The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-15
GIANTS WIN
 FIRST GAME
MATHEWSoN PROVES STEADlER THAN CHIEF BENDER AND
 LANDS VICTORY ? TO 1.
straight Baseball, Devoid of Sensa- tionaI Plays Lands the Game for Mccraw's Men--Next Game
 Will be Played Monday.

New York, Oct. 14.--ln the pres
 ence of what was probably the great
 est throng of baseball enthusiasts ey-
 CT gathered together, the National League pennant winners, the New
 York Giants, defeated the American
 League titleholders, the Philaselphia Athletics, by score of ? to in the
 first game of the series for the worlds baseball championship of 1911 at the Polo Grounds today.
 The battle was hard fought through out. with final honors doubtful up to near the end The great stake caus- ed every point 10 be played for with q watchfulness of which only such masters of the game as the minds be- hind the great baseball machines which took the field today are eap- abe.
 The National Commission announc- ed that sS,2S1 persons had paid ad- mission to witness the contest and the gross receipts were $77,S59.
 From an artistic point of view, the game was ordinary and would not live long in the minds of those who saw it, were not so much depending ont the outcome. There were scarce ly any difficult chances or oppor- tunities for sensational plays sufh as frequently bring crowd to it's feet.
 It was pitchers duel from inning to inning, with Indian. Bender. hay- ing the better of it during the early part of the contest. His superb breaking curves swept with blinding speed over the plate and eleven Giants. unable to fathom his service struck out.
 Mathewson sent back five Ath etics to the bench by the strike-out route. Mathewsons service was effective when hits mean runs. He was the steadier, giving but one base on balls, while Bender passed four and hit one man. Mathewson employing his sweeping drop curve effectively with his fadeaway and a right fast one which sped across the plate with a jump to it.
 Baker and Oldring of the visiting team were the only men on either club to get moro than one it. Each got two and both of Oldring's smash es were for two bases The only oth- CT extra base hits were made by Mey- CTS and Devore. The latter's rattling double sent the New York catcher home with the winning run in the seventh inning
 Eddie Collins, the brilllanat sec ond saeker of the Athletics. made a horrible bobbe of an easy chance on Herzogs grounder in the fourth inning, which allowed the fast flying Snodgrass to score from second This run tied the score. The only other misplay was an excusable nun hy Third Baseman Baker of the Atn- aetics, of thrown ball by Thomas to catch Snodgrass, who was attempt ting to steal third. The fleet New York runner came into the bag leet first. spiking Baker on the arm anu causing him to drop the ball. The umpire had declared Snodgrass out and was compelled to change hls decision when he saw the ball roll away. The error did not affect the score as Snodgrass was a moment later thrown out at the plate on an attempted double steal
 The Athletics only score was made in the second inning, Baker pushed rattling single to right and went to second on Mnrphy's sacrifice. Here Mathewson sent 10 the batter wide, breaking curve. which fooled his own catcher, and on the passed ball, Baker took third. Captain Harry Davis. substituting for the
 injured McInnls, smashed a solid drive past short which brought Baker ross the plate.
 The fielding pay of the Giants was perfect. although they had but one hard chance. when first baseman Merkle had to extend himself to touch out Eddie Collins after getting his eronnder which looked like an infield hit.
 New York. which led the National League in base stealing this year,