The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-19
PICKS AMEs TO
STOP ATHLETICS
McGraW Believes Hard-Luck
Hurler May Change Tide
of Battle
MACK WILL SEND
BENDER FOR GAME
Fair Weather Is Promised for
Fourth Contest in Worlds
Championship Series in
Philadelphia
BY w. i. McBETTT,

! PHILADELPHIA, Oct. lS.-A ray
OF sunshine permeated the gloom of
dark, dismal. rainy Philadelphia
day in the camp OF beaten, though
still confident. New York Giants This
was He'd" Amea, champion tough
luck twirier OF the National League,
yet tosser who has met with un-
qualified success In his recent starts.
Ames tonight h the chief depend
ence Of the grim Polo grounders.
fighting against odds for the highest
honors OF organized baseball He has
his work cut out for him, this frey
haired, iron -limbed veteran, for Con-
ME Mack will toss into the breach no
less an impeachment than Chief
Charles Alfred Bender, tho stony
faced Chippewa
| Bender needs no introduction. New
York saw him last Saturday. The
metropolis knows that he Is the very
duec when he In right, and he will
not start unless he is right.
The gods favored New York when
they sent the welcome showers to-
day. Mack's men. by trimming the
peerless Mathewson. had our pride
backed against the wall, and almost
ready to strike the flag.
/ Different Story Now.
| This morning the artillery OF the
Giants was sadly unused. the guns
spiked. It Ia somewhat different
story now. The respite gave the as
lgregation from Coogan's Bluff amplS
itine to reform the rabble rout and
hrace against tho CONSERVATION OF
Big Six" in defeat
The willy Connie Mack had no op-
portunity To press his advantage. The
eese is identical with that seen at
times within the prize ring when
one gladiator, after landing telling
blow on his foemAn. in cheated from
"a Knockout by the bell
Mack has many grand pitchers:
McGraw but a few. The Afhlatics In
Bender, Plank and Coombs have W.
positions the Giants have been called
upon to face all season AcGraw and
his men admit as much The little
Napoleon OF the team. now brought
to bay, has given UP his fond hope
of winning the verdict with Mathew
son and MarQuard. He must work
tone of his other veterans tomorrow,
and Leon AIues Is tho choice.
Too Soon for Mathewson.
Had Mathewson won yesterdays
game 1t Is very likely that the "Rupe"
"oQiu nave bean uncovered mere to-
morrow afternoon. But MoGxaw has
learned the lesson OF the advantage
in having a man right before he goes
In the box Matty was sent back too
soon The same mistake will not be
made with Marquard.
|. Vanguard will have Fridays as
signment at the Polo Grounds. The
| big left-hander Was In bad generally
"a the result OF the loss OF Mon
days game here. The home run of
Frank Baker put him In dutch" If
this same ciouting individual had not
puncrured the great and only Mathew
son in the same manner MarQuard
would surely have been sidetrack ed
for the remainder of the series AS
II is his apparent shortcomings have
been forgotten.
Rest for Nfarquard.
Three dayE rest. which ne will have
had by tomorrow. should put the
sensational southpaw in the pink of
condition for the next game at the
Polo Grounds, Vanguard is always
at his very best before the home aud
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