Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-18
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

: in right field yesterday he probably paved
the way for his team to win its SECOND
worlds championship.
: That was a heart-breaking blow to the
Giants. Its immediate effect was to tie
the score and make it possible for the
1Athletics to win for the second time il
the series, but it really did more thar
. that, for there Is no doubt that the back
bone of the Giants was broken with that
terrific drive.
There Is hardly a way now TO figure
.that the Giants can win the series. Not
-On1y have the Athletics an advantage OF
.one game. but they have really shelved
: both Of McGraw's two star pitchers
Mathewson cannot possibly be used
again before Thursday and after work
ing hard game yesterday little or moth
-ing Is to be expected of him.
Marquard may come back in a couple
~oi days, but that, too. is doubtful, and
unless one of the other pitchers shows
surprising form McGraw is up against II.
. With Mack it is different. He has Ben
vder ready for use again today and either
PLANK or CoOmbs can follow him for
what will probably be the final game on
Thursday.
!: The Athletics are proving themselves
-ethe better team. They have a whole lot
ron the Giants, and but for the fact that
they have been up against the cleverest
pitching a world 5 series has ever pro-
--duced they would demonstrate their su
.periority over the Giants in d more forci-
a.ble manner.
IN his grasp. He had, by sheer art. pre-
vented the American LeaSuers from scor-
ing a run i'll eight innings. He had one
man out and was facing Baker when il
all happened. On the day before he had
blamed poor judgment for the defeat of
his teammate MarqUard, He charged
bim with having pitched the wrong kind
OF ball to Baker. Now il is up TO him
Baker and his stick. II Marquard erred,
so did Mathew son. for Baker drove de-
feat into the hearts of the Giants when
he connected with that ball
One could not help admiring Baker and
Sympathizng with Mathewson. To Baker
belongs all the credit for the two vic
tories the Athletics have scored 1t was
his home run which gave them the VIC
tory over Marauard. and it was his four
sack drive which made it possible for his
team to win yesterday. Baker has WON
both games with home-run hits. most
remarkable performance. which will stand
cut in the history of base ball as one of
the l.. greatest accomplishments of any
worlds series OF the three previous
trips TO the plate. Matty seemed to have
SEED Baker up right He did not hit the
bali hard, and seemed worried by the
great pitchers delivery. Perhaps Matty
felt too confident when he locked up and
saw Baker standing ready at the plate
IN the ninth He had two balls and a
strike against him, when Matty broke a
low curve into his legs. Baker hit the
ball squarely. and il shot on line into
the stand. The scene which followed is
not easily described. although one would
expect disappointment under such condf-
tons from a home crowd. Baker was
given an ovation as he logged around the
bases with the tying run.
It seemed that the Giants were giving
=. away under the strain. They found
.CoombS d most troublesome pitcher. All
predictions that he would be easy pick
ling for the Giants We're smashed, for he
allowed only three hits in eleven innings.
and with better Judgment on the bases
This team would have given him an easy
:. victory. The Giants infield went 10
pieces late in the game; ii was evident
gtfst every man on il was nervous They
-tcould not pick up the ball or make an
-fcurate throw. and their actions at the
: plate Were those OF players who lack con-
ifidence.
: Whether McGraw can bring them
.-around again remains To be seen. but the
.-chances are that his team has shot its
bolt and will be easy picking for its
rivals from this out.
- The Giants reputation as hase-steAlers
also suffered materially during the day,
and at that Lapp. d youngster, was doing
.the catching. They started TO take lib
'+ertieS with his throwing arm. but ne
turned them back. so to speak. Lapp
handled himself like the star catcher of
tthe team. He looked even better than
Thomas. and though me was always Tn
.s.deT a strain he was never nervous and
:gave his battery partner excellent sup
port.
:, There was one incident which marred
1.-The game and II was Snodgrass, the
Giants ceDterfielder, who figured IN it.
-:In the tenth inning nc purposely allowed
himself to he hit. but Umpire Brennan
-;would not allow him his base. lie walk
a.-ed. nevertheless. and was sacrificed to
IT,
~.-tried to go to third half passed ball
<Iapp's throw, however. had ham b
Yards, and yet Snodgrass slid into Baker
with both spikes, cutting his trousers
land leg.
II was a deliberate attempt at spikin .
and Snodgrass was loudly Missed for Is
rowardice. Incidentally, he probably
threw away chance 10 win the game
. there and then, for Merklc drew d pass
minute later. and in the following
inning Herzog hit for two bases. Snoi-
grass never had chance 20 reach third
and he is openly charged with having
made the attempt for the sole purpose of
injuring Baker and getting him out of
the Athletics lineup. In this, howeveT +.
she did not succeed, for Baker was only
slightly injured
Inc was cOnsidera bic kicking on Un-
pire Connolly's decisions on the bases.
McGraw fumed and Faved and after Con-
nollys failure to declare d runner out
at second. who had been caught mapping.
ed: He is Connie Mack's brother-in- Jaw.
We are being robbed His work is strong
er than 200 per cent
For some reason or other Jack Coombs
has been given the reputation of being
notnlng more than very lucky pitcher
who could do lot of work II was fig
ured that the Giants would dive him
10 all corners of the lot and that he did
NOT stand d chance 10 win game in the
series But the CoOmbs who pitched yes
terday was not the CoonbS who work Ell
during the American League season He
Was prlned Tor this feat and there has
never been ii better pitched game of ball
3 seen on any lot or anywhere He was
more effective than he has ever been He
was not hit hard az any time and the
Giants went down before him as III they
We're mere amateurs. IT was "A rea H.
great exhibition for COMBS Three hits
in eleven innings is a most creditable per-
foTmance. but these figures do not begin
TO SHOW the kind of game coo!nbS pre-
scented. Conditions, OF course favored
him. II was dark day and the grounds
were soft that the ball did not remain
white very long and was hard 30 follow
when il left his hand with terrific speed
Barring Chief Meyers none of the Giants
mas made a good impression against .ht
Athletic pitchers. Bender. Coombs ant
Plank have made the supposed hard hit
tiers on McGraw's team look foolish. Tina
outfieId of which the Giant followers
have been boastinS has not looked i'm
pressive in any respect.
What Is o. the Outfleld also