The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-19
MATTY IS "K|DDED'
ON BAKERS HOMER
Pitcher-Author Commented
on Marquard's Mistake,
but Also Erred.
AMES MAY WORK TO-DAY
Mathewson Says the "Rube'
VIII Be Saved for Game
at Home.
AMES MAY WORK TO-DAY
By Chri.ty Msthcwson
Ccopyrieht 1911, by the New York Herald
Company: Ell rights rcserNsd.)

Ccopyrieht 1911 bv the New York Hera ID
Company: I'll rights rcserNsd.)
PFuIApEI PIIiA. oct SITS hard tc
be an author and pitcher. too. ON Mon
day Frank Baker drove out The home run
which won tie game with 'Euhc' Mar
augrd pitching and | tod the reason WY
this happened. MsrdJard CAV" MIN
fast one over tHe inside corner lHs-
tcrday Baker hit curved ball thet !
threw him 10" bone run which tied
rlic score and this morning my mail con =
sained manv communications from fans
with Various comments on me az !"
pitcher and as an author. Carving water
on both shoulders is comparatively easy
conps rod 10 writing and pitching al the
same time
saker is a very dangerous hitter. and
| gave him a curve and laid II mp over
The plate better than I intended TO. He
had me In the hole at the time. lad
Brennan called the ball before strike,
which thought IT vas. ! would have
pitched TO the batter differently Sut
with two and ono on nm. ! had TO lay
curve broke over the platter closer Than
I intended. Understand. | ann neither
trying 10 detract from Baker As batter
nor 10 shift The responsibility for his hit
He was clever enough 10 know when he
had me In the hole and 70 bc prepared for
the ball / had TO lay over the plate for
him.
Baker Blocks Baserunncrs,
speak about which think the fanS should
know and that Is the wholesale Censurc
Of Snodgrass Tor sinking Baker In the
tenth inning Many American league
PLAYERS have come To the Giants since the
occurrence and have said that Baker.
great player that he is, IS awkward In
covering the bag and sprawIs all over il.
blocking runners out. runner Is cn-
titled 10 The base llne and any player
knows when he tries TO block a runner
Oft he is likely 10 set sp.%cd. SnodSrass
,f. ,.trri,, .0a,, II
into Baker YESTERDAY and only did what
nine out OF every ten Runners would have
done under the same circumstances.
Ames May Pitch Today
The three games played are past. Let
us look To the future. First we arc going
Giants are not a beaten team yet. But
they have got 10 bat The mon realize
now that they have been taking that big
swing instead o. their old chop, aud that
this as much as anything else Is respoE-
sthc for Tie slump
McGraw has talked To them, aud |
think that n difference viii be noticed
today. ii doesn't lake baseball man
10 sec that the Athletics have the jump
on MS now. but let us win tomorrow
and wc would have tho edge again GO
ing Into our grounds with the series
even. Lei us lose tomorrow and we will
have little lefi but hope Ames is our
onli hope, He is one of the best fall
pitchers in baseball, as is shown by his
record on the last western trip Of the
Giants. GiNe him dark. cold daY and
ne Is almost unhiJta ole when right On
him hangs our chances in the series.
II he wins, go back into New York
~ith things all even and Marduard 10
work OH Friday on his own lot where
ne has done all his sensational pitch
'ng.
McGraw Will Direct Every Play.
We are going 10 be out there tomoy-
row lighting for every little point and
ihe game VIII he played absolutely from
The bench. Behind every PLAY Will he
The hand of McGraw. The players will
perform the mechanical part only He
is determined 10 win and has inspired
ilc players with his fighting spirit. lie
gave them long talk today and one
Thing is certain. and that is there VIII
be no moro signal stealing.
EakeT may ur may not have known
wha, WAS coming when he hit that ball
on MondaH. Most or the Giants think
he did and that Collins on second base
was the source OF his information Nc
GraT viii take no moro chances with
a tipping bureau. He has devised a
scheme TO completely ihwart any efforts
10 got the signs tomorrow. He saws
that ne going 10 drive his team 10 its
limit and get II back into It's old stride
lie is prepared 10 spring some new plays
and II only few OF the men can gel
on the bases. surprises are In store for
Inc Athletics. All depends on tomor-
row game.