The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-10-07
By Hal Sheridan

POLO GROUNDS. New York. Oct.
Home Run" Baker. the Trappe.
Md. boy. made good again today,
with the usual result. The Ath'
iesics beat the Giants In the open.
ing game OF the 1918 worlds series
BY score OF 3 TO 4.
History not only seems to repeat
itsel. with Baker and the Giants
II fairly shutters. Mack's mighty
swattsr. chief factor ia the Ath-
a]efses' victory OF 1911. aud the man
Vwh. is credited with doing more
damage TO Mctiraw's team In recent
year than any other man. pokcd n
home run into the right field bleach
ers In the fifth stanza o this after
moons game. and the result II that
the Philadelphians are one up on
the Giants a; the first Sundown-
While the box score shows each
OF the teams credited with II hits.
the difference In the scoring Is
more readily accounted for when II
IL remembered tkat Of the safe con.
nections by the Mackmen. two were
for doubles. two for triples, while
another was a roundup.
Three Giant slabmen essayed the
role of Athletic killers. Msruuhrd.
Craudsll and Tesreau being trOtted
out in order. but of these three
only the latter escaped with cuticle
intact.
On the other hand. Bender. the
veteran Indian. mainstay Of Macks'
delivery counter went the fun dis
tance, and. while he was touched up
rather freely by the Giants. breezed
in at the finish with something TO
spare.
The Giants apeared on the Held
at IL. 50 and were given a rousing
reception. The Athletics appeared
two minutes later.
The Giants appeared In new hos
iery and hats. while Manager Nc
Graw looked spick and span In n new
suit. The opposing players shook
hands and then posed for pictures.
The Athletics wore muddy uni.
forms, the same they have worked
in all year.
Manager McGraw refused To indi-
cate his pitcher for todays game,
but Mathexson. Marquard. Demaree
and Tesreau warmed up.
The Giants practice was peppery'
with Fromme pitching TO them IN
the batting practice Umpire Klein
was stationed behind the bat. Con
molly on the bases and Rfgler and
Egan In the outfield.
The pitchers are Bender Tor the
Athletics and Marquard for the
Giants.
At Q D. m. Mayor Kline present.
ed McGraw with a huge silver vase
filled with roses.
They're off
FIRST INNING: Philadelphia
Murphy flied out 70 Murray Old-
ring singled to right. Oldrln2
caught off first. MarquS rd TO her'
kIo. Collins singled over second.
Baker flied 10 Burns NJ runs.
Nex York-Shafer flied TO Mur
ply. Doyle flied 10 strunk
Fletcher singled through short.
Fletcher caught stealiug Schane
TO Collins. No runs.
SECOND INNING: hiladelphia
--Nclnnes out. Herzog to Merkle
Sirunk famed. Barry out. F1etch
er tc Merkle. No runs.
New York-Burns famed. Her
zog cut. McInnes unassisted. Mur
ray singled to left. Meyers flied to
Oldriug. No runs.
THIRD INNING: Philadelphia
achans flied to Burns. Bender out
Fletcher 10 Merkle MUrphy Gin
gled to right. Oldring forced Mur
phv, Fletcher unassisted. No runs
New Merkle singled In the
infieid. Marquard sacrificed. McIn
mes unassisted. Shafer flied tc
Stlunk Doyle singled, scoring Mar
kle. Fletcher filed 10 Murphy. One
rur.
FOURTH INNING: Philadelphia
collins tripled to deep light. Bak
, er singled, scoring Collins. Mcln
nes sacrificed 10 Merkle. Strunk hi
10 Harqusrd who threw Baker out
10 Herzog Barry doubled to left
but Strunk stopped at third. Schans
Eiplcd to center, scoring Strunk ant