The San Francisco call., 1913-10-09


pulled everything that ii knew and
lot more 1t guessed at or took
q chance on, while the two greatest
pitchers IN the game wormed out OF
pockets that younger eyes and surer
bats and speedier limbs had drawn
around them. Twice Burns saved
/ the game by pulling down terrific
smashes to deep left that would
have made the. tenth inning unneces-
sary u they had gotten away. Twice
and three times Matty slipped curves
around the bats OF the Philadelphia
game runners, when one little kick
would have put that contest on the
Fritz. And twice George Wiltse
dragged our crowd back from the
brink with great stops on the base
line. Take 1t from US, gentle reader,
It was whole ball game.
Getting down to the eighth chapter
Of the game, Murphy led on for them
with considerable lead 1t was
sizzler down the first base line, and
Old Man Wiltse subbing for the dis
abled first sacker. But he gathered
In that wallop as IL he had tutored
Hal Chase for the position. and this
stop saves our provisions: for, after
Oldring had gone out, Collins and
Baker came along with clean, hard
raps to the outfeld which would have
prevented the tenth inning from ever
getting into history
In the ninth a single and base
on balls gave us two men on and
one man down. but Shafer and MUIR.
ray fumbled the choice and went out
on flies. Then we gave up.
In their haH of the ninth it was all
over to all intents and purposes in
about the first minute OF play .Strunk
began with a single, which is always
good beginning when you want to.
win ball game. Barry hunted past
Matty toward Doyle. Big Six just
missed getting 1t. and Captain Larry
was wrought up to the extent OF hurl-
ing the ball so wildly that even Wiltse
could not fold in on it. This put a
man on second and third. and nobody
down-and the last half OF the ninth.
AMONG WORLDS GREAT MEN
We didn't have one chance in mill
lion. apparently. 1t Is the crisis that
brings out great men like Kid Napo-
leon, A. Lincoln and George Wiltse.
Under McGraw's order. Wiltse ignored
first base as such and moved in on
the batter, with the result that he had
both hands on the bat and just pinned
Strunk by hairs breadth at the
plate. A second later he committed
the same thing on Plank. who, for
some unknown reason, was allowed to
bat, with Davis. Danny Murphy and a
few like that on the bench. This Sec
ond great fielding feat cut down Barry
and there were two out. Then MUIR
ply tapped to Matty and the crisis
was over.
Then 1t was our turn When a ball
team comes through a situation un-'
scathed, it is pretty hard to stop
for the rest of the day. and the
Giants ran to form. Larry Mclean
walked up right there and busted
one where#it would help the most.
the same being out Of any ones
xreach in left center. Wiltse Aacri-
Sf1ced, though McGraw Is not sup.
posed to believe in itvand Larry
made second, or rather Grant, who
took proxy, made it for him. And
at this stirring moment Matty pasted
g beauty into center field and the
game was over for all practical uses.
though we didn't realize 1t at the
time. So the Giants went out and
another pair OF runs were made to
make 1t safe. This was the result
OF bad throw by Collins, a walk
to Doyle and ffuky single by
Fletcher that bounded over Bakers
head
The game was over. for the best
batters on the Philadelphia club went
out in order. And, as mentioned
before, 1t was a whole ball game.