Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-18

There has been more enthusiasm and
genuine excitement here in the first quar-
ter than there was in the whole game
at Shibe Park. Philadelphia S first in
ming lasted only five minutes, thanks tc
Mathewson's pitching. Is he going to
make good for his team today? At any
rate, he has started right well, Coombs
pitches for the Athletics, and emulates
the Giants by putting his opponents out
of business in about four minutes. Baker,
who made the fine hit yesterday scoring
IL home run, has just gone in to the tune
Of an ovation which should stir his blood,
and let's hope will inspire him to some
of his classical hits today. He is a
whale on the ball when he starts. In
the second inning Murray makes a good
hit but is rutheSsly caught by an Ath-
letic. 1t is not nearly such a nice day,
and ii few drops OF rain falling. but
there is nothing to interfere with the
match.
One can't help wishing sometimes that
the pitching was not SO marve1OuSly good
at least, that's the way a cricket looks
at it. l keep longing for some one tt
smack that wizard of a ball. There is
signal box on the elevated. l wish
some one would plant it into that. Barry
has just reached first base with d nice
ground skinner and then steals into
second. d real get-rich-qTick steal, but
gets put out out next time, trying t(
work another close call. I am trying tc
report the game bit closer, as against
understand what may no doubt to then
seem bastard base ball diction, and some.
how when the sun does not shine inn
pressions don't come as brilliantly. sc
there is. only the game, quite enough il
all conscience. In the third inning Barry
has just made an error, allowing Chief
Meyers to get to first base and on a fine
clean hit by Mathewson Meyers now
reaches third base, amid wild applause,
and now, amid still wilder shouts, Meyers
gets home. The score at the opening OF
the fourth inning stands New York. 1
Philadelphia, 0. l believe the Athletics
will win yet. They undoubtedly play the
better losing game, as they did not Satur-
Giants seemed badly affected directly the
scorebOard showed balance against
them. Mathewson is still pitching like
a cargo boat, and it is Impossible to get
picked up ball steals into second base,
but unfortunately Baker was put out next
by Matty. Snodgrass makes fine skier
hit for New Yorn, but 1t can't get pass
left field and is caught. The game is
running very quickly-barely forty-five
minutes and we are just one-half way
through the game But perhaps the SEN
sations will come in the last half, as they
did in the Quaker city. You can't eat
your cake and have it. so perhaps we are
going to have plum later
Murphy makes a moderate hit, muffed
by the left infield, and gets to first, and
Davis follows with a sweet but short
clean hit, and gets to first. and allows
Murphy to lope into second withou,
straining his Irish heart, and now we
have got Barry in. Perhaps we will
have a sensation. He makes a nice hit
but sacrifices to the others. Murphy
reaching third base. The next hit and
Murphy is chased like a rabbit, and dotl-
bleS like hare between third and home,
but gets his bullet and goes out, with
Davis on second base. but there is no
score after all, as the last man. Coombs.
sends a fly ball to shortstop. Lord. the
left Athletic fielder, has made some fine
catches 1t would have to be d snipe
flyer TO get to the ground when he is