The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-04
WORLD SERIES VETS WILL BE
. THE ACTORS In THE GREAT SERIES

''% New York, Oct. 4-Veterans Of the
memorable struggle between the Gil
ants and Athletics for the worlds
championship in 1911-which the Ath-
letics won by four games to two
Will form the backbone Of the two
teams when they face each other again
in a worlds series on the afternoon of
October z.
OF the fourteen Athletics who went
on the diamond in the worlds series
anne of 1911, thirteen are in the list
Of twenty-five which Connie Mack has
prepared as eligible for the forthcom-
ing games. Lord is the only man who
played in 1911 who will not play no
Philadelphia team this year. Twelve
of the fifteen players who fought for
New York in 1911 will fight for it
again in 1918. The absentees are
Ames and Devore, traded to Cincin-
natl, and Becker, released. The
worlds series of 1913 will, therefore,
be, in large measure, a contest between
Ike same men who engaged in the Sc
ries of 1911. ...
What these men did in 1911, their
past performances in the six games
of that series, are Of unusual signi1-
cance and bearing on the present con-
test.
The first game Of the series Of 1911
was played Oct. IA on the Polo
grounds, scene Of this years first en-
counter, before a crowd the like Of
which had never seen a baseball game
before. There were 38,2S1 paid specta-
tors. The day was brilliant, with the
tang Of autumn in the air. When the
New York players trotted out onto he
field in their black uniforms, with a
touch of white here and there, they
were greeted with a roar Of welcome
such as had never arisen in a ball park
before. The Athletics. clad in their
customary grayish red travelling uni
forms. were welcomed almost as
warmly.
On a diamond, sleeked and groorned
to perfection, the two teams played q
2 to / game, New York scoring the
winning run in the seventh inning
when Meyers clouted the ball to left
field or two bases and scored on De-
vore's two-bagger. Mathewson and
Bender were the opposing pitchers.
n second game was played at
philadelphia, Oct. 16. Vanguard took
The slab for the Giants, Plank for the
Athletics. Crandall supplanted Mar
GUARD in the eighth inning after John
franklin Baker had lifted one Of Mar
guards curves in the seventh over the
right $YnjI favH~o PNss a hnT1o rim by9dK-
ing the tie Plank was easily master
Of the New York batters and the game
was PniladeEphia,s, 3 to l.. "
Philadelphia won the third game
also, played In New York b following
day, by a score of 8 to 2. This duel
OF Observation-Disclosures and Coombs
~~4aster eleven innings. Philadelphia
came from behind in the ninth on
the second home run of h series to
bbe halted out by Baker. The run
tied the score. In h eleventh inning
Baker scored the winning run.
With Philadelphia twice winner out
OF three games the series was inter
rupted by continued rainfall for a
tMeek. On Oct "a the fourth game
aIsBaS played at Philadelphia. Mathew
Zen pitched again for the Giants,
BENDER for the Athletics. The Ath-
F1etfcs 4 to 2, and needed but one
more game to clinch the title or
worlds champions. .
! Vanguard. and Coombs were the op-
posing pitchers In the fifth game,
played In New York the following day,
Oct. Is. THE attendance fell off nearly
5000. rejecting the sentiment that the
Giants were doomed to defeat. But.
contrary to the wiseacres. New York
sywcn, after q ten-inning battle. by 4
Ito 3. =
The sixth and last game was played
In Philadelphia, Oct. rs. Philadelphia
took the snap out Of the Giants vigor-
Gus opening and won by the lop-sided
score of @13 to 2. Ames, Wiltse, Mar
guard ana crandall sought in vain to.
break up the Athletics batting bee.
Before Bender's curves the Giants
were practically powerless.
The composite score Of the six
games-played by practically the same
men who will decide the fate Of The
championship flag this year-reads as
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