The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
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New York. " y. octobes Ito
days game. the third OF the 1911
worlds series, was an eveAtful one
for John Coombs. the Athleuic cham.
pions and the American League. for
they set themselves and went after
the New York Giants with absolute
confidence, smashing and tearing the!r
way into Chris,y Mathewson's choicest
article of pitching, and when Baker
saved the day with a terrific home run
into the right field wing of the grand
stand. II saved the Athletics lie, and
when the eleventh inning rolled around
they pushed two runs across the plate.
making their count three. The Giants
failed TO make more than one run, and
the game was ended. giving the Mack
men this very decisive victory by the
close score of 3 TO ..
To begin with. the most important
factor In this game was Coombss won
derfui work IN the box Just think.
for ten innings the winners OF the
pennant In the National League hailed
to garner but two little hits OF
Coombss delivery. In their last they
only succeeded in getting one. reore.
making the total three. OF Coombs's
work, the most notable thing was his
confidence and determination. His
for the eleven Innings. and he held the
Giants completely at his mercy or
his performance, IL was not alone head
work that made him so effective. but
Just natural ability.
Mntty Entitled 10 Credit.
To the vanqu!shed. the great Mat
~" | must say he pitched a wonder
full game. But he was opposed to
wonderful team. For the first two or
three innings ne probably was not SO
effective. Then, UP until the seventh
he held the Mack batsmen at his mercy
This, 1 mean, in retiring them almost
IN order 1t is true Chrsty was hit
hard all through these innings. but
when ne wanted to 5affie his man. he
would strike him out or cause him TO
roll easy TO the inAeld
"Matty' was the master until Baker
nit his home run in the ninth After
that the Athletics were more deter
mined and sort OF had him on the run.
But he died gameiy. and he has one
consolation in knowing that the field
ers behind him were moro responsible
for the loss Of this battle than he.
This game, consider, the keynote
or the series. The team that would
win the game. believed. would win
the series. I consider now that the
Athletics will be victorious In this
series OF extraordinary pitching. BY
winning to-day they have defeated
their one and only strong opponent,
Mathewson. who has worked two
games In four days, and one who is
familiar with the exertion that he put
into his work to-day can safely say
that the strength spent In twirling Is
almost equivalent to an eighteenth
ming contest During the last three
innings he was kept propelling that
f,,I - y IL,
continuously. And / don't believe that
the real "Matty" would be ready to
do his best against the Athletics out
side Of four days rest.
On the other hand, the Athletics
have Bender. who will have had four
full days rest, going in tomorrow
against whoever McGraw might Sc
lect, and Plank for the next day. Now,
Manager Mack has two pitchers that
will be we'll rested. while McGraw will
have to call upon some unknown guam
tity to perform the duties on the slab.
The pitching selection is the great
question that is probably bothering
the crafty McGraw tonight.
who must try to checkmate these
AtDletics?" is his worry. My one
strong card beaten. now where must
turn?" Is probably whirnng through
his brain
Bakers Homer the Feature.
The feature of to-day's game was
Bakers sensational home run. Greater
was the crisis that faced him to-day
because 1t was produce then or lose
for the Athletics. But, like yesterday,
he rose majestically to the occa sion,
refusing to bite at the tantalizing and
quick breaking low curve ball deliv-
cred by Mathewson, and waited pa
tiently like the stalking tiger. Wh>n
his victim paused for a breathing speA,
which was when "Matty." in the hole
with two balls. had to lay one over,
then Baker stepped into this Grip
pie" as we ball players call 1t, and
literally smashed the ball on a dead
line over the right field wall into the
dense crowd In the grandstand. He
irotted slowly around with the roar of
applause of his admirers in his cars.
This blow seemed to take the Giants
of their feet. For no sooner than 1t
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