The Washington herald., 1913-10-12
GOTHAM SPORTS
LOSE HEAVILY
ON Big SERIES
Backed Giant Team Strongly
and Feel Sore at Upset
of Their Dope.
JOHNSON HURLS TODAY
Star Twirler and Other Nationals to
Play in Brooklyn-Notes of
Final Battle.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

New York, Oct. 11.-NeW
Workers are dead sore tonight as
a result of the loss of the worlds
series to the Athletics, and men,
bers of the sporting fraternity
who bet heavily on the Giants are
stunned at the complete upset OF
all the dope.
No series for a worlds title in
recent wears has been made the me-
dunn of the heavy betting recorded
on the present blue ribbon event
For some unaccountable reason,
nine out of every ten fans in New
York not only figured the Giants
% win, but bet good money on
hem. Several thousand Philadel-
phia sports breezed into Gotham
Turing the first part of the week
and covered all the New York
money in sight, asking no odds
and offering none
1t would be impossible to state
IN dollars and cents the exact
amount of money taken out of
New York, but it amounts up into
The thousands.
Brooklyn fans tomorrow will have
cmance to see the great Walter johnson,
leading pitcher in either league. when the
Washington twirler makes his appear
ance with an all-star aggregation at
Suburban Oval. Gravesend and Sixteenth
Avenue, Brooklyn, against the crack
SUburbans. Opposed to johnson will be
Randolph. a famous Brooklyn semi-prO-
Tessional star. Eddie Ainsmith and Clyde
Milan will also pick up some soft money
/ mere tomorrow playing with an aggrega-
tion of major leagUers, against the Lin
coin Giants at Olympic Field. This team
S!iIl be managed by Connie Mack's son,
Earl Mack. and will include Chalmers
and Doolan. of the Phillies. Catcher
Clark. of Cincinnati, and Rudolph. of the
Boston Braves.
Total paid admissions for final game OF
series. 3S,6S2; total receipts. S5,616.JN.
Eddie Murphy, first Mackman to face
Mattv in the opener, hit the first ball
pitched. showing it past Fletcher for
single.
A sample of PIank's effectiveness was
shown in the Giants first inning, when
the veteran had two strikes ana three
balls on Fletcher a fly to Oldring re-
tired Fletcher.
Again dark clouds hung low over the
classic Polo Grounds and it looked as if
rain would fall any minute. Such wealth
er has characterized every game of the
series, both here and in Philadelphia, and
yet not a single combat has been called
of
Schang singled through the box the first
time up; after that he failed to hit
safely.
Umpire Billy Klein tried to tell Plank
now 10 pitch and warned the veteran to
be sure his foot was on the rubber.
Plank only grinned and cried, You've
got all you can do TO attend to umpiring.
{ have been pitching long enough to
know my business. You can't kid me.
Mr. KIem."
Stuffy McInnes made dandy catch OF
a foul fly from Shafers bat in the Giants
second inning, going to the stands after
the ball.
1t is claimed by many that American
League umpires favor American League
pitchers on balls and strikes and vice
versa KLEIN this afternoon was abso-
luteIy fiawless and umpired the best
game of the series II he missed any
behind the plate none of the players were
seen 10 register kick.
Herzog. the Giants third sacker. mas
been dubbed the demon orator for the
reason that he kept up a rapid-fire talk,
uttering words Of encouragement TO
Marty throughout the game Herzog's
chatter failed to mesmerize the Ath-
Ietic's bats to any appreciable extent.
Frank Baker is credited with the first
Cincinnati base nit of the series when he
shot a grounder TO Merkle in the Ath-
letic's third inning. Merkle failed to get
Murphy at the plate and Baker was able |
to pull UP at first base.
in the Giants third Matty hit sharply |
to Barry, who fumbIed the ball. but re-
covered it in a fash and threw out the |
great pitcher at first base.
Mathewson retired the White Elephants
in the fifth inning on five pitched balls.
Arthur Shafer was the first. Giant to |
reach a base of Plank. incidentally he |
was the only member OIL the nome team
to score a run, which was pretty cheap |
one at that, as an easy lnfield fly which |
would have been turned into double play |
had il been caught would have retired the |
side This all happened in the Giants |
nth.
Fred Merkle saved the Giants from be- |
ing scored against in the Athletics sixth. |
Baker was on third base at the time and |
-. w,s. lra9 Ia,--
grounder and shot the ball into the dirt |
at Merkle's feet, the big first sseker max |
ing a perfect pickup.
Eddie Murphy came through with a
nifty catch in the Giants sixth, racing /
back TO the stands after Larry Doyle's
Ions drive.