Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-11
GOTHAM s FANS
ARE STILL LOYAL
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ball team" sinking in the swim.
Now and then there is an outburst
of enthusiasm, when anything par
ticular happens, but most of the time
is spent in silence, just waiting for
the game.
Although they are wallowing in the
ruck. McGraw and his men have not
given UP the ship, by any means.
They came out on the field for prac-
tise much earlier than usual, and
they did not wait for their foreman to
make the march across the dianapnd
with them. The Giants came in twos
and threes and went right to work.
1t was some time after the Giants
advent that the Mackmen hove in
sight. They carried out the usual
custom of parading across the field
in marching order. System is evil
IDENTIFY a vogue with Connie Mack.
Things are coming his way the way
they are going, and he is playing
the string out. Baseball managers are
the greatest "hunch" players in the
world, and Mack is no exception.
Whatever the pitching selections,
the Athletics are favored in this, the
fifth game of the series, if they beat
Matty, they will have done well, and
if Matty beats them, good luck to
him.
Their great finish of yesterday has
put new spirit into the MeGrawites.
and they are going through their
practise stunts like winners. The
Little Napoleon" is urging his men
on, and he is moving among them
and talking to them more than at any
time since the series opened. OF
course, the Giants have much to be
hopeful for, as their king will pitch
today When Matty is in the box the
Giants, even crippled as they are,
seem to play better than they know
how. They have confidence in
Christy, and they always feel that he
will bring them through. 1t will be
a most severe test for the "Old Mas
ter" He is in the position of having
made good, but he will have to make
good again to retain his laurels.
The fans are here to root for him,
to pull for him, and If well wishes
and sentiment are to cut any figure
in the battle Matty is sure to emerge
triumphant. Pitted against Matty in
the box will probably be Eddie
Plant, another old warhorse of the
diamond. Their battle OF Wodnes-
day is still fresh in our minds and
all are, hoping for just such another
contest. The prospects are, howev-
er, that we will be doomed to disap-
pointment and it isn't likely that
those two pitchers will be able 20
mystify the opposing batsmen again
for nine long innings. In Fact, the
opinion prevails that both Matty and
Plank will weaken and that neither
of them will be able to finish tie
game.
Both were "all in" after their hard
days work before, and the strain was
so severe that il would require full
week to rest them up properly. Mat
thewson from all accounts is a cer-
tainty for the Giants, but the word
was whispered around by the scri5es
in Philadelphia that Shawkey would
pitch for the Athletics. That would
make it struggle between the "Old
Master" and the New Born"
Youth is an awful thing ID over
come when everything is 'qual, but
in baseball, strange to say, especially
on momentous occasions, the old
timer is generally considered the best
bet to tie to.
New York fans proved their game
ness by turning out today just as
strong as though their Giants had the
series as good as cinched. They were
confident that Mathewson would
make a last stand and hold the Ath-
letics back at least one more day.
Philadelphia, was also well repre-
sented The Quaker fans believed that
the series will end today and they
wanted to be in on the finish celebra-
ton.
"Spuds" Hennessey, the fiashy
Giant mascot, was first on the field
He amused the fans by batting to a
coule of youngsters, one diminutiye
youngster drawing forth repeated
applause by clever stops and catches
1t seemed he could have hid beside
the finger mitt he wore Everybody
believed that Mack would use Shaw
key, but the foxy leader of the White
Elephants may pitch Houck. This
Houck has an excellent record and
may prove as good as Bush. Then
again Mack has Carroll Brown, eager
to get his varsity letter by twirling
today for the Athletics. The Giants
were out long before the Mackmer
and had a long batting practise.
Eddie Collins had his eye on the
right-field stands in practise ano
landed a beaut that was labeled
home run" all over it. Mack prac-
tised Schang behind the bat. Wally
has caught the three games the Ath-
letics won. 1t was announced that
Herzog would lead off for the Giants
and that Shafer would play centre
field. MAC" has done enough expert
menting.