The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-05
"HOrE-RUN'' BAKEi2 MRPRLDS.SEP
Young s'Maryland Mauler'' Who
Wrecked Ne.U York Hopes and
Battered Way INTO Hall of Fame
With His Big Bat

pale blue tint and sink hull down on the
horizon line. As every crisis has pro-
duccd the opportunity for some heroic
figure to break through the gathering
gloom and butt into the limelight, this
crisis that surrounded his teammates
created tho opportunity for-John Frank
lin Baker.
With Marquard pitching even moro ef.
fectively in the second game than had
Mathewson in the opening contest, with
the score tied at one all with two down
In the sixth inning, and the cloutina
Phiiadelphians struggling vainly tor a
straight string OF four and two-thirds
innings without the se,nblance of hit
of the great pitching of the New. YORK
left handler. the single Philadelphia tally
being the result OF some fuzzy work on
the part OF Narduards supporting cast,
with Philadelphia hopes for success
against such great pitching as had been
shown by Mathewson and Vanguard ooz-
ing off into boundless space, came the
potent factor that was TO change the
entire condition OF affais and turn what
had seemed to be certain defeat for HI.
comrades into glorious victory. victory all
the more glorious becausc 1t bad been
yanked from the very jaw Of disaster
ono John Franklin Baker.
With two ont in the sixth inning ot
this second game and a teammate roost-
ing on second base, the first Philadelphia
who had reached that station since the
first inning. Baker started the work that
was to emblalon his name throughout
the baseball world By clubbing one OF
Merquard's fast ones over the long night
field wall for a home MN. scoring his
teammatc ahead OF him and winning
the rst victory of the series for his
tenn nv the score Of TO l.
Blu, tho great Mathewson was to. re-
peat with a full two days rest, and in
Tie third game at the Polo Grounds in
Now York h. showed his ability 20 do
this effectively by holding the Phil adel-
phians scoreless FOR right innings and hai'
his second victory Of the series within
his grasp by ! 10 q score, with one
man down in the ninth. when again came
Baker. into the fracas. With one down
in the ninth inning, nobody on the
bases. and hut two more men to be re
tired 10 bring victory to the Giant stand
ard, Baker mauled one OF Msthewsons
mystifying curves on a fearful drive. into
the midst Of the right field stands Tor
home run and tied the score. in addition
the great Mathewson thst Bakers team
mates cauzht him off MS balance and bat
ted out their second victory of the series
in the eleventh inning. Not satisfied
with the havoc be had already created, it
WAS again Baker who contri buted tor
nd base hi, 10 the accurnula ton OF the
nuns necessary 10 win in the eleventh. and
II was the same Baker who scored the
winning run.
Following six days rest, caused by
the rain that interrupted the series,
Msthewson again attempted to repeat in
tho fourth game Of the championship
r,impus. ami again started OH so effec.
al n a 4 Y
held them scoreless for three innings
with mis- team holding a two-run lead until
Baker came TO bat in the fourth inning
Baker then opened an assault on Mathew
son with two.haae hit that resulted In
the peerless pitchers downfall, and it
was Baker whn drove in another run
needed to clinch the third victor, for, the
drive in the fifth inning. On Bakers
third appearance at the bat in this game
the great Mathewson had to acknowledge
his inability to solve this uncanny mauler
and wTecker of hi. hopes By purposely
giving him base on balls
The heavy artillery york of this MARY
land Msuler," practically put New York.
guard. out Of business for the series, and
Grabbed the best act. Of the McGraw
troupe. With Baker eliminated from the
series. the Giants would have won three
straight victories for a getaway and
probably, grabbed the supreme honors OF
the baseball world by four straight wins
as Mathewson would have been in better
form to face his labors in the fourth
game OF the series but for the extra
strain placed upon him in the previous
games through the clouting of the
"Trappe Torpedo" So why not hand the
supreme honorr Of the baseball world for
1911 to Trappe, Nd. even though she
doesn't class with US in the high life
stuff,
Following Bakers frat Cleanup" wal.
Top in the recent series. there was much
discussion among the New York adher.
ents as to what kind OF ball il is that
Baker slams out of the confines of the
park; but after his third rampage with
his old war club and the fruitless efforts
The mystery. the only question OF mo.
ment that remained was whether Baker
could reach II with his big bat Mathew.