New-York tribune., 1921-10-01

or more IN uniform on the same n
their glory, but there was somethl
almost uncanny, about the spectacle
For the old timers who focked to the
Polo Grounds to see once more an in
field made up of Fred Tenney, Bill Gill
bert, Bill Dahlen and Artie Devin the
scene brought food of memories
rushing back across the faded years.
Many could see in the center of that
storied infield the flmy figure of a
blond-haired, blue-eyed youth in the
midday of his glory. Some might have
seen the great right arm starting the
wind-up that preceded the famous fade
away. There we're wet eyes at the Polo
Grounds yesterday long before the rain
came.
The presence of the receiving ends
of the greatest battery New York ever
knew seemed to emphasize the absence
of the heroic central figure. Roger
Bresnahan, Matty's cid catcher, was
there. So was old Jack Warner. Time
has dealt kindly with Roger. He is
fat and much heavier than he was when
local fans used to hear the umpires
shout batteries for to-day's game:
For New York, Mathewson and Bresna-
ham," Aide from his added displace-
ment Roger looked about the same as
he did in the days of yore.
Present Champions Lose
The oldtime Giants played five innings
against McGraw's National League
champions, and captured the abbrevi-
ated pastime by q score Of 2 to 0. The
young and old Giants managed to finish
their game, but the regular champion
ship encounter between McGraw's men
and the Boston Braves was called off
on account of rain. One inning had
been played when a young cloudburst
dropped out of the leaden skies and
literally washed both teams off the
field. The game goes into the discard.
as there will be no opportunity to
replay it before the end of the season.
No runs we're scored by either team
in the one inning that was played. The
game started and ended in downpour
and Umpire Rigler waited for nearly
half an hour before deciding that there
was no chance to continue. Fred Ioney
was sent in to pitch for the Giants.
It was announced that holders of rain
checks could have their money refund
ed by calling at the Giants Offices, Is
West Forty-fourth Street. The money
that is not refunded in this way will
be added to the Mathewson Testimonial
Fund.
The rain, instead of materially dimin-
ishing the amount of money taken in,
will probably increase the sum, as the
contest was insured against bad
weather for s22,50o. Charles A. Stone
ham, president Of the Giants, an
nounced that this sum would be added
to the Mstty fund.
5000 See Benefit Game
The unfavorable weather kept the at
tendance down and when the Oldtimers
and the young Giants took the field
there were about $4,000 persons in the
stands All the boxes were taken asd
the reserved seats were all sold out
several days ago.
A neat sum was realized on the sale
of autographed baseballs, more than
100 Of these bearing the signature Of
Christy Mathewson, being auctioned off
from the roof of the Giants dugout,
Frederick G. Lieb and Honus Lobert
being the auctioneers. One baseball
that had been autographed by Mathew
son, President Harding, Vice-President
Coolidge and Babe Ruth, brought $3.50.
The purchaser was Truly Warner.
A representative Of Douglas Fair
banks bid in ball autographed by
Hans Wagned for $3.50, while John I.
Taylor, former owner of the Boston
Red Sox, bid one of the Mathewson
spheres up to $o0. more tnan 1Vo OF
the balls Matty had signed were sold
to fans for IS each.
1t is doubtful whether the Giants of
yesterday ever got warmer reception
from the fans in the hours of their
greatness than they did when they took
the field for Matty. The affair was
more Of grand reunion than anything
else. Old friends crowded down from
their seats in the stands and flooded
out upon the held 70 shake hands with
tho stars Of other days. There were
many women In the groups that altered
out on the playing Aeld to greet the
oldtimeYs.
"Ancients" Sparkle In Field
The fielding Of the ancients was not
80 bad and "Bad Bill" Dahlen, Billy
Gilbert and Fred. Tenney pulled off a
double play that took oldtimers in the
stands rollicking back to the halcyon
days when the same combination killed
of many a threatening rally.
In the fourth inning Larry Doyle,
who had replaced Gilbert at second
base, slammed the ball into the right
field stands, and while the crowd roared
It's approval the veteran nfelder circled
the bases. When he arrived at the home
plate Umpire Rigler informed him that
the waliop was a foul. Larry almost
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