Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-10

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for Philadelphia, Plank and Schreck.
Philadelphia, Oct. O. Favorable
weather conditions for the opening to-
DAY OF the worlds championship base
pan series between the New York
National league club and the Philadel.
phia American league club could not
be desired. -
me New York club and large num-
per OF enthusiasts arrived here this
morning. Owing to the intense interest
manifested In the series elaborate pre-
paratlons are made to handle crowds.
Ihe ticket offices opened at IL o'clock
and despite the fact that the prices
had been raised an immense throng
was in waiting.
Crowd ls Enormous.
Two hours before the game was
scheduled to start the pavilion and
pieachers were crowded to their capa-
city. Late comers were allowed to
sit or stand behind the ropes in the
outf1eld.
The Opposing Pitchers.
During the series Manager Connie
Mack of Philadelphia will depend
upon Plank, Bender and Oakley to
pitch for the PHILADELPHIA team. and
Manager McGraw Of New York, places
his dependence upon Mathewson, Nc
Ginnity and Taylor. "Rube" Waddell
appears to be entirely out of condition
and is not expected to participate in
any Of the games.
In addition to the honor Of being a
member Of the best team in the world
each player will receive share of the
receipts from these games and Incl
dentally expand his wallet to the tune
of perhaps $1,000 and some people fig
ure a greater dividend.
The Athletics, tutored by Connie
Mack, the shrewd genius, admitted by
many the greatest baseball general in
the country, will have to work hard
every minute of play to offset the
Giants, under the watchful eye of John
j. McGraw, a regular human steam
engine in nervous energy while bat
tie is on.
The records Of last season show that
the giants have not been strong
against left handed pitchers. Cy
Young of Boston and Jake Weimer of
Chicago were easily the best south
paws in the National league last sea-
son. The giants faced Young in six
full games. Twice he shut them out.
Another time he held McGraw's men
down to one run.
Won by Wild Throw.
In one game Young let in the win
ming run for New York by throwing
the ball home when he had a sure out
at first Another game which went
for twevle innings, in which the Giants
made eight hits, was lost for Young
because Connell dropped Mathewson's
fly in the twelfth, allowing Bowerman
to score the winning run.
The last time the Giants faced
Young they won by three runs to one
with Mathewson pitching. Young held
them down to five hits in this game
The Giants faced Weimer in two full
games. They lost one, making seven
hits and one run, and won the other
by to 8, batting the Chicago south
paw hard in the first and third in
nings.
Even with Waddell out of the game
the Athletics supporters figure on
Eddie Plank, also southpaw, to hold
the Giants in check With the excep-
tion CT the "Rube" there is not more
successful left handler in the American
league than Plank.
Mathewson is Strong.
Manager McGraw is extremely con-
fident of the ability of his pitching
staff to hold their own against the
Athletics The confidence that the
New York team has in the ability of
Mathewson to beat the Athletics is re-
markable. Mattys record for the sea-
son certainly inspires confidence. He
has pitched better ball this year than
he ever did before. He has pitched
thirty-six games, Of which he won
twenty-nine aid lost seven-a percent
age of sos. He leads the National
twirlers in shut-outs, with nine to his
credit. He has allowed his opponents
an average of only five hits to the
game. His strike-out average is near
ly six to the game.