New-York tribune., 1911-10-25

ne keeps UP the disagreeabe att'uoe ne
has taken in the last three games he
rrohablv viii find himself cordially dis
liked in Manhattan Island and its pur-
lieus.
Crowd Not Quite so Big
The first game OF the series IN TINS
town. playea somewhere in the distant
nast before the great flood. seemed 10
have duned the appetite OF the rams
Gov baseball. and the hegira TO shipe
PARK was not so pronounced or SO e@-
,onsive as formerly. With the frost Oh
.hs pumpkin and the corn IN the sAo0A
an au-night wait at the gates dio not
lend an alluring appeal A hanului u
hopeless cases. long ago despaired OF oy
all medical authorities, arrived DeIore
dawn. but there was hardly q ripple OF
real excitement. When the gates were
opened about 10 o'clock five thousand or
more of the faithful filed sedately ana
peacefully into the bleachers. Ihey olu
not seek good seats from which 10 see
the game so much as spots favored oy
,ha sunlight. Later the seats filed TO
overfiowing.
After the careful massage which the
diamond received yesterday the grounos
made a fairly presentable appearance
Most of the water was sopped UP ana
liberal application Of black sand on the
diamond and sawdust on side Of the lines
made a frm-lookng but deceitful sur
face. Underneath II was mud The base
lines were soft and treacherous' max
ing such speedy travellers as Josh De-
wore and Eddie Collins seem slow AS
for the outfeld. It was in q miserable
condition. the players OF both teams SIP
ping and skidding around.
The finishing touches made by the
eroundkeepers amused the crowd dur
ing the carly morning hours. Some OF
fhe Athletics came out to size UP the
situation and were warmly applauded
Eddie Collins and Jack Barry were
among the first 10 recOnnoitre, ana the
rest Of the team drifted IN during the
morning. BY noon all the players We're
on hand. and q mass meeting was helu
at the bench with the men in their street
clothes.
Crowd late in Arriving.
Until the bleacher crowd began 10
show a little interest and report at the
field II looked as If the police would be
IN a majority in the stands. Up 10 the
noon hour there was about one patrol
man 10 nearly every fan" But the sun
shine soon began 10 lure thousands 70
the field and while the stands were slow
in filing UP. nevertheless there We're
only few vacant seats when the game
started
The most pronounced diminution in
the attendance as compared TO the first
game piayed here was seen in the over
flow crowd around the outheld. While
there were five or six thousand willing
to stand Up 10 watch the conflict and
make ground rules necessary, yet there
was room for % lot more.
Roth teams managed 10 set in long
batting practice. Baker delighting the
''fans" by rapping a foul over the right
field fence on mis- first time up. There
was cheering upon the arrivals Of the
heroes. but somehow or other as the
series grows old the interest in the pre-
[lliminaries appears TO diminish.
~ The distribution OF the umpires was
accomplished without much delay.
Dineen took his turn behind the bat,
while Klein was assigned to base work
Connolly was dispatched 10 look out for
Bakers home runs in right field. while
Brennan bore wonderfully well under
the onerous duties Of entertaining the
police in left field with his sparkling wit
and humor. T. Lawrence Phillips made
an effective entrance TO announce the
batteries, ordering Mathewson and Mey-
ers. Bender and Thomas to. appear forth
with and take their medicine. He was
subjected to vigorous applause.
Contrary TO the best recommended
"dope" which was so freely distributed
during the flood. the batters were the
ones to gain by the rest. while the
pitchers suffered. The shrewdest OBJ
servers had il that Mathewson and
Bender would be irresistible after their
vacation, but neither Of them gave the
exhibition that was expected, both be-
ing far below the form shown in the
first game Of the series. The Giants
picked up appreciably in their hitting
and bettered the mark made by the Ath-
letics in some Of the earlier games, but
Macks men improved just as much and
batted enough better than the Giants 10
give them the victory.
Fletcher, who did not make a hit in
the first three games, came TO the front
with a rush and batted out two sin
giles, while Devore who has been some
thing os weak sister. did equally well.
Danny Murphy. of the Athletics. a
sticksmith OF some renown. was a part
ner in misery with Fletcher up TO this
game, but he. too. struck his stride and
raped out two doubles. Collins and
Baker, long since given up as hopeless
ty the New York twirlers, showed no
falling off in hitting With the rest of
thC team backing up these two stars.
something was bound TO happen, and it
did.
Another Spiking incident.
The rare control exhibited by the Phil
adelphia fans in the second inning
was "a marvel Of department Danny
Murphy opened with double and Matty
trapped him Off second, but made poor
throw 10 Fletcher. In sliding back 70
the bag Murphy spiked the New York
shor;stop. cutting him slightly above the
knee and tearing a cash in his uniform
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