The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-27
NATIONAL LEAGUE SILL
HAS TO DEVELOPA TEAM
TO STOP MACK HITTERS
Out-Pitched, Out-Hit, Out-f1eld-
ed, Out-Run, Giants Had Only
One Hope, Mathewson.
BAKER IS BRIGHTEST STAR.
Only Player In Giant Outft who
Outclassed Athletic Rivals
Was Meyers.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

This time there Ism any hipi' iheie
isn't even an argument. The best
club in balloon still carries the title
of worlds champions, and after two
seasons OF effort the National league
has yet to develop machine power
ful enough TO stand up before these
Mackian maulers of old Philadelphia.
The Cubs found this a hopeless task
in 1910 and al sunset yesterday the
Giants OF Gay and Giddy Gotham
were willing TO concede everything
They conceded IL by a score OF IL
10 p which is considerable conces-
sion.
Outclassed in every department OF
the battle line lifted and swept from
their feet by the dreaded Macklan
rush, MeGFaw.s men suffered the
rouehest fate that ever fell 10 the lot
OF worlds series contender.
They had come back Wednesday in
one final standard, postponing dis
aster for one brief day. had fought
themselves out With this last great
rally they were through, while the
Mackmen. stopped for the hour, were
preparing for mother rush and when
they came the Giants lay fattened out
beneath the White Elephants tread
fiattened out in CORY pulp that clot-
ted the arenas soil.
A salyo OF saluting swats soon
greeted Red Ames and later on the
Wiltse bombardment must have been
echoed across the intervening space
and startled the moody citizens OF
Tripoli into renewed efforts al de-
tense. (Or is the war over? III so,
what Is the final standing OF the clubs,
and how did they split the prize mon
ey, or did the spectators get II aI!l
The Giants as IL turned out, had
one chance and his name Is Mathew
son. Christy beat the Indian Cniei
at the start, and pitched as great
game the second time he worked out.
He did well enough his third trial, but
Giant artillery was booming weaker
and weaker. and the great Matty was
unable to stem the tide alone
With. any support from his pals
in the field, the series today would
stand three to three. with Mathewson
ready 10 work again. But even II
Matty had won this fourth game. the
best ball club would have lost-not
the better club, but the best club,
for the Mackmen today stand unpara-
goned. "All alone, all alone; nobody
here but me- is now the war cry
OF their camp.
Many picked the Giants TO win this
series. not believing them a better
team, but through faith in Mathew
sons individual prowess and the be
lief that Marquard would furnish
some aid Mathewson carried through
his part OF the dope by holding the
smuggling champions to one earned run
in the first Is innings he worked
against them
Put Mathewson had only Doyle and
Meyers to help him through, as the
rest OF the Giants cast failed miser-
ably. Thirteen hits and thirteen runs
killed the argument.
The close OF the series finds Frank
Baker the greatest star of the clash,
He led both teams at bat with .34S,
won three of four games. drove out
nine hits for Is bases, and scored or
drove In Ii runs. Next to Baker ranks
Chief Bender beneath the spotlight.
The red man gave Mathewson a rug
ged battle In his first start and then
. won his next two games with fault
the Giants earned three runs OF his
delivery, an average of one tally TO
the contest
But there was glory enough for all
In the camp of the conquerors. They
proved TO be as good at base-stealing
as the supposedly speedier Giants,
who had stolen double the number OF
bases against better catchers in their
loo pravad Ia. mara
brilliant in the field and far superior
at the bay. Giant pitchers alone fought,
an even fight until the final rout.
and the edge expected here failed
TO show.
There was only one member of the
Giant outfit who outclassed his COM
petitor. This man was Chief Meyers,
the Indian catcher, who, with Ben
der, more than upheld the glory OF
the native American Meyers did
much better work than either Thorn
as or Lapp, catching as we'll and out.
batting both two to one
American league experts, at the
close OF the series stated that the
Giants might have won il they had
used Crandall and his slow ball more,
as Mack's team is weakest against
HINNi Oail piANhiiB auu WIS ltiDtCSb
before Crendall in the few rounds he
worked. But this sounds like an
abb. and as stated I'm ringing tones
above, there isn't an abb Ieft-not
even with the accent on the I'll"
The Giants hif for ITO and the
Athletics for ,244, while Mack's team
scored "a runs against rs for McGraw.
more thar doubling the New York out.
put. Most OF this margin is.of course,
due TO the ~ 10 hurly-burly of yes
terday, but Just as pigs is pigs, runs
n runs wherever you find them or
however YOU make them.
There was a touch OF sentiment AZ
the close. when Mack sent in Earl
Mcmnes, the star little first baseman.
20 handle the last putont OF the game
This was -Stuffy's" sole chance 10
wcrk an the battle, but he can say.
a least. that he was there to retire
the last Giant up. The absence OF
Nclnnss was not felt. as Davis play.
"a the bag In great shape and hit
HE a Wild man. driving In a shoal