Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-25
NOTHING BUT A MIRACLE CAN
PREVENT ATHLETICS WINNING
Downfall Of Mathewson Yesterday Sounded
the Death Knel to the Hopes
of the Giants.

be prominent figure in the fourth His
two home runs In the second and third
games defeated the Giants and while he
did nothing quite so sensational yester-
Gay ne was. however, more or less re-
sponsible for the runs his team secured
of Mathewson.
1t was Bakers double which started
the rally in the fourth and his second
what proved to be the clinching run in
the fifth. incidentally he played bril-
liantly in the field and would probably
have brought home another run in the
seventh when. with Lord on third, Ma
thewsOn had to admit his inability to
fool Baker by deliberately walking him.
Other worlds series have brought forth
heroes, but 1t is doubtful indeed if any
or the others gave SO brilliant an ac-
count OF themselves as has Baker in
the present series.
The Giants won the championship in
the National League in manner SO i'm
pressive that one could not help but feel
that the Athletics would meet a foe
worthy of their steel in their struggle for
the worlds title. In this. however. there
has been some disappointment. The
Giants are not in the same class with
Mack's men and only the good breaks OF
the game have made 1t possible for them
20 win single game. In no single de-
partment of the game are the McGraw
men the equal of their rivals. Their
pitchers have not shown to as good an
advantage, their catching has been no
better. and when 1t comes to fielding,
hitting and base running there is abso-
lutely no comparison to make. McGraw
deserves credit indeed for having won a
pennant with such team. unless 1t be
that the strength of the other teams OF
that organization is on the wane, which
Is not at all improbable.
Strangely enough. the two best pitching
no In, vi hax
furnished by Plank and Marquard. The
work of the two southpaws stands ou
boldly in comparison to that of the other
pitchers and that Is saying a great deal,
for Coombs went eleven innings I'm the
third game, and allowed but three hits
Marquard lost his game to the misfor
tune Of having Baker make a home-run
with a man on the bases, but that was
his only slip. Plank's good work will be
remembered as one of the features of the
series. The chances are that this pair
will not meet again. for. while Marquard
will surely pitch against the Athletics
today, II is more likely that Coombs. rath
er than Plank. will face him, the Ath-
letics' left-hander being kept in reserv,
for the game Thursday. if, indeed, it will
be necessary to play such a game.
All hats off to Harry Davis There was
so much to ehthuse about before the
series started. and then the announce
ment came that McInnis would not be
able TO play. for no one thought that
Davis would be able to make good, not
only because years had slowed him up
and his eye was no longer keen. but
also because he had been on the bench
most of the season and could hardly b.
expected TO jump into such important
series and hold his own. But he has
done more than that. for Davis has been
one of the factors in the Athletics win
ming. 1t was he who drove In the only
run his team got off Mathewson the first
game and drove i'm the winning run in
that eleventh inning struggle. while yes
terday his double tied the score and al
lowed him to bring home the run which,
placed his team in the lead. Davis must
indeed have another lease on life, for IL
Is a question whether he has taken part
in any series OF games in recent years
in which he has shown to such good
advantage as the present MOlnnis of
course. is q star. but It is by no means
assured that he would have been an I'm
provement over Davis or even been able
to do we'll.
II does not take much in games such
as these TO create the impression that a
ball PLAYER has gone back, as Eddie Col
error I'm the first game. which virtually
lost the game, one OF the main TOPICS
Of the fans was the downfall Of Collins.
and yet he has PLAYED marvellous ball
since then. Not only has he held his
own with the stick. but he has saved his
pitchers whole lot OF trouble by his
brilliant work in the field.
While IL Is true that every worlds Sc