The Detroit times., 1911-10-20
Ev GRANTLAND RICE.


pHIIAlEI. PHlA Pa Oct 20
"Rain. rain ram please 90 away
begged Connie MACK today bur there
was no answer 10 his prayer.
Instead the rains descended and
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their figure for leas:ns the park 70
n Venetian amusement company,
While some OF the big shipbl.id.nS
yards here wanted to use the newly
made natatcrium Tor trying out new
battleshTs,
Although the game for today had
not been ofic ally called on az
o'clock. there wasn't a prospect IN
the world for battle today between
the Giants and the Athletes Shibe
Park was knee deep and getting
deeper II was rain, rain, rain.
And every day OF della adds great
" 10 Giant chances. ard 10 the same
: extent decreases Athletic hePes-E For
rest will give Manager McSraw re
jusenated pitch ne stan Il will make
II possible for Mathewson TO do slab
duty again tomorrow. should he be
needed. and IL will give Rube Mar
GUARD sufficient strength TO take mp
.
And the oftener Matty can pitch,
the oftener McGraw figures he can
win.
McGraw went into this series with
two pitchers upon whom he had pin
ned his faith, only two. MatheWson
had never been beaten in worlds
series Marquard had brought the
National League pennant 10 New
York. or course there were Ames and
Wiltse and Crandall, but McGraw did
moi count upon them in his calcula-
tons He laid his plan OF battle about
Vanguard and Mathewson But the
two twirlors couldn't 20 in every
other day. time was needed for them
TO regain their strength. And the on
ly way TO gain that respite was for
rain-copious rain--to fail. And the
rain came. II came as a blessing TO
the Giant leader
But not so with Mack With Ben:
der. Plank and Coombs in tiptop con.
dition. the leader OF the Athletics
didn't have 10 worry about his pitch
ing STAFF They could alternate and
still 20 back fresh. And Coombs was
an Iron man" he could repeat SO
Il was to the advantage TO the Ath-
letics 20 play a game day then
They would have the edge on the
Goshamites.
Mathewson probsbly will be Man
aRer McGraws next choice, though
there are those who still believe the
New York leader will send Ames in !
to stop the Athletics rush. Dozens OF /
baseball experts have declared the
only thing the Athletics cannot hit Is
a curve ball propelled with speed that
approximates creased chain lightning. /
Ames Is the Giant finger who can de-
liver that kind of a shoot. He has
more curves than a burlesque queen
and more speed than the late lament /
ed Nancy Hanks. II is believed that I
Il will De one of the two that Nc I.
Graw will select
II Is hard to say who Mack will put 4
on the mound Bender is wild TO get (
another crack at the Giants. But .
Bender lost his first game and Mack .
may decide TO lot we'll enough alone. \
Plank is not physically strong He /
needs rest-and he has had plenty I
He is able TO 20 back tomorrow and
do his best Coombs, the Iron man, F,
with three days rest! thinks he can
repeat his performance OF last Tues
day, when he yielded only three hits .
in elcvon innings. Many believe I
Mack will use one of his victorious Z
pitehers--Plank or Coombs and Ben.
der I'm reserve
The next battle In Philadelphia may !
show some visible outcropping OF the .
bad blood that exists between the .
Giants and Athletics. McGraw Is not .
In a happy frame Of mind over the /
singing letter written him by the Ma
tiohal Commission. Fred Merkle isn't .
sweet tempered over the 500 fine /
j. Franklin Baker is peevish over be
Ing spiked twice by the same player
Fred Snodgrass is angry over geing
Kissed and called a Dirty player /
Mack doesn't like the way Baker was
sp.ked-you might 90 on and find
some individual grievance OF every
player. /
There is bad blood and the umpires
have been notified by the National
Commission TO prevent its display
Bnt the umpires cannot control the
fans--and the Quaker City fans are
-Going after" Snodgrass when he puts
I'm an appearance.
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