Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-10-18
WINS
FROM CHICAGO
FOUR TO ONE
First Game in World Champion
ship Series Witnessed by 30,-
900 People, Bender and
Baker the Stars.

IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirel
Philadelphia, Oct. 17.-In a clean
and sharply played game the Phila-
delphia American league champions
defeated the Chicago CUBS" the
premier team OF the National league
at shibe park today, 4 to /, in the
first contest of the series to decide
the worlds championship. Nearly
10000 persons saw the game
To Charles Albert Bender, the
Chippewa Indian pitcher, and TO
Frank Baker, the third baseman,
Philadelphia largely owes its victory.
oThe Chief never showed better
form than he did when he faced the
Chicago men this afternoon Bakers
contribution was his hard and timely
hitting. The Americans found Over
all rather easily and after the third
inning Manager Chance retired him
and sent Mcintyre into the box. The
latter promptly stopped the "Ath-
letics' and held them without a hit
until the eighth inning, when Baker
hit to the right field wall for two
bases.
Bender who won the only game
the Athletics took from the New
York Nationals in the worlds series
in 1905, allowed the Chicago men but
three hits, one in the first inning by
Schultz and two in the ninth and not
one Cub reached second base until
the final inning. If it had not been
for the muffing of Tinker's foul iiy
by Thomas in the ninth inning, the
Cubs would have been disposed Of
with but two hits rs the little short
stop. hit the next ball for clean sin
Gle and took second on Strunk's fum-
BILE
The big Indian was as steady as a
clock and appeared to be the master
at every stage of the game. Besides
getting only three hits the Nationals
were able to work him for only two
bases on balls and Schultz got both
Of these, one in the fourth and the
other in the ninth. overall Sot away
with the first inning in fine shape,
though Collins singled. but he got
into deep trouble in the second when
the home team batted him for three
hits. one double. He also gave base
on balls in this inning. In the third he
was found for single and double.
Third Baseman Baker was the only
man on either team to get more than
one hit He landed on the ball for
~ r-f., 10 n ~
run himself and sending home two
others OF the total of four. Lord was
the only other man to hit for an ex-
ira base.
Except for hard running catch
by Scheckard of long fly off Muir
phys bat in the seventh inning and
severad hard stops by Baker and
Barry, the fielding was not sensa-
tlonal.
The only stolen base was by Muir
ply who reached second base on
high pitched bah which King could
not bring down in time for try to
the center bag.
The Athletics much discussed
Weakness behind the bat did not
show itself as Thomas had the ball
down to second ahead of the runner
each time a steal was tried. only
two attempts were made. both by
Schultz.
The official count of the attend
ance was 26,S91 and the total re-
ceipts, $37,424.50. OF this amounnt
the players will receive $20,209.23,
the club owners $13,472.S2, and the
National commission sS.74245.
The bleacher seats were packed
and several thousand persons were
crowded behind the ropes in right
and left fields.
The bleachers were filled two hours
biore the game began, several thou
sand having spent most of the night
az the gates of the park to get good
seats.
Outside the grounds enterprising
householders whose homes overlooked
The field. erected bleacher seats on
the roofs and sold them at from 81 to
81 each
The big game was late in starting,
due to a long conference over ground
rules owing To the crowd in the field
and over the question of permitting
moving picture men on the field
when the game was in progress
II was finally agreed to permit the
photographers to place their cameras
against the grand stand behind first
aud third bases. Bender was given
splendid ovation. His great record
Tor the season was remembered by
the crowd and the Philadelphia root
ers settled back. confidently helieV-
Ing that the chief would continue 90
show his great form.
Shcckard. the first man mp. fouled
oit the first bail pitched. and the
crowd cheered. The next was a
itiike and with two more heaves Of
tne Indians mighty arm-the batter
went out on strikes. Schultz. the
next man up. sent a chill through
,he crowd by shooting a clean single
tn ieit Then on the first BAH
ptchcd. Schultz started Tor second