The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-04

a hard batting club three games and
had won the series almost alone.
Sole Pitcher in 1910.
In 1910. in the Giants second post
season clash of note, he was again
McGraw's sole reliance and the main
stay OF his clan. He was still there
after ten years as a man of iron and
wonderful vitality. But sooner or
later Old Boy Time reaches out and
taps them all on the shoulder and
points to the end of the trail
THE Old Boy tapped Matty on the
shoulder in his second start, and in
his third led the way to the end of the
trail as one-man hope. No man
could have done better work than
Mathewson did in his first start. His
second was almost equally brilliant.
But his third, even after a weeks rest,
found that the strain had told
NEatty Not Done.
This doesn't mean that Mathewson
has finished up his work Pitching
with his head as much as his arm and
always taking the best care of his con-
dition, the Giant premier should hold
his place for at least three more sea-
sons. Maybe longer, but that far on
at least. He is only 81 now, and at
Cy- Young still was making his fight.
That would give Mathewson fifteen
years of work as star under the big
tent, and fifteen years is about double
the average allotment to StardOm.
I'm 1911 Mathewson was not only
worked to a finish in the final series,
but he was forced to carry big part
of the burden through the National
league flag fight. On that final road
jaunt he was pitched steadily and then
warmed UP almost every other day.
There were few intervals for complete
rest and relaxation. 1t was a case of
be ready to go in and pull US out
Did His share.
Then followed the burden of pitch
ing three of the first four games
against the hardest hitting ball club in
the world McGraW used good judg-
ment in taking this chance, for the
team wanted Matty to work, and this,
after all was their series. Even though
losing two of his three games there
isn't any question but that the big gun
came through with his share of the
fight and a few kinks upOn<the side
He was pitching to a better ball
club than he faced in 1905. and he had
a weaker ball club supporting him.
Quite a difference between the fighting
of that old Giant bunch OF
veterans-Dahlen. Deviln. Donlin, Gil
bert, Mertes and others-cOmpared to
the unsteadineSS shown by this younger
team of 1911 It wasn't to be expected
that they would stand up as well under
championship fire, but the dope figur
ed them to do better work than they
did
He Has Not Failed.
so after all the series failed to show
that Mathewson had gone back to any
notable extent. 1t simply showed that
he was still ready to look after his part
Of it as well as ever, but that he could
no longer rank as five-sixths of the
show
Suppose Mathewson, for example,
had been pitching against the Giants
with Coombs and Plank to work with?
Quite a different angle from any view
point.
'.Mathewson, if worked only in turn
next season. and given his chance to
ease up and rest between games is
sure to be big winner and to finish
III about as well as ever. If the Gil
ants reach another world series he is
sure to be good for two games with
a 4 or 5-day rest between. But it ism
likely that he can be burdened with
overwork and then stand up"