The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
CREDIT FOR VICTORY
is DUE TO MATHEWSON
Big Chief Meyers Declares His Pitching in
Tight Places and Team S Ability to Hit When
Needed, Responsible for Athletics
Defeat

Just before ii reached the plate. I felt
sure he would let the first go by any
how. The bali started at the height of
! Lords neck, Within three feet OF III.
Plate IL dropped TO his waist. He was
completely fooled. and IL was n strike.
lie didn't aim at IL. Matty made him
look foolish. The next one was lust
like 1t. He swung and missed BIZ a
foot Then he fouled Off a few. and
nearly broke his back swinging at d
simple outshoot for the last strike.
Rube Oldring WAS still easier than
was Lord. An in-curve fooled him for
the first. then two fast ones. high and
inside. made him fan. | began to feel
pretty confident then. and when Eddie
Collins could do no better than slam
TO Josh Devore. 1 felt that we had
them
Matty gave hit In the third and
passed man. too. But there were
two out by this time. and when the
crtlcal situation caIne-wherc even the
1.-THE Texas Lacquer might have meant
our defeat-Christy was there with
an in-curse, an out-curye and one of
those drops that falls from neck 10
waist, and struck out the last man
began 10 feel then that We had them
where we wanted them. and that he
could win any game he pitched against
them.
Will say right hore that RUDE Mar
guard viii win at least one game. too,
so I can't.see how we can lose.
we all began to feel very happy in
our end of the fourth when, with
Snodgrass on second. and two out.
charlie Herzog damned grounder at
EDDIE Collins, that nearly tore the
Philadelphian's fingers off. Eddie FUN
bled around with it.,while "Snod" was
speeding between third and home
having got good start--then made n
bad throw TO Ira Thomas Ira made a
play for Snod. by trying to touch him
backward. He missed him. and tho
score was tied.
McGraw said to us then: .'Boys. lust
Wait for the break now, and we'll get
them. Christy will keep 'em from scor.
ing, and all We've got to do is TO get
one more"
"Break" Comes In seventh.
The "brenk"--as, call it--came in
the lucky seventh. Fletcher went out
at first. and came up for the third
time to face my Redskin friend Albert.
tie gave me the laugh. for twice be-
fore had gone out. although will
say. without any Boosting, that ] laid
my bat on the ball good and hard each
time.
Chief Bender said from the box:
Good night for you. Chief"
The third or fourth ball he pitched
was a fast one. with little bit of Il
break inward. 1 caught II on the end
OF the bat, and sent II to the fence.
When pulled UP at second-all in
had to laugh at Bender. H. shook his
fist at me. Then came good little Josh
Deyore with terrific slam down the
left field line-and my awful run from
second home. I'm glad i didn't have to
do much running after that.
In my opinion the most critical point
of the game from the standpoint of
New Yorks battery was when the Ath.
letics began their eighth with the head
/ of their list UP. all good, hard hitters.
But Matty again showed himself to be
the sixty horsepower Big Six, and fan
ned Lord and the next two were easy.
This time we both were sure of vic,
tory as we left our places
will say for the Athletics that they
are grand baseball team. with a
break OF luck they may beat us once
or twice Albert Bender is a wonder
full pitcher and had some of our boya
standing on their heads. am glad to
/ belong to the same race as that Zig
fellow. But we will beat them. surely
| and while. as I said before. RUDE Mar
guard will win at least one game, in
the end the thing that will win for us
will be-MATTY AND THE .WALLOP.
white Sox Win Again.
.Westside Ball Park, Chicago. October ha,-
The Chicago American League team won
Its second successive game from the local
National Leagu club in the city cham
piopshlp series to-day sto 4. Eight pitchers
pitchers. NJ