Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-10-09
'MATTY' WON HIS CAME
DROVE N THE FIRST Run WITH
\ SINGLE IN THE
TENTH
PLANK HAD Weakened UP
Nnd While the Athletics Cracked in
the Final Inning the Giants
Put the Game "On Ice"

PHILADELPHIA, oct. S- Chrsty
MatheWsou, master maulpulltor OF tho
ball, led the New \ ork Giants to VIC
tory at Shbc park today when he shut
out the Philadelphia Athletics in
tcu-innIug battle by to score in
;ho second game of the worlds series.
Hero Of Il decade of league and worlds
championship play, the famous vet
cran rose to the highest pinnacle of
his diamond career by an all-round
play that rung volleys of applause
from the twenty thousand Athletic
supporters who were massed In the
stands and blcachcrs expecting to wit
ness II second triumph for the stand
ard bearers of the American league.
Box score experts will point to their
figures to prove that eleven other
Giants were instrumental in winning
the second contest of the series, but
the Philadelphia fans who filed sad
~ out Of the Athletics ball park, spoke
only of MatheWson.
Set Good Example,
For trifle over two hours and
twenty minutes the man whose re-
QUEEN was sung by thousands of fans
after the final game against the Bos-
ton Red Sox in the worlds series Of
1872 turned back the hard hitting Ath-
lctcs without semblancc OF
break. Then when he saw that his
teammates could not Wrest victory
from Plank ne took his bat and drove
In the run that won the game.
Spurrcd on by his example, the other
Giants added two moro to cllnch the
contest but they were not needed.
Mathcwson was the master to tho
end, Oldring, Collins, and Baker be-
ing unable 10 drive the ball outside
the diamond In the tenth and final
inning. although twenty thousand ad-
hcrents pleaded for a hit that might
start a winning rally. As a result of
Mathcwsuu's prowcss the Giants went
back 10 New York tonight on even
terms with the Athletics and the strug-
gle viii be renewed at the Polo
grounds tomorrow. with the two teams
In comparatively the same position
they were before they crossed bats
for the 1913 title.
Regardless of the disappointment
over the outcome of the game az
viewed from Philadelphia stand
point not a single one Of the thous-
ands of spectators vino witnessed the
game regretted the hours spent in the
stands or blcachcrs. As an exhibition
Of high class baseball and sensational
plays the game was all that an ideal
worlds championship contest should
Doe in fiction or reality.
\ Dramatic Finish.
For nine innings the rival clubs bat
tied without advantage. brilliant field
ing and thrilling coupcs shutting out
runs that appeared assured. In tho
tenth. with the shades Of darkness
settling over the park. the hero OF the
game terminated the contest just as
the dramatlst would have staged the
final scene. The Athletics had
chanc" 40 win IN the ninth and many
Thought poor geucralship on tho
coaching lines threw away one oppor-
tunity that the fortunes OF baseball
cast their way.
Both Mathewson and Plank had
twrled a game that was little short u
wonderful mp 10 this point and Plank
was beginning 90 faltcr under tho
strain. Their teammates too were
1-tremblc with IN, responsibility that
each inning was heapng ON them
with the Athletics at bat ln the last
half of the ninth. and but solitary
run needed 10 close tho contest. Struuk
opened with q single past second Bar
ry hunted toward Dovln. who ran In
and scnpped the BAN up whirled and
threw Wild past Wiltse az first in an
attempt 90 catch the Athletics short
stop The bali sailed clear to the right
field grandstand while Struuk and
Barry rushed around the bases
Strunk was held at third when he had
ample time 90 score. II was the Ath-
leuc's lone chance fnr Witse and
Mathowson cut down three Athletics
IN "a row Immediately after hy a bril-
LIANT exhibition Of Unfolding and then
came the Giants rush 10 victory
Mclean Started II.
Larry Mclean. who substituted for
Meyers after tho Indian split his fin
ger I'm practice. singled 20 right field
In the tenth inning. Grant ran for
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