The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-24
NATIONAL LEAGUE
MATAEWS0N IS
IN fine form
First New York Game Won
on Home Grounds-Chica-
60 and Cincinnati Tie.

New York. April 24.-Christy
M~athcwson was in superb form yes
terday and his fine Work enabled New
OF 8 to !. 1t was the first time this
season that one Of the three greater
New York teams had scored q victory
on the home grounds.
Brennan who started in the box for
the visitors. was easy for the locals
and was taken out in the third inning
with the bases full and only one out.
Chalmers, who succeeded him. struck
out Merkle and made Herzog pop to
Lobert. Chalmers was very effective.
but Merkle hit him for a home run
in the eighth. Both teams tielded
we'll. not an error being made.
Philadelphia ...o1o 600 ooo-1 S o
New York .....11O 900 01X-3 10 0
Score: r. Fl. E.
Batteries: Philadelphia. Brennan.
Chalmers and Doom; New York,
MathewsOn and Meyers.
Summary: Two-base hit Doyle,
Luderus. Merkle. Home run. Merkle.
Sacrifice hit. Herzog. Stolen bases,
Burns; Left on bases. New York 8.
fnlladelpnia 2. Double plays, Mat
hewson. Shafer and Merkle; Dolan,
knake and Luderus 2. Base on balls.
Brennan 3. Chalmers 1. Struck out,
by Mathewson 1, by Chalmers 2. Hits,
off Brennan 5 in 2 1-3 innings, off
Chalmers 5 in 5 2-3 innings,
Play to Tie.
Cincinnati. April 24.-Chicago and
Cincinnati played to a tie yesterday,
The game being called at the end Of
the ninth inning with the score stand
Ing 8 to s.. 1t had been agreed that
the game should be called at S o'clock
to allow Cincinnati to catch a train,
but play continued q few minutes aft
er hat hour to permit the last half Of
the ninth inning to be finished.
Cincinnati tied the score in the
ninth inning when Bates knocked out
a home run. bringing in a RUNNER
ahead of him.
Chicago appeared to have the game
We're scored on six hits. Cincinnati,
however scored one each in the
seventh and eighth and two in the
ninth. Each team used three pitch
ers.
Chicago :......ooo $50 ooo-5 2
1000 100 1875 9 o
Batteries: Chicago. Pierce. Laven-
Works, Johnson, Smith and Clarke.
Summary: Two base hits, clymer,
Bridwell. Home run. Bates. Hits. OF
works 8 in 4 Ia innings, off johnson
2 in 2 2-3 innings. off Smith / in 2 in
nines. on Pierce 4 in 6 (none out in
the SEVENTH. off Lavender 8 in 1 in
ninn nnnn II, to- 49, = ~l--
ey : in 2 innings. Stolen bases. CIV
mer. Double plays. Egan to Hoblit-
zell. Left on bases. Chicago 5, Gin
cinnati 9. Base on balls. Oft Pierce
q, off Lavender 1, off Cheney 9, off
Works 2. off Smith 1. Hit by pitch
er. by Works (Mitchell.) Struck out.
by Pierce 8, by johnson 2, by Smith 1.
St. Louis Wins.
st. Louis. April 24.-Hendrix held
st; Louis to 2 hits. a double and a
triple yesterday, but these mixed with
errors and passes gave st. Louis a
victory over Pittsburg, score 5 to 1.
A fast triple play by Pittsburg and
konetchy's batting We're the features.
m hrst baseman secured the locals
hits. In the third after Hendrix had
iorced IN 2 run by walking Sheckard
with the bases full; Mowrey hit to
Hendrix who threw to Kelly, forcing
Steel at home. Kelly then threw to
Miller. completing a double play.
then tried to score and Mil
ler's throw to Kelly completed the
triple play.
St. Louis ..::oYi 10 100 S Co., 3 3 2
Batteries: P%ittsburg, Hendrix and
Kelly; st. Louis. Steele and Wingo.
Summary: Two base hits. Konet-
chy. Three base hit, Konetchy. Sacri-
nee hits. Steele. Magee, Butler. Sacri-
nee 1y, Cakes. Stolen bases, Kon-
etGhy. Mowrey: Double plays. Magee,
Ul.eary n konetchy. Steele ana
~, Miller and Kelly. Left on bases.
st. Louis s., Pittsburg 8. First base
on balls. off Steele 2, off Hendrix ).
Struck out, by Hendrix 4,
Timely Batting Wins.
some timely batting Yesterday and
aided by errors defeated Boston z to
2. Rucker held the locals scoreless
until the ninth inning when a pass
n four successive singles netted two
Hummel drove the bali into
center field bleachers in the third in
ming, scoring Cutshaw ahead of him.
Score: uE
......0o2 oo3 ZOO II a q
Boston ........00 900 0o2-2 6 4
batteries: Brooklyn, Rucker and
Miller; Boston. Hess and Devogt,
Summary: Two base hits. Fisher.
Connolly. Three base hit, STENCIL
Home run. Hummel. Sacrifice hits
Myers. Stolen bases. Stem.
gel: Fisher. Double play, Hummel
n Miller. Base on balls, off Rucker
2. off Hess 2. Struck out, by Rucker
S. by Hess 1.