The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-25

With a full weeks rest. this heavy
strain upon the wrist and forearm
was not TO be overcome. He began
Yesterday by breaking the same deep
curve across at almost every sweep.
, In the first round he struck out Lord,
Oldring and Baker with this decep-
tive slant and started brilliantly,
backed by two-run lead. But he
must have felt the wear and tear
OF this delivery then for almost i'm
mediately after he switched TO his
fast, straight one and from that period
on, Athletic war clubs began to play
tattoo upon the trademark that
stands imprinted squareiy between
the seams. For three innings he sur
vived. through heady pitching and
winderful support from Herzog and
Fletcher; but by the fourth round
the dazzling amount of stuff he dis
played at the start was no longer do
ing business at the same old stand.
Young blood must have its course,
lad, and every dog his day" But this
day doesn't last forever. The mo-
ment he weakened and faltered from
the past burden OF curve ball pitch
iUe, Baker, Murphy. Davis, Collins
and Barry were through his guard
an upon him like flash. They no
longer waite him out but whaled
away at the first ball pitched. Col
Inns, Baker and Barry whaled with
the wallop of keen-eyed youths, and
Youth" they say, must be served.
,Matty fought gamely and grimly to
thS eighth. when Becker batted in
his place, but the volley OF. two-base
hits shad done its deadly work. and
with Bender working like a machine,
the man who lost his first worlds
season game week ago, sunk to
his second defeat, despite the seven.
day rest he had drawn to recover
eegc again.
And then there was Baker the
Maryland mauler. the Trappe torpedo,
or anything else you care TO call him.
The Giants may forget these world
series scores; they may forget who
pitched against them: they may even
forget the six-day fiood-BUT THEY
WILL NEVER FORGET ], FRANK
lin BAKER. II was Baker who
started the first assault on Matty i'm
the opening game and scored the first
aRd- only run ----
lit was Baker who crushed RUDE
Marquard, alone and unaided. II was
Baker who stood between Mathewson
again and a sure shut out. stemming
the tide. And II was Baker yester-
day. for the fourth time, who started
the rushing rally in the fourth round,
with a double and who closed Il in
the fifth with another double. scoring
Collins. In these four games. the
i.bt 10 lrht an ku,
runs and seven of these belong to
r Baker, who either scored himself OF
drove the runner home The count
stands today: Baker g. Giants !. Isn't
that enough glory for Maryland and
. for Trappe?
Mack's people fought the best bat
tie the series has seen. Fletcher and
Herzog worked brilliantly for the
Giants, but the all-around play Of the
American league champions was not
TO be denied.
They were not only playing. with
their hands and feet. but with their
heads as well Take the case of Lar
~ Doyle as an example. An inside
story OF this base-running break
shows the alertness OF Mack's club.
Doyle had walked In the sixth, and
with one down, Murray folled high to
Baker on the hit-and.run play. Larry
was whirling on toward second as
Baker stood beneath the foul. Collins
and Barry broke for the bag, as II 10
.reCeive the throw on a ground ball
from third and so Doyle kept on. AS
he slackened pace for a moment 10th
whiried toward Lord Hurry up