The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-25
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Copyright, 1911. The Press Company
Philadelph!a. Pa. October 2I-After
terrible siege OF rain, which damp
fourth game OF the wonderful worlds
series OF 1911 was played in Ph!ladel-
phia to-day under perfect weather con-
ditons. and Before ] go any further.
the Athletics trIumphed b. the score OF
TO over the Giants.
The Athletics demonstrated their
lbiliiy in another angle of the game
II baseball by nghting an uphill bat
tie. coming from behind. overcoming
The two-run lead the Giants secured
In the first inning stuck TO their guns.
and routed "Matty" and the National
Leaguers. / don't mean that Mathew
son was knocked out OF the box. as II
can't be said that he was in to-days
contest. but the Athletics came mighty
near sending the star Of the Giants
TO cover. as they were pounding away.
every man who walked up TO face the
peerless pitcher making the park re-
sound with the crack OF the bat as II
coilided with the offerings OF the Won
derfu! man.
Mnny Hnrd-Hit Balls.
There were many hard-hit balls in
,o-day's contest The total OF ten hits
off "Matty'' in seven innings does not
signify how little he puzzled the Mack
batsmen. The real feature OF the game
was the decisive manner in which the
Athletic batters went after "Matty."
After they had become base runners.
the daring way In which they Travelled
the base paths showed conciusivcly that
they are without doubt the Giants
superior in every line Of play. Out
side OF the second Inning. the conf
dence showed by the Athletics signifed
that there would be only one outcome.
They just mad to be returned victors.
TO Bender belongs the lions share of
the glory in winning to-day's game.
The nervy way that he stuck to his
task and shut the Giants out without
run after the first inning, when II
looked SO dark for the Athletics. was
beautiful to look upon.
Giants Score First.
1t was in the initial period that tho
New Workers showed their only real
class OF the entire 1911 series, and IT Ia
a great tribute to the Athletic pitch
ers to realize that a team representing
the best in the National League has
been held almost powerless by the
three pitchers who have faced them in
the four games. This one inning, the
first of to-day's game. was the only
one in which the Giant batters showed
. any mastery a all over the American
League pitchers. 1t goes to show that
or that we have superior pitching in
the American League. On every side
during this sX-day period of rain ano
idleneSS you could hear the New York
supporters say: This is the turning
point for our team; they have moi
shown their hitting ability as yet"
Now this game was the one in which
they were expected to cut loose. They
had four days to demonstrate thelr
batting ability, and a team which is
strong In batting certainly Will not go
that long without giving demonstra-
ton. 1t looks as II the Giants were
heretofore batting against Inferior
pitchers for they have been laid low
time and time again by the Mack pitch
ers' who have not shown near as much
this year in the regular season as they
did during 1910. Another noticeable
feature was the lack of come back" In
the Giants play. They were unlike the
Athletics. for when the Mackmen were
behind they were slashing and smash
ing away at the ball. every man going
to the plate with supreme confidence
and taking his good, healthy swing.
This brought results
FniI In Attack.
The. Giants, when they were behind,
seemed to make no extra effort to rally.
Their style did not change one BIT
from their general play. They seemed
to go down in defeat with no resent
ment. 1t is pitiful to see a wonderful
pitcher such as Mathewson has demon
strated himself to be, being forced to
quit" before the winning fire of the
Athletics. He showed himself SO Will
ing to work. and tried to bear the brunt
of the fight 1t makes one almost wish
that such n hard worker could be re-
turned the victor. Mathewson's case,
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