Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-10-09

New York, oct. 7.-Outhitting and out
fielding the New York Giants I'm the OPEN
ing game of the worlds series the Phila-
phia Athletics defeated the National
League representatives at the iolo
Grounds this afternoon by score of
to T. So complete was the supremacy or
the American League champions In the
initial contest that the victory appeared
to he but a continuation of the series of
! 1911 when the Athletics won the title Of
that year from the Giants by four games
out of six As If to hclghtcn the Illusion
| there were several feature plays that
might have been reproductions, so closely
did they resemble those OF "a months ago.
| The game was witnessed by gather
! ing of spectators that taxed the capacity
of the New York clubs stadium and
swelled the Golfers of thos financially in
terested to the extent of more than 5000.
| The exact number of fans who paid adj
mission to the stands was 36, 99l and the
days receipts amounted to s75,2I5 These
figures, as furnished by the national com
mission, occasloncd surprise for the at
tendance named fell short by more than
. OO0 of that Of the first game of 1911, al
though so far as could be seen there APP
pearcd to be just as many persons present
as was the case two years ago
Certainly the scenes both inside and
outside the baseball arena equalled those
Of any preceding world series 50 fax
as the gathering was concerned. In
GLIDING those who witnessed the game
in an official capacity, the attendance
crossed the 10000 mark and fully half
that number failed to gain access to the
park.
LOCAL RANDOM CHAGRINED
Much as the local contingent of fan
dom was chagrined at the defeat of the
.. Giants, there We're none who could sam
say the right Of the Athletics to the
fruits of victory in the opening clash
of the 1913 championship series The
Mack men went about their task in a
businesslike manner and before two
hours had passed demonstrated that fol
the day at least theirs was the better
team They outbatted the Giants driv'
= ing both Marquard and Crandall from
the mound with fusilades of long hit'
which quickly accounted for runs II
| fielding, too the standard bearers of th'
American League outshone the represen
D tatives of the older association.
Each team gathered II hits from thu
t delivery Of the rival twirlers, but thu
Athletics drives We're more timely anC
e of greater length. The Giants gathere'
e 70 bases from their II hits while tn
e Athletics total was 20. The breaks tina
= occurred in the fielding tested the mettl
= of the Philadelphia club to create
extent than the New York PLAYERS 70
with few exceptions the Athletics
chances were harder than those that wer
offered the Giants intield and outtield
1t was Center Fielder Shafer's mis-
judging of Schang's drive to deep cente
. that really paved the way for tn
Athletics victory. 1t vas one of the fey
4 hard chances offered the Giants fielder
during the game. and when Shafer fail
ed to gauge the flight Of the ball tn
Athletics seized the opening and took tn
lead never to he headed The Giant
started rally in the fifth inning whic
a netted three runs but the Mack me
came back with another in the eight
and further clinched the victory.
THREE PARTICULAR STARS
It has been said that every world
series develops a hero and the Athletic
lost no time in seeking the laurels in thi
direction. Eddie Collins played +,
\ markable game at second base, maxim
four put outs and seven assists withot
a semblance of an error. He also figure
with Barry and McInnis in the lor
" double play of the game which stoppe
= short a Giant rally In the seventh innin
VI and caused McGraw to jump up an
down with rage and disappointment.
Collins, however. had no monopol
on the herq's glory for John Frankli
Baker and Chief Bender did yeoma
tft1, "A ha,, 20 nit a.,
greater than the average participar
in the game Baker made history r.
peat itself when he drove home ri
hit into the grandstand back of rigi
field. scoring Collins from second ahea
of him. The situation and hits wei
much the same as in the second gan
of the 1911 series when Baker LITE
the ball over the fence on Marquar
Offering and paved the way for q
Athletic victory
To Bender goes the credit for on
pitching both Marquard and Cranda
and showing skill and nerve in SCI
eraI trying places when the Giants al
peareA about to break through his d.
livery and take the lead The tall II
dian had both speed and break"
his ball and frightened up when hi
merited Connie Macks confidence.
outla sting both Marquard and Graz
dali he gave the Athletics the edge
to-morrow's game since McGraw mu
use either Mathewson or Demaree
come back with Tesreau, while Il
leader of the Athletics has Plan
ur Shawkey and Brown all available f
the first game at Shibe Park.
While the game considered as "A who
seldom touched the high spots of sens
Est tional playing the gathering of the spt
5" tators was worthy of reproduction by
- brush of a great artist Their hockl
began at midnight Monday, and when
gates were opened at nine o'clock the
were fully 5000 of the faithful in line
ow seats in the unrcscrved sections Of stan
yo- and bleachers. At one O'Clock every -
had been sold and the management
icy obliged to call upon the city authorit
AN for help in holding the disappointed th'
st. sands in check
In marked contrast to the scenes