The Washington herald., 1911-10-18
BY "CHIEF" MEYERS.

SPECIAL TO The Washington Herald.
New York, Oct. 17.-Too much Baker.
That's the explanation OF our defeat to-
DAY by the Athletics.
This writing for newspapers is new TO
me. but I thought the first three words
OF my article ought 10 be in big type.
The reporter who looks over my stun
agreed. and between US we decided also
that Bakers name ought to be IN the
biggest type possible.
What can the Giants do-what can
any club do-agains. a big. strong fell
low like that one, who wnen he gets a
bail to his liking slams it outside the
park for some fan to keep for a souve-
mir?
Altogether one answer. Nothing,
Frank Baker broke up the ball game
Just as he broke up the one before it.
A lot of fans, I guess, roasted Rube
Marcuard on Monday because he served
up a fast straight ball, that Baker lam
med over the right field fence in Phila-
deIphia. They said: The Rube won't
do But in the very next days game,
up comes Matty. the best pitcher in
the world. and offers Frank swift
ker lsms that one into the right-field
grandstand OF our own park Can you
roast Matty? Sooner than let us out,
too.
The Desperate Demon-that's what
this boy Frank Baker IS. He hits any
thing that comes near his bat. And If
he can turn it toward right, it's good
night for the ball. Had any other play
er in the world been at the plate in the
ninth inning. Matty would have famed
him, and We would have won the game
by score OF to 0.
Matty in Rare Form.
Matty was pitching shut-out ball
want to be as fair and nonpartisan as l
can. m these articles. so I will say that
the Athletics won the game on their
merits. In this third contest of the
worlds series, they were the best ball
club. both in hitting and pitching.
though 1 think our defense work was
better.
We couldn't nit Big Jack Coombs, and
they, especially this one man. Baker, hit
Matty Also they had the best Of the
break in the luck, and, I believe, in the
umpiring think that the decisions OF
Mr.. Connolly on the bases were alto
gether in favor of the Athletics. Mr..
Brennan. behind the bat, didn't give US
any the best OF 1t, either.
While say this, don't want to take
any credit away from Connie Nack's
boys. They are a grand club and they
are matched so evenly with us that only
the breaks will win for one or the
other. I'm not OF those who said be-
fore the series, THE Giants have them
There's no question of out
CHASING, on one side or the other. I
still believe firmly that New York will
win the championship, but It will only
be after the hardest kind of a fight. Our
trouble has been this:
We haven't been able to hit. In no
three games since I have been with the
club have the boys been so weak at the
bat But in one OF these games-and 1
believe its going to be Wednesdays fight
N Philadelphia-we'll get going and drive
the ball over the park like we did on
our last Western trip. Then Wen win
the rest, OF the necessary contests in a
row.
when I'm not playing ball, like to
ook at a game I know the game from
The spectators standpoint as. well as from
the players. think that this third
game Of the series must have been one
1f the prettiest sights that a man in the
grand stand or bleachers ever witnessed.
Il had lot Of great pitching, some great
hitting, some crack fielding, and several
odd plays that were exciting. In our
End of the tenth occurred a play that
want TO say something about Snod-
zrass got on by q walk and was sacri-
Iced to second. He tyied 70 steal third.