The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
OLD SIDE-W|NDER
PROVES MASTER
OF M'GRAW'S MEN
New Workers Are Help
less Before Cross-Fire
Of Eddie Plank.
BREAKS OF GAME
AGAINST GIANTS
Mathewson, Big Idol of Man
haitian, Pitches Great Game,
but American League Lead,
ers Fight Carefully Planned
Battle Against Him
to Victory.
ny DAMON RuNyoN.

back, sometimes. Eddie Plank, the
Oldest In point OF service. proved II
this afternoon. The veteran southpaw
hurled tho Philadelphia Athletics 10 a
worlds championship at the Polo
Grounds this afternoon. benting the
New York Giants in the nth and final
game OK tho series b. = score OF to j..
Thousands Of philadelphia fans piled
out en- the field Larry Doyle WAS
retired in the final inning. and. picking
up. the Gettysburg Calling" they bore
him IA triumph from tho field Once
beatS.y N this series By the great
ChrisSy Aiathewson. many doubted that
pIankf-thirty -nine years old. and thir-
teen years q big leagucr-couid return
after such short rest. bu, the box
score shows the game he pitched.
Agnl.lN no was opposed By Mathewson.
and a gain the big baseball idol OF
Manhattan pitched = great game. but
befor,Athc swapping cross Tire OF the
old si&-windcr. the Giants hung help
less w%sS they needed the punch.
,fHArfniiy Planned HntHc.
j, W.8a game lacking in the snec-
t..ulaiS features that have marked
nearly IN " the other four encount-
CPS q; tlA- series. The Athletics fought
i careiulRy planned batIlc against "E!g
SIX a p.nn apparently based on the
IDEA OF claiming the nrst ball he
pitched 1t chem.
ITeu MelS!e, one OF the !9oSt
lucky. ana al the same time one OF
the most brilliant OF ball players, whose
,nisfortuncs seem 10 fall heavily upon
him in series such a. the one closed
this afternoon, contributed a play that
would have been termed WONDER
had IL gone through, but which. fnllng
in execution. came 20 be Regarded as
rather damaging 10 the Giants, al
though II was probably not this piay
,IerldsG the title.
The Athletics had the better team
They not only Ind the better team In
this encounter. but one or the BEST
teams that has ever taken the ball Held
handicapped as they were pE INJURIES.
tho Giants did we'll to get one game
cut OF five.
Plank pitched steadily from the start
to finish While the game passed OF
in quick time. due to the rapid heidins
en- both sides. the veteran hao 70 30
slowly He IL not AS young IS he USED
TO be, and he knows II. IT was duei
between two OF the greatest pitchers IN
the game to-day, and one that VIII ions
be remembered by the 10000 people
packed in the STANDS.
Giants Confident
Tho Giants were confident enough
when they faced Plank. Like the rams
they did not believe II possible TOT 70
die to como back. especially as ne
seemed to be failing In the maj IN
nings Of the game he lost to Ma,new
son over in Philadelphia. Several mem
bers OF the team expressed the op.nion
that tho veteran would not slVe them
as much trouble as no did on that gay
hut they were badly fooled
In times OF stress Plank would pause
in his pitching. tighten his belt, walk
around tho box, and otherwise stail
until he felt ready TO go on again. -
is said that he remarked during 'he
lnln 60 when
Collins, "Black Jack Barry ana otner
imnetuous Young infieldcrs of the Mack
men were calling on him 10 hurry:
I'm an old man. and I've got TO take
my time"
They did not talk 10 him much to-
day. save in tones OF encoura8enie :,
and tho man who would be cohsiocicu
in his very prime in the Ordinary "aihS
or life but Is regarded rs almost an
tehiluvian IN baseball pitched as he
desired-carcfully and at his leisure
Meantime AIathewson, seVeral years
younger than Plank, but nohe the iess
veteran. worked mcthodicalir on the
sluggers of the Mack briSane' IN a
fashion that showed how wclf he mas
studied them since he nrst iacfo 'hc"i
two years ago.
There were n half dozen inttances
where the breaks of the game were UNI
dcniably against tho Giants. but this
is not the time TO talk Of breaks. In
view Of the marked disparity bewecn
the teams Big Larry McLeanA VINO
had to flI the vacancy behind tip bat
caused by the injury to Chief Myers,
and who has been star at the b. at
least. contributed the blow that gave
the Giants their one run. McGraw fool
no chances with Snodgrass in caltre
field. Title Shafcr played that posi-
ton again, and HerZog was at third.
start In With Rush.
The Athletics went, into the gtme
with moro rush than they have els
played al any time during the sfries
even when they were winning.
1t is n peculiar outfit, these Hack-
men, silent. and rather undemohstra-
tive at all times. but ut 9ll times
carrying q tremendous waJop that
can disconcert the stoutcstL pitching
heart They seemed togo In to-day
determined to end the nghti and they
CONTINUED On Second rge.)