South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-09
BOTH MACK AND
NJ GRAW PRAY FOR
DELAY Of SERIES
Both Want to Give "Start"
Pitchers a Chance to Come
Back and McGraW Hopes
CrippIeS Will Recover.
WORLD SERIES RECORD.

wednesday -O,OO9
RECEIPTS.
tuesday 5000
"Wednesday ............... S49,6lO
NEW YORK. oct. 9.-The clouds
that had industriously oozed forth
moisture all night, ceased at S O'Clock
Thursday morning. much 10 the JOY of
the fans and the disappointment OF
the rival baseball managers.
For both Mack and McGraw were
eager for postDOnement. Both have
already worked their veteran pitch
ers. The series thus far has shown
the teams TO be so evenly matched in
batting and fielding strength that
neither manager cared to take a
chance o none of his youthful twirl-
ers-
Given another day Of rest Mack
felt that Bender. who pitched his team
10 victory in the opening game. would
be Mt for another battle. And Nc
Graw felt the same way about Mar
guard
Team of Cripples.
But McGraw has another reason
and far greater one, for wanting a
pOstponement. Merkle's wounded
ankle was in such condition that il
was certain that ne couldn't get back
into the game for two or three days
at the very best. Snodgrass. who was
a first sacker before he was pushed
into the Outfield, cannot play because
OF his charley horse" And Meyers,
the Giants star catcher. has a crush
ed thumb and may not he able 10 get
back into the series.
With the third game in sight il
seemed a certainty that both Mack
and McGraw would use their young
pitchers.
Neither would take chance of
sending either Bender or Marquard
after only AS hours of rest, according
90 the "dOpesters."
Mack, in case he sent a young twirl-
err to the mound, would choose be
tween Bush and Brown while Nc
Graw would have a choice Of De-
maree and Tesreau, with the choice
favOring Demaree, who tops the Ma
tiOnal league pitchers this year.
Christy Mathewson. master of
the baseball. led the New York Giants
TO victory at Shibe park Wednesday
when he shut out the Philadelphia
Athletics in a ten inning battle by a
three to nothing score in the second
game Of the worlds series. Hero of
a decade of league and worlds cham
ptonship play, ttR famous veteran
rose to the highest pinnacle Of his
diamond career by an exhibition of
all round play that wrUng vOlleys of
applause from the 10000 Athletic
supporters who were massed in the
stands and bleachers expecting TO wit
ness a second triumph Cor the stand
ard bearers of the American league.
Box score experts Will point TO their
figures to prove that II other Giants
were instrumental in winning the sec
Ond contest OF the series. but the Phil
adelphia fans who filed sadly out of
the Athletics ball park spoke only
Of a
Secures Victory for Himself
For a trifie over two hours and 20
minutes the man whose requiem was
sung By thousands of fans after the
final game against Boston Red SOx in
the worlds series OF 1912 turned back
the hard hitting Athletics without a
semblance Of a break. Then when he
saw that his teammates could not
wrest victory from Plank he took his
bat and drove in the run that won the
game Spurred on by his example the
other Giants added two more TO clinCh
the contest out they were not needed.
MathewsOn was the master Of the end.
Oldring. Collins and Baker being UNI
bic 10 drive the ball outside the dia-
mond in the tenth and final inning.
although 10000 adherents pleaded for
a hit that might start a winning rally
On Even Terms Again.
AS a result of MatheWsOn'S work
the Giants went back to New York
Wednesday night on even terms with
the Athletics and the struggle will be
renewed at the Polo grounds Thurs
day If the weather man so wills. with
the two teams in comparatively the
same position they were before they
crossed bats for the 1913 title.
Regardless Of the disappointment
over the outcome Of the game as
viewed from a Philadelphia standpoint
I'm IL . u. Z Of
spectators who witnessed the play re-
GREETED the hours spent in stands or
hleacherS. As an exhibition of high
class baseball and sensational play
the game was all that an ideal
worlds championship contest should
be in fiction or reality.
Dramatic Finish i'm Tenth.
For nine innings the rival clubs bat
tied without advantage, brilliant field
ing and thrilling cOups shutting out
runs that appeared assured. In the
tenth. with the shades of darkness set
Ting over the park the hero OF the
game terminated the contest just as
the dramatist would have staged the
final scene. The Athletics had a
thouShc poor generalship on the
bench and coaching lines threw away
the one opportunity that the fortunes
OF baseball cast their way
aside from the brillianCy OF
MGthewson the two teams were evenly
matched. Plank was not quite as
steady as his rival in the box giving
two bases on balls and hitting one
batter 10 Mathewson's solitary pass
Giants are Outhit
The Giants secured seven hits off
Plank 10 the Athletics eight from
Mathewson who struck out five batters
10 Planks six. New York had eight
left on baseo 20 Philadelphia ten.
Fletcher. Mclean and Mathewson Sc
cured two hits each. a total of six
out Of the seven recorded by the
Giants. Baker was the only Athletic
player 10 get Mathewson for more
than one hit the home run batesman
being credited with two
Had IL not been Tor Mathewson