The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-10-10
Twirler' S Single lin Tenth
Starts Run Getting
Which Gives-Giants
Hard Earned Victory
After GrueIline Bat
tie With Mack S Men.

AbI ItutIdl " llflfH7 lilNE l'Asl
PHILADELPHIA, October s.-(Spe-
cial to The Advertiser Mighty is that
grand old man of the New York
Giants, Christy Mathewson, for today
on a soggy field and in the face of the
most trying odds, the veteran and best
of them all, held the Athletics in check
for ten long gruelling and nerve rack
ing innings, finally leaving the field
with the crown of victory resting ON
his head by score of 3 to 0.
Adding to his fame and mastery
control, the redOubtable pitcher cracked
out long single which sent the first
runner over the plate in the tenth.
Wise men of the game, some of them
at least, had predicted that the great
Mathewson was ON the downward trend
and that the mighty arm had lost much
of its cunning.
If such was the case it did not show
weakness today and it was history re-
peating itself for in 1905, Mathewson
uowled over the Athletics on their own
home grounds and the score was just
the same, 3 to and the time was eight
years Wltnln one Jay.
Giants Were Crippled.
Behind the veteran was crippled
team. Merkle was out with badly
twisted ankle and Jack Meyers had re.
ceived split finger during practice be.
fore the game.
These drawbacks did not daunt the
veteran and it seemed that they but
added strength and cunning to his mas.
terly arm.
Opposed to the mighty man of the
Giants was that trusty war horse of the
Athletics, Veteran Eddie Plank. Eight
years before h' lad faced the Giants,
not the same team that trod on the
field today, for al of the Giants of
1905, with the exception of Mathewson,
Wiltse and Manager McGraw have
passed from the major league.
Plank was smiling when the gong
changed, the batteries were announced
and play was on.
Through the grueling battle went
the two pitchers backed up by men OF
steel, always on the alert for the want
age and everready to tear in and STAN
pede their opponents.
Inning after inning went by with
neither MathewsOn nor Plank giving
way. Each was cool and working with
clock like regularity.
Thcn cauc break, and it looked as
if the Athletics were to agan prove
winner lt was IN the ninth inning
and one uu would have won the game
Outhclinr ~,runk drove the ball OF
n line To- th. outfeld and was safe a
first. Jack Barry changed his tactics
and Duntcd. Larry Doyle covering the
play took the ball with neatness ant
dispatch but threw wild to first anC
both runners were safe, one going tt
third and one to second.
Athletics Lose Chance.
Lapp raped the ball to Wiltse ant
quick throw to the plate nailel
Strunk as he tore through the mud anC
slush for the goal that meant victory
for the White Elephants.
Wiltse again showed his worth whei
he took Plank S sharp grounder anC
winged it to Mclean in time to turi
Barry back toward third. McleaI
then shot the ball to Herzog and he IL
turn shot il to MathewsOn and Christ,
cut off Barry at the plate.
Plank had gone to second on the pla,
and a single still meant the game, bu
Matty caused Murphy to hit veal
grounder and the Athletics outiielde
was thrown out at first.
With the slipping of victory from
their grasp the strain proved too mucl
for the veteran, Plank, and the hard.
men behind him and try as they woul,
the Athletics could not stave OFF tn
defeat that was to be their portion fo
the day.
LAUNDERING Larry Mclean, who wa
catching in the place of Jack Meyer
hit sharply to left field. Larry not be
ing fleet of foot was sent to the bench