The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-11
BAKER WINS FIRST GAME.
HOME RUN BY ATHLETICS AIDS
BENDER IN BEATING
GIANTS.
Philadelphia Players Outhit and Out.
field New York Team by Score of
Six to FOur-Many Hits on Both
Sides-Immcnse Crowd Sees Game,

New York. Oct. 7.--Outhitting and
outfielding the New York Giants in
the opening game of the worlds
series, the Philadelphia Athletics to-
day defeated the National leagues
representatives at the Polo grounds
by score Of 6 to 4. So complete was
the supremacy of the American
champions in the initial contest that
the game seemed but continuation
of the 1911 series, when the Athletics
won the title of that year from the
Giants by four games out of six.
1t was home run by Baker in the
hfth that won the game for the Ath-
letics, just as it was a triple by
schang that put the Mackmen far In
the lead in the preceding round.
Baker, hero of the previous world
series, came up with his team lead
ing by two runs-what later in the
light of the Giants fifth inning assault,
proved to be an insufficient margin.
The big third sacker found Collins on
second as the result of pass and a
stolen base. Two were out. A terrific
swipe and the ball sailed far out into
the right field stands near where the
Trappe terrOr's former worlds series
home run drive had found a. resting
place. The two runs thus garnered
strengthened the Athletic surplus
enough to permit the Bank of Mack
to weather severe run when the
Giants came fast in the fifth and
scored three runs.
The game was witnessed by crowd
that taxed the capacity of the New
York stadium and swelled the Golfers
OF the financially interested to the ex-
tent of more than $4,000. The exact
number of fans who paid admission
to the stands was 36,291 and the days
receipts amounted to $75,255. These
figures. furnished by the national
occasioned surprise, for
the attendance fell short by more
than 1000 of that of the first game
Of 1911. ...u.
The scenes both inside and outside
the arena exceeded those of any pre.
ceding worlds series. Including those
who witnessed the games in an official
capacity. the attendance crossed the
10000 mark and fully half that num-
Der failed to gain access to the park.
So great wereithe throngs that sur
rounded the Polo grounds that it was
necessary to call out the police re-
serves and. discontinue the elevated
railroad service to the Polo grounds
gates in order that the thousands
might not be augmented and sweep
beyond the scontrOl of the police.
Much as the local contingent of
was chagrined at the defeat
Of the Giants there was none who
could gainsay the right of the Ath-
letics to the fruits of their victory
The Mackmen outbatted the Giants,
driving both Marquid and Crandall
from the mound with fusillades of
long hits. In fielding, too, the stand
ard bearers Of the American league
outshone the representatives of the
older association.
3 Each team gathered Il hits from
the delivery Of the rival twirlers but
the Athletics drives were more time
ly and of greater length. The Giants
gathered IL bases from their II hits;
while the Athletics total was 20. The
breaks that occurred in the fielding
tested the mettle of the Philadelphia
club to greater extent than they
did the New York players, for their
chances were harder than the Giants.
1t was Shafer's misjudging of
Schang's drive to deep centre that
really paved the way for the Athletics
victory. 1t was one of the few hard
chances offered the Giant fielders and
when Shafer failed to gauge the flight
Of the ball, the Athletics secured the
opening and took the lead. never to
be headed. The Giants started a rally
in the fifth inning, wich netted three
runs, but he Mackmen came back
with another in the eighth and cllnch-
ed the victory.
1t has been said that every worlds
series develops a hero, and the Ath-
elites lost no time in seeking the
laurels in this direction. Eddie Col.
Inns played a remarkable game at
second base, making four putouts and
six assists without semblance Of
an error. He also figured with Barry
and Mclnnis in the lone double play
of the game, which stopped short