Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-07
AFTER ELEVEN YEARS
MATHEWSON STILL A STAR

worked in five games Four of those
times he went to the rescue and in the
other he twirled an entire nine innings
just to test his endurance.
The Giants are enthusiastic over the
success of Marquard. They say he has
as much stuff on the ball as any man I'm
the world, and, though he Is young. he
will cause the Athletics a lot Of trouble;
but right there comes the rub. II the
Athletics begin to cause Marquard trou
Bile. Mathewson is the man they will cry
for. In critical moments he is supreme.
While many fans had the idea that
Matty had gone back this season, they
did not take into consideration the num-
Der Of games that he saved besides those
that he had won from the start. So far
Matty has won twenty-four games and
lost twelve. according to the records. Six
of his defeats were the direct result Of
errors. and five Of those unlucky games
were played at the Polo Grounds, where
the fans could see for themselves that it
was no fault of his pitching.
Leads All the Boxmen.
The best way to get a line on Big Six,
however. is to look over his record for
the past ten years. Compare that period
with the best ten years of Cy Young's
activity, and it will be seen that Matty
leads them all. In ten years he has
won pa games and lost 1O9
During the best ten years Of Young
career he won 297 games and lost 1874
That gives Matty a winning percentage
of .715, against .7O5 for Young
Matty's premier years were 1901-2-3-i
5-6-7S-9-1O-11, while Young was at his
best in 1S92-3-5-6-S-9-O1-U2-O3
The calculations are based on those
years.
Mathewson had his best year in 1904
when he won thirty-five games and lost
8, an average of Sill Young's best year
was in 1885,, when he won 36 and lost 10,
an average or 1888.
No other pitcher in the league has ever
approached these figures for given
period of years.
In match games, such as the post-sea-
championship, Matty is in a class by HIM
self In single handed pitching du"Is
when much is at stake he is supreme.
During the worlds championship series
of 1905, when the Giants played the Ath-
letics, Mathewson pitched four of five
games and the Athletics did not score off
him. When he faced the Highlandars
last fall he won four straight games and
the championship. In the SHINY attended
Boston series two years ago Matty pitch
ed two games and was beaten once.
Just now McGraw is very carefully
grooming Matty for the worlds series.
He admits that the Giants will have to
depend on the big fellow to lead them
on, but, not to take anything away from
Marquard. he says that the RUE vii. be
Matty's chief lieutenant. Big Six Is
saving every ounce of. strength that is
possible. On this trip he has pitched but
one full game. Any time that he gets q
safe lead he is taken out. so that his
arm may rest and grow stronger. He
will be worked in one full game "A week
as to keep him right to go the dis
lance.
The fans of New York nee1 not worry
about the condition of Big Six. When tire
day comes for. the big stake event of
base ball McGraw will go to his paddock
OF thoroushhreds. pick out old Matty and
take off the blanket. Then Is the time
o get down your dough.