The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-08
by Grantland Rice.]

by Grantland Rice.]
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. S.-The charge
of the Night Brigade is over. The
storming legion which braved a driv-
Ing gale and gathered under the cold
gray stars at midnight to lay siege to
the Polo turnstiles is either through
the gates and over the walls or else
repulsed with frightful slaughter.
There are cheers TOR those who
reached the happy haven of seat and
tears for those who fell almost within
sight of the green spun field, but our
attention now passes from the non
combatants to the embattled lines
striving for the championship of ball
doms world-for the throne which the
great Mackian machine was forced to
abdicate after a two-year's reign.
New York has come back to chal-
lenge again-but the powerful Boston
machine had battered the Phi1adel-
phia legion from the paths for the
honor of representing the American
league in its attempt to wrest off its
successive championship just as Chi
cago and Pittsburgh did for the Ma
tional circuit in 1907, 1908 and 1909.
History has repeated itself in an IN
expected way. In 1907 and 1908 the
Chicago Cubs won the National
league title and the worlds series
crown. In 1909 to the surprise OF the
experts, the Cubs fell before Pitts
burgh and Pittsburgh attached the
third straight championship win for
the older league.
No one figured that the old Cub
machine could be beaten The same
thought surrounded the Athletics.
They won in 1910 and 1911 the champ
ionship of their own league and all
civilized spots, only to fall unexpect-
ediy as the Cubs did to one OF their
own league rivals New York enters
this series today with better ball
club than she dashed in vain against
the Athletics a better ball club By
the addition of Tesreau to the pitching
staff and by another years experience
Whether or not Boston viii show a
stronger front than the Maintaining
Mackmen of 1911, remains to be seen.
But regardless of this the Red Sox
are poised upon the threshold of the
ninth modern championship with a
powerful club-strong Ia attack
through the flashing Of many deadly
bludgeons strong in defense through
one Of the greatest club-men that ever
tore of strike-out In the crisis OF
Rattle.
But this portion Of the dope is now
past history. No angle Of comparison
has been left beyond inspection and
the throngs which started for the
park this afternoon were involved
mainly in discussions as to whether
McGraw would send in Mathewson Of
Tesreau against the redoubtable
Woods.
And mingled with the discussion oil
tie slabmen to be used was buzz 81
gossip as to how long the series woulc
likely run. In this respect both New
York and Boston critics-not including
the more partisan-were alike. Boti
figured it was not only likely to ex
tend to six games but, like the Pitts
burgh-Detroit series of 1909, showet
tendencies of a seven-game hurry
burly where the last few round
might decide the issue.
This dope was based upon the fac
that while Joe Wood on form nigh
master and overpower any man Nj
Graw might send against him, Ter
reau, Mathewson or Marquard we1
likely to upset Collins, O'Brien an
Bedient, and thereby put it up to tt
Smoky Joe to win the deciding gan
at the end.
1t is generally conceded among Il
unbiased that Boston has the edge {
general form unless Tesreau, Ma
guard and Mathewson pitch to the t.
Of their form where nothing short
a slashing, rushing attack could be
them down
But why worry over these deta
now with the two clubs harnessed !
the fray and when within few she
hours the first fash will inform frc
six 10 ninety million po-eyed fanatic
What has occurred in the jun
game
Another great feature now intere
ing the popplaee at large is the nar
OF the 1919 worlds series hero--1sV
VIII string along with George Hoi
4 christy Mathewson. Babe Adan