The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-14
Philadelphia Lost a Third Game to
New York, Being B|anked.
Susie n. Won Kentucky's Famous
Stake Dan Patch Joins Champs.

Three-fourths of tho worlds champion
OF the New Yorks. They defeated the
Philadelphia Americans, TO O. az the Polo
grounds yesterday in the fourth game OF
the series.
Every game Of the worlds series so far
has been a whitewash ono way or the
other. In no one contest have both teams
scored. Yesterday the New Yorks coat
ed the Athletics with calcimine for the
third time and goose eggs are becoming
as staple an article OF Father Penn's diet
as scrapple As the New Yorks have
won three games out OF four. the Phila-
delphias must win the next three straight
70 win the series. The unexpected hap
pens sometimes I'm baseball
II there is anything OF the peach pic
type about McGinnitys pitching for the
American league batters II was not I'm
view yesterday. The iron man was an
aVenging Phcnix, arising from tho ashes
OF last Tuesdays defeat He was an Iron
man OF iron nerve He was at his best
when men were on bases, and men were
on bases enough to necessitate n pitcher
being a top form all the time. He was
st the pinnacle OF his prowress on an oc-
casion that was the most dramatic OF
his long diamond career. His mind was
concentrated on his work he studied
every attitude OF the opposing batsmen.
aud rushed the ball through with
studied purpose In every pitch and with
results that showed that he knew what
10 give the different Philadelphia batters.
His ram worked freely and he pitched a
good many balls, but the more he used
the less the visitors were able TO get hold
OF them.
The game was a pitchers battle. and
the one run that the New Yorks made in
the fourth inning was stormproof bar
rier I'm the way OF the Athletics Eddie
Plank OF Philadelphia pitched high-grade
ball himself He had good control or
his fast. wide curves. and the crop OF
base hits was five for each side. Ii was
the most stubborn, hardfought game OF
the four. and good measure OF the diff
ference between the two teams was the
fact that New York's game was error
less and the Philadelphia made one
error hat one error eventually resulted
In a run. But whereas the Philadelphia
had no man who could make a hit when
there was a man within striking distance
Of the plate the New Yorks did have such
q one. and the player who made the hit
that drove in the run was Gilbert, whose
hits are less frequent than timely.
Plank showed his gameness by the way
he felded his position and broke up New
Yorks bunting game, and he was stout
Of heart, too. with men on bases. Several
times both pitchers faced the situation OF
n man on base with nobody out and, bar
ring the opening afforded by an error,
followed by Gilberts inspired hit, the
pitchers came out OF those situations with
flying colors. Plank had more assists on
ground balls than all the rest OF his team
put together. the New York batters hit
ting in the air good deal or striking out
The slim scoring 10 the contrary, not
withstanding, there was a good deal OF
action in the game, men on bases often,
and the Phiadelphias had more snap and
aggressiveness In their play than before.
l1e attendance was not what IL would
have been had the day been warmer. the
official count being 1900 The score: