Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-09

nswer it, and take the money.
chance came in the tenth inning and
his team came through with bells on.
seemed, and crippled and all, they
scored a most notable victory. The
judgment of Mack can be attacked
again, for Plank not only failed to
come through with the pinch hit that
would have scored the winning run.
but when he took up his pitching
cudgels again he was far from being
himself. He was through, and Mack
should have known it, and he cracked
like a reed in the tenth inning, when
three runs came in to the credit of
the Giants.
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Injuries may have been lucky for
the Giants yesterday, but it doesn't
seem that they can get away with it
many times. The fact that Herzog
is in the game is a great help to the
Giants, although if Snodgrass hadn't
been hurt it is doubtful If Herzog
would have made the team. Then,
too, the injury to Meyers, the catch
er, enabled Mclean to get into the
game and this fellow Mclean is some
ball player, let me tell you. Better
than Meyers? Maybe not; but in a
worlds series you wouldn't want a
better man than Larry when he is
behaving himself. 1t was Mclean
who started all the fireworks in the
tenth, and it was Mclean who so
beautifully blocked off Strunk at the
plate in the ninth, thus not only saw
ing the game, but giving mighty help
toward winning it, Mclean looked
like big casino yesterday and the
Giants, perhaps, have gained rather
than lost catcher through injury.
G.
Another presumably hard luck yarn
turned out to be a good luck story.
Snodgrass was tried in Merkle's
place at first base, but he was SO
badly crippled that his efforts on the
bases, after he had singled in the
McGraw, who put in Wiltse to run
for him. This change also proved
helpful, for Wiltse, taking up his
place. at first base, played great
game. He saved the game on two
occasions. He nailed Lapp's hit in
the ninth and sent the ball to Nc
Lean in time to put out Strunk al
the plate and minute later he
handled Plank's hit SO we'll that Bar
rye was caught between the bases anC
finally run down. In fact, Wiltse
played so tremendously we'll that he
could hardly be improved upon, which
shows that New York must have
some luck, for Merkle, perhaps, ant
Snodgrass, maybe, would have muss.
ed up one of the two plays and there.
by have lost the game. So the Grip.
pies that are out of the Giants bat.
ting order have been replaced b,
men who, for day at least, were
Jacks as good as their masters.
c.
For nine long, exciting, gripping
tantalizing, sometimes aggravating in.
nings, those worthy champions of tive
leagues battled without result. No
a run came through, and the fans sa
and watched and thought and hopet
and pulled and pondered. The nintl
inning saw the Athletics stormins
the Giants ship, yet without obtain
ing any satisfactory results. w.
might go back and harp on Connie
Mack's poor judgment, but we won't
for mistakes on the many and no
the few, and there are too man!
managers in the grandstand already
Then came the tenth inning and vic
tory. Then came the Giants onwar,
march. McGraw beckoned for then
to come through and he finally tool
the whip in his hand and Just drov
them through the cracking Athletics
bulwarks. When the break did come
it was cruel. 1t was not singl
run that came over the plate, bu
three rare TALES. 1t was slaughter
humiliation; it was terrible calam
ity. 1t showed strength on the on
\ side and weakness on the other side
1t may mean even more. 1t ma,
mean that the Giants are too gam
for the Athletics, If they are not s
strong. 1t may mean a lot of thing.
Tho game today will show us q Who'll
lot. Until then, the Athletics are sti
my choice.
Go
! We might have. and we shoul