Evening journal., 1905-09-29
PLANK IN GREAT FORM
AND ATHLETICS WIN
Crowd of Over 10000 Per-
sons Saw Game at Co.
lumbia Park

philadelphia. sept. 29-In the first of
three baseball duels to the death at
columbia Park yesterday, the Athletics
pnnctured the armor Of the chicagos
ana inflicted serious but not neces-
sarily fatal wound by the score of 8
to 2
over 10000 persons-to be exact, 20.-
sa6- saw the initial contest Of the
greatest series ever played in the
history Of the national game in this
city which is known as the home of
baseball. and there were 2o.si6 persons
present when the final play was made
aud the contest had passed into history
with a victory for the home team.
Eddie Plank the pitcher upon whom
Manager Mack had said the pennant'
50 FAR as the Quaker City is concerned,
depended had had his first test, and
ne had come out triumphant by hold
ing his opponents down 10 three hits
and getting twelve strike-outs, which
Included seven OF the visiting bats
men.
A STRANGE COINCIDENCE.
Not since 1883. when Billy sharsig
took the original Athletics Of the
American Association. West in second
place ana by whlrlwlnd campaign
felt out ST. Louis for the pennant on
tho very htafthstone OF the Browns,
has there been such enthusiasm IN
this city over baseball so late in a
season.
Bv q strange coincidence. Charley
Coiniskey. the man who was then the
captain and first baseman of the St.
Louis team. IS to-day the president Of
the Chicago American League team,
which by a victorious trip through the
Elst. which reached cyclOnic proper
t'ons at Boston last wednesday. Is now
trying. twenty-five years later, TO even
un that old score. II yesterdays game
can be taken as an omen. Mr..
Comiskey. who has grown gray-haired
while waiting Tor his revenge. is once
nc-e doomed 10 disappointment tl-
though the pennant race Is YET far
from being settled
PHILADELPHIA BASEBALL MAD
Philadelphia Fandom awoke yester.
day with us nerves unstrung and with
sinking feeling Of the heart, causef
hy the home teams reverses OF Tues
rcotlng blood at fever heat and stcadn.
rountins higher. Everywhere tn
same topics were discussed.
Car the Athletics beat Chicago2 WI
THE ali-conquering White SnN fru,
Chicago beat out Connie Macks Whit
Elephants?
Politics. the stock market. ffenze
faance and the latest increase Ia tn
price of oil an were forgotten. Clerk
t-and boolIkoepers got their account
hopelessly muddlei as their thought
wandered or 10 Columbia Park. sehos
boys voted themselves a vacation 10
Che afternoon and every one that coul
get a holiday hustled for Thirteent
and Oxford streets.
on the trains and street ears. IN IN
clubs ana cafes. in hotels and on sire.
corners fans eagerly discussed the in
pending clash and longei Tor the hot
when play was TO begin. while me
who scarcely gave the Athletics
thought month ago discussed a
latest phases of baseball with an "a
telligence that must have surprise
their friends II not themselves.
As SAID tefore. yesterdays game W.
considered about the turning tide In a
r-ce. Neither team could afford to tai
ch1nces. General Mack selected q
Gettysburg wonder, Eddie Plank, TO
no the firing line. Mack believes
-feejing the White sox southpa
pitchers, and that he made no mistal
ia his selection yesterday is shown
-the results. PLANK Was in rare forl
1'e was ncrved up for the game. 1
had everything with him as they s..
ia bascoan talk. His curves could D
be fathored and he struck out twel
of the enemy. He was cool. and
spite OF nisfortunes was always the
-sseady as a clock. When he hit
nan at a critical point. when Tops
liartsel Groprei a fy which. n caugi
would have ended the game. Plai
pcVcr ialtered. He kept working aI
the Athletics won.
For Chicago, Patterson pitched. I
too. was effective. but nothing cou
prevail in the face OF the desperate,
with which the Athletics played.
The Score.
ATHLETICS.
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