The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-12
MATHEWsON FAILS
IN HOPELESS FIGHT
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three procession that hl6d TO the
plate and back to the bench as II they
were bolts from Jove that were hurt
ling past their puny bats. After his
team had broken behind him for three
rounds, Mathewson then stepped up
with Plank and the two famed veter-
ans marched side by side out an even
trail, as If the rest of the remaining
casts were mere spectators, out of the
play. But the score went as 1T stood
because Plank was working for q
grand ball club, and Mathewson for
club outclassed In all that makes
baseball a science and an art,
battle and game. The beginning OF
the end for Mathewson came with the
first round under way. Murphy sing
led, Oldring forced him, and Collins
singled, driving Oldring on to third.
Baker then lined to Burns in short
left, who with plenty OF time, pegged
high to Mclean at the plate and Old.
ring raced home.
The finish came in the third. Muir
ply again led the attack and Oldring
thumped to Doyle with double play
in sight. But Doyle fumbled am both
were safe. Collins then sacrificed,
bringing Baker up. 1t was UP to
Mathewson to walk Baker or fight it
out. For any other pitcher there
could have been but one answer. But
while Baker is Baker, Mathewson is
Mathewson, and he elected to fight 1t
out Baker then thumped one straight
to Merkle's hands. Fred grabbed the
ball. and there was Murphy standing
still, caught in trap half way be-
tween third and the plato. Merkle
started for him. saw Baker dash by,
attempted to turn and tag the slug
ger. and before he could swirl again
his peg to the plate arrived too late
and Murphy was over with another
run. The side should have been re.
tired runless by now but only one was
out, OIdring scoring moment later
on an outfield fly from Mc1nnes. 1t
was an ironical turn of faSe that the
Giants sole run should come from
pop fly to the box-emblamatic OF
their weak attack Not Giant had
reached first off Plank until Shafer
with one out walked in the fifth. Muir
ray then lifted a weak pop fly to the
box. Baker came over for the catch.
Plank brushed him aside, became fus-
tered for the moment and the ball
bounded out. Shafer in the mean
while, badly befuddled, had dashed to
second on the play, where, If Plank
had only made the catch an easy
double would have been his fortune.
Long Larry Mclean, the only Giant
beside Mathewson who could hit, drove
single to left, and Shafer raced
over Plank yielded one more single
to Mathewson, but beyond this not
another Giant saw first.
The Best Club Baseball Ever Saw.
There was no question as Doyle
flied to Murphy ending the battle
that the best club has triumphed. No,
professor of grammar, not the better
club, but the best club in base ball
today-the best club that baseball
ever saw beyond the box. The Mack
men won because they presented an
attack too mighty to be stopped-a
defense too bewildering to be broken,
greater speed and better pitching II
you can get back of returns IKE these
the alibi club is in need OF such a
leader. McGraw was unfortunate In
having several cripples to battle with,
but he had nothing to cope with this
machine but Mathewson and
Mel can. Marquard, Tesreau and De.
maree were in perfect shape. There
we're no cripples here and yet all
three we're mashed to quiverins
Jelly. dubbed out of the way as II
they had been 50 many dummies. In
addition to the amazing power and
ruggedness Of his batting strsngte,
always ready to rush and cover up
weak pitching. Mack triumphed also
through the brilliant work Of his in
field which played the finest bali
shrn,,obo,t the series one would care