Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-24

WINS FOURTH
Matthewson Was Easy Game
for Athletics Heavy
Hitters
BENDER PITCHED GOOD BALL
New York Started With a Spurt
and Made Two Runs in
First Inning.

(By Special Leased Wire 10 New Mexicani
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pa. Oct.
24.-In the fourth game of the world 5
championship series which had been
postponed four times, the Athletics
today defeated the New York Giants,
by the score of four to two. The
American League champions out
played their opponents on all points
of the game. They hit Mathewson
harder than he had ever been batted
in a worlds championship game and
the hits came when they meant runs,
Bender, on the other hand, pitched a
steady effective game throughout, in
no inning except the first, were the
Giants able to bunch their hits.
In the opening inning the visitors
scored their only runs on single, a
triple and sacrifice fly. After this
inning, they gathered five hits. The
local team started after Matnewson
in the second inning when Murphy
and Barry each singled. The Water
loo came in the fourth inning when
doubles by Baker, Murphy and Davis
and infield outs netted three runs.
This seemed to unnerve the wonder.
full Mathewson and he was not the
same steady, deceptive twirler that
| the Athletics have batted against in
the other games. Mathewson retired
in the eighth inning to allow Becker
to bat for him and Wiltz finished the
game with one hit being scored
against him.
| FIRST INNING-NEW YORK-De-
! wore reached first on an infield single,
| Bender diverting the course of the ball
but was too late for Barry to handle.
] Royle drove the first ball pitched to
right center for a triple, scoring De.
vore Murray was retired at first, Da-
Wis unassisted. On Snodgrass fly to
Lord, Doyle scored. The New York
rooters made the stands shake with
| their yells. Merkle struck out on
three pitched balls. Two runs, two
| hits, no errors.
| PHILADELPHIA flannel on
three balls, the first one being a foul.
Oldring also struck out. Mathewson
struck out both men On Z pitched
balls. Collins singled to center.
Raker was given a rousing cheer when
he came to bat.
Mathewson and Meyers held con.
ference and it looked as though they
intended to pass lin. Baker struck
iout on wide one. No runs. One hit,
no errors.
Mathewson was pitching beautiful
ball, having struck out three of the
athletics hard htters.
! SECOND INNING NEW YORK
Herzog lifted fly to Oldring. Fletcher
singled over Barrys head, his first
hit of the series.
Meyers high fly dropped safely be.
tween Baker, Bender and Thomas but
Fletcher was thrown out at second,
Thomas to collins.
Mathewson rolled an easy grounder
to Bender and was out at hrst. No
runs, one hit no errors.
Philadelphia: Murphy drove the
ball over the temporary bleachers in
right field for two bases. 1t was the
first hit Murphy has made during the
series.
Murphy took long lead off second
Iand Mathewson in attempting to catch
him, made wild throw to Fletcher
Murphy taking third.
Davis dropped an easy one in front
of the plate and was thrown out al
first on a very close decision, Mathew.
son to Merkle. st
1t was pretty play by Mathewson
Murphy attempted to steal home, but
Barry missed the ball and Murphy
was run down by Meyers unassisted
Barry made an infield single. The
ball rolled along the left3field base
line, Mathewson waiting for it to roll
foul but it stopped on the line. Thorn
as fouled out to Meyers. No runs. Two
hits. One error.
Third Inning.
New York: Devore flied to Oldring
!. Doyle hit high one between home
and third which Baker took care of
Snodgrass hit bounder to Barry ant
was out at first. No runs. No hits
No errors.
Snodgrass rounded first base and
} was hooted by the crowd in the bleach
ers. He walked to his position.
Philadelphia: Bender was thrown
, out at first. Fletcher to Merkle. Lord
| hit the first ball pitched to right field
for a single. Lord was forced nom
ent later, Fletcher to Doyle on Old
: rings grounder.
Collins struck out on three pitched
balls. No runs. One hit. No errors
Fourth Inning.
i New York: Murray flied to Baker
Merkle after fouling half dozen
balls, struck out for the second time
Herzog bunted toward first but was
| out by Davis unassisted. No runs
No hits. No errors.
| Philadelphia: Baker doubled te
left center. He was given a grea,
cheer. Baker scored on Murphy's
double to left. The stands and
bleachers simply went wild.
\ It was one and one, a man on second
and none out. Murphy scored on Da
vis' double to right. The cheering
was begun when Baker made his two
Dagger continued for several minutes
{. There was a conference and Mar
guard and Ames began to warm up