The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-14

but for the better part of ten years he
has been with the Giants" He first
attracted attention at Bucknell Uni
versity and his first professional 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 d"
victories. He won more than two
thirds of the games he pitched this
year. He is 81 years old.
Notwithstanding the confidence stil'
placed IN him it is likely that he will
have less of a chance to figure as a
hero in the present series as his big
left handed pitching mate, "Rube"
Marquard, and Matty's junior by S
years, has Won championship distinc-
ton The young "souIhpaw," whose
services cost McGraw $4,000, proved
a good investment for it is mainly dRe
to his phenomenal pitching that the
Giants are in a position TO face the
Athletics" for the title He has won
"a and lost only games this season.
Marquard's first professional play
was with the Waterloo team of the
Iowa State League. Later he was with
the Canton Club of the Central League
and was drafted by the Detroits, who
turned him over to Indianapolis. He
proved the sensational Of the American
Association and 1t took the big price
named to bring him to New York in
1908 While he possessed all kinds of
speed and a varied assortment of
curves he was almost a complete fail
ure In his first seasons, but McGraw
stuck to him and has been we'll re-
warded.
Leon Ames, who has been on the
Jumped the New York State League
In 1904, and George Fl. Wiltse, another
former State Lacquer, are the most
likely candidates for relief work in the
box. Otis CrandalI is the fifth mem
Der Of the staff.
There are six Of Connie Mack's team
who were with him when he fought
in vain for the 1905 flag. They are
Bender. Plank. Lord. Hartsel. Murphy
and Harry Davis. Head and shout
ders above them all stands CHER
Bender. red skin of the Chippewa
tribe. who was sent to the Carlisle
school for his education and promptly
evinced his fondness for the great
white mans game. After leaving COL
lege he Joined the Harrisburg, Pa.
team, and in 1903 WAS lror:EF7t iv7-0
the big league by Connie Mack He
became one of famous quintet Of
twfriers which brought Philadelphia
into it's second league championship
in 1905 In the world series he was
the pitching hero of the only game
which the Athletics" took from the
Giants" that year. On the other
hand. to him is charged the only de-
feat suffered by the Athletics" in the
series with Chicago last year. though
this came after he had allowed but one
hit for eight innings.
With the Indian in the box is. as
was the case last year, Jack Coorbs.
the real hero of the last series
Coombs, known as Macll's man Of
iron," won three straight games in the
1910 series, a feat which the Giant
Mathewson equaled In 1905.
Coombs is p years old. He played
at Colby College. in Maine. and gradu-
ated at once into big league company
with the Athletics in 1906. He is ex-
actly the same height as his pitching
mate, Chief Bender, feet ! inch.
He Is a holder of records, one OF them
being the famous 24-inning victory
| over Boston in 1907. During the 1919
| season he went So innings at one