The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-16

Awful poor pitcher this Christopher
Mathewson. of the New YORK Giants.
They say Mathewson Is all in, too.
1t is likely that John McGraw told
! Mathewson just before the game that
he would give him his unconditional
release If he didn't win.
IT is just as likely that Connie Mack
win give Big Chief Bender his re-
i lease.
Eddie Collins now knows what it
is to be hailed a hero in one world Is
series and TO be called dup in the
very first game of another.
No. the Giants did not run wild on
Ira Thomas, even If Larry Doyle did
get away with stolen base.
Folks may yell. Hey. RIbel" at
Mr. Oldring, but not after a look al
the box score.
Big Chief Bender pitch great ball:
lose game. Wagh,. Sig Chief Myers
catch great ball. win game. Wagh!
Heap IniHn.
we captured one game and We ex-
pect to get the others remarked
Manager John McGraw after the
game. Beyond expressing his conf
dence he had nothing to say. There
| is no gloom in the Philadelphia camp.
Connie Mack said:
1
summer, you know. While we lost
/ the opening game, ii does not mean
! that we viii lose the series. Ny boys
! played fine ball. and a team that
plays up To its seasons standard Ia IN
+ if until the finish. Aathewson mas
no terrors for us like he had in iaea'
/ The lucky breaks of the game were
| against us. hut wait until next week
| The Giants can't get them all. Mo
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/ We II We didn't we wouldn't be play
ling for a worlds championship for
the second time In two years.
/ If Muggsy MeGraw sought to get
| the goat" of Ira Thomas, the elg
| catcher OF the Athletics. in SATURDAY
| game. he failed dismally. Doyle got
/ a lucky single in. the FIRST inning ana
| then stole second, this, despite the
! fact that Thomas called the turn On
i The Giants captain and called for
| a pitch-out. Bender handed the bail
/ 10 Thomas In the most approved
fashion. ard it looked Ike a einch tor
Thomas To throw Doyle cat. Ira ng-
! ured that he had the Giant so Tar that
/ he tried to stay his peg and MAKE II
! true, with the resalt that, instead OF
/ shooting the ball To Collins. he hah
| little force behind the bail The sphere
/ hit the ground in front of Collins ana
/ Doyle was sale.
II was then that McGEaw showed
/ his teeth To Thomas in a grin OF sat
| isfa elton. Easy money for my boys
this base running staff" Thomas
| smiled at the Giants leader in re-
| ,urn At tire conclusion of the in
! ming, when hceiraw Was making his
] way toesa~d the Giants beneh. he
made II a point to pass close 10
Thomas and said. You're a great
! catcher, amt you2 Nel. Ill get you,
Believe me, old sport. you'A he get
ting the nest catcher in the business
If you do land me. Thomas shot at
+ Mctsrsw as he gave him the laugh.
Muggsy aid not say a word in reply
and. when later in the game Thomas
and Collins squeezed Snodgrass at
the plate on an attempted double steal.
Ira asked MeGra2 II he would give
4 him chance with the Giants II he
could prevail upon Connie Mack To
turn him over to him. Muggsy gave
/ up the ''grting Of Thomas as a bad
job.
Frank Baker had quite a little
piece cut out If his foot IN the sixth
inning when Snodgrass stole third
/ Baker has an awkward way OF COW
ering the bag. which endangers him.
and Snodgryass Was lucky not TO seri-
oasly injure him when he slid In there
II is not believed that the injury Will
interfere with Baker playing IN the
series. for he finished the game and
did not seem to he much the worse
for his experience. Merkle. however
may ind himself with stiff ankle
to- day for he twisted il badly in beat
ing out his bunt in the ninth inning
There was considerable criticism
among the players and managers wit
Messing the game when Murphy failed
tn hunt Wth Baker ON first In the
sixth inning and no one out. With the
score a tie and ore run apparently al
/ that was needed 10 win the game, II
did seem like taking a long chance Il
play the hit and run. The play fail
ed, because Murphy flew to center, and
I then Baker, In an effort To regain ar
4 advantage, tried TO steal, and was
thrown out But it was just chance
that Mack took. He figured tina, I'm
ATTING ARIA