New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
Story of His O q I
Struggle With Chief
Bender Play
by Play.

Play by play the story is here told OK
how the New York Giants conquered the
Philadelphia Athletics by a score Of to
In the first instalment OF a struggle for the
worlds baseball championship. The re-
markable pitching of Matty and Bender
has been enlarged on; the costlness Of an
error BY Eddie Collins has been empha-
sized. but these facts are worth repeating:
Bender held the Giants to five hits, two OF
the scratchy order. and struck out eleven
men, while Matty held the Athletics to SIX
hits. two Of which were fair only by inches
and struck out five men. Matty also re-
tired the Athletics in order In six innings
and established what may be baseball
record by cutting the plate with the first
ten balls pitched But. as said before, all
this has been told. and this is the place
for each play in detail.
FIRST INNING-Matty first ball was
strike the second was q strike, three fouls
followed and then Lord, the first man up
for the Athletics. struck out as the crowd
howled. "Rube" Oldring was the next VIC
tim. striking out on three pitched balls
Then up stepped Eddie Collins, the pride
Of Philadelphia lie hit the ball on the
nose, but Josh Devore made fancy catch
In deep left field for the third out. So the
side was retired without a bah being called
on Matty in the ten delivered.
Devore. the first man up for the Giants
died at first on an easy tap to Bender. but
Larry Doyle sliced a puzzling grounder
f1rpUla1
and the captain Of the New Yorks was safe
Bender then settled down and while Doyle
stole second, thanks partly 10 poor throw
bv Thomas. Snodgrass and Red" Murray
struck out
SECOND INNING-Frank Baker showed
that he was himself by driving clean
single to right field as Philadelphia opened
the second inning. lie took second on
neat sacrifice bunt by Murphy which
Matty fielded to first, and reached third on
a short passed ball Captain Harry Davis
then slammed a single through short field
sandine Baker across the plate with the
first run every made by the Athletics OF
Nattv. who shut them out in three games
In 1905. Barry then drove bounder to the
box which served as a sacrifice in ad-
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named was left when Herzog threw
Thomas out al first.
The Giants In their half had sorry
time. Collins tossed Merkle out at first
Barry took care Of Herzog's easy grounder
and Fletcher was called out on strikes, al
thoueh he felt that he was abused and
started TO show it,
THIRD INNING-Bender opened the
third inning for Philadelphia and refused to
run out a puny tap to Matty Lord re-
tired next 8hen Murray made a pretty
catch Of a long fly 10 right after a hard
run. but Oldring lined out a two-hagger
over third base that was mighty close to
being foul. Matty then gave his first base
on balls TO Eddie Collins. but struck out
the mighty Frank Baker and so saved
what looked Ike dangerous situation
Big CHIEF Meyers faced Chief" Bend
or as New York came up TO finish the inn
Ing, but went back 10 the bench on a high
fly to OldTing. Matty could not solve his
opponents curves, striking out, but De-
wore was patient and walked down to first
on four balls. larry Doyle met the ball
squarely. but it zen into the waiting hands
Of Briscoe Lord for the third out.
FOURTH INNING - Danny Murphy
fouled off three balls as the fourth inning
opened. and Meyers got under the third over
near the New York bench Fletcher then
had his first chance and fielding a single
bounder threw Davis out at first Barry
popped up high n.y. which Fletc.er also
gathered In
Snodgrass was hit by pitched ball after
two strikes and three balls had been called
and rubbed his hand ruefully as he walked
down TO first lie took second as Murray
grounded to Collins and expired at first
Fred Merkle found Bender's curves too elu-
sive and struck out. and then came play
that set the crowd cheering. With the count
three and two" Her2og drove what looked
like an easy grounder 10 Eddie Collins. but
the great second bssemsn blundersd and the