Evening journal., 1913-10-08
BY CRANTLAND RICE.
Written for the United Press,

basemen. As the Trappe Terror stood 4
there facing the istands. We slipped
Berion Braley an carful of the follow {,
ing intimote conversation, viz:
There's the fellow that many believe |
will fan down Ia this series because II
Is easier 20 make q reputation than II Is
To kccp one: they figure that he viii
be over anxious. oNer-c1ger 10 make
-rood. and result will blow himself
20 a frazzlc
But take look at his face-a
clean. honest. open front piece eNuding
vast determination. But in IT there lsn
even a trace of imagination, lie isn't
thinking Of what he did two years ago
pr what he must do today; he isn't
thinking of any reputation 10 be mp
hcll or what 10000 expect him 20 do
rhis came look the same TO him as
any other and any suhcon-cious o,
nstcholorical drifts ne might hoid
aoint In exactly one direction which Is
simply this, i cam hit that pill
No Imagination.
There Won have Baker as he ~ m
ao-h as well a. spirit: square 'i'We'
and square -browed-k keen ot ,eyg-
mighty Of arm, with big, s"pins
shoulders that express not only hs'lh2
rover. but case in showing TINS power
through. But be, ond ill that ne rs one
contender OF tho game VINO u ho'
,,r.cd with that fatal gift of imagnn
zion. that one bic defect that lms
cracked so mauv stars who were looked
nron in ld.ansc as standard bearers
MIA, knew they were expected to clean
un. aud .,ho crooked hcncuth tho strain.
No there isn't tho slightest trace
,f in,aoination 10 Baker. He entered
Inc series yesterday batting against
\ left-handor. "a great left-hander ON
5av buiif for pitchers order-a daN
If rrav. October half-light With gray
sr etands projecting additional
shadovr that should have made speeu
unhttable
Under these conditions Baker vent
IA hattie with world series pat
tinr average Of two years at 3sl. Two
honrs later he had added another
home-run To his collection and he hed
ruehed his average from S9l 20 42o,
Th ,nlv psychology. which he carried
under fire was the deep yearning that
whoever pitched would stick one
pomewbere within reach. Beyond that
.bo had no other furry for the day.
Baker and Collius.
I'M the aftermath nf Msrquards s rout
and Giant defeat. the expert testimony
.of WINS and Nherefores rs limited 10
this-the Athletics for that openins
hattie proved that the Batting Eye
IS michtier than the Pitching Arm.
Two years ago Baker beat the
Giants almost single-handed Nester-
day a pal Joined him by the name OF
collins and with hcse two working
fovcther there could be only one
,nswcr Baker, as announced above,
lifted his world series average from
lqi to 4e0. Collins. in pursuit OF ms
mate. lifted his from 351 TO 400. be-
,woon them they pestlod six hits out
n seven times up-siX hits for eleven
,ases: scoring four Of the six runs
made.
I'nIeashed.
Thcse two dcmigods of Swat we're
sfmply unleashed for the day maui
inc the eternal Waddins out of every
hing in sight Marquard looked "a
Inc as good as he ever was. and ms
snpport was almost dawless. But the
act Is that Macks club we're tearing
nto the ball hitting It on the nos
md with few exceptions. every blow
delivered was a line hit that belched
,moke in It's trail and echoed the doom
If Giant hopes for the day.
There was no iuky stun 10 THIS
t,attinc Jubilee. The Giants were
waiting Bender Justify. rushing theil
assault. but while the hits were ever
count there was a decided lack Of
Inference IN the ringing information OF
be hits put across.
hing. Bling. Bing.
After the third round II was moth
ne but that old Msckian chorus o.
Sing Bing- Bing. plus pair o
Slooies.
Collins wallop i'm the fourth car
led 500 fcot-onc Of the longcs
irives of the Polo year. Baker
Jour base smash travelled on a I'M
n tho furthest sections OF the righ
field stands.
And they'll tell you that Shafe
night have caught Schang's wallol
n the fourth He might. But don
orcet that Schang waded into tina
,all. mauiod II squarely ON the gop
,een and II whistled toward Shafe
hrouzh the gray deceptive light lik
~ ride shot No man could ever cal
hat nuke blow. for It was one O
ho hardest hit balls Of the Who'll
campaign. shafer-started. faltered
moment. and before he could recove
his bearing the white missile va
winriur over his onion like one Of III
steei pellets projected from Ml
ISrupps well-known inventor
Scbang couldn't have hit the bal
harder had the bat been loaded Mt
dynamite.
0usiity vs.. Quantity.
Tho Giant attack assailed Bende
Tor eleven hits. Eleven hits Nei
al that fell TO tho Athletics. ~
tho eleven hits compiled by IN
Giants totallcd twelve bases; IN
eleven hits compiled by the Athieuc
totslled twenty. And there's the an
sver. A matter of eight extra base
means exactly matter Of two eNtr
runs and the count was TO :.
Bender on.
The day that should have suite
Marauard should have made Bender
speed master of the occasion. 81
lhc Bender who worked yesterda
was not the Bender Of two Years ag'
A good portion of the old smoke ma
vanished. Tho heart and brain an
courage were there. but only
brave fight and wonderful suppol
pulled the chief along. In round a
ter round the Giants. fighting camel,
came within punch OF driving th
Indian off the reservation. He wa
pitching we'll below his norm'
.trfdo huf nc cool and unfurripd 4