Show FIRST HOME RUN OFF MATTY wee wlllie turned the trick at t the polo ground but old did not win hie his game ono one day ta two 0 oung hurlers en aged in a regular pitcher pitchers attio the wore more both right handed but that ended the resemblance one ao veri elx six feet tull tall ho the other ans as anve feet and about two inches over on oil juno 21 1901 at the polo polor grounds gro unde the homo home of tho the new york glante giants these two tuo hurlers battled ford ora tire innings without al allowing loIng a run I 1 tho the sixth hie tile visitor a managed to go get a man on with ith their midget got hurler up the little chap who ho had boon been pitching lich IlIg hie his head off oft and cob col i 1 in from his hie task with alth tho the sweat streaming down don his life face crushing brushing out hib tile eoa ees with ith hie his nets fists ho lie picked up hii little bat and walked UD to the tile plato plate the big pitcher smiled a rather pitying smile but let lot up on hie 1119 peed lie Ile noshed flashed the tile ball through with all 1111 tho fluff ho had find and tho the little fellow baling nt it with all the tile stuff he hada had a and nd bin teammates declare i w alth hie ills eyes shut flou however e er an ail a awful ful crack foeloa followed od and the ball aped sped away beyond ally hold er and tho the pony pitcher galloped around the tile basea chaing clia ing tho tile other follow fellow in ill when he lie reached the home pinto ho lie paused and posed polled for a ft moment then drew drel himself up to hia his full height eight five tie feet two inches and trin skinned sri nned tied nt at the big hurler and tho tile big hurler ah 1111 4 nil christy mathewson Mathew Mathe vyron fon smiled back at lihi but it was a smile full of astonishment for thia this was as the first time tinie a homo home run had e ever vor boon been made oft off the del delivery iery ot of christy matatt ason for tho the big fellow follow lo A was as nono none other than thu now famous big ift six and the midget tho the little hurler who banged the ball waa mas wee willie then pitching for the st louis cardinals wee willie was mas so swelled smelled ip lip that ho he forgot all about tho the art of pitching and before he be landed on earth again tho the GL ants had tied the score in their bait balf of the inning and won uon the gaiu gamp in the ninth by tho score of 3 to 2 this was the only homer made oft off the deliver of matty in two seasons it li the year 1902 the batters of the national failed to connect aith ith hie his curves for a four bagger barger so little willio Wll llo ore the title proudly tor for a couple of seasons |