The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-19
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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. l9.-f the
Fourth Athletic-Giant worlds series
game Is played today II will be on a
muddy field. There il chance that
the game will be postponed! The
weather has fooled the government
forecaster as neatly and completely
~ Jack Barry fooled Chief Meyers
when the Athletic shortstop stole sec
ond on the Giant catcher IN the first
pitched ball In the third game.
The forecaEter said Thursday would
be fair
A light rain fell early this morning.
There was not enough rain to hurt the
8hibe Park diamond. but the clouds
hid the sun and bright sun Is need
ed all forenoon TO put the field In half
way good shape.
The muddy field will be against the
Athletics Before the series the Ath-
letics were hoping for rain, to slow
down the Giant base runners, but a
test OF the two teams base-running
strength shows the American league
champions to be Far faster.
Leon Ames, or Otis Crandall will
probably pitch for the Giants II the
sun Is hidden all day, Rube Marquard
may be given a chance to redeem him
self, as his speed would be very effec-
tive on dark day.
Eddie Plank or Chief Bender will
pitch for the Athletics, Manager Mack
said
n Manager McGraw is discouraged,
he is an artist at hiding It. He was
as clipper today as before the series
started.
Wen show 'em something yet" he
saId
McGraw promised that Giants viii
show something in base running In the
remaining games. This may mean
that they will attempt to steal by skill
rather than by attempting TO scare the
Athletic basemen away by sliding
into bases spikes up.
The weather office said the clouds
would 60 away before noon A stin
Wind Is helping dry the field
It's an III rain that doesn't work
both ways, with Mack's rushing line
up Juggling at the leash, Wednesdays
downpour gave McGraw's club a
chance to recover its poise before com
I, ing face to face with John Franklin
Baker. the Trappe, Nd, tarantula,
again.
II Is said that Red Murray has put
ii application TO the National Commits
sion for an airship to use In right field.
The commission Is considering Mr..
Nurray's application and Will let him
know about II before Baker comes up.
Mathewson blamed Marquard for
pitching J. Franklin high fast one,
and then J. Franklin. with Mathewson
pitching. hit low curve ball to the
same spot What are you going TO
DO about q guy who hits either lati-
tide or longitude into the street?
Any comparison anent the two ball
clubs at the three games centcrs
around Frank Baker The American
league. Bakers home run average
through 1911 was 0l9, or four-base
iolt at each 81 trips TO the plate. In
this series, against far better pitch |
ing. his home run average has been
.l66. or an average OF one four-sacker
from each six trips to the plate This
X break In the law OF home-run percent
are has been the chief factor In Giant
defeat, despite the fact that Mack's
team has played better ball New
yOrks pitching has been good enough
70 win at least two, and possibly all
three OF the games, except for the far
4Wiper from the classic wilds OF
Irappe, Nd, wherever that Is.
'Today's battle-if fought--finds the
Giants scrapping with their backs to
the wall. Defeat for McGraw today
means sure conquest for the Athletics.
But New York victory means revival
Of Giant hopes and leaves the ulti-
mate outcome more in doubt than
ever
The main query now Is which of the
two teams will first recover its com
bined batting eve? The Giants are
hitting about las and the Mackmen
we'll around 200. Neither club has