Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-20
Game Today Knocks Out Wods Series Game for Third Time
NEW MANAGER FOR NATIONALS
MAY BE SELECTED VERY SOON
Owners Still After Hughey Jennings, With
Billy Murray Strong Second
Choice for the Position.

, The two days of idleness have been a
blessing for the Giants, for it probably
means that Mathewson will be sent in
for the third time against the Athletics,
and or course he must always be figured
AS having a chance to win, for he is very
effective just now Had 1t not been for
the home run of Baker he would have
won his second game Tuesday. notwith-
standing the fact that he was hit more
freely than in the opening game. But
the Giants have been unable to get him
any sort Of lead. Their hitting has
been far below their standard, and the
teams batting slump has closed and that
from this out it will make a better
showing with the bat. Incidentally the
Athletics have not suffered by the two
! day lay-off. for this has given Bender a
| chance to recuperate. and the chances are
that he will be sent against the Giants in
the next game. He will have had five
days rest by that time. just what he
| needs to put him on edge. after working a
most strenuous game last Saturday. The
rest will have both teams fresh again. and
| the chances are that the games will con-
tinue to be the pitchers battles.
The members of the national commits
day.
Chairman Hermann was in communica-
| ton with the umpres who were on the
scene over the 1ong-distance phone as
3,
0 the game was declared off. Nor is
| there much assurance given that the
game can be played today or tomorrow.
The weather bureau, which has been ap-
pealed to. gives the information that Fri.
day might be a cool clear day. but that
another storm Is headed this way, due to
arrive Saturday.
| One effect that the delay in playing the
games will probably bring about is q
| shorter playing season in the major
lea II Ia npdarStn0d fhof SnacfQ1
effort will be made this winter to ar
range a schedule which will bring the
| championship season to a close on OF
about October /. thus enabling the win
ming teams to clash in the worlds series
| before the inclement weather sets in
Such move is being advocated and
appears to be very popular with club
| owners, players and fans. There will, OF
course, be considerable opposition to a
shorter schedule by some of the club
owners in the National League. namely
Ebbets of Brooklyn and Murphy of Chi.
cago but it is believed that the scheme
will go through.
The victory of the Sox over the Cubs
| has caused many smiles here among the
| club owners Of both leagueS-the Ameri-
can Leaguers because they like to see
their organization on top, and the Ma
| tional owners because they don't like
| Murphy.
| 1t is no difficult matter to get wagers
here that the Athletics will win the next
| two games. Even the ardent supporters
Of the Giants seem to have come to the
| conclusion that the Giants are outclassed
| by the American League champions. and
only a bad break of luck can prevent
them from winning four out of five.
The fact that Mack's team won two
games after losing the first one. which
was taken to mean that victory would
come to the Giants, has upset all caIcu
| lations and has proved more than any
thing else that the Athletics are game
| team which is never discouraged. Had
| Mathewson had any sort Of hitting team
behind him he might have gotten away
with a whole hide. This, too, is true Of
Marquard. who pitched brilliantly in tn.
only game he worked in. But the chance.
are that Matty will again be McGraw'.
choice for the next game, because of hi!
great experience and the confidence tina
his teammates have in him.