Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-15
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

SPECIAL Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, October 14.-By their vic
tory today the Giants have created the
impression that they will repeat their
performance of six years ago and beat
the Athletics i'll the series. The advan-
tage OF winning the first game seems 10
be generally conceded, at least by every
one save Connie Mack. who does not APP
pear TO be in the least discouraged. lie
biames his teams defeat today to hard
luck and rightly SO. for there is no
denying the fact that luck favored the
Giants: but he mas convinced himself that
his team is the superior OF that of Nc
Graw and he expects it TO show this
TACT by the time the series is over,
But the public almost to man con-
siders il as good IS settled that the
Giants will win having defeated Bender,
the Athletics hest pitcher. The
TO fear. In tnis, however, an error ma:
be made, FOR Coonbs anu Plank are yet
to he heard from. and either. on notn'
may be able to accomplish that Nhici
Gender could not. That 1t is an adVan-
taGe stands 70 reason, and it is lartlcn-
larry 80 with the New York team Tor
the reason that. now that Mathe"son
has shown his form, nc will be able TO
rerna rka:,ie reversal of rorm he is very
apt to win again Bender, on the othe"
hand VIII hardly be able TO come BACK
with but two days rest. He is not that
kind vi Il pitcher, ana mast have TOUR
OF five days 10 be at his best.
The game TO-DAY did not prove any
thing only that the two teams are well
matched. The Giants may have an ad-
vantage on the bases. but one game Wouid
not prove that. though they succeeded
In, linz Thomas Y
Graw has the faster team. hut the Ath-
letics undoubtedly have the better nit
ting aggregation. The Giants dc no. look
impressive against Bender Mathe " son
was hit the hs rder. but Blenders wildness
married his work. After viewing today >
game one cannot help bar belieTe That
the teams are We'll matched. IL the
Giants showed To an advantage today the
fact should De considered thai they We're
on their own grounds which. under the
circumstances, must have Us effect on the
team.
Time has made its inroads OF Ma neW< on,
but for all that he is still remarkable
pitcher. He has aged since he faced the
Athletics six years ago. He no longer
looks the youthful athlete, but shows
strain and that there has been some wear
and tear.
That free. easy motion with which
Mathewson used to huri the ball to the
plate Is no longer ms lie laboES more.
and it is asily. To be seen that he de-
ponds more on his head now than his
arm. 1t, was study TO see him p,tch.
He sized up each batter as he faced hinI,
and most of the time he was successful
in guessing what was expected and giving
just the opposite. His curve ball was a
marvel It seemed 10 fall fully two feet
when it neared the plate. and many were
the wild swings the Athletics made at IL.
Then ne had that fade away, which proved
most effective. but seldom indeed was ii
that he resorted TO his speed. And what
wonderful control was his. At the out
set of the game he did not have a single
ball called on him Until Davis faced him
In the second inning. Up 10 that time
they had all been strikes either called,
missed or fouled. What.w the most inl-
pressive anout Mathewson was the fact
that he improved a $ the game progressed.
and in the last inning he looked better
than he had all day.
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