New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-13
Young Pitcher Holds New
York to Three Hits, While
His Mates Land Punch
That Opens Way
for Two Runs.
HOPE OF TITLE Pickering
big Six" Pitches One of His Great
est Games, but Goes Down to De-
feat for the Lack Of More
Safe Drives to Bolster
Up the Attack.

Boston, Oct 1.-TWO triples and an
error by Larry Doyle sent the great
Christy Mathewson tumbling down 20
a bitter and decisive defeat in the fifth
game of the worlds series played at
Fenway Park this afternoon. 1t was
deadly blow to the championship
aspirations Of the Giants, and all that
is left is a nickering hope, faint as the
pale gray sunrise on a dark November
morning II was the third victory of
the Red Sox in the series, and, al
though the score was only TO j, II
cleared away much Of the haze that
enveloped the two teams early In the
week, and the successors TO the title
won by the Athletics year ago can
almost be discerned.
Hugh Bedient, an uncouth youngstcr.
who made his bow in fast company
only this year. earned niche in the
hall of baseball fame by outpitching
the master in the best twirled game OF
the series anu Oile VI lIiS Siai bNoe NNN'S
ever fought. A rank outsider. who on
two previous appearances OF short
duration gave no inkling Of his skill,
checked the batting streak Of the Ma
tional League champions even better
than the mighty Wood, allowing only
three clean hits and one scratch safety.
which bounded away from Larry Card
ner, and which was not credited as
such by the official scorers, who insisted
In charging Gardner with an error.
Matty went down with all his colors
flying and the glory OF dying gladia-
tor who has fought battle against tre-
mendous odds. II was the best game
he has pitched In years, and the pity OF
II was the Ill fortune that brought II
forth on a day when the New YORK
batsmen were overcome with lethargy
and Doyle was doomed to make his first
misplay of the series, heartbreaking
error that decided the struggle.
There were few among the New York
players who would not have been will
ing to relinquish their shares of the
worlds title rewards TO see Mathewson
pull through victorious. After the Red
Sox had scored their two runs in the
third inning, the next eighteen men
who faced the peerless king OF pitchers
went out in succession. Not single
runner reached first base for the rest
of the game-and this in a worlds
series.
The entire batting order OF the Red
Sox, which numbers some Of the
mightiest hitters in the game, faced Big
Six twice, and not one could break
through his guard. 1t was a marvellous
performance, which II crowned with
victory would have added new lustre to
his already brilliant career and sent his
name through the years to come as the
undisputed king Of all twirlers.
Old Master In tho Shadow.
But the taint OF defeat is on the rec
ord. A budding youngster monopolizes
the full glare of the calcium, while the
old master hovers in the shadows be-
yond. Tonight the name Of Bedient Is
on the lips Of the baseball world. while
Matty takes what cheer he can from
the glories Of other years. That In the
hour of his waning power, with only
few more seasons to 90, the breaks Of
the game should go against him adds
to the bitterness.
No blame can be attached TO Larry
DOYLE. A fielder is bound TO make
some errors The New York captain
has cut of many a run by his sensa-
tional work In the series. But some
imp of the perverse must have saved
up that one misplay until 1t could be
unloosed at time when Mstty was
about to crown his career with one of
his greatest achievements Victory for
the Giants to-day would have turned
the tide that now seems bound to carry
them out.
The official figures on to-day's game
show that the crowd was the greatest
that ever watched a baseball contest In
this city. The total attendance was
"a. .6S3. while the receipts were SG3, POI.
or this sum each club receives $2S-
40 45 and the National Commission
the remainder, S632O 10. The players
no longer share in the receipts
The crowd which saw the game filled
every inch in the stands, overfiowed on
the grounds and even burst through
the fence back of centre field. 1t was
fully as large as IL not larger than the
one which attended the third game on
wednesday. They had come to see the
downfall Of the idol OF New York, and
they were not disappointed, but they
departed marvelling at his skill. For
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