Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-10-12

These ~ men and none other are
eligible to play in the present series.
II is probable that not more than
dozen from each list will be picked
to figure in the crucial games OF
the Giants there are three who
fought and won in the 1905 series
with Observation-Disclosures, Deylin and
Christy Nathewson. OF this veteran
trio the last named has been the
Giants pitching mainstay for many
years. In three OF the fou" games
won from Philadelphia in 1905 he
pitched a shutout and was acclaim
ed the hero of the series. In the past
six years he has grown in the conf
dence of the New York fans and
while his most ardent admirers can
hardly expect him to repeat so re
markable an achievement, he is eX-
peCted to render good account of
himself
MATTY 10 YEARS GIANT.
Mathewson is a native Pennsyl-
vanian and for one brief period was
member OF the team he now op-
poses, but for the better part OF 10
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He first attracted attention at Buck
nell university and his first profess
SIGNAL berth was on the Taunton nine
of the New England league. Twice
the big fellow has pitched no-hit
games. In 1908 he was credited
with 81 of the Giants victories. lie
won more than two-thirds of the
games he pitched this year. He i (
81 years old.
Notwithstanding the confidence
still placed in him it is likely tina,
he Will have less of q chance to fig /
ure as hero in the present serie. f.
as his big left-handed pitching mate. /
'Rube' Narquard. and Mattys jun
ior by eight years. has won champion
ship distinction. The young south
paw, whose services cost McGraw
1000, proved z good investmen
for it is mainly due to his phenom-
email pitching that the Giants are in
a position to face the Athletics for
the title. He has won "a and los
only six games this season.
VANGUARD FORMER ROOSTER.
Marquard's first professional play
vas with the Waterloo team of the
owa state league. Later he was
With the Canton club of the Contra
eague and was drafted by the De
roits, who turned him over to In
He proved the sensation
# the American association and il
ook the big price named TO bring
i'm to New York in 1908. While he
possessed all kinds of speed and
-aried assortment OF curves he was
lmost a complete failure in his first
eason, but McGraw stuck TO him and
as been we'll rewarded.
Leon Ames. who has been on the
iants' pitching staff ever since he
umPed the New York State league
n 1904 and George K. Wiltse. an
ther former State Lacquer, are the
most likely candidates for relief
york. Otis Crandall is the fifth
nember of the staff.
There are six of Connie Mack's
nen who were with him when he
ought in vain for the 1905 flag. They
re Bender, Plank. Lord, Hartsel.
Iurphy and Harry Davis. Head and
houlders above them all stands /
Chief" Bender, red-skin Of the |
hippewa tribe, who was sent to the T.
arlisle school for his education and
evinced his fondness for the 2
reat white mans game. After leav-
lg college he joined the Harrisburg. I
a. team and in 1903 was brought 0
Ito the big league by Connie Mack I
lie became one of a famous quintet !,
twirlers which brought Philadel- c
hia into its second league champion
nip in 1905. In the world series he '
as the pitching hero Of the only
anne which the Athletics took from
le Giants that year. On the other I
and, 10 him is charged the only de- =
at suffered by the Athletics in the G
.ries with Chicago last year, though =