Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
BY J. ED GEILLO.

Special Dispatch &" The Star.
NEW YORK. October 14-First blood
fo- the Giants. McGraws men won the
opening game of the worlds series from
TIE Athletics this afternoon by score
Of = TO I. l. was a brilliant struggle, in
= hich the victor received the breaks of
fortune and for this reason alone gained
the advantage in what promises to be
the best series OF games ever played for
the worlds title.
That luck favored the Giants is perhaps
best shown by the fact that both of their
runs came after two hands were out.
They tied the score in the fourth with
out making a base hit. and secured the
run which set the crowd mad on clean
hits after two batters had been retired.
Clean hitting had given the Athletics
an early lead of the only run they scored
during the day. 1t came in the second
which Baker opened with hit. was sac
rificed to second and trotted home when
the veteran Harry Davis drove cleanly
to left for single. That one run stood
them in good stead for three innings, and
il was not Bender's fault that the score
was tied in the fourth True. he did. hit
Snodgrass 20 start with. miShap which
proved costly. but ne would have pulled
lowing a score had not Ed Collins fall
tered. Snodgrass had reached second on
Murrays out, and Bender, using every
thing at his command, had struck out
Merkle. a dangerous man Herzos hit a
sharp gfounder right at Collins. The
hero of the series of last fall fumbled the
ball. but had he been alert he could have
prevented Snodgrass from scoring, but
he wound up. then hesitated and finally
threw 10 the plate low that Thomas
h.4h IN q
then il was too late TO 30 back and touch
the fast-flying Snodgrass.
Bender to Blame Here.
30 one but Bender himself was to
blame for the run the Giants scored
ia the seventh which gave them the
yictory. The hefty Meyers had doubled
ta the left field fence after one was
cat 81 this inning. ana Bender had sue
ce eded in striking out MathewsOn. De-
yGre did not look dangerous. He had
made two unsuccessful swings at low
'GtveS which Gender dished up TO him.
Then the chief was led on. but he came
i',c6 with nigh. fast one and DeVOre
HUSt have anticipated the move. for
las bat swung. there was resounding
Vuack ana the sphere was seen going
ever Bakers head along the left field
foul line. II was good for two bases
and tIe numbering Meyers did not have
L. 'E~rt himself 20 score frOfn second
80 was the game won and lost.
NathCwSon was hit harder than was
Gender. bat hc more than offset this
fittiEG 10y his remarkable control. lie
walked a single man. Was never in the
hole. and did not nit a ba tsman- Bender
or the other hand, was q trine Un-
steady al times He walked three and
nit TWO. Vet he pitched brilliantly.
Eleven Of the Giants went down before
him by the Strike-out route. He had
marvellous curves. but. unlike his rival.
he could not always put them where he
wanted to. and this undoubtedly had
much 20 do with his undoing. Mathew
son outpitched the Indian. He started
p0orly-that is. for Mathewson--but as
the game progressed and ne had IA
chance to size I'D the various batters
lie improved. and lie had inuumerab BILE
opportunities TO display his wonderful
craft II was not an easy game for
Matty. In four OF the nine innings his
opponents threatened. and during the
early stages he in several tight
places. But at the finish Matty was
there stronger than ever. and i'm this
particular he held the advantage over
Bender.