Evening journal., 1911-10-25
GIANTS HAVE ONLY FIGHTING
CHANCE NOW TO WIN THE
WORLDS BASEBALL HONOR

with all the crimson tint wiped away.
Only three straight wins from todaS
on will carry McGraw's troopers over
the ramparts--and his big gun is
spiked. II Marquard and Ames should
win, IL isn't likely that Matty could
come back this week. and either Wiltse
or Crandall would be forced 10 work
the final game.
The story OF Manhattan's third defeat
centers around two points. The frs.
happens TO be the championship play
OF Philadelphia battle line In every
department Of the game Macks bril-
liant legion played unbeatable ball IL
was the first great game Of the series
played by either team-great In bat
ting, great in pitching and equally
great in supporting work.
The second point centers around
Mathewson's statement week ago to-
day, after his first defeat; MY arm is
tired he wrote. "and now feels a
trihe dead"
The endless amount Of curve pitch
ing he had been forced TO use IN his
first two games had gotten In it's
work. Even with a full weeks rest,
this heavy strain upon the wrist aud
forearm was not 10 be overcome. He
began yesterday by breaking the same
deep curve across at almost every
sweep. In the first round. he struck
out Lord, Oldring and Baker with this
deceptive slant and started brilliant
ly. backed by a two run lead. But
he must have felt the wear and tear
Of this delivery then, for almost Inn
mediately aft ,erhe switched to his
fast straight one. and from that time
on the Athletics played a tattoo on
the trade mark OF the once famous
Matty. For three innings he surviv-
ed, through heady pitching and won
derful support from Herzog and
Fletcher; but by the fourth round
the dazzling amount Of stuff he dis
played at the start was no longer do.
ing business at the same old stand.
Murder The First Ones Over
Young blood must have It's course
lad, and every dog his day" But this
day doesn't last forever. The mo-
ment he weakened and faltered from
the past burden OF curve ball pitch
ing, Baker. Murphy. Davis, Collins
/ and Barry we're through his guard an'
upon him like a fash. They no long
er waited him out, but whaled ava,
at the FIRST ball pitched. Collins
Baker and Barry whaled with the wal
lop OF keen-eyed youth, and youth
they say must be served" Matt,
fought gamely and grimly 10 tn
eighth when Becker batted in hi
place, but the volley OF two base hit
had done it's deadly work and wit
Bender working like a machine tn
} man who lost his first worlds serie
game q week ago went down 10 d.
feat
There was Baker the Marylar
y mauler. the Trappe torpedo or an
a thing else you care TO call him. II
n Giants may forget these world seri
II scores; they may forget who pitch
0, against them; they may even forl
= the six-day iood-BuT THEY WI
NEVER FORGET ]. FRANKL
=, BAKER. II was Baker who start
the first assault on Matty in the ope
! ing game and scored the first and on
" run
u ID was Baker who crushed Rul
= Marouard. alone and unaided. II W
Baker who stood between Mathews
n again and a sure shut-out, stemmii
= the tide. And It was Baker yeste
a day, for the e'urth time, who START
n the rushing rally in the fourth roun
with a double and who closed Il
the fifth with another double scoriI
Collins. In these four games, Il