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Philadelphia, Oct. 9-Christy Math
ewson beat Eddie Plank in a ten inning
pitching battle at Shike Park in thu
second contest of the worlds series
Score: New York, 3; Athletics, 0.
Mathewson practically won his owl
game when he Lit one of Plank:
shoots to center for a solid single il
the tenth, scoring man from sec
ond. An error by Eddie Collins and {
single scored TWO more runs for thu
Giants, but they were not needed, a!
the Athletics tailed to get a man OF
base in their half of the inning.
To most of the 20,563 enthusiasts in
side the grounds it seemed as if the
American league champions threw
away an easy chance TO win the game
in the ninth inning by a display o.
poor tactics. Strunk, the first batter
up, singled and Barry beat out a bum
and both advanced on Doyle's wilG
throw on the hit. With Strunk, heetes
of the Athletics, on third, Barry OF
second, it looked as if a long sacrifice
fly would give Mack's team a sure rur
and victory.
Instead, Lapp shot grounder tc
Wiltse and. the Giants pitcher, who
played a star game at first, cut down
on a close play. Barry went to third
and still with but one out, Plank went
to the bat and hit to Wiltse, who again
showed his skill with a throw tc
Catcher Mclean. which nipped Barry.
For nine innings the two veteran
pitchers, Oldest in their respective
leagues, matched will against will in a
great pitching duel
Six of the Giants were retired on
strikes, Burns falling a victim of the
portsider delivery on three occasions
"Matty'' famed five.
The game was as unlike Tuesdays
contest as it is possible for it to be
Tuesdays game was slugging match
This contest was a pitching battle, in
which two Of the greatest masters OF
their craft matched their Drawn and
brain. Although the Athletics obtained
less, there was not an extra base drive
during the game.
Matty pitched himself out of a tight
hole in the first inning, after Murphy
reached first on Doyle's error and Old
rings solid single to left. Collins ad
vanced both with a sacrifice.
With men on second and third, one
out and Baker at the bat, MathewsoI
tightened and famed the Trappe Ter
ror Baker swung savagely at the
third strike, which was one of Matty's
slow ones. Then McInnis lined tc
Burns for the third out.
Plank faced the same situation ir
the third inning. After Mclean fliet
to Barry, Snodgrass singled and went
to third on Mathewson's solid single
to left center, Christy taking second
on the throw in Herzog forced Wiltse
running for the lame Snodgrass at the
late. Captain Doyle faced Plank anG
j.. looked as if he, with three balls
called, would walk. Plank cut the cor
ners of the plate for two strikes, ther
on the next one Doyle hit an easy fly
to Oldring, retiring the side.
Wonderful fielding plays aboundeG
and more than once the splendid worl
of his fielders saved Big Six" from 6
score.
Base stealing. as in previous con
tests between the Athletics and the
Giants, played no part in the game
Not an Athletic player attempted tc
steal, and Shafer, the only Nationa
Lacquer who tried to purloin a base
was thrown out by Lapp, who has al
ways been a terror to New York.
The total attendance was 20,563, ant
receipts $49,640.