New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-08
c,otain of the Superbas Talks
'I " the "Fans" Through The
Tribune on Defeat OF
the Giants.
s,vAGE HITTING COUNTS
-,.,,s Bender Was Saved by
That Dazzling Double Play in
.he Critical Seventh Inn
ing - Brainy Play
by Meyers.

,.bletics ran off the field victors
score Of Is to 4 in the openins
Nth the Giants for the world s
,.nnlonship at the Polo Grounds yes
tsdsy.
Than he added, almost in the same
at, tell the New York fans not
80 discouraged. one game doesn't
~. series, and Bender is out OF
q. way for a day or two"
nsubert sat in Newspaper Alley with
=. scribes and-well. just with the
..-,,es and a few others-not to write
-, 70 talk to the fans exclusively
...ousb the columns of The Tribune
I'D LET it be said his interesting run
,,,g comment on plays and players is
,,v recorded as nearly as possible In
Ms own words.
ps came up TO the press stand in ms
,,nal quiet and modest way. fresh
.om a momentary triumph in receiv-
j., before the eyes of $1,000 persons
no fruits Of his work for the season
With the Brooklyn team-these fruits.
/, concrete form, being a Chalmers au-
nmobile voted him by a congress of
BASEBALL writer's for being the one man
I, the National League most useful
nhis team through a long, hard cam
misn. This was forgotten, however,
!, Al, appearances even before the UNI
,-e behind the plate shouted Play
hum as his whole mind seemed riv-
.t.d on what was taking place on The
:iamond.
Wanted To Be in the Fight.
When the game was about three nm
ms old he remarked casually:
Say. l feel nervous up here. and I'd
Ike TO be down there fighting it out
With the boys. There's a play by Barry
mx that looks easy from where we
III hut ny! il was a hard one; and
vue Of the fans will charge him with
ceror.'
TWAS a play which opened the third
inning. in which Merkle beat out an in
fed hit. Barry juggled the ball for
fraction Of a second. but, as Dauoert
said, he was practically forced TO fight
he ball nd hurry the throw for any
,hance at all. and that il was the kind
d hard chance that few of the on
boxers could appreciate. There were
ether plays throughout the game which
ooked none too difficult, but following
which Daubert would say to himself
spontaneously, "A good one" or "A
tne play" marking the appreciation OF
man who knew what IL meant.
But to get back to the game and
what the leading hitter in the Ma
tOnal League thought of it all After
the first two remarks which introduced
this story he said.
Savage hitting was behind the Viz
tory and not so much the pitching OF
Bender, although without a doubt lie
Is one Of the best money pitchers in
baseball. Savage hitting for extra
bases, with an accent on this Baker
rascal for / think the box score will
show that In the number Of hits there
vas little or nothing TO choose between
the two teams"
IN this he was right. as the official
scorers credited both teams with the
same number OF hits-eleven. Daubert
continued:
That home run fellow-he's made
uHteen this yeRr-is certainly a Dan
serous man for any pitcher 20, face.
ana when three or four Of them come
W In row, lie Oldring. Collins.
Ssker and McInnis. its enough to
make any .tcher a bit nervous. Those
i0ur men are almost an offensive team
II themselves, and they'll keep the rot
0'lhns In every game.
Baker Slammed a Slow Curve.
IL It would do the New York pitch
Us any good | could tell them that
oaxer made that circuit drive into the
'snt held stand on a slow curve. But
~en hes the kind that would murder
last straight one just as quickly.
must not be forgotten, however
usi The Giants hit Bender far more
"eely than they did two years ago.
Hu nat except for the hard blows de-
a'sred by Baker. Collins and Schang,
se og Indian would have been beaten.
Jus will give the New York players
'e confidence when they face him
a'n' as they are sure to do before
~s series is over.
am surprised that the Athletics
'O' 70 arquard so easily. McGraw
S'ec excellent judgment in sending him
we mound on this dark day. because
"s spt-d and, so far as l could tell
ung back here, he had everything
ne ball that has bothered me so
umes when / faced him bat in
anu They hit him good and nard,
0"eVer' particularly in the fourth inn
~hen four drives for a total Of
"e bases just about settled the game.
Ayoody that finds the 'Rube' when
"' : at his best can hit
"cIraw did right TO take him out
mo so save him Tor another day.
'1Ds will come back good and strong
ese don't know what 1t is TO face
s OF the greatest left-handers in the