The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-09


greatest power left in one last wal
| lop-an opening for the old hay max
er, If there WAS one left-and Plank
| was not of the hay.maker variety at
| bat. In rebuttal for Connie we can
only say that he has won five pen
nants and two world series and that
we never have-not even one pennant
or third OF one worlds series. But
having the second guess we propose
to use 1t although we admit to quite
shock when we saw Plank come UP
in place OF some pinch hitter with a
keener eye and a stronger swing.
MatheWson's Work.
II his support had stuck with him
we believe that Mathewson could
have blurred the Athletics attack for
another nine rounds. Ever and anon
some one would thump a blow to safe
ty but never when runner was in a
striking of home. On these occasions
he had Collins and Baker marked for
slaughter as three OF his strike outs
were issued to this great pair. The
club that had whaled the pill SO saw
agely the day before was re softest
sort of picking for the Giant genius.
4
A Word About Plank.
Not forgetting EIiie Plank. One
outfield fly in that ninth round and
Plank today would be the games
hero. There is always OF often rather
the narrowest sort of margin between
fame and defeat Plank stitched wei
in 1905. He pitched much better in
1911 but he pitched the greatest game
OF all three yesterday. He had the
Giants attack cooked to turn. He
had McGraw's best bat men tied into
knot. 1t was not until TIE big up.
set came in the ninth that he at last
lost heart and faltered. 1t may be
that he remembered tntse 30 scores
of 1899 and 1905 and so &figured that
the moving finger having writ
there was no armor OF defense against
fate so relentless.
The Dope Upset,
The DOPE was scrambled badly
enough before this series started but
at the thresh-hold Of the third game
it was beyond repair-a total loss.
Mack now had to uncover one OF his
youngsters, unknown quaint under
such a calling fire. But to Offset this
wide difference in pitching McGraw
had lost Chief Myers for the year and
Merkle was still limping with an
ankle pulled up Ike a poisoned
poodle.
If Wiltse and Mclean could only
continue their fine work of yesterday
there would be no worry. Long Larry
caught a finished game and led the
final rally at bat which brought on
victory No catcher in the business
could have passed his work. And over
at first George Wiltse, stepping In
cold, after Snodgrass had tried gamely
to play on one leg, began to Hal
Chase all around that territory.
Wiltse's work in that stirring ninth
inning Will never be forgotten Two
plays were hurled under him, That
would have ended the game in defeat
but he met both as If he had played
first since Hector was a pie eyed pup.
The Games Switch.
Enter another kink for the classic
and elastic dope. Bender and Mar
guard on dark day to cover speed
we're expected to be engaged in a
pitching duel. Both were rasped and
raked to the one in swatting car.
niya' far beyond the ordinary.
Plank and Matthewson we're tipped
for rough work and the two were
beyond ali batting reach. No two
games could have been more unlike.
Batting ruled the first day and pitch
ing the second? And in re second
game there was little LEFT for the
fielders to do beyond The cut and
dried stuff-the routine work Of an
easy days play Burns, Fletcher and
Murphy gathered the only three hard
chances offered, although Wiltse CON
tributed his share in the ninth.
4 The Games to Come.
From this point on, the conflict
grows even more interesting. Mack
mas three pitching guegses ahead. in
. bush' shawkey and Brown. McGraw
mas Two in Tesreau and Demaree
when both are about Of equal yaIue
iomofio" we get Bender again but
: 'ooay IS now the main SPOT in the
program as the two teams start u.
$ most exactly where they began on
Tuesday So why not wait for tsa
3 next box score - 'he