The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-10-15
NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM WINS
OPENING GAME BEFORE RECORD
BREAKING CROWD
GIANTS SPEED WIN THE GAME
New York Team Was Outhit by
Mack's Men, But Played Errorless
Ball, While the Visitors Had Two
Errors Chalked Up.

New York, y. y, Oct. 1.-THE New
York Giants won the opening game
from the Philadelphia Athletics this
afternoon. score 10 l.
The game was a pitchers battle be
tween Mauhewson hero Of many base
bail battles in behalf OF New York.
and Bender. the great Indian pitcher
of the Philadelphia team, Although
Matthewson was found tor one more
hit than Bender, Big Six" had better
| control and grew stronger as the game
| progressed.
The scene within the Polo Grounds
! as the tinst game of the world 5
| cham ionship baseball series of 1911
! began was one Of intense animation
! The crowd was estimated at $4,000, a
! record breaker, and one which taxed
the capacity of John 7. Brush's great
| baseball park.
Monday the second game of the
| championship series will be played at
Shibe Park, the home of the Ameri-
can Leaguers in Philadelphia.
AS it came time for starting the
opening contest. the batteries were
announced as Bender and Thomas for
Philadelphia, Matthewson and Myers
for New York.
The score:
First inning-Philadelp Lord
struck out, Oldring famed. Collins
flied out to Deyore. No runs, no hits
Last half, Devore went out Bender to
Davis, DOYLE hit safely to right, Snod-
~ 4
Murray struck out. No runs, one hit
Second inning-Baker singled to
right, Murphy sacrificed Baker taking
third, Davis singled scoring Baker.
Barry out. Thomas grounded out.
One rum two hits Last half Merllle
was out Collins to Davis, Herzog
grounded out to Davis at first, Fletch-
er struck out. No runs, no hits.
Third inning-Bender out at first,
Lord flied to Murray Oldring doubled
Collins walked, Baker struck out. No
runs, one hit. Last half, Myers flied
ont. Matthewson famed. Devore walk
ed Doyle flied out. No runs, no hits.
Fourth inning-It is now pitchers
duel between Matthewson and Bender.
Murphy fouled out to Myers, Davis
popped out to Fletcher No runs, no
| bits. Last half, Snodgrass walked,
| Murray was out Collins to Davis.
Merkle famed. Snodgrass scored on
Collins error. Fletcher struck out.
! One run, no hits.
! Fifth inning-Thomas flied to De
vore, Bender singled, Lord forced
! Bender, Merkle to Fletcher, Oldring
doubled, Lord taking third. Collins
! grounded out TO Merke. No runs, two
hits. Last half, Myers grounded out
| to Collins, Matthewson singled. De-
wore famed, Doyle out Collins to
! Davis No runs, one hit.
Sixth inning-Baker singled, Muir
I ply flied out to Snodgrass. Baker
thrown out trying to steal second Da-
Wis out Herzog to Merkle, No runs,
one hit. Last half, Snodgrass hit by
pitched ball, Murray sacrificed him
to second. Merkle famed. Snodgrass
stole third. In sliding Snodgrass
/ spiked Bakers arm, delaying the play
for a few minutes. Herzog walked
Snodgrass was thrown out at the
| plate. No runs, no hits.
Seventh inning-Barry famed,
Thomas flied to SnodgrasS. Bender
thrown out Fletcher TO Merkle. No
runs, no hits. Last half, Fletcher
grounded out to Davis, Myers hit for h
double Matthewson famed. Devore
doubled scoring Myers. Doyle walked.
Snodgrass famed. One run, two hits.
Eighth inning-Lord famed, Old
ring flied to Deyore. Collins out
Matthewson to Merkle. No runs. no
hits. asst half, Murray flied out to
Lord. Merkle bunted safely Fletch-
er flied to Murphy. No runs, one hit.
Ninth inning-Baker grounded out
to Merkle. Murphy flied to Myers.
Davis out Fletcher to Merkle. No
runs, no hits.
The score:
Philadelphia ...01O 600 OOO-1
New York 900 100 l0X-2 > q
Bender and Thomas. Matthewson
and Myers.