The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-09

rational play II was All than an ideal
worlds championship oates should
be in fiction or reality.
Brilliant Work.
For nine innings the rival clubs
batted without advantage. brilliant
delding and thrilling coups shutting
out runs that appeared assured. In
tho tenth. with the shades Of darkness
settling ove the park. the hero OF
the game terminated the contest just
as the dramatist would have staged
the final scene. The Athletics had n
chance 70 win In the ninth. and many
thought poor Cencralship on the
bench and coaching lines threw away
the one opportunity that the fortunes
o. baseball cast their way.
Both Mathewson and Plank had
twirled a game that was little short
Of wonderful up 70 this point. and
Plank was beginning 20 tlter under
the strain. Their team mates. too.
were a-tremhle with the responsible
ties that each inning was hcaItng on
their shoulders. With the Athletics
at bat in the last half Of the ninth
and but p solitary run needed "a
close the contest. Strunk opened with
n SlukF past NfFUllNa IdIIN I4l1il
toward Larry DOYLE. who a In and
scooped the ball up whirled and
threw wildly past Wiltse at first in
An attempt 10 catch the Athletics
shortstop. Tho ball sailed clear 20
the right field grand stand. while
Strunk and Barry rushed around tho
bases. Strunk was held AZ third when
he had ample time TO score. Il was
sha A.hf.sF@-F r.-n ah~r-- g. VH-.f.-.
and Mathpwson cut down three Ath-
letiCs In r row Immediately after by
a brilliant exhibition OF Unfolding.
and then came the Giants rush 20 vic
tory.
Meyers Splits Finger.
Larry Mclean. who substituted for
Meyers when the Indian split HE fin
ger in practice. singled 10 right
field in the tenth inning. Grant ran
for him and reached second on
Wiltse's sacrifice. MatheWson then
clinched the game with his clean
smash TO center. on which Grant
scored. Right here the Athletics
cracked. Herzog hit 20 Collins. who
threw "a Barry - catch Nathewson
~ second. Apparently Barry was nu-
able TO see the ball except 70 dodge
II as il flashed by on the way 20 left
field. Mathewson and Hcrzog gained
an additional basp on the misplav.
Plank HIT Dovle. filling the bases
Fletcher followed with a bounder
ove Bakers head. scoring Mathew
son and HerzOg. and the Giants had
two more runs than we're needed as
II ultimately proved. 20 win the
game.
Aside from tho brilliancv Of
N~athcwson. the TWO teams were
evenly matched. Plank was not quite
as steady as his rival IN the box. xiv.
Ing two bases on balls and hitting
one batter. To- MathevsOn's solitary
pass.
The Giant secured seven hits cn
Plank 20 the Athletics eight from
Ma'ty. who struck ont Hyo hattors %
Plank's six. New York had eight loft
on bases 10 P~hiladelphia'- ten
Fletcher. Mclean and Mathewson go.
cured two hits each. "a total ~ six
ot ~ the seven recorded bv -hr
Giants. Baker was the ONLY ttr-
le'tc player 20 get 70 N%athevson for
more than one hit. the home run
hatsman being credited with Two.
Wiltse a Star.
Had II not been for Ma+hevr0r.e
remarkable exhibition in tho box and
az bat George VIlt-c would have hr.n
hailed az IN" star Of the game As
u was. his play was such that ~
brought him concentrations from