The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-11
MathewsOn and Plank Face
Each Other For End
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GIANTS

Polo Grounds, New York, Oct. III
The New York Giants stood in their
last line of entertainments, today, and
with their HEbig gum Christy Mathew
son, wheeled into the. breach, faced
the attack of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics, who need but one more VIC
torious charge to make them worlds
champions of 1913. Plank was Mack's
selection.
Thirty-dve thousand or more per-
sons, undismayed by the Herculean
task of the Giants in holding in check
the Mackmen, came out to the Polo
Grounds to view the battle. The
gloomy weather kept the Philadelphia
crowd down to a small number.
Canvas mats protected the. inner
playing field from the nights down
pour and the ground keepers had the
diamond in shape for smart fielding
play.
: Tha Giants We ae arst on the
field for a long batting practice. Nc
Graw had told them in the clubhouse
that if they expected to make a stand,
today, they would have to give Math-
ewson support with their bats.
Mathewson and Mclean were an
nounced as the battery for New York
and Plank and Sehang for the Ath-
letics.
FIRST INNING, FIRST HALF.
The crowd gave a big cheer when
Mathewson walked out to the hurting
hill.
Murphy singled on the first ball
pitched, Fletcher being barely. able to
reach it with his ungloved hand. Muir
ply forced at second when Matty took
Oldring's bunt and threw to Fletcher
Mathewson- made a nice play on the
ball Collins shot a single to right,
Oldring easily making third. Oldring
scored when Burns caught Bakers
sacrifice fly. Burns made a wild
throw to the plate, the ball going
over McLean's head. Collins went to
second on the wild heave.
Herzog took McInnis' splash and
threw to Doyle who touched out Col
Inns.
One run. two hits, one error.
FIRST INNING, SECOND HALF.
PIank's first pitch was a ball, knee
high. After two balls and two strikes
had been called on Plank, Schang and
Collins had a conference in the pitch
eTs box. Herzog out-on fly to Muir
ply.
Plank worked coolIy and deliber-
ately as if trying to conserve all his
energy. Doyle out, Barry to McInnis
on a lightning field play in which
Barry took the ball on the run be-
hind the pitchers box. Fletcher out
on long fly which Oldring took up
near the fence.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
SECOND INNING, FIRST HALF.
Doyle tossed out Strunk at first.
Mathewson's big looping drop curve
was in five working order. Barry out
on a high fly to Murray. Schang
faced Mathewson for the first time in
the series. Schang got an infield
single which bounded off Matty's
glove.
Plank popped out to Herzog.
No runs, one hit, no errors.
SECOND INNING, SECOND HALF.
McGraw made a complaint to Urn-
pire KLEIN that Plank was shifting his
feet from the slab while making his
delivery. Umpire KLEIN finally did not
sustain the claim.
Baker threw out Burns at first.
Bakers throw nearly drove McInnis
from the bag. Shafer fouled out to
McInnis, who caught the ball leaning
over the boxes of the grandstand.
Murray was thrown out by Plank
at first.
No runs, no hits, no errors.
THIRD INNING, FIRST HALF.
Murphy got his second single to
left the ball going like a rocket be-
tween Fletcher and Herzog. Doyle
made an error on Oldring's hot
grounder, Murphy going to second.
Collins out when Merlzle took his bunt
and touched him on the line.
Both runners moved up. Murphy
scored when Merkle took Bakers
smash and threw to the plate. 1t was
a Cincinnati base hit for Baker.
OIdring went to third. Oldring
scored on McInnis' sacrifice fly to
Burns.
Baker was held at first. Doyle
threw out Strunk -at first
Two runs, two hits, one error.
THIRD INNING, SECOND HALF.
Mclean sent up a high fly to Old
ring. Merk1e line flied to Collins
Barry threw out Mathewson at first.
No runs, no hits, no errors.