Show ins Boston Wins First Game j jin in W WOrlds WOrld's arId's Baseball Series MIGHTY BENDER BENDE BATTED OUT OF BOX BY BRAVES I IO PAEK PAnK PHILADELPHIA O Oct t. t 9 The The Boston National league ue pennant winners easily casily ran away With the tho Philadelphia Athletics toda today defeating de do- catin them by a score of oC 7 to 1 1 The Boston team drove Bender tho the Athletics Athletics' Athle tics tics' star right ri bt bander from the mound by terrific which tho the Braves pieced together when hits bits meant runs funs Gowdy was the hitting bitting star for the three safe blows in in three times at the bat One Ono of Gowdy's hits was a double doable and tho other a three- three bagger his third hit being a single Rudolph pitched a n game gamo of the water for fOT his bis club The Athletics Athletics' heaviest hitters could do nothing with his delivery The Tho Boston rooters paraded out of tho the grounds after tho the came led ed by a brass band First Inning First half Benders Bender's Benders Bender's first offering was an out curve which cut the plate for fora a strike e Moran went out on a a. high foul to Evers sent up a high fly to Collins and walked back to the bench Connolly Connoll took toole a strike and then fouled off oCt tho the next one on Connolly Connoll fanned miss Ing a slow blow one around the neck No 0 runs run no hits no errors Moran oran could not nott see sec eo Bonders Bonder's speed and struck out Oldring took care of levers Evers' hoist holt No runs no hits no errors Second half Rudolph half Rudolph put over a 11 strike on Murphy Murphy sent a short single to to center and aud the thc crowd started to cheor cheer It was tho the second ball pitched sacrificed to Schmidt Gowdy nearly overthrew first base Budolph tried to tout cut ut tho the corners of the plate on Collins and ind pitched three balls Ills HIs fourth pitch was n as n a strike Collins walked and tho the crowd ro cried to to Baker Bakel for or a hit Baker fouled out to Schmidt and Murphy v.-an v. out lut trying for tor third third- on the tho catch Schmidt to o Deal It was a pretty double play No p runt rum runs on one hit no errors Second Inning half Bender halt Bender pitched three bal baland balls and ind then put over two strikes on Whitted walked Schmidt flied out out to scored on Gowdy's two two- bagger to 10 the loft left field stand The Buston Bus Bus- ton on rooters cheered to the tho echo Gowdy on fara single le over second The rhe Boston hits were sharp and clean dean A V double pia play followed Dan Barry took Deals Deal's grounder frounder end and to Collins Collins then threw out Deal Two runs run two hits hilts no errors enors Second half Rudolph half Rudolph had a big wide curve curve which he worked on the corners cornetS of oC f the plate McInnis walked on four balls halls scored when Strunk's trunks single sins went through Morans Moran's legs less to 0 the tho fe Strunk l took third on the pta play tuy Barry Strunk WAS out at the pIa plate to when hen Livers took grounder rounder and md throw threw to Gowdy aran look took grounder rounder a and n threw to Evers forcing SchanS' SchanS One run IUD un one hit one error Third Inning First hilf Bender threw out Rudolph at it first fanned Rudolph Second half half Li working him on two slow ones and then thena a 1 fast Cast one one- alto also o struck out Rudolph worked carefully anil deliberately his slow ball bothering the Athletics not a little Rudolph Ilu- Ilu dolph threw out Collins Colllns at first No r-o runs no hits no errors Fourth Inning First half half Connolly Connolly sent a a. liner over Collins Rollins' head for a single al after r having twi strikes called on him hum A double- double pIa play followed Ben Bender er took Whitted's and throw threw to Barry forcing Con Con- nolly Barry then lien tossed out Whitted Barry's Barrys throw to 5 was wido hut made a beautiful slop stop Collins Collins Col Col- lins uris toss tossed cd out Schmidt at first No runs one olle hit no errors errors- Second half Baker halt Baker fouled off tho thin first tw two five and Rudolph had him in n Q hole Baker Balter struck out missing a wide one ono I tJ by a Ii foot foot- also fanned Strunk singled led to left lert but was wa out at I second attempting to stretch his hit Connolly to Maranville It was vms pretty fielding by the tho ton Bo No o runs run one I hit lilt no errors Fifth Filth Inning I First t half half half-Go Gowdy d drove the ball bail to tho the center Held field fence for Or a baso three hit It was sas the first pitched ball The umpire cautioned the Boston Doston bench for coaching Gowdy scored d on Maran- Maran yules yule's over McInnis' McInnis head A double pia play followed Bender took tok Deals Deal's bunted O fly and then picked off ut ett tt first Deal had attempted to t sacrifice Rudolph struck out One I un wI t two wo h I h ls no errors Second half haH haH- Maranville n aTC took Barrys Barry's aros I Texas UI leaguer away out lit iii left Jeet Hold field It ItI It ItI I wa at n il sparkling catch and und loudly ap- ap I struck out It Il was Rudolph's Ru Ru- dolph's sixth strikeout Bender filed Oled out outI outto I to No 0 o runs runG no hits no errors II Sixth th Inning First half Moran half Moran loran sent Bent UP UD a Q foul hack of or third base ballo which B Barry rry took tool after a abug along long bug TOO run with hl his hilt outstretched hand The Tho crowd shouted its illS approval at Evers shot 4 H single past patt Bender Bendert t noli walked d. when Bender Render hear bc- bc ann amp ar un s 48 and ami Connolly scored core tin U stinging dris e a to lo right for lor I three bates bases scored on Schmidt's Schmidt slashing single through h Barry Boston's Hoston's b batting was terrific Bender Bonder was recalled CrOll tho box Lox and Wyckoff him It was the tho first time that an Athletic pitcher had ever tr been batted out of oC tho the box boa boIn in n t worlds world's series Coombs was taken out of tim tho box bo three years ago o In iii a n game with tho the Giants Glants but bul Unit thit because of or an Injury Eight ht hit hits were made madu oft off Bender while he lie as In III thin tho box bu Gowdy walked W took Maran- Maran smash and throw threw to Baker too late Lite lo 0 u catch Schmidt The bases were now oiled with ono one out A double play pIny ended the tho Inning Baker took Deals Deal's grounder round r and touched louch third forcing Gowdy Cowdy and then lien threw throw Deal Dc out at first Three runs run three hits hU no errors Second half hal took of or care Murphy's Murphys Murphys Mur nur- phys phy's slow roller and throw out the run- run nor nor- Deal tossed out Rudolph was pi pitching a a. perfect game hi his slow ball bait b lt coming high hl b and coming coining low but never where tho the Athletics bats hatJi were tossed out Collins No Xo runs runa no nn hits no ho errors Seventh Inning First l half half went In to catch for thu Athletics Rudolph Jot got on nn infield Collins Collin wa was barely able to knock down Baker took tooL Morans Moran's In in- I I tended sacrifice and threw to Darl forcIng forcing forc fore ing InK Rudolph struck out and Moran Mo- Mo mn ran stole stoic second gathered In Connolly's grounder and und then thon threw throw to who covered tho thio bas bag No runs one hit no errors Second half hal l half half-Evers fum fumbled le Bakers' Bakers grounder an and 1 tho runner was safe safo McInnis Mc- Mc c- c InnIs walked on OTI four pitched balls Strunk grounded out to Schmidt Baker going to third and to second Barry struck out Rudolph threw out Lapp at ut first It was superb pitching by Rudolph No runs no hits one error Eighth Inning First half Whitted haIC sent up a high hiSh fly to Baker Schmidt got Jot a Texas leaguer to left Idt GOwdy GOwd lin singled led to left an and 1 Schmidt went vent to third l faran struck out and when Gowdy ran to second Schmidt stole home God Gowdy tried to go 10 to third but was thrown out out b by Lapp One run two hits no errors Second half half Wyckoff doubled to the ther r right ht fence threw out Murphy Mur Mur- ph phy at first firstY Y Wyckoff going to third struck strut out Collins How out outto outto I to Connolly No o runs one hit no errors Ninth Inning First half The The crowd bc began nn to leave th the tho stands when hen the tho Inning opened as It was realized that Boston BOiton had hail all but won tho the game Baker threw out Deal Barry threw out Rudolph It was wap announced announced announced an an- that tho the official attendance was n Baker tos tossed ed out Moran No 0 runs no lie hits no DO errors Second half half Baker Baker drove the th ball up against the thc f fence for or a double Deal throw threw out Baker Balter being held at Ll s second cond Strunk popped d out to g Evers Maranville throw w out Barry Barr No runs ono one hit hili no errors Final score score- It n. II IT C. C Boston 7 1 11 ii 2 Phila Philadelphia 1 5 0 STAR OF TODAY'S TO DAYS DAY'S GAME i I I I I t tj Ij f l r 1 f C. C if 5 t- t t. t t tA A r A C gC gI g- g C I I p pt 11 t 4 I Ii t 1 i i tr i iI I c i 1 e 1 I H LI LIc c 4 f n Baker Raker s lb Ib Strunk cf cr Barry ss as c. c Bender Bonder p. p PARK Philadelphia Oct 9 Tho The Boston Braves pennant Dennant winners atthe of at the National league and the this Philadelphia Athletics champions of ot the American league clashed today todar In iii the tha first battle for tor tho the worlds world baseball championship of ot 1911 I. I Some 2 persons saw the openIng open open- ing engagement of oC the seven game so- so o- o rles ries Hundreds were turned away a Unable unable un- un able ablo to obtain admission The 1 prepared d to send Bend their slow blow Blow ball boxman Dick Rudolph nUdolph to the pitching mound The American leaguers picked the tho Indian Bender Slow ball bali pitching Is not hot relished by tho the Mack artillery of or batters and I guess u ss It will ho bo tho the Cra Rudolph for tor fray today remarked Manager Muna cr George Georgo Still I 1 may switch to James Jamos or Tyler fh They y arc are all good you ou know kno Crowds Come Early Th The vast reaches o Shibo parl were choked to capacity long ion before era in u tIme timo Three und unil four limes times tho tue regular seat seal price pliers were offered offer fo for 01 tickets and tho the demand at these figures lles exceeded the supply The Tho outfield stand seating 1000 boo persons perSons per por sons was thrown open at sit 1050 1060 o'clock It was filled Oiled within a short time lime and tho Iho gates closel llio 1110 lust lift In iii line for Cor or seals scats In this unreserved e section lieu hut waited more morl than fort forty hours So Several Soral ral women stood In JIp IJ o daybreak Betting Favors Athletes lIun Hundreds viewed tho the contest t from tom loin stands on the roofs of houses that t laa t o tim Iho back field walls Tho The Thoa uha a day wa was warm urn and humid and ami ono one for tart fast baseball An n tn sun sunburned burned through I lie tho menacing clouds and there was vas l only onty u a slight threat of ot showers show show- ers en TH from froni tho southwest The Infield and outer ns wore verc dry and hard hanl Belling ored Ja tho the Athletics 8 at 2 i to lo 1 and 9 to 0 5 Preliminary field play was Ill I'll u nil scintillating till John Corn Combs N find and Ira Thomas served nerved the Ulf Athletic durin luring during tic I mine nUll RtIn Baker tried out the range c of tho ho ii lit Hold ibid wall wAil one of or his hla blows almost clea lug u-lug the In The Boston ton batters lilt c I In practice Tom JJ Hughe u he ed sered en up tho balls bans and the tho Rooters from rota Boston Boxton lion Box ton sent up a 21 loud shout Ghoul when wilen GUIlt Goody Gundy drove the ball Into luto the tue stands elands Tho The Boston DOliton Braves c were wera first on the diamond for field practice Their work was clean cut and brilliant Mai was vas all alt over the section scoop Ing grounds ro to tu his lila right and loft loll and making throws from every vory position The applauded him frequently fr rIm Tho A Athletics wont went ou out t for Held neld pm practice cUce at 1 45 and Connie Marks Mark's was wac soon In action had hid recovered recur recur- ered from Crom the Injury to his hand baud and v was aa back ck on first ba base e. e Rudolph nudolph and Whaling and anul Tyler and Gowdy worked into condition in runt front of the Boston benchAn benchAn bench An en automobIle was vI presented to Edoll Collins Caliban b oAt t-b t Q WoUna In Ja n of or f. f I his being helm thy tue most valuable player to his hf club The rue umpires s came on the field at 15 1 and the they ore promptly photographed Umpires Lineen and Hildebrand con- con II with Captain Thomas of or tho the Athletics Athletic Athletics Ath Ath- letic and Captain I Evers of or tho the Boston team cain ground rules rule I Batteries Are Arc Announced I Bender and were announced aa as the battery batter for lor the tho nu Rudolph olph and Gowd Gowdy were announced announce as aa the battery batter for I It was waa announced that Gowd Gowdy would I bat bal sixth III In place of oC Deal who ho would but bat eighth In place of Gowdy Gowd Umpire Dineen gave th the decisions behind bo- bo hind l tho the Ilia plate tc and awl Umpire 1 Klem on the bases o Byron Enon In left lct field and Umpire J right flold |