The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-14
Giants Win First lntracity
Baseball Game by
5 Runs TO |.
FORD POUNDED m EIGHTH
Duel OF Pitchers Not the Contest
Expected - Younger Man
Falls to Go the Route.

I
day and the Giants defeated the High
Ian derS in the first game Of the poet
season series by score 10 5toi MAthsw-
son was pitted against Russell Ford,
the remarkable youngster who was the
sensation 81 the recent American League
campaign, and although the latter showed
much or his useful effectiveness he was
outclassed by the veteran who won the
worlds championship for the New York
Nationals in 1915.
Had II not been for two h'ngles by Fred
Merke the Highlanders would have been
shut out When safe hits were needed
To bring base runners home NAthewson's
magical curves were too much for the
the air MAthewsOn did not give q base
on halls. showing superb control at all
stages Of the struggle and holding Chase's
warriors to eight hits for a total Of twelve
hases
Then again Matty started the rally
n the 81 ghth inning which spell victory.
by n rafting single and scored the first
~ the four runs in that inning which
crushed the HighlAnders. The Giants
hig pitcher struck out Cree and Ford
three times each, IApore and HemphiIl
twice each and returned CHASE, Daniels,
knight and Austin To the bench once
each.
A majority ~ these strikeouts came
-. al. II
score. In the second inning for instance.
he retired thrre hGtsmen IN this manner.
having a runner On second again in the
third after Austin had reached Deviin's
corner of the diamond. MAthewson com
PEELED Hemphill and ChASe to carve the
Atmosphere In the fourth two mors
HighlAnders struck out. while two run
ners were anchored.
NATHEwsoN's GREAT WORN
MAthewson's most telling work was in
the seventh inning. after Cree had
doubled and Mitchell had sin gled With
no one out he famed Ford and Austin.
and with terrific speed he made Daniels
pop foul which retired the side Once
more. with two runners ready Co score
IN a safe HIT with two ont in the eighth,
Mat hewsons fadeswsy made Birdie Cree
hit az nothing And 80. with twisting
curves. binding speed. puzzling slow
halls and ALWAYS using his head Mathew
son WAS the real hero Of the game.
Ford Wis probably a biz handicapped
when hi regular catcher. I'd sweeney.
was knocked out of time IN the third
inning 4 blazing foul t,p from Chief
Meyers hat tore = nail from Sweeney'a
right for"hnger. and 80 disabled him
thar he viii nc, take part in the remain
ing contests 10 he played Although
Mitchell who supplan,"d Sweeney caught
splendidly and threw ia second well. Il
was thought that Ford lacked some ~
~ usual confidence For on innings
the vo'Ing-jer puzzled the Giants with
his Sptthall and showed nerve at critical
periods
He struck out eight SnodgraSs. the
G. ants star hitter. tanning four times.
I II 20 the eighth inning Ford held the
GIln'. Ia sly hI;.. and would have shut
them on m that length 81 time n Cree
had caught AZ from Murray in the
sixth inning which enabled Devore TO
rome HON" win the tying run.
FORD CrACKEp
In the eighth inning. with three men
nm bases and Two out. Ford lost control
and hi Rr,dvell on the knee This
bobhle forced Nathew-nn across the
plate and broke the tie. After this Ford
Na- touched ny for three successive
h,ngi@=. two ~ which were inheld
and the Giants total was
hcr""-"1 u" w.
In IN" "arN inn'nsS me hiAnts did
'o' -hhe, f'rs' n"S"'h"h hersie seemed
q he extremely ner, Gus Merkle MADE
crazy throw Hnn I"movH1 WIN b
nun "hich COS, IN" h'shianue's only
'uh ana "fohkh' n".h upoh ms heAo
from DefNOnN