New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-22
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

: The largest crowd Of the season. numbering
smore than twenty-five thousand persons, at
tended the opening game of a series between the
Giants and Chicago at the Polo Grounds yester-
day. and although the mighty Aathewson was
ain the box for the home team, the fans had to
return to their homes sad of heart. for the visit
TORS won by score of 3 to ..
8 Some OF the decisions of Emslie and O'Day ap-
speared unfavorable TO the Giants. and these
faroused the fans TO such an extent that after
.the game hundreds swarmed the field and
jeered and hooted the umpires. 1t looked for
time if serious trouble would result, but two
policemen entered the grounds. and after one
had fired shot in the air the crowd was dis
persed.
The defeat Of the Giants the harder TO
bear as Mathewson pitched a good game and
earned the honors over Three Fingered Brown
The chief cause OF their downfall was due to
Bresnahan. In the fourth inning he dropped
Corcorans throw. and although he seemed TO
recover the ball in time to catch SIagle ODay
uthought otherwise and the run counted. Again.
Gin the seventh inning. he made wild throw to
Dahlen at second base and king raced home
with what turned out 10 be the winning run
Brown pitched a strong game for Chicago, and
was ably supported by good fielding, the features
of which were several fast double plays
Three hours before the game was scheduled TO
begin the gates were thrown open, ana uhs
crowd was big enough even then 20 fill the
choice seats. Both teams were on the field
early and INDUCED in the liveliest kind of prac-
sice that kept the spectators in good humor
until the umpire called the game At that time
standing room was at a premium.
A mighty roar greeted Mathewson when he
took his place in the box. With him t|irng
victory seemed a foregone conclusion. and when
the first three men that faced him went out in
one, two. three order the fans felt even more
confident Then came the Giants to bat Shan
mons low hit went by Tinker. and he got to
first Strang was put out by Chance. and then
DevIin sent out a hot liner to left field, which
sent Shannon with the first The crowd
cheered like mad for it was a good beginning
for the Giants.
In the next two innings neither side scored
but in the fourth trouble began, for the visitors
got two men across the plate. Slagle. the first
man up got base on balls. and reached third
on Tinker's two-bagger. Sheckard then hit to
Corcoran, who threw to Bresnahan. The latter
dropped the bail, ard Slag!e get home with the
first run E'ha1es sait 70 Dahlen, ard the latter
threw to the plate. This time Bresnahan caught
the throw and tinker was OUT. Sheckard stole
third when Bresnahan tried 70 catch Chance
mapping at first. Steinfeldt was ffeIded out,
Bresnahan to Mc(fann. but the pay Sheckard
tailed. Hoffman allowed to get to first on
four wide ones; Evers aied out to Strang, which
ended the scoring.
With two out in the fifth inning. Shannon sent
out a three-bagger to the centrefeld ropes. but
strangs pop fly killed chance TO score In the
sixth inning the visitors had bases fun, with
two out, but Evers forced Hoffman, retiring the
side.
1t turned ont to be the lucky seventh for the
visitors when that inning came around, as they
made the that won the game. King sin
gled to right Bovine went out on strikes, and
then Slagle sent out single which went to Dew
lin. Tinker forced Slagie at second but on
Bresnahan's wild throw To Dahen King scored.
In the eighth inning the crowd went Wild with
delight when Shannon. first up for the home
team, sent out q single TO left field. When
Strang followed this up with ROuble which al
lowed Shannon to tally. bedlam broke loose.
DeYIin sacrificed and Seymour hit to Chance,
who threw Strang out al the plate. II was a
close decision and the crowd heaped abuse on
the umpire
In the final inning the crowd dld every thlhs
possible TO rattle Brown, but TO no avail. A
fast double play and DahlenS fly ended the last
chance for the home team. The score follows;