New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-09
v;,o of EN- All, Declares Player
Who Knows What 1t Is to
Face the Fadeaway and
the Satisfaction OF
Making a Hit.
Try Telegraph to The Tribune. l

Sa Two or three moments later
..vious moments-with two balls ana
,ns strike called. Daubert Obvious 10
Al surroundings. fairly whispered
snor.t waste one, Matty. Smack 1t II
~ oor,es over" And Matty did. That
.,,ock was a clean single. too. and as
TANG Grant. who ran for Mclean,
-seed over the plate with a run which,
=, Il turned out. was quite enough TO
uin. paubert relaxed and, sitting BACK
ssd with a smile:
IT'S over. That's enough, and the
y,v York fans can thank Matty.
Il was not quite over. Two more
r,,. were added. as if TO make assur-
,Dce doubly sure, but for Daubcrt the
,,me was won when Matty struck that
rsous blow. as if despairing that his
tam mates would come 20 the rescue
,nsr he had worked so nard TO hold
es enemy at bay. IT showed the con-
ed.nce which a man who had faced
him many a time felt in this pitcher
whom the fans" lionize. After the
gsme Daubert said:
Hish Praise for Matty.
You've got to hand it 10 that fel-
low. When ! first broke into the big
league used 10 almost hate Matty for
striking me out about three times out
q, every four times up, and many
day felt like throwing my bat at him.
For the last two seasons I've lost
much Of NY old dread, but none Of my
respect. and it's always a satisfaction
70 get a hit when he's in the box.
u don't believe Big Six ever pitched
a more wonderful game. He was in
several bad holes, not always Of his
own digging, and the way he worked in
,he ninth inning. with runners on sec
end and third and none out. showed
that some Of you fellows were right in
falling him king of 'em all
HE was out there pitching his head
Of, and those who say he is getting
old and has lost his cunning can take
this from me-he had everything on
the ball to-day, backed up by speed
and mis- great control and he never
ialtered.
Eddie Plank was at his best. too,
and while Matty was a little steadier
there was not much to choose until
that tenth inning, when Eddie plainly
showed signs of firing. Both were
playing for the corners, and there
wasn't batter who could take, as we
call H. a toe hold in swinging at the
bail II was a case all the way Of the
estters trying TO outguess the pitchers
and In most cases falling"
At this point Daubert was interrupt
ID 10 shake hands with some friends,
but be WIS brought back to the game
Tns fat question, We'll, how do you
ZEE bow about the series?"
Again Picks Giants to Win.
"oh, haven't changed my mind"
DC replied. The Giants ought to win
% pitching. handicapped though they
N By the loss Of Merkle and Snod-
nass, and perhaps Meyers, too. Nc
'raw certainly is up against II with
nree regulars out Of the game. but he
seems to have plenty Of good substi-
'ules' and they're all fighters.
say. you've got TO hand IL to Hooks
"uIse. It's something for a pitcher TO
Jump In there and play like an old
Aano at first base. He missed a couple
u chances on grounders which man
usihed TO the bag would have played.
WI ne was right there on those two
-Tes In the ninth inning, when he
Haa 10 think fast and work fast to get
we runner at the plate and trap an
''ner' No first basen.an in the coun-
" could have made those plays
Salcker and better"
now about the critical points," he
vas asked, and smilingly replied:
ioull have to ask somebody else to
sNk out the critical points in that
s-Aie' tnere were too many Of them.
w OF course the real test for Matty
u the whole team came in the last
Oh the ninth inning, with runners
- second and third and none ont.
a' Kind OF situation shows the stuff
ball players.
=, D'o You see Charley Herzog smack
'.ty and Doyle on the back in that
n'n inning? You could almost hear
.m say Get out there and work; we'll
~ EN- yet" There's a boy that
er quits and don't know what it IS
De licked till the last man is out.
Breaks" Against Athletics.
IL would have been a shame for
a'y 10 lose that game, but just the
- He the breaks were a little against
athletics. That decision at the
"e plate in the ninth inning was
80 Out sitting up where we did 1t
e., 60 plain that Larry Mclean had
wi blocked off for a sure out.
-hen' again, with the Philadelphia
s ae'a pulled in close to the grass
1sner bounced a single over Baker $
49,. which scored two runs in the
'a inning, when the ball would have