The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-08
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year Bakers four base smash travel
ed on the line to the furthest sections
OF right field stands. And they'll tell
you that Art Shafer might have
caught Schang's wallop in the fourth.
He might. But don't forget that
Schang waded into that bail, mauled
It squarely on the gobboot and it
whistled toward Shafer through the
gray, deceptive light like rife shot.
No man could ever call that fluke
blow for 1t was one Of the hardest hit
balls of the whole campaign. Shafer
started, faltered a moment and be-
fore he could recover his bearing the
white missile was winging over his
onion like one OF the steel pellets pro
tected from Mr.. Krupp's we'll known
inventions. schang couldn't have hit
that ball any harder II the bat had
been loaded with dynamite.
Quality W. Quantity.
The Giants attack assailed Bender
for eleven hits. Eleven hits were all
that fell to the Athletics. But the
eleven hits compiled by the Giants
totallea twelve bases, the eleven hits
compiled by the Athletics totalled
twenty. And there's the answer. A
matter of eight extra bases means
exactly matter Of two extra runs
and the count was six to four.
Bender on.
The day that should have suited
Vanguard should have made Bender's
speed master Of the occasion. But
the Bender who worked yesterday was
not the Bender OF two years ago. A
good portion OF the old smoke had
vanished The heart and brain and
courage were there but only brave
fight and wonderful support pulled
the chief along. In round after round
the Giants, fighting gamely. came
within a punch Of driving the Indian
OF the reservation. He was pitching
we'll below his normal stride, but as
cool and unfurried as ever. He was
fighting his battle with brain and
heart for there was something wrong
with that wiry whip OF his The stuff
wasn't there as 1t had been.
Saved by great play. In fact, moth
ing but wonderful play by his In
field hauled the chief out Of trouble
In the seventh round with one out.
Shafer and Doyle had singled. Shafer
resting on third and Doyle on first
with one run needed to tie.
Fletcher followed with sharp
poke between Barry and second. The
rest OF it was a series of flashes.
Barry nipped the drive In two bounds,
whipped the ball TO Collins. who
whirled and threw with the same
motion for a double play that was
executed with such amazing dexterity
and swiftness that seconds passed
/ by before the stunned Giant audience
could realize that Shafer's run had
gone to seed and the side was out
| 1t was moving picture stun with the
machines charged at the highes,
velocity that looked to be
| beyond mere human skill and un,
iqueness. The greatest defense coup
led with driving power of their attack
put Mack's club beyond all reach
That one play ended the battle. VIVA,
was the use?
Looking Ahead.
As result Of their clean up batting
| the Athletics have the jump, but Giant
followers are taking heart over tht
Showing OF Bender. 1t is not likely
that even such smuggling outfit car
continue such an assault upon Math
iewson, Tesreau and Demaree On the
other side Of the argument, Bender
was expected TO be Mack's star ant
the chief was clearly off his stride
McGraw still has three fine pitchers
left, while Mack's STAFF is in doubt
What Plank will door what Bush
Schawkey and Brown can dds still
guess. Although 1t must be added
, that after Marquard's torrid recep
ton It is still guess as to what ever
Mathewson, Tesreau and Demaree car
:. 90 against such a cluster of whirrinj
dungeons that on a dark gray da,
drove the mighty Marquard in rou
= from the feld-not the Marauard o
: TWO years ago, but the Marquard VIII
stopped Speaker, Lewis, Hooper an
~ Gardner twice last year and VIII
le since has grown in knowledge, exper.
y, ence ana steadiness. You can neye
II tell when dynamite rudeIy jolted
u going to explode. And Mack's batt,n
g order is nothing else, especially >
in that point whass Collins picla -. ~
of fuss.