Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-10-14
High|anders Eel! Down In The Eighth
Giants Get First Game to 1-Mathewson Outpitches
Ford-All-Stars Iake Another From Athletics
Academy Getting Ready for Manual Training

New York, Oct. 13.-2'ho New York
National baseball league club over
came their opponents, the New York
Americans, in the fist game of their
post-season series for the champion
ship OF Manhat IAN today, winning a
tense contest D. u score of to 1. In
a pitchers dueA between the old mas
ter, Christy = 1Iathewson, and the
youngster, Russeli Ford who has been
the sensation of the American league
this season.. the former overshadowed
his rival Mathewson struck out four
teen Americans. which equals the
American league record and excels the
National league record for this sea-
SOD.
The present series is the first ever
held between the two New York clubs
and thousands of partisans of both
teams witnessed the contest
Mathcwson's Work Rarely EaualIed.
Mathewson's box work has rarely
ever been eqlialled in any game in
New \ ork. When the Americans were
on the bases and threatened to score
Mathewson was at his best striking
out batsmen with a high fast ball and
a face away" Ford pitched excellent
ball, striking out nine of the National.
and holding tEem well in hand with
ms so-calied mystery ball" until the
Americans defense weakened in the
eighth inning and four runs on hard
hitting came over the home plate
Ford struck out Snodgra IS, the Ma
tionais' heavy hitter, every time he
came to the plate.
The Polo grounds seats creaked with
thousands of the teams admirers and
though partisaDshir was strong the
pest OF feeling prevailed. Aside from
the work of the twirlers. the play of
the teams was alternately good and
Dad; but what the game lacked in
finesse it made uD in excitement
Merkle Showed Nervousness.
The Americans were the first to
score. Knight singled to left and
When caught off first ran to third base
on an overthrow by First Base1nan
Merkle to left field. Mcrke added to
ms unfortunate misplay by dropping
SWeeneys towering fly and Knight
scored MatheWson did not waver in
the Face of this support and retired
the side on strikes. Again in the third
INNING, when the Americans threaten
cd the plate MatheWson turned them
back by striking out two men.
The Americans run looked larger
ana larger as the innings went by for
both Ford and Ma lhewson We're pitch-
ing mastery ball and it was not until
the sixth inning that the Nationals
chalked up their first tally The fleet
DeVore laid down q bunt promptly
stole second and was sacrificed to
third base, whence he scored on Muir
rays Texas Lacquer.
Austin's Bad Error.
The defense of the Americans crtIn
pied in the eighth inning after Ma
theWson had sent single into right
field. Devore attempted to sacrifice
but Ford mispIayed the bunt and the
National outfelder was safe. The Ma
honal clubs admirers were now in
a frenzy No one was out. and Doyle
laid down a bunt, on which Chase
made a pretty play by swapping the
ball to Third Baseman Austin. who
dropped the throw. thus spelling a
chance for force-out. Ford pitched
a wild spitbau which struck Bridweli
on the leg, forcing In a run. Devlin
MerEi" and Myers followed with hits
and I --'ce more runs were scored.
The American suffered a hard blow