Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-25
ATHLETICS WIN
IN 4TH CONTEST
Mathewson is Tanned and
Retires From the Box.

Philadelphia, Oct. 25.-After a forced
rest of II week the Philadelphia Ath
letics by superior batting knocked
Christy Mathewson from the box and
won the fourth game of the 1911
world series. This is the third gamt
won by the American league cham
pions, and a victory at New York this
afternoon will give them the world
pennant
After one week of idleness til,
teams hooked up before another CROWD
that taxed the capacity of the park
to the extent of 24,355 paid admis
sions. A large majority of the spec
tators went wild over the victory OF
the Athletics, which was accomplished
by plucky uphill playing after the
New Workers had started off with a
lead of two runs. These runs were
scored in the first inning when Devore
singled, Doyle lined out a three bag.
ger and Snodgrass doomed a sacri.
fee fly, solving the Indian Bender
with unexpected success.
The Giants and their followers hop
ed for victory, inasmuch as the mighty
Mathewson announced before the
game that he was feeling in tiptoI
condition. He struck out three mer
In the first inning, and it looked as ii
he was In shape to NOW down Mack's
big hitters to inevitable defeat. But
soon the Athletics began to lace the
ball with tremendous power, some OF
the hits falling in safe places an6
others being gathered up in magnih
cent style by the inielders. But IL
the fourth inning Mathewson met his
Waterloo, 1t matfered not whether he
pitched In a straight fast ball, q curve
q drop or a fadeaway, the Athletics
hammered him with a viciousness thai
easily showed their supremacy will
the bat.
Three men In a row-Frank Baker
Dan Murphy and Harry Davis-linet
out corking two baggers. These crash
ing drives, coupled with an out and {
sacrifice fly, yielded three runs ant
proved an advantage that the Giants
never overcame. Again In the fifth
inning the terrible Baker walioped an
other double and Collins, who had sin
gled a moment before, ran all the way
to the plate with the fourth run.
Mathewson gamely stuck to his task
which was a hopeless one, until Man
ager McGraw sent Becker in to bat fol
him in the eighth inning. Then New
York's famous pitcher drew on a heavy
sweater and took a seat upon the benci
to ponder over his downfall. In the
seven innings that he occupied the box
Matthewson was hit ten times, six Of
the drives being for two bases. Ben
der, on the other hand, was in superb
form after the first inning, and witt
mastery support to help him out OF
several tight places he held the New
Yorks In check to the end.
Wiltse pitched the eighth inning fol
the Giants and managed to wiggle oul
Of a tight DIX after some bungling work
In the field.
In the ninth inning Merkle openes
Win q Iong MT INTO rfe crowd DGck OF
right field, which yielded two bases
and the Gotham rooters besought the
other Giants to get him home. But tbs
big fellow was left on third base, az
Bender turned on full steam ant
ciincned the game. The result hinged
upon baseball class, and as the game
was played there was no doubt which
team excelled In this respect. The Ath
letics were confident at all stages OF
the battle. Plank will pitch for then
today, and the Giants undoubtedly will
use Marquard.
Yesterdays game was the last Ii
which the players received a share oil
the money. The gate receipts amount
ed to s40,957; the players share was
S22,116.78, each clubs share wal
$7,372.26, while the national commits
sion's rakeof was $4,095. 10. The play
ers' pool resulting from the four games
amounts to $127,910.61; the winning
team will divide 90 per cent of thii
sum, while the losers take tho halSnce
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