Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-06
GIANT MA1HEWSpN'
NOT THROUGH YETI |
Big Right Arm Of christy Was
Intellectual Mainstay Of
New York in World Series;
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|cefninE christy Mathewsou, figure
ehsut shseh even ~ ssfert rhns-
desphie bus can pardon ire weaving
81 a hit OF ssntimsnt--es Dressnt
TN the way Of few fif1, words
anent the iatc nnpieaaanluess. the
greatest human interest feAtase Of .
uuhd4ffui, safiss csHsese afeind "a
fisht arm Of naeh BY the asms ~
Mathew0on.
Those who saw the bic sun OF the
Giants blazing heroically but IN vain
through the, fourth battle IN phila.
delphia were looking upon the last
stand of great possibly
nc greatest ~ them alias The fnnin
ana only hope OF the New York
team.
-Msthewton ltnt through SOL b.
aogafnl years. ne hAAnt ,Eamod, H..
many a brilliant game yet 10 com.
put Twelve years haze rosd tneit
STORY. He can no longer loom ~
thu combination truck horse nna
defby wianes - ia other years q
cor, IN other words. Mathewson
must BE- given HE chance 20 work
cnI Ia turn. and the Giants 10 win
smother woridR series chan plonHhip
muat develop stair OF workbench In
thu box who can take their turn az
Bender. cocinhs and Plank did. or
ss brown. oyerali and others did for
the cube.
rThIs date slx years ago found
Mnfhewson al his prime With the
sYeat3nt worlds series ahowihR ever
made on thu slab. He had shut out
n hnrd battling club three games and
had won. tho series almost alone. II
"in 1910. In she Olanta' second
| 9ost-season clash Of note. he was
again Mcdfaw's sole reliance. and
Ithc mainstay OF his clan. He was
stiIl there after ten years a. man
OF iron and wonderful vitality. l'ut
sooner or later old Boy Time reach
GO ont and taps them all On the
shoulder and points 20 the end OF
the trail. NJ, : st.s,.
me, oid hoy tappaa sfssfy on shc
shoulder IN HIS second start and In
his third led the way to the end OF
thu trail M a one-tnan hope. No
man could have done better work
than Mathswson did IN hia frat start.
Ills SECOND was almost equally bril-.
liant. Dut his shird. even after
weeks rest. found that the strain
had told. IL.
| This doesn't mean that Mathew
son has finlshcd up his work. Pitch
ina with his head M much AZ his
arm and always sakinG the best care
OF his condition. the Giant premier
should hold his plaza for At lcast
I
but that far on at leess. lie IL only
was making nils fight. That won
sive Mathewson fifteen years OF work
az a star under the BIG tent. and fif-
tenn years 10 about double the aver
age allotment 10 stardom.
In 1914 Mathewson wes not only
worked 20 q finish IN the final SER
lee, but no was forced &C carry . big
part OF the burden through the Ma
tiona, league flag night ON that
final road jaunt he was pitched
steadily and then warmed up almost
every other day. There were few
intervals for completes rect and re-
taxation. II vac q caao OF be ready
to 90 in and puii us out
Then followed tho burden ~
Ipitchinx three OF tho first four gasl1ss
Iagainst the hardest hitting bali club
I'm the world. Meornw used good
Judgment in taking this chance. foi
tthe team wanted Msssy 70 work. and
this. after all. was thoir ssrien- Even
| though losing two Of niR three games
there Iun't any question but that ths
big gun came through with nis chars
OF the fisht and a few KINKS upoF
the sidc.
me was p,schsns 10 ! better bal
lelub than be faccd IN 1905. and NJ
hac q weaker hail club supp6rfinl
him. Quite diffeferce between IA
lfightins confidence OF that old clan
bunch OF vetcraus--Dahsen. DeyIiE
II Doulln. Gilbert Msrses and others
kccmp4rrd 20 thu unetfadincss. show
: ~ this younger, team OF 1911.
wasn't to b expected that the
. would stand up ps well under cham
! pscrship fire. huf the acne figure
them 20 do better work than the
did.
II $50 after all the. SERIES failed /
show that Mnthewscn had gone has
: Ia any notable extent. II ssrnpi
7 allowed that he was allli ready
1 t@'& MttHf ufH bMtt W ~ - y - =
! ever but that he caHld no lohes
! rank as fiye-slkths Of the show.
suppose Malhewson. fcf esempl'
had been pitching against the Giant
s with coombs and piank 10 wer
J with? Quite a aifferent anglo fros
7 amy vtcwpoint. al
= "Mathewson. ~ worked only
fsurn neat season. ana esven HI
I chance 70 ease uD and rest hetwee
games. IL sure 10 be bic giHns
ana 20 finish up about a. will 4
eYar II the dianla rbach siieshe
world series he IL sure 90 be 500
for two sames with four or fi.s
: day rest between. Hut Il lsl't llkel
Z that be can be bufdenea with osti
! work ana then stand W.
was fine target Tor Jacks lest hon
and waA a Joke - pnxef unie1