The Washington herald., 1911-10-26
PLANK IN POOR CONDITION.

ing COlOrS.
PLANK IN POOR CONDITION..
Plank was in poor shape physically.
The writer had a talk with him at his
hotel this morning, when the southpaw
said: Il hope Connie does not call upon
me to work to-day, for during the rainy
spell | caught a severe cold, which set
tied in my side, and l cannot draw in
long breath without suffering pains
Still after all is said, considerable cred
1t should go to the Giants for the first real
pIucky, uphill fight they have made dur
ingsthe entire series Crandall and Larry
Doyle are the heroes, and all Gotham
tonight is bowling down before them.
Doyle batted like a tiend, while Gran
dall's work in the box was OF real cham
pionship caliber.
1t is claimed here in New York that
Crandall is the best relief pitcher in or
ganized baseball lie looked good enough
to-day to have started the game, and
many believe that had he done so, the
final result might have been much more
one-Sided. with the Giants holding up the
big end. Red" Ames also looked fairly
good. but the AIackmen were hitting
him freely. and MCGraw vanked him out
at just the right time, for 1t is certain
that the Athletics would have reached
him for runs before the battle closed.
As soon as the Athletics reached their
hotel after the game the writer called on
Connie Mack, expecting to find the tall,
swered: No: and I'm not going to lose
the opposite was the case.
They slipped one over on us to-day,
didn't they" was his greeting.
You don't seem to he worrying about
it. do you?" The taciturn leader an
swered: No. and I'm not going to lose
any sleep: neither will any of my boys.
Remember there is another game COM
ing Even if MCGraw's team should win
tomorrow. | would feel just as confident
that the final result would be the worlds
title for our club
Athletics Arc Optimistic.
Frank Baker, Eddie Collins and the
others were just as optimistic. the only
gloom in the bunch being Jack Coombs,
for he lost his first worlds championship
game, and refused to talk to anybody. He
cannot explain his loss of control and
speed and simply says: "All l want IS
one more crack at that New York team,
they will never do II again"
1t is pretty hard to tell just who will
pitch for the American League cham
piOns tomorrow. Bender worked yes
terday, Plank pitched part Of to-day :
game and is far from right. while
Coombs could hardly BE- expected to go
back again. There was a persistent ru-
NOR tonight that Cy Morgan or Harry
Krause would be elected to do the hon
ors, and if so, the result is problematiCal,
as McGraw Is sure TO send Crandal in
against the Mackmen.
Outside of the third inning the Athletics
never had a chance to score Marquard
started off like house afire, and Ames,
who relieved him, onl yallowed two hits,
-while Crandall yielded but one. Had
Connie Mack substituted amost anybody
except Plank, when it was seen that
COombs was wavering. the game might
have been won and the series over, but
nobody wishes to go on record as dis
putting MaCk's judgment, and perhaps.
after all. it was for the best. as the old
boy usually has an ace in the hole
Umpire KLEIN looks to the writer TO be
the best man in the National League on
balls and strikes. The little indicator
handler was as near perfect to-day as
any arbiter could be. Not a single de-
cision was questioned by the pitchers on
either side.