Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-30
R'ATHEWs0N's RETURN
NEW Workers. WELCOME
TO HIM WAS SUPERB
Ever. Onr Sto0d Up When tho Old
Mnst-r Walked Out to Uiee
Battery srlcciiUua.

Under tho caption, "rana ws,eeme
Mat;y with q Mighty hoar." waiter
Turnbull has told In tho New York
World OF this return OF Tho "Old Mas
ter" 10 the diamond made famous by
the great Bis Sin. tho Chcxterfiaid OF
baseball. Leaving out the details Of tho
game. which WAS played on Wednesday,
ana won by Matty's team. ! TO 9. tho
story says
Chris topher Mathewson returned 20
the POLO Grounds yesterday ns the chief
OF an alien clan. but from the greet.
ing he received ii might have been
supposed that he was conqueror re-
turning to his home dragging the
Cincinnati Reds captires at his
chariot wheels.
The fans. 1900 strong, gave him
4 welcome that has perhaps never been
cQuaicd on the diamond. To make his
triumph complete, the Reds defeated
the Giants by score OF TO ..
"Mntty led his players on 10 the
field shortly after o'clock, and, while
the seventh Regiment Band played
Hail 20 the Chief, the rooters cheered
their lonStime favorite TO the echo.
Then McGrsw and the Giants crowd
aG ahou: the man who for SO many
years WIS the!- mainstay and their
p-!de and extended congratulations
iha; SIS zeal as their affection
wss deep
No; c7!y ga ne fans cheer Mathew
sor, eGt they called Sood wishes to him
AS they Nigh, &c an old friend starting
on = Journey
There WAS = husky noto in many
voice that demonstrated what a strong
sentimental! hold the king Of EN- all
has OH his followers and admirers
The finest. trucst tribute that Mat
y received came Just before the game.
AS he walked out 10 give his battery
reflections 10 the umpire. proceedings
were halted while he was presented
with n huge basket OF flowers
The members Of both teams came
out and grouped themselves about the
plate. Suddenly the band struck up
Aud Lang Syne' and. almost as one
man. those thousands Of spectators In
the stands instinctively rose to their
feet and uncovered their heads. Few
men and few occasions have the power
TO inspire the feeling which prompted
this action.
IF the weather had been bright
there is little doubt there would have |
been a crowd of 10000 at the baseball |
park Cnaer the existing conditions |
II is remarkable that the attendance
was as large as II was. The only way |
that we can figure out this weather
is that whenever the local skies think |
Of Dig Six AS the commander OF an
alien army they start weeping all over
tn" place.
When Charley lIcrzoG appeared in
y New York uniform he too was warm
~ greeted. There was also applause
Tor Slim Sallcc, Eddie Roush and Bill
NJ kcchnie.
-, was great day for the pho
'oSrarhers and moving picture men
There vas an army OF them on the
h"'d and they did deadly execution.
fhc| filmed everybody and everything
IN sight. and then went back and did
II az over again. 1t viii not be their
iaHlt II Matty Day is not reproduced /
lard.
OF course The credi, for ycs,crdav.s
Victory goes 20 Mathew son We hay.
h"i no i:Sht"st desire to deprive him
~ "N l"'u of tn" glory. There is very
''tas d""ht that he siEnalcd to Wingo
Z" N"'t"p out the sacrfic. fly IL. tho
>'Nthfh inning which scored I.oudcr
WIN VIA; was really the winning run
MI" admitting all this. VIC srill
.""i thtt y" must give a little credit 70
f"lt schneider. who held tho Giants (
10 flNH mis- and pitched throurhou,
Win telling effect After tho third in.
,'ht hs permitted only ono single nrd
'"rlhE tAeir last six sessions e, bat
uS' 'hrce Giants reached first"