The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-14
NEW YORK DEFEATS PHILADELPHIA
IN FIRST GAME. OF WORLDS SERIES
Forty Thousand People Witnessed the Stupendous Battle for
The Honors of the Diamond--Bender Was
>S Wizard Of the Great Contest
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New York, Oct. 14.-"New York
Nationals VS.. Philadelphia Americans
at the Polo grounds" was the simple
out magnetic legend that drew thou
sands to the opening game Of the
worlds series today between the New
York National league club, and Phil
adelphia American team, the pennant
winners in 1911 in their organizations.
More than score of persons camp
ed out all night against the fences
OF the Polo grounds to obtain the
coveted bleacher seats placed on sale
this morning. Down town the Spec
tators reaped harvest and charged
iaouIous eleventh hodr prices for
cnairs IN the grand stand.
Forty thousand persons was the
New York clubs estimate Of the num-
Der that would pack the vast reaches
OF the new stadium to see the contest.
scores of persons appeared at the
grounds with counterfeit tickets
which they had purchased from spec
tators. They were turned away by
the police: McGraw's men ruled fav-
orites IN betting at 6 to 5, though
some wagers were made at evens
Early this morning a thin yev of
clouds tempered the brilliancy of the
sun. 1t was superb football weather
but trifie too cold for ideal baseball.
The batteries are: PHILADELPHIA
Bender and Thomas; New York,
Mathewson and Meyers.
Umpires. Dineen and Connolly;
Klein and Brennan.
series tickets was everywhere evident
here today. Signs Offering seats for
sale at cigar stores and the theatrical
ticket agencies proclaimed it. Dap
per young men with pockets and
hands full of the coveted pasteboards
patrolled Broadway.
another proof of the widespread
disappointment among the followers
Of the game was presented at the
headquarters Of the New York Nation-
al club by several hundred angry men
who had sent mail orders for tickets
accompanied by checks.
Today for the first time they learned
that the management had honored on
~ those mail orders which asked
tickets for the whole series. Those
who wanted seats for one game only
been filed and that they would get
their money back next week.
The crowd finally became so demon
strative that the guard of two special
policemen at Secretary Gray's door
was doubled
Members Of the national commits
sion arrived today and there was some
talk Of bringing the ticket situation to
their attention.
Vice President Sherman was one Of
those disappointed in the distribution.
His mail order for a box has not been
filled and his money will be returned.
First Inning.
First half-Lord struck out. Math-
ewson's control was perfect and Old
ring famed. Collins flied out to De-
vore. Athletics, no runs.
Second half-Devore was out Ben
der to Davis. Doyle got hit to right
field. Snodgrass struck out. Doyle
stole second. Thomas throwing slow.
Murray struck out. No runs.
Second Inning.
Baker singled to right. Murphy
sacrificed, Mathewson to Merkle. On
passed ball Baker took third. Baker
scored to Davis single to left. Barry
out. Mathewson to Markle, Davis TAX
ing second. Thomas out, Herzog to
Merkle. One run.
Second half-Merkle out, Collins to
Davis. Herzog who took Fletcher's