New-York tribune., 1913-10-10
FINAL SCORE is 8 TO z
Merkle Back at First Base,
but McGraw's Men Fall
Into Batting Slump
and Are Over
whelmed.
SCHANG MAKES A HOME RUN
Capacity Crowd at Polo Grounds
Sees Battle That Puts Phila-
delphia Again in Lead
in the Worlds
Series.

Series.
Straining his managerial strategy
nearly to the limit TO prevent the
Giants from getting the jump in the
worlds series, Connie Mack. with his
usual shrewdness, made the right move
out Of four possible choices, and picked
a young pitcher who humbled the New
York team in the most one-sided game
Of the series at the Polo Grounds yes
terday afternoon.
Bender and Plank, the veteran stand
bys, having been disposed of, the leader
Of the Athletics had the pick Of four
colts Unseasoned in the ways Of cham
pionship battles. He laid his hand on
the right man, and Leslie ]. Bush, Of
Brainerd, Mimi, was initiated into the
ranks of the baseball immortals. The
score. if il is Of any particular interest,
was to g
Jeff Tesreau, the hope Of Manhattan,
part Of The Bronx and some Of tho
more enlightened sections Of Brooklyn,
f1ickered for few brief moments and
went out He had a rather large after
noon. JEFF halls from the Iron Noun:
tain section OF Missouri, where he spent
his boyhood days trapping bears, an
occupation that gave him his chief
claim to fame before he joined the
Giants.
The mighty hunter was naturally OF
an inquiring turn Of mind when he en-
tered the fray and the Athletics lost
little time In showing him all he was
anxious to see. The enlightening proc
ess was swift and sure. They sent FIVE
runs spinning across the plate before
JEFF realized that the battle had started.
Then they sat back 10 catch their
breaths and wait until It was time TO
add three more little brothers to the
, family.
AT first blush II seems a bit strange
that Minnesota and Missouri should
travel to the effete and congested East
to fight il out, with the extensive prai-
ries so near at hand. But the opposing
forces were all lined up right under our
own Coogans Bluffs yesterday after
noon and the populace fell all over it
self trying TO be in at the death. The
official paid attendance was 36,SSS, sew
eral hundred larger than on the first
day. Enthusiasm was rife for a time,
but marked exuberance suffered big
decline shortly after the game began.
In jumping out of the mists Of the
vast unknown and ascending the pedes-
tai with Babe Adams and Hugh Bedi-
ent Leslie J. carved a tidy victory for
the Athletics. Although he is not re-
lated to the Joe Bush who is mentioned
so often in connection with Steve Bro
die and Hinky Dink. the appelation
was conferred on him as soon as he
entered the American League last fall.
AS soon as IL was learned that Bush
came from the same town as Chief
Bender his popularity was established.
and now the Phladelphans are ready
to put another crack in the Liberty
Bell After Matty had accomplished
what seemed impossible and shut out
the American League champions the
outlook in the Quaker City darkened
perceptibly. Now the sun is shining
again.
Bush's introduction at the Polo
Grounds could not have been made
under more favorable auspices for him.
If there was any one thing he lacked
il was confidence and control, and
when his team mates went out and
batted in three runs for him before he
started working and then added two
more in the next frame. Joe had moth
ing to do but to go out and pitch his
head off.
With a bulwark Of five runs the
youngster, who has not yet reached his
twentieth year. mystified the minions
Of McGraw in a manner that left no
alibi. Held TO five scattered hits, only
the Giants rarely succeeded in getting
the ball out Of the infield. Collins,
Baker and Barry made ten put-outs
between them. while the outer gar
deners caught three flies.
Bush Had Good Control.
. Coupling great speed with a sharp.
breaking curve. Bush was just wild
enough to keep the New York batters
guessing until they sank in a hole they
could not get out Of. They tried to
wait him out all through the game,
feeling that he would lose his control
as the game went on.
Time and again he was worked for
three balls. but whenever the neces-
city arose Joe managed to get the ball
over the plate a couple Of times and
then forced the foe to hit for an easy
fly or grounder. Four passes were ex-
tracted from him, but no two came In
Continued on sixth paRe. drst coluun