The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-10-25
THE GREAT MATHEWSONB ATTED
OUT OF THE BOX BY ATHLETICS
AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
COME DOWN FROM BEHIND
AND WITH GREAT BATTING
WIN THIRD STRAIGHT VICTORY
OVER NEW YORK.
BY Associated Press.

Philadelphia, Oct. 24.-Hitting the
great Mathewson to all corners of the
field, the Philadelphia Athletics de-
afternoon for the third successive time
by the score Of to 2. The American
league champions now want but
single game to gain for them the
worlds baseball honors for the second
year in succession. The victorious
team not only outbatted the cham
pions of the National league, but out
fielded them and showed more alert
ness on bases.
1t was a finely played game, sensa-
tional In spota, and gave the heme
crowd plenty of opportunity to cheer.
New York getting the jump in the
first inning. the Athletics came from
behind, passed them in a fierce on
slaught in the fourth inning and were
never again headed. Nearly $4,000
persons witnessed the contest.
Mathewson, the mainstay Of the
Giants, was fairly crushed under the
fussilade of hits and at the end of the
seventh he retired in favor Of Wiltse.
The latter pitched but one inning
against the heavy-hitting Philadelphia
team and escaped with one two-base
hit out of four men UP. Ten hits good
for a total of sixteen bases were made
off Mathewson in six innings. In the
seventh he gave his only base on balls
to Baker.
Bender, for the Athletics, while he
did not equal the wonderful game ne
twirled against New York on the
opening day Of the series, was never
in trouble except in the first inning.
He struck out four men and gave two
bases on balls.
In the opening round the top Of the
New York batting list jumped on the
Chippewa in a manner that made the
timid ones fear all was lost. The In
dian settled down, however, after New
York had scored two runs on single
by Devore, a triple by Doyle and
New York at his mercy practically all
the way.
In the fourth Baker hit a two-bag-
ger. Murphy followed with a two
Dagger, sending Baker home, and
Davis smashed out q two-bagger,
Murphy scoring. Davis scored on
sacrifice fly by Thomas. In the nth
Collins singled and scored on Bakers
two-base hit.
The home players, having the adj
vantage of two victories to one for
New York, had the greatest conf
dence they would take the next game,
and the Athletics were heartily cheer
ed when they appeared. Baker was
the hero and he threw the crowd into
wild burst of enthusiasm when in
practice he drove the ball out Of the
grounds
The game was cleanly played. Snod-
grass, who had expected a demonstra-
ton against himself for spiking Baker
in the game with New York Tuesday
last, went through the contest with
only a few boots and jeers aimed at
him.
The Athletics in winning the worlds
series last year received only s2,064.74
each, and Chicago, the losers, 81, 375.16.
NO ATTEMPTS TO STEAL.
In the four games so far played
neither Murray of New York or
| Thomas of Philadelphia has made
| hit No attempt was made today by
! either side to steal bases. Meyers
/ tried to go from second to third on
! short passed ball, but was out on
| good throw by Thomas. Once Muir
| ply was on third with two out, and in
! trying the hit-and-run game Barry
| slipped a cog and Murphy was out.
being caught between third and home
| For New York, Devore, Doyle and
| Fletcher showed best at the plate.
| The only men Philadelphia did not
get into the hit column were Oldring,
| Thomas and Bender. Oldrtng and
| Thomas, however, each had a sacrifice.
| Bender hit the ball to the infeld each
| four times up, but made no attempt
! in any case to beat the ball TO first
| Barry, the shortstOp Of the Athletics,
! was the star man at bat. In four trips
/ to the plate he pounded out a single
and two doubles, but his hits did not
| figure in the scoring. Sensational
| Baker made two two ba ggers out OF
three times up, and Murphy laced out
| two doubles. Captain Davis made q
| two-base hit in the fourth inning and
/ it was in the fourth that the greatest