Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-10
GIANTS ARE GREETED
~
Applause Before Game Was
Deafening.
CORBETT MAKES CATCH
Former Heavyweight Champion
Gets Foul Ball in Perfect
Manner.

into view and had been cheered by their
enthusiastic followers, but when Matty
and Wiitse quietly came through the
gate they were recognized instantly In
fact. the crowd of New York fans had
been watching and waiting for them fully
an hour. At first there was a burst of
handclapping. then a faint cheer which
gradually swelled into a deafening roar
coming from thousands of loyal rooters
who completely surrounded the field.
Matty and Wiltse began to smile at
each other the moment they heard the
noise. Finally, as they neared a point
just outside of the diamond. Wiltse grab
bed Matty's cap and waved it aloft. 1t
was the signal for increased cheering
and Matty promptly returned the compli-
ment by snatching Wiltse's cap. so that
the latter could make a bareheaded bow.
AS the two players neared the bench it
seemed as If every man and woman in
the grandstand stood UP and yelled. Both
players bowed again and again in recog
/ milton of this wonderful welcome and
then seemed glad to hide themselves on
! the bench.
Bush pitched ten balls in the eighth.
| Herzog Doyle and Fletcher being like
pygmies in his hand. His speed was ter
rife and he was the picture of confidence.
| The crowd was so quiet while the Ath
letics were being retired in the ninth in
ming that the clicking of the telegraph in
struments in the press box could be heard
clearly by those who stood in the back
! of the grandStand.
Before the Giants took their last turn
| there was a small-sized riot in the
bleachers caused by disgruntled fans try
| ing to make their way to the street. As
/ Ahnr- 1<xxl ~f f1arc rf,<.
wanted to see the rest of the fray they
We're pelted with newspapers and other
missiles. including some pop bottles Many
! of them tried to climb over the edge OF
| the stand and drop to the field, but.
warned by the military police, remained
aloft. Finally. when the Giants had been
eXtinguished hundreds of foolhardy men
dropped to the ground from the bleachers.
some of them sprainins their ankles or
| wrenchng their arms. Truly 1T was a
sad crowd that filed away to think over
! the possible chances of the Giants for
victory in the remaining games of the
series.
The fans were eager to learn about the
Giants cripples. Soon the word was
passed around that Meyers would be I'M
able to play again in the series and then
/ it was doubtful whether Snodgrass
could play either. But Merkle, whose
injured leg had responded to treatment.
said that he had put on an ankle brace
and was ready to return to first base.
Merkle played 9 part of the game but
was relieved after he had received
base on balls that perfectly sound
player could run for him. He will re-
! ceive more treatment before today's
/ game and proba bly, will be i'm the lineup
| in better shape today than before.
| Among the guests of the national COM
mission who sat in specially reserved
section was man who bids fair to be
ont Nat ffoir I>o
| fore another season rolls around. Robert
] w. Brown of Louisville is his name Mr..
Brown is the guest of August Hermann.
chairman of the commission and owner of
the Cincinnati club. The Louisville man
| is the leading candidate for president of
the National League in place of Thomas
j. Lynch, the incumbent.
Mr.. Brown already has four of the
| eight clubs pledged to vote for him and
| is attending the worlds series to gather
| pointers for future use when he assumes
his new Office, which, base ball politicians
say, he is sure to do in December.
Tesreau was cheered whenshe got ready
to go to the box. Umpire Rigler was
| assigned to the home plate, with Con-
molly on the bases, KLEIN in left field and
Egan in right field. The crowd was on
tiptoe when Tesreau began burning the
ball over the plate, the first one being
a strike, which Eddie Murphy missed
Murphy hit the third ball to Fletcher and
WAS Out, WueFeupOn the New YOrk fans
applauded Tesreau and told him he was
all right. Big jeff sailed fast one
over for Omring. who swung at it vicious
! ly and missed it.
| The second ball was fouled into the
grandstand. and James J.. Corbett aris-
| ing, quickly made a perfect catch, for
which he Nas loudly applauded. The
third ball was wide and the fourth Old
ring punched into center field with light
ming rapidity.
| Quaker fans jumped up and cheered
when Eddie Collins came to the plate.
Two strikes were called on the Columbia
graduate and Tesreau looked confident
The third ball was a beauty and Collins
clipped it over second base for a single,
oldring, who had started to steal keeping
! right on to third.
! Taking such liberties with Tesreau was
a stunning surprise for the crowd, and
as Home Run Baker stepped up waving
his bat threateningly there was much
anxiety. Tesreau delivered splitter and
Baker, swinging at it, missed 1t by q
foot The next ball was a speeder right
over, waist high. two strikes. The third
ball also was fast. splitting the plate.
and Baker promptly knocked it past
Fletcher so swiftly that the New York
shortstop could not reach it. Oldring
scored and Collins pulled up at second
for the reason that Shafer deftly fielded
the bail back to prevent his further
progress
! What is al lthis?" asked the dunn
| founded rooters. Are these guys going
| to knock the tar out of our Jeff?
| 1t certainly looked that way, for the
| Athletics hits so far had been of the red
hot variety. although Tesreau was pitch
| ing apparently with all that he ever had.
With McInnis up Rigler called the first
ball strike. although it was several
inches wide of the plate. The second was
| too low and as the third was delivered
Collins and Baker started a double steal.
| McInnis swung at the ball and missed 1t,
! the leather bouncing out OF McLeans
| mitt. so that he had no chance to throw.
| Then McInnis famed and had to be
| thrown out, as Mclean again dropped
| the pellet.
/ Arthur Wilson took McLean's place be-
| hind the bat when the Athletics came In
| for their sixth inning. While sStrunk
was up man in the grandstand behind
| the netting fell in a fit. Persons near
| him shouted for several ambulance doc
i tors and policemen, who rushed up the
| aisle to render assistance. The crowd
! stood up to see what had happened, but
soon attention was called to the diamond
when Strunk doomed long fly to Burns
| Barry made the ninth hit of Tesreau, a
sharp single to right, and Schang pro-
eeeded to knock the ball into the left field
bleachers several yards outside. OF the
foul line. 1t was a whale of hit. how
1 ever and showed that Tesreau was be-
Io;v n CchaUC retired the