+
inG Devlin and Gilbert both outfootad
taps toward third base Lave Cross
would have retired DevIin on the lar
ter's bunt had not Plank got In his vav.
Mathewson struck out. and Plank tool,
no chance on Bresnahan, sending him
along on balls. 1t was up 10 Browne
to wipe out his indirect slight on his
batting ability. and he did connect with
the ball sqUarely. But Monte Cross
gathered In the ball on mean bound
and threw Browne out.
Donlin hunted toward right in tho
third inning. and he and Davis had n
hair-raising race for the bag Both slid
Tor the precious canvas, Davis reaching
1t first. Lave Cross whipped McGann's
jumper over to first, and Murphy made
quick recovery after fumbling Mertes'
hit and headed off his man at first. After
Devlin's sharp play on NJ Cross
grounder in the third inning Donlin
muffed Schreck's fly, and Schreck had
me honor Of being the first Philadel-
phian TO repose on a base. His lease
OF life was brief. Plank grounded TO
Oahlen. who doubled up Schreck and
the batter
Dahlen was thrown out by Murphy in
the fourth. Devlin stabbed at a slow
out-curve. and sat down on three
strlkes. and Monte Cross fired Gilbert
out al first. The Quaker half OF the
same inning was more prolific OF action
Iopsy Hartsel disclosed Philadelphia's
nrst bingle. IL was a tclean slash over
second base. PhiladelDhia's inside
mechanism went askew at this point,
Lord hunted. the ball going in the air
and falling between Gilbert ana Nc
Gam IL was such bunt. however. that
Hartsel did not know whether the hail
would be caught or not He had To bug
his base pending the fate OF the bail
Inc instant the leather hit terra firma
Gilbert bounced on IL. passed IL TO DahIen
az second, and Hartsel was forced. Lord
In turn was forced on Davis grounder