The Washington times., 1905-10-16

PHILADELPHIA, Oct l6--Manager
Mack. who returned home yesterday,
says the Athletics were beaten because
they were worn out by the hard race for
the American League pennant.
My team did not play the ball it Is
capable off, said Mack. THE men were
under an awful strain for several weeks.
and. with only one days layoff after the
Washington series. they jumped right in
and played the New York team on Mon
day. The Nationals were fresh and the
Athletics were not, and we lost. We had
a similar slump early in the season
when playing the Washington and st.
Louis teams. Mathewson is a great
pitcher, but, had the Athletics played
the ball they did in the latter part of the
regular season I'm sure there would
have been a different story to tell
Mack also said that should there be
another worlds series. and he could see
no reason why there should not be. the
division OF the receipts for the players
should be on the basis of 60 per cent to
tho winner and 40 per cent TO the losing
team. in place of IS and 25, as this year.
What Players Got.
The eighteen regular players of the
Athletic club will get $3.50 each as their
share of the receipts from the worlds
series. The players of the New York
team with get something over $l.1o0
each Over $4,000 people witnessed the
five games of the series. the receipts
from which were over $6s. 900. The play
ers did not share IN the receipts of
the last game played at New York, but
got so per cent of the first four games,
after 10 per cent of the gross had been
taken out for the baseball commission.
The whole Of the last big days receipts
and 40 per cent OF the money taken in
at the first four games goes to the
managements of the two clubs inter-
ested-
OF course. 1t will always be regretted
by the partisans OF the Athletics in par
ticular and American League rooters in
on the series and that they were shut
out four times. However. that is now
matter of history. The National
Leaguers. on the other hand, will for
ever be satisfied that the better team
won. And SO the better team did during
the week of October 9 to IA, inclusive.
1t was unfortunate, though, that the
Athletics were not at the top of their
playing form, as the Giants were during
the series. The National Leaguers were
fresh. mentally and physically, and were
eager for the fray. The Athletics, on the
other hand, were tired, stale and over
trained and their pitchers were over
worked. I'll this was brought about by
the extra exertion 1t took TO win the
pennant tr the American League through
the loss Of Wadden.
Worry Told
The worry and strain of that campaign
also told. Mack's men had not recovered
from the reaction which followed the
winning Of the Americans championship
before they were called upon TO meet
the rival champions. That they should
have played New York to such close
scores In four out OF five contests is all
the more TO their credit. They made the
Giants work hard for their victories, and
anyone who knew the mental and
pnyslcaI condition OF the players will
give them all the credit possible for
putting up such game fight
After all the excuses. after. all the
lis and maybes" are discussed and
weighed carefully. no one can gainsay
Inc rsct that the New York Nationals
won oot py the fairest, squarest. most
sportsmanlike kind OF playing. The
world 3 championship dates were fixed
away last winter and they provided for
.he meeting OF the rival championship
teams immediately after the close OF
the regular season II was the fortunes
OF war that the Giants were the better
htted for the battles.
Those who watched the games each
afternoon in this city and New York
could not have helped being Impressed
by the high quality OF playing displayed
Dy poth teams, and especially by the
work of the pitchers. Such twirlIng
day In and day out could not have been
surpassed. and this is shown by the
averages made by the batsmen. Only
one man on the Athletics lived up TO
his reputation with the stick This was
Hartsel- Barring Breshnahan and Gil
bert. every New Yorker was victim of
Mack's twtrlers and batted below his
1895 standard in the National League
This speaks mighty we'll for the quality
Of the pitching done by each teams
twirlers.
Well Conducted.
Everything about the series was con-
Quoted in the best manner possible. So
far as the conduct or the players was
concerned there was only one fault to
find This was in too violent outburst
by Bresnahan when Hartsel was sent
to first base on four balls last Friday.
That was the one exception TO perfect
conduct on the field by both teams. The
umpiring was almost nawless and the
handling OF the crowds here and in New
York was a revelation 20 those who
seldom witness q baseball game
The worlds championship series is
over, but the effect II has had on the
game throughout the country is incal-
culable, and Is a tribute to the league
ofhcials and the owners OF the two
clubs who had charge Of the contests
The New York National League Club
as ii lines up today Is the fastest base
ball team that was ever organized"
This IS the opinion of Manager John
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