The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-09

|; on Wiltse's sacrifice.
Mathewson then .clinched the game
with his clean smash to center on
which Grant scored. Right here the
Inns who threw to Barry to catch
MatheWson at : second. Apparently
Barry was unable, to see the ball en-
cept to dodge, 1t as it flashed by ON
the way to left field. Mathewson and
Herzog gained an additional base on
the .misplay. Plank hit Doyle, filling
the bases. Fletcher followed with a
bounder .over Bakers head, scoring
MatheWson and Herzog n the Giants
had two more run than were needed,
as it ultimately proved, to win the
| game. - : .-N~ .',
Aside. 2 from the brilliancy from
Mathewson, the teams were evenly
matched. Plank was not quite as
steady as his rival in the box, giving
TWO bases on balls, and hitting one
batter to Mathewson's solitary pass.
The Giants. got seven hits OFF Plank to
the Athletics, eight from Mathewson
who. struck out FIVE batters to Plank
six. New York had eight left on bases
to .Philadsiphia's ten. Fletcher, Nc
Lean and M~athewson secured two hits
each, q total of. six out Of the sever1
recorded by the Giants. Baker was
the. only Athletic player to get to
Mathewson for more than one hit, the
home run here being credited with
two. .t :"
Had it not been for Mathewson's
| remarkable exhibition, in the box and
at bat George Wiltse would have been
hailed rs the star OF. the game. AS
1t was his play was such that 1t
brought him congratulations from both
players v and fans, Substituted for
Snodgrass, first as runner and then at
Trc% no G. "a l., th~ 49, --l-. - -1--x
ed q game that equaled anything that
Merkle, the Giants. regular, has shown
this season. AS If to test his cour-
age and stamina. ball after ball was
flashed his way during the next seven
lnnlngs.--No an error or a flaw mark
ed lis work and the climax came in
the ninth, when he cut two Athletics
down at the plate and took Mathew
sons throw at first for the third out
According to the figures of the
National commission 20,563 persons
paid admission to the game, the re-
ceipts amounting to. $40, $40. Compared
with the records of the first game here
in 1915 the attendance was approx
mately 5000 less, but the receipts &c.
600 greater, due to the increase in the
prices for seats this season.
Probably 1000 more saw the game
from points of vantage. outside the
park. The two rows of brick houses
that overlook .ShibeA park on two sides
We're literally swarming with specta-
tors. On roofs and porches temporary
stands has been erected and these
were black with men and boys who
climbed. through windows and ROOF
scuttles to the tiers Of pine benches
paying the thrifty householders sc
cents to 81 for the privilege.
In other respects the scenes attend.
ing on the gathering Of the fans were
much, the same as at the opening game
in New York except upon a smaller
scale. Lines of men and boys stood
all night in the drizzle awaiting thu
opening of, the gates to the bleachers
and long before noon this section Of
the stands was crowded to its capa.
city. . - ,.~.
The grand stand seats being all re.
served, the holders of these coupons
gathered slowly and it was not unit
the second inning that. the grand
stands were filled. outside the park
crowds stood, echoing the cheers Of
those within, while automobiles lined
the streets for several squares arounG
the baseball. arena. The spectators
were noticeably fair in their treatment
of. the players of the two clubs, APP.
plauding every good play regardless
of whether made by Athletic Or Giant
Naturally they rooted hardest for ar
Athletic victory, but when it was seer
that MatheWson was invulnerable, the
thousands rose up and cheered the ole
master In a way that could not have
been surpassed even at the Polk
grounds. .,.,