Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
COMMENT AND SIDELIGHTS
ON THE PLAYERS AND GAME
New York "Fans" Believe It All Over, But
Grillo Says Coombs and Plank Will
Have to Be Reckoned With.

| his teammates today. but his arm Is
much too sore to allow him to throw OF
bat, and the chances are that it Will not
heal very rapidly. at least not soon
ed very creditabe game today and
drove i'll the only run His team scored
but Davis is not Mclnnis. He has
slowed up badly and il is doubtful If he
viii he ahle to hit enough to make his
presence felt. 1t was hard blow TO
the Athletics When they lost Mclnnis.
If the Giants figured To bluff Ira Thorn
az into wasting lot of balls when they
reached first they reckuned without their
host, for Thomas wasted but decidedly
few during the afternoon. When DOYLE
went down i'll the iirst inning Thomas
had anticipated the move and sigma ed
for ptch-out. But notwithstanding this
fact DOYLE got under Eddie Collins. and
as Thomas throw was low he reached
there in safely: Bender watched the
bases we'll. he never tool. his eye of
of the base runner and there is perhaps
n" dorbt that this. an extent. effect
ed his control NcC;raw has taught his
inen To wo2rl- the opposing battery, and
they do t To perfection.
No pitcher was ever given "A greater
ovation than Mathewson received IN the
first in,iioG after he had struck out Lord
and Odring. the first two men TO faca
him. The crowd rose as one man and
cileered their favor:te to the echo. Bur
tGe ickleuess OF the fans was proven in
the very next inning when there we're
cries Of take him out when Baker
and Davis singled.
Snodgrass had peculiar record ct the
. bat. He struck out twice and hit
tw'ce, lie scored The tying run OH his
second trip TO the plate. McSraw had
both Mathew son and Marquard warming
IN before the game He professed not TO
Arrow WHICH @. the two he would pitch
Until hc had seen them warm up. 1t was
nu.Scd about That he would probably send
in Mar4Ia so as to save MatheWson
for the q enng game in Pni.adelphia.
but this vas disproven when he had
| MatiseTson announced. Nor does it fol-
| low tina. lie VIII use M&Tluard in Phila-
delpaia o. ..iondfy He row has an adj
| vantage and lie riaE s-.a Anles chance,
| for. according IN National League cX-
! rerts a:.G players. t j. Ie..orted that Mar
o;lard Will got do III tits series 1eca Use OF
an inclination 10 &c nervous and tbs is
/ art. ala Fly true If hs works on 70 'eicil
| grounds. McGraw Will not say who will
! pitch. bat ii is naturally expected that i
! viii he his star lTft-a nder. f0i. even il
he should lose. Mathewson VIII he ready
! again on Tuesday.
Oldr.lg was particularly strong wit
| the bat against Mathewson. iIe drove
| out two OF the SIX hits ,naJc OF OF the
i Giants star and both OF Il en- Nere
doi.ules. Baker also contributed :. couple
| of singles whila Bender and DAYS sot
! the other ,Wo hits.
| On two occasions Merl;le had chance
! to make himself solid with the crowd had
| he been able - hit, hu; on both occa-
sions he struck ont. SnCGgrass was on
second in the fourth when ne faced Bend
! er. but lie could not even foul the ball
! and in the sixth inning conditions We're
! just the same and Rende:' again took his
measure. In lie ninth MeIi1ie hunted
and catching Bender mapping lie beat his
| throw to Davis, which was made but
which Davis ased to knock down and
prevent Merhie from taking more than
! one base.
All through the game tie New York
| players were after Bender and Thomas.
| They made all sorts of slurrine remarks
within hearing of the press stand in an
effort to rattle Mack's battery, but SEEM
ed to make little impression. But this
series is for blood. There 10 not the
best of feeling between the players, that
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