Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-10-14
PLAYED ERRORLESs BASEBALL
NOT a soRHLE MARRIED THE
PLAY OF THE VICTORIOUS
employees OF MeRAH-
AMERICANS FIRST TO SCORE
MATHEwsoN's lpTcHINe, How
EVER, PREVENTED THEM
PiLINc UP MORE RUNS.

New York, Oct. 14.-Masterfu
pitching by Mathewson, coupled wit
perfect support from his team mates
enabled New York to take the frs
game of the worlds championshi,
baseball series here today from the
Philadelphia Athletics by a score O
? to l. The Athletics were worthy
foemen for the Giants, however, Civ
ing them the hardest fought battle il
which they have participated this
year, even in their own league. The
American leaguers hit the ball some
what harder than did the Giants. The
latters' play, however, was flawiess
and they ran bases in a superior way.
The second game of the series will be
played Monday in Philadelphia.
The scene within the grounds as
the first game Of the worlds baseball
championship series began was one of
intense animation. The vast crowd
filed every available seat Of the sta
dium and bleachers and overhowed to
the remotest sections Of the grounds
while further back. from house to
house, galleries. telegraph poles and
window ledges were occupied and a
fringe of excited enthusiasts filed
the field. Great crowds were stu
streaming through the gates as the
men took their position for the play.
The police arrangements had been so
well matured as to prevent confusion.
The crowd numbered upward of 5O,-
900 people and it was estimated
would probably reach 10000.
The teams lined up as follows:
Giants: Devore, If; Doyle, 2b; Snoe-
grass, CT; Bremen. rf; Merkle. lib;
Herzog, 3b; Fletcher, IS; Meyers, c;
Mathewson, p.
Athletics: Lord, If; Oldring, CT;
Collins. 2b; Baker, 3b; Murphy, ri;
Davis, 1b; Barry, SIS; Thomas. {; lsen
der, p.
Umpires: Klein, National league,
behind the bat; Dineen, American. on
bases
Details Of the Gams.
First inning: Philadelphia Lord
struck out Mathewson's control was
perfect and Olrding famed Collins
flied out to Devore. No runs
! New York: Devore was out Pen
der to Davis. Doyle got hit to right.
Snodgrass struck out. Desore stole
second, as Thomas throw was law.
Murray struck out. No runs
Second inning. Philadelphia: Baker
singled to right. Murphy sacrificed.
Mathewson to Merkle. On a passed
ball. Baker took third. Baker scored
on Davis single to left Barry our
Mathewsop to Merkle. Davis taking
second. Thomas out. Herzog to
Merkle One run.
Giants: Merkle ont. Collins to Da-
Wis. Herzog. who took Fletcher's
place in the batting order, went out
when Barry threw him out at first.
Fletcher struck out. No runs.
Third inning Athletics-Bender
out, Mathewson to Merkle. Lord flied
ont to Murray. Oldring doubled to
left. Collins walked Baker famed.
No runs.
Giants: 1t was Indian against In
dian. when Meyers faced Bender.
Meyers flied out to Oldring. Mathew
son famed. The Indians pitching
was beautiful to see. his curves break
Ing over the edges Of the plate. De-
wore walked. Doyle fied out to Lord.
No runs
Fourth inning: Athletics: The game
so FAR resolved itself into pitchers
duel and while the play was in pro-
gress there were long moments Of
intense silence. Only when a hit was
made or there was some brilliant
fielding did the crowd vent its ehthu-
siasmf Murphy fouledf ont 70
Meyers. Davis went out Fletcher to
MerkIe. Mathewson worked his fa-