The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
BY "rY" COBB.


Copyright, 1911, The Press publishing
Co. All rights reserved) 3
New York. october 1.-THE world'a
series of 1911 was inaugurated to-day.
when the New York Giants, winners OF
the National League pennant and this
Athletics, winners of the American
League flag, pried it open before the
greatest crowd that ever assembled to
see a ball game. The weather was
ideal, the crowd was fair and impartial
to tho two teams that bsttled 80 siren.
uously through nine innings OF sensa-
tlonal play, and when the last Athletic
was out in the ninth period. the New
York Giants. or. might say, Christy
Mathewson, had two runs to the one
made by the American League cham
pions.
The contest to-day was a battle pure
and simple between two masters of the
art OF pitching. The most sensational
artist of the two went down to defeat.
The headiest and most conservatives
twirler. a workman that made every
ball perform Its duty, a man that
seemed to figure out the course and
then execute 1t for each ball, was res
turned victorious in this eventful bat
tie for the supremacy In the first game
Has Wonderful Control
Mathewson's work was ideal Hs
seemed to have wonderful control of
every ball pitched to every man who
came to bat and always held the game
just where he wanted IL. 10 define hia
work would take many pages. Ha
seemed to have every angle analysed.
and he was complete master of the
Athletics at all times
10 Bender. the vanquished, / must
say that his work was truly wonder
iul 1t was glittering From the be-
ginning to the end of this game he
was the sensational pitcher. accom-
plishinS his ends with wonderful
speed, and simply overriding the OPP
position by main strength alone. His
tiingins overshadowed Mathewsons.
as you can judge from the fact that
Bender struck out eleven Giants.
holding them down to i've hits. while
'Matty's" record was sin hits, and he
struck out only Ave
But I don't wish to detract any
from the wonderful work of Mathew-
son. for IT was he alone who de-
cided this game against the Athletics.
No other pitcher on the New York
stan could have put up such wonder
full work as "Matty." To have pitched
'Matty' in the second game Instead
OF the first would have seen the Ath-
letics winners of the first contest OF
this great series.
The first thing to impress the writer
most upon the entrance to the Polo
Grounds was the wonderful crowd
assembled, estimated conservatiyely
at $4,000 persons. the most stupen-
1ous crowd that ever assembled to
see an exhibition of baseball. The
st.a.,
hitting in practice of the Athletics.
Every man, taking his turn. smashed
the ball to all corners of the field,
After the Athletics finished hitting.
tho Giants took their practice. and
most every man seemed to be very
nervous and anxious, notably Herzog
and Morkle. Meyerss throwing was
very erratic. The Giants seemed to
feel the strain. possibly because It
was the hrst worlds series for the
majority. On the other hand. when
the Athletics took the feid. they made
every movement count 1t was very
deliberate and they seemed not to be-
nervous in the least
Giants in Field First.
The Giants sprung something new.
on the American League players by
taking their fielding practice hrst Thig
is explained by it being the custom OF
the National League "MattY" began
vehy aarIy to warm up, and, unlike Iota
OF pitchers. warmed UP easily, not exSs
ertiug himself ia the least. Occasian35
ally he curved a ball. From an OBS
servers point OF view IL appeared thar
he was not ready for the time OF 'pIay.s
to be called After warming UP SONS
FIVE minutes Marquard also Joined.
Marty" in tossing few. The style OF
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