Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
BY BILLY EVANS.

Every base ball season produces its new
hero and fallen idol. Quite often there
are several heroes and Incidentally as
many fallen idols. The worlds series.
the blue ribbon event of base ball usually
pays the prominent part in the making
or breaking OF heroes.
Last year at this time the names OF
Jack Coonlbs and Eddie Collins were
held in reverence by fandorl. The won
derful work of these two great players
in the series with the Chicago Cubs had
caused them to be the most talked-of
men In base ball. Both players performed
valiantly in the victory over the Giants
this fail, but the performance of others
overshadOwed their work.
In the eyes of fandom from coast to
coast the name OF Eddie Collins has been
supplanted by Frank Baker. that OF Jack
Coombs has given way to Charles Albert
Bender. The name of Baker to fandom
is synonymous with home run. while Hen
der mates well with many strihe-outS.
few hits and fewer runs. For a year at
least lovers of base ball will pay homage
to the trusty bat of Frank Baker and
the mighty arm of Chief Bender.
Then there were the disappointments.
the fallen idols of the diamond. Last
year the great Mordecai Brown, one of
the STduueSl pltCueIS tiidl ever ldCcu d
batter, was forced to taste of defeat Ii
was bitter potion. The fact that he
was removed from the box before the
end Of the game made II all the harder.
The great Brown had finally been con-
quered. 1t would be unjust TO say he was
outpitched. for no boxTlan is more crafty:
, it was Simply u survival Of youth
The worlds series OF 1911 was not with
out its disappointments. 1t would be un-
kind to say that the mighty Christy
Mot IN
did Matty work harder: he showed every
thing he possessed, both OF brain and
Drawn. Artistically his work was a gilt
tering success, but as d result Eetter It
was failure. Manager McGraw and
/ Giant supporters banked on Mathewson.
! They realized the hope of winning the
big series depended on the master OF the
J fadeaway. Victory in the opening game
| made it seem as if Matty was to deliver.
| His next two attempts were failures. His
defeat the second time out the first ever
suffered in a worlds series, presaged the
defeat Of the Giants.
The biggest blow to the Gothamites.
however, was the failure Of the sensa-
| tional RUDE Ma-quard. in the gruellnS
race the Giants were forced to make to
win the National League pennan' Mar
guard was a worthy running mate TO
MathewsOn. The performances Of the tau
left-hander We're far mere sensational
IMAM IIOSe Oh AdtlS M6lAc" was
achieving success as much through his
brain as the cunning Of his arm. Mar
guard favored with youth and strength.
was moving down the opposition through
Slfeer strength.
In the American League Vean Gregg.
the great left-hander of the Cleveland
team. was the most talked about twirler.
While not possessing the speed OF Mar
guard, Gregg had As tantaliZing curve,
quick thinking brain, unlimited conft-
darpe in hts ability and heart OF oak.
No pitcher in the American League gave
the Athletics more trouble than the
Cleveland Southpaw. If my memory
serves me correctly he beat the world s
the games were the Athletics able to
take any liberties with the southpaw's
offerings.
Thus on the dope 1t was no surprise to
read the predictions of the various eX-
perts on the outcome of the series. Those
ia voring the Giants pinned much of their
faith on Marquard. Naturally they fig
ured If the sensational Gregg could hum
bic the Athletics the phenomenal Mar
GUARD should meet with like success.
That certainly was a logical conclusion.
To lend further encouragement to their
dope II was well known fact that Mar
guard was unusually effective against
left-handed batters. know of several
hard hitting left-handers in the National
League who told me they always wanted
to get out of the lineup when Mar4uard
was announced as the opposing pitcher
Considerable Of the Athletics batting
strength rests in Collins and Baker. If
Marquard could keep these two slugSers
from connecting he would greatly weak
en- the attack of the Athletics added
to this was Narquard's record OF strike
outs In short series it was only log
ical to conclude that a pitcher in the
habit of averaging seven or eight men
game on strikes would show to advan-
tage. Certainly all advance dope made
Marquard look like bear of a pitcher.
The outcome of the series simply
proved the foolishness Of relying on the