Arizona republican., 1913-10-09
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 1 Had it not been for Mathewson's ! remarkable exhibition in the box and l at bat, Geo. WiItse would have been | hailed as the star of the game. His 1 playing brought him congratulations | from the players and fans He sub stituted for Snodgrass. at first as q runner and then at first base in the l third inning, and he played the game that equalled anything that Merllle. the Giants regular, has shown this | season As if to test his courage and stamina. ball after ball flashed i his way in the next seven innings | Not an error or flaw marked his work and the climax came in the ninth when he cut two Athletics down at the plate and took Mathew sons throw at first for the third out According to the figures of the national commission. the attendance 1 was approximately 5000 less than the first game here in 1911 but the re- ceipts were $6.0OO greater. due to the ] increase in the prices for seats this season
 Probably 4O0O more saw the game from points of vantage outside the park The two rows of brick houses that overlook Shibe Park on two sides were literally swarming with spectators. Thrifty householders charged from fifty cents to a dollar for the privilege
 Lines of men and boys stood all night in the drizzle awaiting the openeing of the gates to the bleach ers and long before noon this section Of the stands was crowded to it's ut most capacity.
 After conference between the umpires. MhGraw and Captain Dan Murphy, Herzog led off for New York. He sent a high fly to Col lins and was out. Captain Doyle drove fly to Strunk in center field. Fletcher ended the inning by falling victim to a trio of strikes.
 The home rooters cheered Eddie Murphy he faced the old le- liable Mathewson. The first bitch. unusual for him in a worlds series game, was a ball, but the second a l strike, then Murphy sent a slow grounder to Doyle. The New York captain. in his anxiety to make a J quick throw, let the ball go between 1 his legs. and Murphy was safe. Old ring slashed single to left, send 1 ing Murphy to second. Collins, as |
 
 to Doyle, advancing both runners.
 Hit CT out Bake" shouted the Athletic rooters, as the home run hero stepped to the plate, picked up | some dirt and rubbed it on lis | hands
 MatheWsOn, unperturbed. pitched l q wide outshoOt ball. Baker foulad l the next two offerings. On the next 1 pitch the hard hitting third base | man was out on strikes McIunts 1 flied to Burns, leaving Murphy and | oldring standing on the bases
 Both sides were easily retired in | the second. The Giants first hit | came in the third. when with Me | Lean out, Snodgrass singled to Iert, 1 and the crowd got the first good | idea of the New Workers charley | horse, for he hobbled slowly to first. | Mathewson drove a long single to 1 center and Snodgrass, lmping. just | beat the throw to third WiItse | here replaced the crippled Snod- 1 grass. Herzog bounded grounder | to Plank, who caught Wiltse between | third and home, where he was run | down by Lapp, Mathewson moving l up to third on the play and Herzog | taking second. Doyle flied out Oldring.
 Home Run Baker made his first hit in the fourth, when he brought 1 the fans to their feet by driving a i hot single to right. Baker was sent to second on McInnis' out Math- eWsOn had two strikes on Strunk. then passed him for the first base on balls of the game. Barry hit to Doyle, who retired the side
 New York added another hit in rla
 single along the third base foul line. Plank retaliated in Philadelphia s half with a single to right Fletcher made a great stop of Bakers scorch- ing grounder in the sixth and made a fine throw while on the run This was one of the best fielding plays of the game. Burns contributed a fielding sensation in the seventh l when he got Strunk's short fly off l his shoe tops. Lapp singled in this inning.
 Mathewsons first real trouble came in the eighth Murphy ground ed out to Wiltse, who was playing | a fine game around first base. Old ring was the second out, Fletcher to Wiltse. Collins brought the crowd to it's feet by shooting a single to left field. Again the cry for Baker Ip lliI ft lOllG run anu lie I6SDOllI- ed with a sharp single to left, Col lins being held on second. McInnis ended the inning by forcing Collins at third. HerzOg making the out un- assisted
 The ninth opened with Doyle fly ing out to Strunk. Fletcher brought cheers from the Giant supporters by hitting to center for one base. Burns received a base on balls and Fletch- CT moved to second, but was still there when the inning ended.
 Then came the Athletics in the | ninth, in which they had a golden |