Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-10-25

The Athletics practise was spirited.
Billy Klein, the Lakewood citizen, UNI
pired behind the bat, with Bill Dineen
on the base lines and Connolly and
Brennan on the foul lines. Announcer
Phillips shouted out that Coombs and
Lapp would work for the Athletics and
Marquard and Meyers for the Giants.
victory sor the Giants today is not
impossible. While the best dope does
not point that way, still Marquard may
be able to turn the trick. He came
near doing it before. But history says
otherwise, and history always repeats.
In 1905 the series was Won by the
Giants in five games In 1907 and 1908
the Cubs beat out the Tigers
in five games. Last year these
same unruly Athletics won four out
OF five games from the Chicago Cubs.
Five games may therefore be consid-
er de rjseuer today. The Mackmen
will not take any chances with today's S
game. and will cinch the pennant flag
as early as possible.
The G ants may win out today with
Isube Marquard in the box. There are
a few optimistic New York rooters left
y Nhp believe that the Empire City
champions may yet nose out an event.
aai s-Xiz1ory. These fans are mot only
loyal and limited in number but they
are decidedly optimistic. The real
chances for the delivery OF the-p -pennan.
flag To the Kniclzerbocker hamlet
faded away in the fourth inning oe
Yesterdays unforgotten siege on the
Shihe pasture
Quaker Team Superior.
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generally and rightfully conceded to he
the better ir nearly every department
Of the game. The week rest which
Matty had did not bring him back to
form sufficiently Ugh class to deliver
the expected trimming to the cannon
aiding forces of Cornelius McGillicuddy.
In fact. Matty was great disap-
rointment But the fans are interested
in todays battle at the Polo grounds.
The game is interesting. even though
the series be practically won.
The fortunes of baseball are hard to
foretell. The outcome of the serbs IS
not foreordained, The pennant is not
won until the series is over. Hope is
not dead while hope lasts
Of course. if some kindly disposed
party would take Baker. Barry and
Murphy and kindly dispose" of them
for two or thre days the betting odds
on New ork might be changed. But
those three past masters of the Free
and Accepted Order of Swatter- will
inhabit Coosan's bluff 1day, and their
presence u not be at all PR uctiye
Of peace and tranquility for the
troubled Giants,
Defeats DiscouraGinR.
Fightipg against odds, as the Giants
no. must do, -9ill not serve to alleviate
a trying situation. The m~mory Of
three defeats is a helpful stimulant
such as induces hopeful action. The
eternal fear-thought OF the destructive
results of the Athletic heavy artillery
does not create sense of humor or a
feeling of hilarity in the minds and
n It's of the thricely humbled zig city
chare. The situation as it confronts
Johnny sMcGraw and stares all the
other McGrawites in the face. like Il
hobgoblin in the night is truly a crlti-
cal one.
Elephants In wild Chase.
The lite Elephant of the jungle
forest of Shibe has the Gotham hunters
on the run. After slightly wounding
the brute in the first encounter the
White Jumbo counter charged and has
been chasing the McGrav.men up trees,
aero i'.a meadows and over the
rivers ever since and now has thu
cornered in their own front yard. In
the meantime the Gotham hunters have
wasted o all their ammunition ex-
cept load or two, which they need ia
taking shot at the big white qua j.
ruped today.